Today (29/06), MSG-4 has successfully been encapsulated. It stands now in the dark under the fairing beneath the co-passenger (StarOneC4). This "arranged wedding" will not last very long. The two spacecrafts will recover soon their freedom once in space after the launch. This encapsulation means for MSG-4 that the the next time it will see the light will be in space on its way to its final GEO orbit after the launch. It is just a matter of patience.
We may easily guess about what MSG-4 dreams in this temporary phase...
Anonymous Artist, close to the Eastside Galery, Berlin
but this dream should become soon reality!Few pictures of the encapsulation.
Upper composite (Fairing/StarOneC4/Sylda) after being lifter from the BAF airlock
Start of the MSG-4 encapsulation
Almost done
Encapsulation completed
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