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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Olympus Mission | Ariane 3 | Jul 12, 1989 |
| Gstar 3/SBS 5 | Ariane 3 | Sep 8, 1988 |
| Insat 1C/ECS 5 | Ariane 3 | Jul 21, 1988 |
| Tel. 1C/Spacenet 3R |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 3 | Not stated | 11 | Unknown |
| Ariane 3 |
| Mar 11, 1988 |
| Aussat K3/ECS 4 | Ariane 3 | Sep 16, 1987 |
| Gstar 2/Brasilsat 2 | Ariane 3 | Mar 28, 1986 |
| Launch 1985-F03 | Ariane 3 | Sep 12, 1985 |
| Gstar 1/Telecom 1B | Ariane 3 | May 8, 1985 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||