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    Soyuz rocket launch pad
    Soyuz launcher upright on the launch pad, ready for launch on at 05:18 CEST (03:18 UT) Monday 19 April 2004

    Soyuz launcher transferred to launch pad

    17 April 2004

    Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazahkstan On 17 April 2004, at 07:00 local time the launch vehicle for the DELTA Mission with the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft was transferred from the Assembly and Testing Facility to the launch site.

    Soyuz rocket upright
    Soyuz launcher stands upright on the launch pad

    Soyuz rocket moved upright
    Soyuz launcher is moved into the upright position on the launch pad
    Soyuz rocket roll-out
    Soyuz launcher is rolled out to the launch pad

    [Source: Energia]

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