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The Centre Spatial Guyanais is where the european ARIANE rocket is
launched.
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The technical centre of the CSG with the Jupiter control centre and the
musuem.
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The launch area with the S3 buildings for filling operations is about 15km away
from the S1 technical centre.
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The S3C building with the AMSAT office in the 2nd floor.
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Peter Gülzow DB2OS (Mission Director for the launch campaign) in daily
meetings with Arianespace and CSG officials in the AMSAT Office.
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Safety training for all people working in hazardous areas.
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P3-D arrives at the S3A integration building and filling hall from the
BAF.
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The spacecraft, SBS and equipment is moved into the Air Lock of S3A.
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Unpacking of the SBS from it's transport container in the air lock.
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After unpacking and mounting on the rotissery the spacecraft was moved into the
filling hall HR2.
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The P3-D spacecraft in the 100.000 class filling hall. The spacecraft
preparations, functional testing and filling operations will be performed
here.
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Chuck Green N0ADI preparing the IHU-2 (YAHU) with it's YACE camera for
installation and testing in P3-D.
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This is the IR-LASER Experiment with the engraved memorial for Werner Haas,
DJ5KQ. Unfortunately Werner did not live to see the launch of P3-D. Werner will
continue to be with us by his achievements and in our hearts.
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Lou McFadin W5DID working on the flight umbilical cable which let's us talk to
P3-D until launch.
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Dick Daniels W4PUJ is ready for the installation of the 400N engine into the
spacecraft
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The spacecraft IHUwas powered up and loaded with software. From now on, the IHU
will run for ever...
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Leak test of the propulsion system with filling the Helium tank to 200 bar and
pressurizing the fuel tanks.
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Functional test of all receivers and transmitters, sensors and all experiments,
including RUDAK, IHU-2, GPS, CEDEX, MONITOR, LASER.
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The RF and functional tests continued throughout the whole week.
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Stacey Mills W4SM commanding P3-D to support the RUDAK and RF team during there
testing.
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