Ariane 2 Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Ariane 2, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Ariane family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Ariane 2 made 6 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1986 and 1989. It is part of the Ariane family. Of those, 5 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 83 percent. The busiest year was 1988, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1989.
6
Launch attempts
5
Successes
1
Failures
83%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Ariane 2 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSG | 🇪🇺Europe | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Launch chronology
Every Ariane 2 launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1989 | 1989-027 | V30 L27 : Tele-X | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Jan 27, 1989 | 1989-006 | V28 L26 : INTELSAT VA F15 (IBS) | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Oct 28, 1988 | 1988-098 | V26 L25 : TDF 1 | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| May 17, 1988 | 1988-040 | V23 L22 : INTELSAT VA F13 (IBS) | CSG / ELA1 | Success |
| Nov 21, 1987 | 1987-095 | V20 L20 : TV-SAT | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| May 31, 1986 | 1986-F05 | V18 L18 : INTELSAT VA F14 (IBS) | CSG / ELA1 | Failure |