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Date: 19 August 2011 Satellite: Gaia Depicts: Structural Model of the Gaia Payload Module Location: Intespace facility, Toulouse, France Copyright: Astrium - France Show in archive: true
The Structural Model of the Gaia Payload Module in its X-axis test configuration at Intespace, Toulouse, France, during vibration testing. To verify the alignment, the optics of the Astro 1 telescope have been installed.