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5 March 2002
The ASAR antenna was successfully deployed yesterday Monday 4th March. The ENVISAT LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit Phase) is now completed. It has been done according to the schedule pre-defined before launch. The spacecraft performance has been nominal and all units remain configured on the prime one.

The SODAP (Switch On and Data Acquisition Phase) starts today, with the switch-on of the Payload Module and Computer.

As planned, a second inclination manoeuvre took place last night at approx. 02:30 UTC.

This evening the Ka-band antenna (the antenna transmitting data via Artemis) will be deployed.

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Envisat prepares to start work - 5 March 2002
Since its successful launch into sun synchronous orbit on the morning of the first of March, Envisat has been getting ready to start observing the Earth.

Its 70 m2 of solar arrays are fully deployed, thus enabling it to obtain power from the Sun, and the ASAR antenna is now extending to its full 10 m, ready for its deployment in space. This will bring to an end the Launch and Early Orbit Phase.

 
 
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25 February 2002
An intent voice announces less than a minute to go. Live video feed shows Envisat safely enshrouded within its launch fairing inside the Final Assembly Building in Kourou, awaiting launch this Thursday.

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