Final checkout is underway with the two payloads for Ariane 5's next launch
7 Jul 2010, 00:00 UTC
Pre-launch preparations for both satellite payloads on Ariane 5's next heavy-lift launch are in full swing at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
The Nilesat-201 and RASCOM-QAF1R satellites - both of which were built by Thales Alenia Space - have completed fit-check milestones with the adapters that will serve as their interface with Ariane 5's payload "stack."
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