Ariane 5 again came into action today as another record-setting Arianespace heavy-lift mission orbited the fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) of Europe to service the International Space Station (ISS).

As per the findings, the workhorse launch vehicle of Arianespace took off at 6:52 p. m local time from the Spaceport in French Guiana. The timing was essential for the orbital phasing of its ATV passenger to stop through the crewed space station facility.

It has been found that some 20,252 kg lift performance was delivered by Ariane 5, which comprised almost 19,887 kg for ATV. The same made the resupply spacecraft one of the largest ever payloads that have been circumnavigated by an Ariane launcher.

The mission at the Spaceport, dubbed Flight VA213 in the numbering system of Arianespace, was a part of the total five parallel launch campaigns. Amongst the other four were the VS05 medium-lift Soyuz launch, Ariane 5 Flight VA214, VA215 of Ariane 5 and VS06 of Soyuz, said the report. Arianespace Flight VA213 orbited ATV Albert Einstein like an extremely heavyweight payload.

“I am delighted with this success, the 69th launch of an Ariane 5 and the 55th consecutive success for this launcher, which continues to set records for reliability and its availability”, said the Arianespace Chairman and CEO Israël.