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Main data Payload
Height 7.18 m
Diameter 2.6 m
Payload volume 20 m3
Fairing mass 470 kg


The payload composite is composed of:

• a payload adapter (Ariane 937B)

• payload

• fairing

The fairing, made of two half shells, protects the payload during its ascent and is jettisoned once the launcher leaves the atmosphere.
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