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The satellite is ready for integration with a Zenit-3SL vehicle. It is now encapsulated in a payload fairing and the spacecraft team moves this Payload Unit out of the Payload Processing Facility, onto a specially designed transporter. At the forward end of this transporter is an air conditioning unit that maintains required air temperature and pressure. |
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The payload team commemorates the moment with a photo before resuming operations. |
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The transporter rolls down the road at Home Port to the stern ramp of the Sea Launch Commander. Here on the ship, in the rocket assembly area, the Payload Unit is mated with the upper stage of the rocket.
(Sea Launch photos by David Hutsell) |
