Ariane 2 was a European expendable carrier rocket which was used for six launches between 1986 and 1989. It was a member of the Ariane family of rockets and was produced by Aérospatiale in France.The Ariane 2 was derived from the earlier Ariane 1 with stretched first and third stages. Its payload capacity was increased to 2175 kilograms (4795 lb) to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. It first flew on 31 May 1986 carrying the Intelsat-5A F-14 satellite.
This page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Ariane 2"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.