Ariane V20 | TV-SAT 1
V20 returned Ariane 2 to flight with TV-SAT 1, a German direct-broadcast television satellite. It was the first successful mission of the Ariane 2 variant.
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Identity
- Aliases
- First successful Ariane 2 missionTV-Sat 1 launchTVSAT-1 launch
- Name
- Ariane V20 | TV-SAT 1
- Slug
- ariane-v20-tv-sat-1-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- V20 returned Ariane 2 to flight with TV-SAT 1, a German direct-broadcast television satellite. It was the first successful mission of the Ariane 2 variant.
- End Date
- 1987-11-20
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Ariane V20 successfully placed TV-SAT 1 on its geostationary transfer trajectory.
- Program
- Ariane 2 launch programme
- Start Date
- 1987-11-20
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:58:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:58:00 UTC
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