Photos: First SmallGEO Satellite prepares for Liftoff

January 27, 2017 Patrick Blau 1996 Views French Guiana, Hispasat, Hispasat 36W-1, SmallGEO

Hispasat 36W-1, the first satellite to use the European SmallGEO Satellite Platform, arrives at the Guiana Space Center to undergo several weeks of final processing for liftoff atop a Soyuz rocket as part Arianespace’s year-opening mission in 2017.

>>Overview: SmallGEO & Hispasat 36W-1

All Photos: Arianespace/ESA/CNES/Optique Video du CSG

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