The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter.

Following testing, fueling and encapsulation of the satellite, it is prepared for transfer to the assembly hall on the Sea Launch Commander, where the completed unit will be integrated with the Zenit-3SL rocket. The Payload Unit leaves the Payload Processing Facility on a specially designed transporter that takes it down the short road to the stern ramp of the ship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sea Launch photos by Paula Korn)

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