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Ariane 2

Aérospatiale

Manufacturer
Aérospatiale
Family
Ariane
Maiden flight
1986-05-31
Length
49.13 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Payload to GTO
2,175 kg
Launches
6
Successful
5

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.