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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 > Performance

Ariane 5 offers the commercial marketplace’s greatest lift capacity, meeting operational needs of customers today and tomorrow:

• 10 metric tons delivered to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), and up to 20 metric tons in low-Earth orbit (LEO).
• High accuracy to all orbits: dual launch for GTO and GTO+; dispensers for medium-Earth orbit (MEO) and LEO constellation spacecraft; Earth-escape trajectories for interplanetary flights, and servicing missions to the International Space Station.

• Its 5-meter-diameter payload fairing accommodates the largest satellite platforms now in production and those envisioned for the future.
• Service-proven in commercial missions since 1999; supported by a state-of-the art infrastructure at the Guiana Space Center.

• Ariane 5 benefits from the heritage of Ariane 4, which set the standard for reliability, accuracy and performance during its 15-year operational career.