16 June 2015

MSG-4 Launcher transferred for BIL to BAF

Today (16/06) the Ariane 5 launcher for the Flight VA-224 has been transferred for the Launcher Integration building (BIL) to the Final Assembly Building (BAF). In this last facility, the two spacecrafts StarOneC4 and MSG-4 will be mated on the launcher respectively in upper and lower positions. Our colleague Christian witnessed this event and forwarded the following pictures to the MSG-4 teams:
1-Overall view of the Ariane 5 Launcher during the transfer
2-Launcher between BIL and BAF seen from the Orchidée platform
3-View of the launcher during transfer from the CDL-3
4-Launcher in BAF
 This can be compared to the VA-207 launcher transfer in 2012 for MSG-3: From BIL to BAF

 More information and pictures on CNES blog: 




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