Ariane V119
Launch
id
|
99066
|
Launch
date
|
10
Dec 1999 at 14:32 GMT
|
Launch
site
|
Kourou
|
Type
|
5
(504)
|
Payload
mass
|
~4000
kg
|
Payload
|
XMM
|
Injection
orbit
|
827
x 116946 km x 40°
|
The initial version of the Ariane 5 EPS upper stage can only make a single
burn, so mission 504 flew an unusual direct ascent trajectory to its highly
elliptical orbit.