Countdown to Land Launch rocket liftoff

These selected images from the live webcast show the Land Launch Zenit 3SLB rocket being fueled and counting down to blastoff with the Intelsat 18 spacecraft. Also seen here is the transporter/erector arm being retracted and driven away from the launch pad in the final minutes before liftoff. The arm had cradled the booster while traveling by rail from the assembly building to the pad and going vertical for flight.

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