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Spacecraft manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) delivers the Intelsat Americas™-8 satellite to the Payload Processing Facility at Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, Calif.
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The Sea Launch team, working with groups from SS/L and Astrotech Space Operations, begins testing, fueling and then encapsulating the satellite in a Payload Fairing, built by Boeing. |
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At the end of this work, the completed Payload Unit will be mated with the upper stage of the Zenit-3SL rocket. |
