Solar Orbiter High-Gain Antenna at ESA's Large Space Simulator
Date: 23 June 2017
Satellite: Solar Orbiter
Depicts: High-Gain Antenna
Location: European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Copyright: SENER Aerospace / European Test Services
The High-Gain Antenna (HGA) of ESA's Solar Orbiter mission during a solar simulation test at ESA's Large Space Simulator in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, in June 2017. There, the antenna was exposed to an amount of solar light and heat comparable to the one it would experience during the mission, which is about 12 times higher than what is received at Earth.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
