Ariane V18 | Intelsat VA F-14
V18 was the first flight of Ariane 2, a higher-performance development of the original Ariane launcher. It carried the Intelsat VA F-14 communications satellite, but the upper stage did not ignite and the mission was lost.
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- Aliases
- First Ariane 2 missionIntelsat 5A14 launchIntelsat 5F14 launch
- Name
- Ariane V18 | Intelsat VA F-14
- Slug
- ariane-v18-intelsat-va-f-14-mission
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- V18 was the first flight of Ariane 2, a higher-performance development of the original Ariane launcher. It carried the Intelsat VA F-14 communications satellite, but the upper stage did not ignite and the mission was lost.
- End Date
- 1986-05-31
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The third-stage engine failed to ignite, preventing orbital insertion and causing the loss of Intelsat VA F-14.
- Program
- Ariane 2 launch programme
- Start Date
- 1986-05-31
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:57:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:57:58 UTC
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