Arianespace Ariane 2 TDF 1
Ariane 2
Status
Success
Date
28 OCT 1988
02:17
Launch Provider
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Overview
French direct broadcasting satellite
Rocket
Ariane 2
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
49.13 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
215 T
Thrust
2,580 kN
