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Built by EADS Astrium, the Inmarsat-4 spacecraft flew from Toulouse, France, to Long Beach, California, on a Russian Antonov 124 cargo plane, the second-largest cargo aircraft in the world. |
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The arrival at the Long Beach Airport attracted interested observors, as many locals had never seen such a large plane. |
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Upon arrival, a crew from Sea Launch, Astrium and Astrotech Operations eased the Inmarsat-4 spacecraft out of the plane. |
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The container measured 45 feet long long, 18.3 feet wide and about 16 feet high. |
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A large crane lowers the spacecraft container onto a flatbed transporter for its short drive to Sea Launch Home Port.
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