Mercury Planetary Orbiter being lifted onto its multi-purpose trolley

Date: 15 October 2011
Satellite: BepiColombo
Location: Test Centre, ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Copyright: ESA
The Structural and Thermal Model (STM) of the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO), still fitted with the Thermal Test Adapter (TTA), being lifted onto its multi-purpose trolley by an overhead crane on 15 October 2011, after the completion of thermal balance testing.
Last Update: 1 September 2019