Manoeuvring the Trace Gas Orbiter
Date: 09 February 2016
Satellite: Trace Gas Orbiter
Location: Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Copyright: ESA - B. Bethge
A 'fork' is attached to the ground support trolley to allow operators to manually manoeuvre the trolley to fine-tune how it moves.
This was necessary because there is very little clearance between the spacecraft and the sides of the scaffolding and mounting platform.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
