Hi David & the rest of the BB,

yes we have safely arrived in India, I am currently sitting next to the spacecraft as I type this e-mail:) So far, everything is going well with the checkout. We also did a successful transponder test yesterday. You might also want to check our weblog at

http://www.delfic3.nl/photoblog

where we will post updates, photos are not possible since photography is not allowed here.

73 de VU/PE4WJ