Ariane family
Ariane 2
Ariane 2 was an expendable space launch vehicle, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) between 1986 and 1989 as part of Ariane family of rockets. The principal manufacturer for the Ariane 2 was Aérospatiale, while the lead agency for its development was the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French government's space agency.
Flights flown6
Success rate83.3%5/6
Maiden flight1986-05-31
Peak year19882 flights
Ariane 2 is built by Aérospatiale of France. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 31 May 1986 and last flew on 2 April 1989.
Flight record
83.3% success rate5 of 6 flown · 1 failed
1986peak 1988 · 2 flights1989
First flight1986-05-31
Latest flight1989-04-02
Failures1
Consecutive successes5
Fastest turnaround65d 1h
Payload
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 2,175kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 49.13m |
| Diameter | 3.8m |
| Launch mass | 215t |
| Liftoff thrust | 2,580kN |
| Maiden flight | 1986-05-31 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit6
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-04-02 | Ariane 2 | Tele-X | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-01-27 | Ariane 2 | Intelsat 515 | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-10-28 | Ariane 2 | TDF 1 | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-05-17 | Ariane 2 | Intelsat 513 | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1987-11-21 | Ariane 2 | TV-Sat 1 | Ariane Launch Area 2 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1986-05-31 | Ariane 2 | Intelsat 514 | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia