Mission description
Geostationary communications satellite
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Launch Successful
Ariane 1 | Marecs 1
December 20, 1981 at 1:29 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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December 20, 1981 at 1:29 AM UTC
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Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2360, -52.7750
- Rocket
- Ariane 1
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Vehicle
Ariane 1
Ariane · 1
Height
50 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO capacity
1,400 kg
Successful launches
9
Launch complex
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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