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Ariane 40

Ariane 40 was built by Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux and flew 7 launch attempts between Jan 22, 1990 and Dec 3, 1999; 7 succeeded and 0 failed.

7 launchessuccess rate 100.0%France

Launches per year

19901999
SuccessfulFailed

Spaceports

Launch agencies

All 7 launches

7 launches
DateMissionSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
Dec 3, 1999Helios 1B1999-064KourouFrance2Success
Mar 24, 1998SPOT-41998-017KourouFrance2Success
Jul 7, 1995Helios 1A1995-033KourouFrance3Success
Apr 21, 1995ERS-21995-021KourouFrance1Success
Sep 26, 1993SPOT 31993-061KourouFrance8Success
Jul 17, 1991ERS-11991-050KourouFrance5Success
Jan 22, 1990SPOT 21990-005KourouFrance7Success

Source: GCAT launch list and launch vehicle tables, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).