Ariane 5 ECA to be tweaked
Submit on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 05:59
According to Arianespace’s annual report, minor modifications are planned to be made to the Ariane 5 ECA in order to increase its payload capacity by 400 kg. Part of the problem is the recent trend towards smaller satellites, which makes it harder to find matching satellites for dual launches.
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