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Ariane 5
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Ariane 5
Ariane 5
is a European
heavy lift launch vehicle
that is part of the
Ariane rocket family
, an
expendable launch system
used to deliver payloads into
geostationary transfer orbit
(GTO) or
low Earth orbit
(LEO). Ariane 5
rockets
are manufactured under the authority of the
European Space Agency
(ESA) and the
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
.
Airbus Defence and Space
is the prime contractor for the vehicles, leading a consortium of sub-contractors. Ariane 5 is operated and marketed by
Arianespace
as part of the
Ariane
programme.
Astrium
builds the rockets in
Europe
and Arianespace launches them from the
Guiana Space Centre
in
French Guiana
.
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