Launch SuccessfulArianespace

Ariane 3: Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2

Name: Ariane 3: Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2
Start: 1986-03-28T23:30:00Z
End: 1986-03-28T23:30:00Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 2

Geostationary communications satellites

Friday, 28 March 1986

Mission Data

🇪🇺ArianespaceEst. 1980

Launch VehicleAriane 3

Vehicle FamilyAriane

Vehicle Record10 of 11 launches (90.9%)

Provider TypeCommercial

Agency Record313 successes / 15 failures (95%)

Success Streak16 consecutive

Mission TypeCommunications

Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit

Launch PadAriane Launch Area 2

LocationGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana GUF

Orbital Launches This Year#28

Agency Launches This Year#2

Launches From This Pad119

Launches From This Site336

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Ariane 3

Ariane 3 was a European expendable carrier rocket, which was used for eleven launches between 1984 and 1989. It was a member of the Ariane family of rockets. The principal manufacturer for the Ariane 3 was Aérospatiale, while the lead agency for its development was the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES).

Launch Site

Ariane Launch Area 2 · 5.2320°N 52.7782°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.