Success
TV-Sat 1
Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialAriane 2
Direct-GEOorbit
German geostationary communications satellite
Saturday, November 21, 1987 at 2:19 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#3,238
ASA Mission
#19
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#29
Designator
1987-095
Launch Window
NET
Nov 21, 1987, 2:19 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane 2 Specs
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.
Length
49.13 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
215 t
Thrust
2,580 kN
GTO Capacity
2,175 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1986
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 5d
Total Launches
6
Successful
5
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: May 31, 1986
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Founded
1980
Administrator
CEO: David Cavaillolès
Total Launches
326
Successful
311
Failed
15
Pending
29
Consecutive Success
14
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Nov 20, 1987, 11:19 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903