France Launches in 1999
France flew 10 orbital launch attempts in 1999, 13% of the world's 78, all of them successful. 3 on Ariane 42P, 3 on Ariane 44LP, 2 on Ariane 44L and 1 on Ariane 40. Together they put 35 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1999
- 10
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 13%
- of 78
- Busiest month
- December
- 3 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 35 t
Month by month
France orbital launches per month, 1999
- 0Jan
- 1Feb
- 0Mar
- 1Apr
- 0May
- 0Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 1Oct
- 1Nov
- 3Dec
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| Month | France |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 3 |
Rockets France flew in 1999
Every launch of 1999
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 1999 | Ariane 44L | Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E | Success |
| 2 April 1999 | Ariane 42P | Insat 2E | Success |
| 12 August 1999 | Ariane 42P | Telkom 1 | Success |
| 4 September 1999 | Ariane 42P | Mugunghwa 3 | Success |
| 25 September 1999 | Ariane 44LP | Telstar 7 | Success |
| 19 October 1999 | Ariane 44LP | Orion 2 | Success |
| 13 November 1999 | Ariane 44LP | GE 4 | Success |
| 3 December 1999 | Ariane 40 | Helios 1B | Success |
| 10 December 1999 | Ariane 5 G | XMM-Newton | Success |
| 22 December 1999 | Ariane 44L | Galaxy 11 | Success |