ESA Science & Technology - BepiColombo Mercury Composite Spacecraft undergoing X-axis vibration testing

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BepiColombo Mercury Composite Spacecraft undergoing X-axis vibration testing

Date: 17 August 2012
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The BepiColombo Mercury Composite Spacecraft undergoing sinusoidal vibration testing along its X-axis, which is horizontal in both launch and test configurations. The test runs from 3 Hz to 100 Hz and is being conducted at qualification level.

Y-axis testing was accomplished by rotating the spacecraft stack through 90° on the shaker table.

Last Update: 1 September 2019