Ariane 3 Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Ariane 3, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Ariane family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Ariane 3 made 11 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1984 and 1989. It is part of the Ariane family. Of those, 10 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 91 percent. The busiest year was 1985, with 3 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1989.
11
Launch attempts
10
Successes
1
Failures
91%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Ariane 3 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSG | 🇪🇺Europe | 11 | 10 | 1 |
Launch chronology
Every Ariane 3 launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1989 | 1989-053 | V32 L28 : Olympus | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Sep 8, 1988 | 1988-081 | V25 L24 : SBS 5, Gstar 3 | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Jul 21, 1988 | 1988-063 | V24 L23 : ECS 5, Insat 1C | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Mar 11, 1988 | 1988-018 | V21 L21 : Telecom 1C, Spacenet 3R | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Sep 16, 1987 | 1987-078 | V19 L19 : ECS 4, Aussat K3 | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Mar 28, 1986 | 1986-026 | V17 L17 : SBTS 2, Gstar 2 | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Sep 12, 1985 | 1985-F03 | V15 L16 : Spacenet F3, ECS 3 | CSG / ELA1 | Failure |
| May 8, 1985 | 1985-035 | V13 L15 : Telecom 1B, Gstar 1A | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Feb 8, 1985 | 1985-015 | V12 L14 : SBTS 1, Arabsat 1A | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Nov 10, 1984 | 1984-114 | V11 L13 : Marecs B2, Spacenet F2 | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Aug 4, 1984 | 1984-081 | V10 L12 : Telecom 1A, ECS 2 | CSG / ELA1 | Success |