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    Mercury Planetary Orbiter on its way to the 'Rosetta' cleanroom

    Date: 15 Oct 2011
    Satellite: BepiColombo
    Location: Test Centre, ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
    Copyright: ESA

    The Structural and Thermal Model (STM) of the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) mounted on its multi-purpose trolley via the Thermal Test Adapter (TTA) on 15 October 2011, after the completion of thermal balance testing. The MPO is being moved back to the 'Rosetta' cleanroom.


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