RocketAriane 1
SpaceportKouroupad ELA1
OutcomeFailurestage 1 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyESAEuropean Space Agency
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 23, 1980, 14:29
- Launch designation
- 1980-F01
- Mission
- CAT
- Flight name
- Firewheel
- Vehicle flight ID
- L02
- Year
- Launches in 1980
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 20 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.6 t
- Payloads
- 7
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S1P
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT 02 | 1980-F01 | European Space Agency | — | — | — |
| AMSAT Phase 3A | 1980-F01 | AMSAT-Germany | — | — | — |
| Feuerrad | 1980-F01 | DFVLR | — | — | — |
| Feuerrad subsatellite 1 | 1980-F01 | DFVLR | — | — | — |
| Feuerrad subsatellite 2 | 1980-F01 | DFVLR | — | — | — |
| Feuerrad subsatellite 3 | 1980-F01 | DFVLR | — | — | — |
| Feuerrad subsatellite 4 | 1980-F01 | DFVLR | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.