Ariane 2 (V-20) launched Germany's TV-Sat 1 direct-broadcast satellite from Kourou for Deutsche Bundespost. One solar array failed to deploy, limiting operations; the spacecraft was later retired to a graveyard orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.1 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 6 Ariane 2 flights
- Date and time
- 21 November 1987, 02:19 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 2
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1987-095
- Launches in 1987
- 99th of 114
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