Magnetospheric Orbiter Sunshield and Interface – MLI inspection
Date: 14 October 2011
Satellite: BepiColombo
Location: Test Centre, ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Copyright: ESA
Following completion of vibration and shock tests that will qualify it for the dynamic mechanical environment specified by the launcher authority, the Proto-Flight Model (PFM) of the BepiColombo Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter Sunshield and Interface Structure (MOSIF) awaits inspection of its multi-layer insulation (MLI) on 14 October 2011.
MOSIF will shield the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) from the Sun during the journey to Mercury and provide the mechanical and electrical interfaces between the MMO and the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO). The MOSIF PFM will also be used during the system-level mechanical test campaign.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
