Space · launch vehicle

Ariane 2

AÉROSPATIALE RETIRED

At a glance

Launches

Success rate

83.3%

5 ok · 1 failed

Payload to LEO

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Payload to GTO

2,175 kg

Manufacturer

Aérospatiale

Status

Retired

First flight

31 May 1986

Reusable

Height

49.13 m

Diameter

3.8 m

Launch mass

215 t

Liftoff thrust

2,580 kN

Stages

Launch cost

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Booster landings

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Links

Wikipedia

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.

Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2 Last checked 29 Sept 2026

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