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Ariane 5 main stage ready for mating
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Ariane 5 main stage ready for mating

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The main cryogenic stage (Etage à Propergol Cryogénique or EPC)of the flight 172 Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle ready for mating with its two solid rocket boosters in the Launcher Integration Building (Bâtiment d'Intégration Lanceur - BIL) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport, on 12 June 2006. Flight 172 will launch the telecommunications satellites JCSAT 10 & SYRACUSE 3B.

  • ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE-Service Optique CSG
  • Space Transportation
  • Launchers and space vehicles Ariane-5
Ariane 5 main stage being lifted
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Ariane 5 main stage being lifted

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Ariane 5 main stage being hoisted into vertical position
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Ariane 5 main stage being hoisted into vertical position

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Unpacking the cryogenic upper stage
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Unpacking the cryogenic upper stage

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Hoisting of cryogenic upper stage
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Hoisting of cryogenic upper stage

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Hoisting of cryogenic upper stage
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Hoisting of cryogenic upper stage

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