Ariane 1 from Kourou lofted ESA's Giotto probe on a heliocentric trajectory to intercept Halley's Comet, achieving a historic ~596 km flyby of the nucleus in March 1986.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Asteroid
- Payload to orbit
- 958 kg
- Flight
- 10th
- of 11 Ariane 1 flights
- Date and time
- 2 July 1985, 11:23 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 1
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Robotic Exploration
- International designator
- 1985-056
- Launches in 1985
- 57th of 125
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