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    BepiColombo MPO in the LSS

    Date: 13 Sep 2011
    Satellite: BepiColombo
    Depicts: Mercury Planetary Orbiter
    Location: Test Centre, ESTEC
    Copyright: ESA

    The Structural and Thermal Model (STM) of the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) in the Large Space Simulator (LSS) at ESA's Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The MPO is mounted on the LSS gimbal stand / spin box and levelling table that support, orient, rotate and level the spacecraft during testing. The MPO is being prepared for thermal-balance testing.


    Last Update: 25 Oct 2011

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