Nov 27 1979
From The Space Library
ESA announced that it had scheduled the first test flight of its Ariane launcher for December 15 from Kourou, French Guiana. Firing of an Eridan sounding rocket November 14 had confirmed operational status of the launch base and downrange stations in Brazil and on Ascension Island. (ESA Info Bltn 32)
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