France Launches in 1988
France flew 7 orbital launch attempts in 1988, 6% of the world's 121, all of them successful. 3 on Ariane 3, 2 on Ariane 2 and 2 on Ariane 44LP. Together they put 18 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1988
- 7
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 6%
- of 121
- Busiest month
- March
- 1 launch
- Payload to orbit
- 18 t
Month by month
France orbital launches per month, 1988
- 0Jan
- 0Feb
- 1Mar
- 0Apr
- 1May
- 1Jun
- 1Jul
- 0Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | France |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets France flew in 1988
Every launch of 1988
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March 1988 | Ariane 3 | Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C | Success |
| 17 May 1988 | Ariane 2 | Intelsat 513 | Success |
| 15 June 1988 | Ariane 44LP | Meteosat 3 | Success |
| 21 July 1988 | Ariane 3 | Insat 1C & ECS5 | Success |
| 8 September 1988 | Ariane 3 | GStar 3 & SBS 5 | Success |
| 28 October 1988 | Ariane 2 | TDF 1 | Success |
| 11 December 1988 | Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4B & Astra 1A | Success |