ATV-5: Europe’s heaviest-ever payload

Looks like our favourite spaceship, ATV-5, weighed in as Europe’s heaviest-ever payload! The vessel was launched on 29 July 2014 at 23:44 GMT, with a mass of just over 20,245 kilograms. Thanks, Arianespace!

One more record in 2014: #ATV5 was the heaviest payload ever launched by Europe on July’s #Ariane5 Flight #VA219 pic.twitter.com/eE0rVw59Wv

— Arianespace (@Arianespace) December 19, 2014