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The Ariane 5 Launcher
The Phase 3-D spacecraft will be launched with a Ariane 5 rocket. The
launch will be at
Kourou,
French Guayana.The Ariane-5 launch vehicle consists of two stages.
Ariane-5
Total Height 51,6 m
First Stage
Fuel 155 t Thrust 1070 kN Burning Time 615 secs Length 30 m Diameter 5,4 m Total Mass 167 t
Booster
Fuel 2 x 230 t (Solid Fuel) Thrust 2 x 7500 kN Burning Time 125 secs Length 31 m Diameter 3 m Total Mass 2 x 265 t
Second Stage
Fuel 7 t Thrust 27,5 kN Burning Time 810 secs Total Mass 8 t
European Space Agency
Please have a closer look on the Web pages from ESA:Last updated: Jan 7, 1996
by Ralf Zimmermann, DL1FDT
This URL: http://www.RalfZimmermann.de/phase3d/ariane.html