Flight 142 emerges from the final assembly building

12 July 2001 - Flight 142 Ariane 5 mounted on its launch table rides a dual railtrack linking the final assembly building with the ELA-3 launch zone. The vehicle rolled out of the Ariane 5 final assembly building this morning at 11:00 a.m. and covered the 3.5 km distance to the ELA-3 launch zone in approximately 45 minutes. It rode on the mobile launch table, which was pulled by a special tug truck.
Photo: ESA/CNES/Arianespace