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Syracuse 3A military communication satellite

author: ESA/CNES/ Arianespace/Novapix

reference: e-sco01-00015

Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 29 cm

France's Syracuse 3A military communication satellite is mated on top of its payload adapter in the S5 payload processing facility of the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe's space port, on September 4, 2005, in preparation for its launch atop an Ariane 5GS on October 13.

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2005 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - COMMUNICATION SATELLITE - GEOSTATIONARY - GUIANA SPACE CENTER - MILITARY SATELLITE - PREPARATION - SPACE - SPACE CENTER - SYRACUSE - SYRACUSE 3A -