European launch systems 1983-1995
Abstract
An overview of Ariane program activities is given, and the relationship between the European Space Agency, the French national space agency, and the company Arianspace is sketched. The advantages offered by the launch facilities ELA 1 and ELA 2 are enumerated, and the technical specifications distinguishing Ariane 2/3 from Ariane 1 are listed, it being pointed out that Ariane 2 is an Ariane 3 without the strap-on booster. The objectives of Ariane 4 are then set forth, among them the development of a versatile vehicle configuration able to cover a performance range from 2000 to 4300 kg.
- Publication:
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American Astronautical Society and Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt
- Pub Date:
- March 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982aans.symp.....N
- Keywords:
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- Ariane Launch Vehicle;
- European Space Agency;
- Launching Sites;
- Performance Prediction;
- Spacecraft Launching;
- French Space Program;
- Payloads;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles