Lowering upper composite onto Vega VV02

The fully integrated fairing of Vega VV02, carrying Proba-V, is lowered onto the launcher assembly area at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana. This operation took place on the upper level of Vega's mobile launch tower on 20 April 2013. Note the distinctive bulbous propellant tanks of Vega's AVUM upper stage.