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Ariane 3

Ariane 3 was built by Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux and flew 11 launch attempts between Aug 4, 1984 and Jul 12, 1989; 10 succeeded and 1 failed.

11 launchessuccess rate 90.9%France

Launches per year

19841989
SuccessfulFailed

Spaceports

Launch agencies

All 11 launches

11 launches
DateMissionSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
Jul 12, 1989Olympus1989-053KourouFrance1Success
Sep 8, 1988Gstar 31988-081KourouFrance2Success
Jul 21, 1988Insat 1C1988-063KourouFrance2Success
Mar 11, 1988Spacenet 3R1988-018KourouFrance2Success
Sep 16, 1987Aussat K31987-078KourouFrance2Success
Mar 28, 1986Gstar 21986-026KourouFrance2Success
Sep 12, 1985ECS 31985-F03KourouFrance2Failure
May 8, 1985Gstar 1A1985-035KourouFrance2Success
Feb 8, 1985Arabsat 1A1985-015KourouFrance2Success
Nov 10, 1984Spacenet F21984-114KourouFrance2Success
Aug 4, 1984ECS 21984-081KourouFrance2Success

Source: GCAT launch list and launch vehicle tables, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Image: Wikidata/Commons for the rocket that most of its payloads list as their launcher.