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Engineering model of the Gaia video processing unit


Date: 12 February 2009
Satellite: Gaia
Depicts: video processing unit (VPU), engineering model
Copyright: EADS-Astrium

This photograph is of the engineering model (EM) of a Gaia video processing unit (VPU). Gaia will be equipped with seven such units that together will be responsible for the real-time processing and commanding of star data transmitted by Gaia's focal plane assembly.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
15-Apr-2026 10:46 UT

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