An extensive compilation of footage detailing the production of the Ariane 501 launcher. The film portrays the European manufacture of the launcher's components; subsequent transportation by road and sea to French Guiana, Europe's spaceport; detailed assembly of the launcher, culminating in main stage and solid fuel booster integration; brief footage of the Cluster payload satellites.

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00:02:00:00 title sequence: Ariane 5 Index Start Of Campaign
00:02:29:00 gvs' Ariane 5 main stage is loaded onto transport bed
00:03:04:00 gvs' main stage is transported onto barge by lorry, barge carries main stage along river
00:03:44:00 gvs' Ariane components loaded onto MN Toucan vessel, var s' transportation by sea
00:05:19:00 gvs' MN Toucan is unloaded, road tranport of Ariane 5 components
00:05:55:00 gvs' arrival Ariane 5 components at CSG Kourou; integration into assembly building
00:10:29:00 gvs' integration of upper stage tank [including Daimler-Benz workers]
00:11:08:00 gvs' integration of vehicle equipment bay [including Matra Marconi workers]
00:12:09:00 gvs' booster rollout, integration of boosters onto launcher
00:17:04:00 var s' launcher [minus payload bay] in assembly building
00:17:54:00 gvs' Ariane 5 Rollout
00:19:23:00 gvs' delivery of liquid hydrogen tanks
00:20:30:00 gvs' operations room
00:21:15:00 mls launcher rolled out by night
00:21:28:00 gvs' launcher rolled t