(C29) L-8 MSG-4 transferred to BAF

On Saturday 27/06, MSG-4 loaded in the CCU-2 (Payload Container was successfully transferred from S5B building to the BAF (Final Assembly Building). This distance of 8 kilometers was run by the special convoy in one hour and a half. The pictures below show few steps of this activity.

Loading the CCU-2 on the truck trailer

Special convoy leaving the S5B at 19:04

Arrival at the BAF airlock gate at 20:30 

CCU-2 entering the BAF airlock while the 25,5 tons door opens

CCU-2 in BAF airlock

The launcher for the VA-224 mission stands in the BAF area next to this airlock. When the payload container shown above will be open, MSG-4 will be lifted from this place and mated directly onto the Ariane 5… It will definitely be the highest lift ever experienced by the spacecraft with a crane!

The phase of the launch campaign in the BAF can now start.
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