Leaving for Launch
Astrium says it has completed pre-launch testing of the TanDem-X radar satellite, clearing the spacecraft for its transfer on May 11 to the Baikonur launch center in Kazakhstan. TandDem-X, which will complement TerraSar-X, is to be launched on June 21 on a Dnepr rocket.
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