Ariane I is the first version of the Ariane launcher familly.
With lift-off mass of 210,000 kg, Ariane I was able to put in geostationary orbit one satellite or two smaller of a maximal weight of 1850 kg.
Ariane I is a three-stage rocket:
This design will be kept until the Ariane 4.
The next launch, the first commercial one, the rocket stopped to function after 7 minutes of flight. After a complete review of the launcher, the next 6 flight were all successfull.
The first SPOT[?] satellite was put on orbit by the eleventh and last launch of Ariane I was on February 22, 1986.
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