Ariane L02 Qualification Mission
L02 was the second Ariane qualification flight. Its passenger complement combined the German Firewheel magnetospheric experiment, the AMSAT P3A amateur-radio spacecraft and the CAT-2 technological capsule.
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- Second Ariane qualification flightAriane L02Firewheel launch
- Name
- Ariane L02 Qualification Mission
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- L02 was the second Ariane qualification flight. Its passenger complement combined the German Firewheel magnetospheric experiment, the AMSAT P3A amateur-radio spacecraft and the CAT-2 technological capsule.
- End Date
- 1980-05-23
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The launcher failed during first-stage flight, and Firewheel, AMSAT P3A and CAT-2 were lost before reaching orbit.
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- Start Date
- 1980-05-23
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:37:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:55:10 UTC
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- Ariane L02 Qualification Mission Second Ariane qualification flight Ariane L02 Firewheel launch
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