Titan25
06-06-07, 10:27 AM
"DIRECTV 10 multipurpose telecommunications spacecraft arrived at the Yubileiny airport of the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, early this morning, 06 June.
The spacecraft and all the equipment needed for ground operations to prepare the spacecraft for launch, was carried by an Antonov 124 “Ruslan” cargo plane operated by Russian “Polet” carrier.
On the same day the spacecraft will be transported by rail to the state –of –the –art processing center ( Bld. 92A –50 “MIK”) where an industrial team from the spacecraft manufacturer, Boeing, will conduct autonomous checking and tests of all DIRECTV 10 systems. "
Full press release: http://www.khrunichev.ru/khrunichev_eng/live/full_rel.asp?id=14781
The spacecraft and all the equipment needed for ground operations to prepare the spacecraft for launch, was carried by an Antonov 124 “Ruslan” cargo plane operated by Russian “Polet” carrier.
On the same day the spacecraft will be transported by rail to the state –of –the –art processing center ( Bld. 92A –50 “MIK”) where an industrial team from the spacecraft manufacturer, Boeing, will conduct autonomous checking and tests of all DIRECTV 10 systems. "
Full press release: http://www.khrunichev.ru/khrunichev_eng/live/full_rel.asp?id=14781