LAUNCH MISSION
Arianespace Ariane 40 ERS-2
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
Description
ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.
Ariane 40
Rocket Description
The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.