Ariane 2
Ariane 2 was a lengthened, higher-performance three-stage evolution of Ariane 1 for heavier geostationary payloads. Six vehicles flew from 1986 through 1989, with five successful missions after the third-stage ignition failure on maiden flight V18.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane-2
- Family Name
- Ariane
- Full Name
- Ariane 2
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- ariane-2
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 2
Details
- Description
- Ariane 2 was a lengthened, higher-performance three-stage evolution of Ariane 1 for heavier geostationary payloads. Six vehicles flew from 1986 through 1989, with five successful missions after the third-stage ignition failure on maiden flight V18.
- Diameter M
- 3.8
- First Flight Year
- 1,986
- Height M
- 49
- Last Flight Year
- 1,989
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 219,000
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7r28c9b71macyarvc7dy11ks8aehek
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 2,270
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_2
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:20:12 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:30:59 PM