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The 113th Ariane broke several records by being the third Ariane launched in 23 days and by carrying a record payload for an Ariane 4: 4,947 kg. Photo CNES/Arianespace-Service Optique CSG. |
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The outstanding success of Ariane 503 completed a an ECU6-billion development program and cleared the Ariane 5 vehicle for commercial launches. Photo ESA/CNES/Arianespace-S.O.CSG. |
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Ariane 502 vehicle roars at liftoff. Excessive roll torque caused early core stage shutdown leading to performance shortfall. Photo ESA/CNES. |
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The 100th Ariane was the 71st Ariane 4 and lofted Ariane’s 100th non-European payload. Photo Concorde Europe Films for ESA/CNES. |
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