Flight 207: Ariane 5 ECA/Echostar-17 - Astrium - EADS

Data relating to Flight 207
SYLDA 5 (ARIANE 5 dual-launch system):
This system provides for a second main payload inside one of the three fairing models. There
are six different versions of this internal structure which has a diameter of 4.6 m. SYLDA height
varies between 4.9 and 6.4 m (0.3 m increments) for useful payload volumes between 50 and
65 m 3 .
For this mission, a SYLDA 5 ‘B’ with a height of 6.1 m will be used. It enables the carriage of a
payload in the lower position, MSG-3. For the second time on this flight, the structure was
manufactured using a new “co-curing” method, enabling the industrial process to be
rationalised.
Sylda 5 No. 51-B for launcher L563 at Les Mureaux
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