Final checkout is underway with the two payloads for Ariane 5’s next launch

Pre-launch preparations for both satellite payloads on Ariane 5’s next heavy-lift launch are in full swing at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
The Nilesat-201 and RASCOM-QAF1R satellites – both of which were built by Thales Alenia Space – have completed fit-check milestones with the adapters that will serve as their interface with Ariane 5’s payload “stack.”