KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: The last major step in the launch campaign is Ariane 5's transfer by rail to the 90-meter-tall Final Assembly Building. It is inside this facility that the launcher receives its payload, along with the Sylda structures, and...
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: Astra 5B is prepared for integration into the Ariane 5 fairing (nose-cone) in the cleanroom of the Fairing Integration Area. The last major step in the launch campaign is Ariane 5's transfer by rail to the...
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: Astra 5B is prepared for movement in the cleanroom of S5 Satellite Preparation Area. ASTRA 5B will extend transponder capacity and geographical reach over Eastern European and neighbouring markets for DTH, direct-to-cable and contribution feeds to digital...
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: Astra 5B is prepared for movement in the cleanroom of S5 Satellite Preparation Area. ASTRA 5B will extend transponder capacity and geographical reach over Eastern European and neighbouring markets for DTH, direct-to-cable and contribution feeds to digital...
LAUNCH COMPLEX 40, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 2013: Security lock down the launch pad ahead of rocket roll-out of Space X Falcon carrying the SES-8 Satellite to a geostationary orbit. Family and friends of the launch team look on from behind the security...
SES HEADQUARTERS, BETZDORF, LUXEMBOURG - OCTOBER 2013: The DINO of SES's Headquarters in Luxembourg. DINO stands for Digital Network Operations and is where all the quality control of every broadcasted channel is monitored. The quality is maintained by delicate manoeveres of the satellite and tweaking...
SES HEADQUARTERS, BETZDORF, LUXEMBOURG - OCTOBER 2013: View of the antenna field in Luxembourg that controls communication satellites above the Northen Hemisphere. This site is the largest satellite uplink station in the world. Each dish connects to single satellite by microwave frequency and must track...
BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN - JUNE 2013: Telephoto shot of the Proton rocket system containing SES-6 Satellite shortly after lift-off. It is the 387th launch of the Proton vehicle and the 81st launch of the ILS Proton. The height of the rocket is 58.2m and the weight...
BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN - JUNE 2013: Telephoto shot of the Proton rocket system containing SES-6 Satellite at lift-off. The powerful first stage rockets consist of a central tank containing an oxidizer, surrounded by six outboard fuel tanks. Each fuel tank also carries one of the six...
BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN - JUNE 2013: Telephoto shot of the top of a Proton rocket system containing SES-6 Satellite for launch. The maiden flight of the Proton rocket took place on July 16, 1965. The launcher's lead designer, Vladimir Chelomei, initially designed it with the intention...