This is a 1/200 scale model of the Ariane 5 rocket.
Ariane 5 is a European heavy lift launch vehicle that is part of the Ariane rocket family, an expendable launch system used to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or low Earth orbit (LEO). Ariane 5 rockets are manufactured under the authority of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales.
It was a gift of Arianespace.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
France
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Arianespace
Overall: 26.04 x 6.06 x 2.54cm (10 1/4in. x 2 3/8in. x 1in.)
painted metal rocket on metal base
A19990218000
Gift of Arianespace
National Air and Space Museum
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