Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher arrives at ZL-3

The Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher, on its mobile launch table, arrives at the Launch Zone (ZL-3) of Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport, on 7 March 2008, for fuelling and final launch preparation. Also visible are three of the four 100-m-tall lightning towers surrounding the launch pad and one of the two large flame ducts used to evacuate the exhaust from the large solid boosters. In the background is the 90-m-tall water tower, which delivers 1 500 cubic meters of water on the table at lift-off to reduce thermal and acoustic shocks.