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Following arrival at Sea Launch Payload Processing Facility, the Inmarsat-4 spacecraft is tested, fueled and encapsulated in a Payload Fairing. Then the now completed Payload Unit is transferred to the assembly hall on the Sea Launch Commander, where it is mated with a Zenit-3SL rocket. Here, the payload integration team is moving the Payload Unit out of the Payload Processing Facility. |
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The payload integration team takes a moment to document their experience. This group includes employees from Sea Launch, Inmarsat and EADS Astrium. |
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The Payload Unit is transported along a short Sea Launch roadway to the pier... |
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...onto the stern ramp of the Sea Launch Commander... |
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...and into the assembly hall.
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