Ariane 5 with ATV Edoardo Amaldi transfer to launch pad

Ariane 5 with ATV Edoardo Amaldi transfer to launch pad, a photo by europeanspaceagency on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Ariane 5 and ATV Edoardo Amaldi during transfer from the final assembly building to the launch pad, on 21 March 2012, in Kourou, French Guiana.

Weighing in at 19 714 kg, including 6596 kg of fuel, air, oxygen, scientific equipment, spare parts and crew supplies, ATV-3 is the heaviest payload ever lofted by Ariane 5. Including the launcher itself, 777 tonnes will be pushed off the pad.

For further information, please visit:
www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/index.html

Credits : ESA - S. Corvaja, 2012