The 700 tonne steel table that will support Ariane 6 at liftoff was transferred to the pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 10 September 2018.
 
 It is so large that it arrived in parts by ship in February and was then welded together and fitted with equipment at a preparation area 250 m from the launch pad.  Moving this giant 4 m high, 20 m long and 18 m wide table to its permanent position on the centre of the pad is complex.
 
 Four hydraulic jacks lifted the table then two trollies moved the table to the edge of the launch pad. A temporary railway and a mechanical guidance system helped roll the table into position over the centre of the pad where it will be lowered with millimeter precision into its final position.
 
 Further mechanical, fluidic and electrical equipment will be installed inside and outside the table.