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Ariane 5 ECA technical data

• Typical length: 50.5 m.
• Typical liftoff mass: 780 tons
• Payload capacity: 10 metric tons to GTO; up to 20 metric tons to LEO
• Industrial prime contractor: EADS Astrium

Ariane 5 > Ariane 5 User's Manual

The Ariane 5 is tailored to the increasingly diversified demand for service including heavier and larger satellites, a wider range of orbits and combined missions.

Arianespace's Ariane 5 User's Manual provides technical information to assist users in preparing for a mission on this heavy-lift launcher.

Download the Ariane 5 User's Manual [23.42 MB].