Ariane V16 | SPOT 1 and Viking
V16 was the eleventh and final Ariane 1 flight. It paired France's first SPOT Earth-observation satellite with Viking, Sweden's first satellite, on a mission to polar Earth orbits.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Final Ariane 1 missionSPOT-1 launchSwedish Viking launch
- Name
- Ariane V16 | SPOT 1 and Viking
- Slug
- ariane-v16-spot-1-viking-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- V16 was the eleventh and final Ariane 1 flight. It paired France's first SPOT Earth-observation satellite with Viking, Sweden's first satellite, on a mission to polar Earth orbits.
- End Date
- 1986-02-22
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The final Ariane 1 successfully deployed SPOT 1 and Viking, closing the launcher's flight history with its ninth success.
- Program
- Ariane 1 launch programme
- Start Date
- 1986-02-22
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:37:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:37:49 UTC
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