Transfer
encapsulated satellite from Payload Processing Facility to Assembly
and Command Ship
April 16 - Payload Unit, containing XM-1 Satellite, rolls out
of Payload Processing Facility, and past a warehouse, for transfer
to the Sea Launch Commander, where it is mated with the
upper stage - the Block DM - of the Zenit-3SL launch vehicle.
Payload
Unit is lined up for transfer to the Sea Launch Commander.
The Odyssey Launch Platform, not seen in these photos, is
moored near the Sea Launch Commander.
