Ariane L6 | ECS-1 and OSCAR 10
L6 carried ECS-1, the first spacecraft in Europe's operational regional communications system, and the AMSAT P3B amateur-radio satellite that became OSCAR 10 after deployment.
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- Aliases
- Eutelsat I F1 launchAMSAT P3B launchAriane L6
- Name
- Ariane L6 | ECS-1 and OSCAR 10
- Slug
- ariane-l6-ecs-1-oscar-10-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- L6 carried ECS-1, the first spacecraft in Europe's operational regional communications system, and the AMSAT P3B amateur-radio satellite that became OSCAR 10 after deployment.
- End Date
- 1983-06-16
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Ariane L6 successfully deployed ECS-1 and OSCAR 10, delivering the first successful operational mission after launcher qualification.
- Program
- Ariane 1 launch programme
- Start Date
- 1983-06-16
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:37:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:37:40 UTC
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