Ariane 3
Ariane 3 combined the lengthened Ariane 2 core with two solid strap-on boosters for heavier dual-satellite missions. All eleven vehicles, from V10 in August 1984 through V32 in July 1989, completed their planned launches.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane-3
- Family Name
- Ariane
- Full Name
- Ariane 3
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 3
Details
- Description
- Ariane 3 combined the lengthened Ariane 2 core with two solid strap-on boosters for heavier dual-satellite missions. All eleven vehicles, from V10 in August 1984 through V32 in July 1989, completed their planned launches.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.8
- Height M
- 49
- First Flight Year
- 1,984
- Last Flight Year
- 1,989
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- Ariane 3
- Notes
- Ariane 3 retains the Ariane 2 three-stage Viking/HM7-family core and adds two launcher-specific PAP solid strap-on boosters; the HM7B suffix and any booster manufacturer or motor suffix not established by the cited sources remain unmodeled.
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 237,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 2,650
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_3
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- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:44:09 UTC
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