FIAR / Cryospace (tanks) Size / Snecma Moteurs / Astrium GmbH / British Aerospace / Contraves / Astrium SA / Alcatel / Sun / Europropulsion (motors) Principal / Dornier Satellitensysteme / MBB / Vinci / EADS Launch Vehicles / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
Germany / French Guiana / Netherlands / Italy / Svalbard and Jan Mayen / China / /
Currency
pence / EUR / /
Event
FDA Phase / /
Facility
ESA HQ / /
IndustryTerm
Prime contractor / satellite separations / telecommunications satellites / mm-thick steel / payload processing facility / data processing / vehicle/site / control systems / electronics / main payload carrier / payload fairing/carrier / heavy-lift satellite launcher / stage integrator / /
NaturalFeature
Vehicle Equipment Bay / /
Organization
ESA’s Science Programme Committee / ESA Ministerial Council / European Central Bank / Launch Centre / Ministerial Council / Cluster mission / EPC / Chinese National Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / ESA’s Council / /
Person
Characteristics Boosters / Cryotechnique / /
Position
separate table Principal contractor / Principal contractor / industrial architect / contractor / Prime contractor / /
Ariane-5 Achievements: first European heavy-lift satellite launcher; 9 launches by Mar 2001; planned launches 5 in 2001, 6 in 2002, 6 in 2003, 8 in 2004 Launch dates: debut Ar[removed]Jun[removed]failed); first success Ar-50