The fully integrated Zenit-3SL vehicle is rolled out onto the stern ramp of the Sea
Launch Commander
and prepared for transfer to the
Odyssey
Launch Platform.

The transfer team follows procedure, attaching the yellow brackets to the first and second stages of the rocket. The brackets hang from cables attached to the platform, 200 feet above the ramp.

The lifting process is underway...

Once the rocket reaches the hangar on the Launch Platform, it is placed on the transporter erector and moved inside.

(Sea Launch photos by
David Hutsell and Paula Korn)

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