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 Ariane 5 Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Ariane 5G uses the EPS (Étage à Propergols Stockables/Storable Propellant Stage), which is fueled by monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and nitrogen tetroxide, where the Ariane 5 ECA uses the ESC (Étage Supérieur Cryotechnique/Cryogenic Upper Stage), which is fueled by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
The second stage was previously used as the third stage of Ariane 4; in ECA use, the tanks are modified to shorten stage length.
Ariane 5's first test flight (Ariane 5 Flight 501) on 4 June 1996 failed, with the rocket self-destructing 37 seconds after launch because of a malfunction in the control software, which was arguably one of the most expensive computer bugs in history.
www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/Ariane_5   (1695 words)

  
 Ariane rocket - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Ariane rocket
The Ariane 5 fairing on a test stand inside the Glenn Research Center's Plumbrook facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
The extended 17-m/56-ft fairing (4.3 m/14 ft longer than the standard Ariane 5 fairing) is being developed to allow the European booster to launch heavier payloads, which require additional height.
Ariane is a three-stage rocket using liquid fuels.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Ariane+rocket   (311 words)

  
 Ariane 1 - 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ariane was optimized for launches in GTO to which it could deliver 1750 kg.
The flexibility of Ariane 4 is due to the adaptation of the payload by addition of boosters on the first stage.
Ariane 4 should remain in active service until the end of the century.
www.univ-perp.fr /fuseurop/aria14_e.htm   (824 words)

  
 Ariane 4
As Ariane 2/3 with stretched first (61%) and third stages, strengthened structure, new propulsion bay layout, new avionics, Spelda dual-payload carrier.
When Ariane 4 is launched in this configuration, the propellant tanks of the first and second stages are not completely filled.
The liquid hydrogen fuelled third stage of the Ariane 40 entered an 800 km sun-synchronous orbit together with SPOT 4.
www.astronautix.com /lvs/ariane4.htm   (1204 words)

  
 June 25 Events in History
June 25, 1997 Galileo, 2nd Callisto Flyby, Orbit 9
June 25, 1997 Intelsat 802 Ariane 4 Launch, Successful
June 25, 1951 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from New York City to 4 cities
www.brainyhistory.com /days/june_25.html   (2224 words)

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