The first launch vehicle developed by the European Space Agency, giving Europe independent access to geostationary orbit for the first time. Its success established Arianespace, the world's first commercial launch services company, founded the following year to market Ariane launches to satellite operators worldwide.
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Vehicle ClassMedium-lift expendable launch vehicle 2 ManufacturerCNES / Aerospatiale, under ESA contract 2 First Flight Date StatusRetired in 1986, succeeded by progressively larger Ariane variants. 2 Classification
Vehicle ClassExpendable Launch Vehicle 1 Status
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Source European Space Agency: History
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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2. European Space Agency: History
European Space Agencyhttps://www.esa.int/About_Us/50_years_of_ESA/Thirty_years_of_Ariane
On 24 December, at 14:14 local time, Ariane 1 blasted into space from Europe's Spaceport and Europe's independent adventure in space had begun.
- Operated By: European Space Agency
Wikipedia: Ariane 1
Wikimedia FoundationAriane 1, Wikipedia - lead section, vehicle kind (expendable)
Ariane 1 (French: [aʁjan œ̃]) was the first rocket in the Ariane family of expendable launch systems.
In Group: Ariane Launch Vehicles, Lead sentence
Ariane 1 (French: [aʁjan œ̃]) was the first rocket in the Ariane family of expendable launch systems.
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