Maiden flight of Ariane 1 (L01) from Kourou ELA-1, carrying the ESA CAT-1 technological capsule. First orbital launch of the European Ariane family; successfully placed CAT-1 in low Earth orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.6 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 11 Ariane 1 flights
- Date and time
- 24 December 1979, 17:14 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 1
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Test Flight
- International designator
- 1979-104
- Launches in 1979
- 108th of 110
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