Inside Kourou: how a satellite is readied to watch Europe's skies and prevent natural disasters
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What happened
Engineers from ArianeGroup, Arianespace, CNES, Eumetsat, ESA and Thales Alenia Space describe, step by step, how an Ariane 6 rocket and a 3.8-tonne weather satellite were brought together to the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport.
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below