Planck is hoisted up to the Ariane 5 ECA launcher
Date: 23 April 2009
Satellite: Planck
Depicts: Hoisting of the Planck spacecraft up to the launcher
Location: Final assembly building (BAF), CSG, Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA-CNES-Arianespace / Optique Vidéo du CSG - P. Baudon
The Planck spacecraft, with the launcher adapter ring integrated to the base of its service module, is lifted up inside the final assembly building (Bâtiment d'Assemblage Final, or BAF) for mating of the spacecraft on top of the Ariane 5 ECA launcher in the adjacent high hall.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
