The two 160 kN electrodynamic exciters on the Multishaker
Date: 27 July 2012
Satellite: BepiColombo
Location: European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), the Netherlands
Copyright: ESA
The BepiColombo Mercury Composite Spacecraft on the Multishaker in the Test Centre at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, prior to a low-level sinusoidal vibration test run along the X-axis. The two 160 kN electrodynamic exciters that move the slip table on which the spacecraft stack is mounted can be seen clearly.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
