Charging Swarm
From Gianfranco (ESA) 26 September 2013 Tasks to prepare the Swarm satellites for launch are proceeding well here in Plesetsk. It may be snowing outside but we’ve been focusing on getting the satellite...
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It has been three weeks since Sentinel-1A arrived in Kourou and the campaign to prepare this new satellite for launch on 3 April is going well and according to plan. Transport to fuelling facilities....
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Marking a milestone on the road to launch, the team finished loading Sentinel-1A’s fuel last Friday and pressurised the tanks on Monday. Soyuz assembly. (Arianespace) “We are very happy and relieved...
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