Ariane 2

Built & Operated By
Aérospatiale
Government · founded 1970
Family
Ariane
variant 2
Maiden Flight
31 MAY 1986
About
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.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
49.13 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
215 T
Thrust
2,580 kN
Stages
3
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
6
Successful
5
Failed
1
Consecutive
5
Performance
To GTO
2,175 kg