Solar Orbiter during launch preparations
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Date: 16 January 2020
Satellite: Solar Orbiter
Location: Astrotech payload processing facility, Florida, USA
Copyright: ESA–S. Corvaja
Technicians in the cleanroom at the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida preparing ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft for integration with the Atlas V 411 rocket payload adaptor during launch preparations on 16 January 2020.
Last Update: 7 February 2020