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Giotto during integration activities


Date: 01 April 1992
Satellite: Giotto
Copyright: ESA

This is slide 11 of 12 from the second Giotto slide set. The following caption is the one originally provided with the slide set. For access the solar panels have been removed. The silver spheres on the main platform are two of the four tanks containing the hydrazine fuel for orbit and attitude correction. On the top the High Gain Dish Antenna with the antenna feed and the Low Gain Cardioid Antenna through which the first contact was made with the Spacecraft for reactivation.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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