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Encapsulation of the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft

Encapsulation of the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft


Date: 01 March 2016
Satellite: Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli
Location: Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Copyright: ESA - B. Bethge

The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft composite, comprised of the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli, seen during the final stages of encapsulation within the launcher fairing.

The first half of the fairing had already been rolled into place underneath the spacecraft, and the second fairing half is being lowered into place by means of an overhead crane.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
28-Mar-2024 12:18 UT

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