Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No performance specsNo structured payload capacity rows are linked to this vehicle family. | |||||
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Spot/Viking | Ariane 1 | Feb 22, 1986 |
| Giotto Mission | Ariane 1 | Jul 2, 1985 |
| Spacenet 1 | Ariane 1 | May 23, 1984 |
| Intelsat 508 |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 1 | Not stated | 11 | Retired |
Ariane 1 |
| Mar 5, 1984 |
| Intelsat 507 | Ariane 1 | Oct 19, 1983 |
| ECS 1 Mission | Ariane 1 | Jun 16, 1983 |
| Launch 1982-F06 | Ariane 1 | Sep 10, 1982 |
| Marecs 1 Mission | Ariane 1 | Dec 20, 1981 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Thales Alenia Space in Belgium has more than fifty years of experience in space transportation dating to the early 1970s and has developed and manufactured thousands of components and systems for the European launcher portfolio including Ariane 1 through Ariane 5 and now Ariane 6.
Arianespace’s partnership with India and the Indian Space Research Organization began in 1981 with the APPLE satellite launched on an Ariane 1.