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Envisat Transport B-roll
- Video Tape only
- Title Envisat Transport B-roll
- Released: 24/02/2011
- Language English
- Footage Type
- Copyright ESA
- Description
In May 2001, having finished its testing at ESTEC, the Envisat satellite began was packed up and began its journey to French Guayana in preparation for its launch on Ariane 5. The satellite had to be split and transported in two large containers: a Payload Module container and a Service Module container. The satellite was shipped to Kourou, the European Space Port in French Guyana, on 15 May on Board an Antonov 124.
The satellite arrived safely the same day at destination and was transported by road over night to its integration hall at the Kourou Space Port, where the satellite is being re-assembled, as a first step of the launch campaign.
This video is an edited B-roll of that journey and includes soundbites by various experts that played a major role in the satellite and its trahsportation to Kourou.00:02:00 GV's ESTEC
00:02:35 Dressing for clean room
00:03:39 Inside clean-room at ESTEC, putting Envisat in crate
00:13:04 Envisat being driven out of ESTEC, incl removal of signposts and negotiation of roundabouts
00:18:29 Envisat onboard truck being driven to Schiphol
00:19:11 Envisat's arrival at Schiphol
00:19:35 Loading crates containing satellites onto Antonov plane
00:25:20 Nose of Antonov plane closing
00:25:34 Antonov plane taking off from Schiphol
00:26:01 Unloading of Envisat in Kourou at night
00:29:12 Transportation to Integration hall
00:30:41 GV's Integration hall
00:30:51 Unpacking Envisat from crate
00:34:00 Soundbites by: Derek Toptman, Astrium Ltd, Envisat Project Manager
00:38:53 Nick Charlsworth
00:40:17 Driver of truck transporting Envisat
00:41:42 Nick Charlsworth
00:42:38 Peter Dubock in Kourou at night
00:43:22 Derek Toptman
00:44:19 Peter Dubock inside clean-room of Integration Hall
00:49:40 End