Ariane 2
Ariane familyAérospatialeRetired
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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 2,580 kN
- Height
- 49.13 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Launch mass
- 215 t
- Stages
- 3
- GTO capacity
- 2,175 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
6flightswith a definitive outcome
83.3%success rate5 of 6
5success streakcurrent
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.