Ciel II Blog
+ Main Team Arrives
While the early team spent our first day in Baikonur
preparing for the spacecraft arrival, the main team
personnel were hopping their transcontinental flights to
join us. After a night in Moscow and an early wake-up to
catch their flight, the main team arrived in Baikonur right
on schedule. To welcome them, we held another safety and
security briefing.
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+ The Campaign Begins!
The sixth ILS launch campaign of 2008 is under way. Two
members of the early team set out on the 6th of November
from Virginia and met the rest of the team in Moscow to
kick off the late fall launch of the Ciel II spacecraft from
the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Having all arrived safely in Moscow
we met up to share a meal and then settled in for a quick
one-night stay. Our next day started bright and early with
our flight to Baikonur. We arrived on a beautiful day
amidst snow flurries, and waved our hellos/goodbyes to
members of the outgoing ASTRA 1M team after their successful
launch on Wednesday night.
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+ Welcome to the Ciel II Blog
Welcome to the sixth ILS Proton launch campaign for 2008 – the launch of the Ciel II satellite for SES AMERICOM, built by Thales Alenia Space. Follow along with the launch team as they prepare for the December mission.
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