Launch History
| Flight | Date | Launch Pad | Payload | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-01 | 24 December 1979 | ELA-1 | CAT-1 | Success | First Flight |
| L-02 | 23 May 1980 | ELA-1 | Firewheel Subsat-1,2,3,4 Amsat P3A CAT 2 |
Failure | Combustion instability in one of the Viking first stage engines |
| L-03 | 19 June 1981 | ELA-1 | Meteosat 2 Apple CAT 3 |
Success | |
| L-04 | 20 December 1981 | ELA-1 | MARECS 1 CAT 4 |
Success | |
| L-5 | 10 September 1982 | ELA-1 | MARECS B Sirio 2 |
Failure | First commercial launch The rocket ceased functioning after 7 minutes of flight due to a turbopump failure in the third stage |
| L-6 | 16 June 1983 | ELA-1 | ECS 1 Amsat P3B (Oscar 10) |
Success | |
| L-7 | 19 October 1983 | ELA-1 | Intelsat 507 | Success | |
| L-8 | 5 February 1984 | ELA-1 | Intelsat 508 | Success | |
| V-9 | 23 May 1984 | ELA-1 | Spacenet 1 | Success | |
| V-14 | 2 July 1985 | ELA-1 | Giotto | Success | |
| V-16 | 22 February 1986 | ELA-1 | SPOT 1 Viking |
Success | Last Flight |
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