With the Zenit-3SL rocket now erect on the launch pad, operators on the spacecraft operations console in the Launch Control Center check data from the Inmarsat-4 satellite. From left to right are Jean-Louis Marcet, Payload Manager, EADS Astrium; Marc Pourcher, Spacecraft Mission Manager, Inmarsat; Todd Shilb, Payload Integration Manager, Sea Launch; and Jason McLaughlin, Payload Integration Operations, Sea Launch

Nearby, in the Electrical Ground Support Equipment room, members of the EADS Astrium team set the Inmarsat-4 satellite to prelaunch configuration in parallel with activities in the Launch Control Center.

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