Time to wake Sentinel-6B from its slumber. The satellite is brought out of storage and undergoes testing (de-storage kick-off, LVA fit check and shock test amongst others) to ensure that it has remained undamaged.
Sentinel-6B is transported to the IABG cleanroom in Germany . It is put through thorough testing including an accoustic test, thermal vaccuum test, flasher test, mass properties measurement and alignment.
Sentinel-6B passes its "health checkup review" and is pronounced fit for travel!
Sentinel-6B is transported from IABG in Ottobrunn, Germany, to the port of Bremen where it was packed into a climate-controlled shipping container and made ready to travel.
The satelite is loaded onto a cargo ship, the Industrial Dolphin, for its voyage to Galveston, Texas, USA.
Sentinel-6B arrives safely in Texas after its long sea voyage.
Sentinel-6B is loaded onto a truck for the final leg of its journey to the launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Sentinel-6B arrives safely at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California where it will be carefully unpacked from its transit container and checked over, before launch preparations begin.
Sentinel-6 partners involved in the mission (ESA, NASA, NOAA and CNES) gather at EUMETAT to confirm that the ground segment and teams are ready to receive Sentinel-6B after its launch and LEOP. They will conduct spacecraft operations and services ramp-up...
Technicians transfer Sentinel-6B from the NASA hangar to the Astrotech Space Operations payload processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. After its removal from the transport container, processing activities will commence.