Thank you for liking
You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!
The generic version of the Ariane 5 family of launchers, the Ariane 5G can lift up to 6.8 metric tons of payload to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) in dual or single launch.
An evolution of the generic Ariane 5 launcher, the Ariane 5E features an increased propellant load in its solid booster stages (EAP), an improved capacity for the liquid oxygen tank of its cryogenic core stage (EPC) to feed its new Vulcain 2 main engine.
Various upper stages can be fitted on top of the Ariane 5E.
The Ariane 5 ECA (left) features the ESC-A cryogenic upper stage developed around the HM-7B engine, thrust frame and liquid oxygen tank of Ariane 4’s third stage. The Ariane 5 ECA was first launched on December 11, 2002. Its payload capacity to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) reaches 10 metric tons.
The Ariane 5 ES (right) is fitted with a restartable version of Ariane 5G’s storable propellant upper stage (EPS). One of its primary payloads is the Autonomous Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for resupply and reboost missions to the International Space Station. This version will be introduced in 2005.