Arianespace
ECS 3 & Spacenet 3
Ariane 3
FAILURE
Failure
Thursday, September 12, 1985 · 23:26 UTC
Mission
/01Geostationary communications satellites
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Ariane 3
Variant: 3
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5.236° N, 52.775° W
16
Pad Launches
24
Location Launches
14
Agency Launches
83
Orbital This Year