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The fully integrated Zenit-3SL vehicle lies in the assembly hall of the Sea Launch |
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Leaders of the transfer team prepare for this operation. They are (L-R) Alexey Shumilin, deputy Sea Launch program director, Energia; Dr. Valery Aliev, deputy mission director and rocket segment operations manager, Energia; Leonid Gribachev, vehicle operations complex manager, Yuzhnoye; and Bill Rujevcan, mission director, Sea Launch. |
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The rocket is rolled out of the assembly hall, onto the ship's stern ramp, where it is prepared for lifting up to the hangar of the Launch Platform. |
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Leaders of the payload team - representing PanAmSat, Space Systems/Loral and Sea Launch - gather on the pier to commemorate the event. |
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The rocket, connected by cables to cranes from above, is ready for lifting. This view is from the hangar of the Launch Platform. |
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The operation begins and the rocket is slowly raised some 200 feet, from the ramp to the hangar.
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