Maiden Ariane 2 flight from Kourou failed when the third stage did not ignite, destroying Intelsat-5A F14 (Intelsat 514) intended for geosynchronous communications for Intelsat.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 1st
- of 6 Ariane 2 flights
- Date and time
- 31 May 1986, 00:53 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 2
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- Launches in 1986
- 46th of 110