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ArianespaceLaunch FailureCommunicationsAriane 3
Launched 1985-09-12 23:26 UTCAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Geostationary Orbit
Ariane 3 lifted off with ECS 3 & Spacenet 3, but the launch failed.
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No cause has been given yet. What Arianespace finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
Geostationary communications satellites
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
49.1m
Diameter
3.8m
Liftoff thrust
5,100kN
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