Ariane 2 | Intelsat 513
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
May 17, 1988, 11:58 p.m. - May 17, 1988, 11:58 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
May 17, 1988, 11:58 p.m. - May 17, 1988, 11:58 p.m.
Geostationary communications satellite
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.
Aérospatiale was a French state-owned aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société nationale industrielle aérospatiale (SNIAS). Its head office was in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The name was changed to Aérospatiale during 1970.
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