 This view - taken with a fisheye camera lens - shows the Ariane 5 ECA on its launch table. The heavy-lift version of Ariane 5 has a payload capacity to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) of 9600 kg, compared to 6700 kg for the Ariane 5 Generic configuration currently in operation. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video CSG. Click to enlarge.
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