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Blog: Engineering Britain Space Blog Posted: Thursday 22nd of May 2008 3:44 PM
Fit check in progress showing 2 RapidEye spaceraft.This may sound like a familiar joke - but for the 5 RapidEye spacecraft built by SSTL a fit-check is an important preparation before the ultimate launch. The SSTL and MDA (the prime) launch teams visited the KB Yuznoye works at Dnepropetrovsk, April 14th – 18th, to conduct a spacecraft fit-check with the Dnepr launch vehicle.
Fit-check is an important event in the launch schedule as its purpose is to technically clear the way for...
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