The ‘fit check’ is that moment in a mission’s lifetime when a satellite is first attached to the launcher adapter that will cradle it on its flight to orbit. This is supposed to be a mere formality, but uncertainty is present in its very name: what if these two items, typically manufactured in different parts of Europe, don’t fit together as planned?
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Source: ESA Space Engineering & Technology