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Back Structural Thermal Model of the Herschel Service Module

Structural Thermal Model of the Herschel Service Module


Date: 22 September 2005
Satellite: Herschel
Location: ESTEC, Noordwijk
Copyright: ESA

Close-up of the area which will be directed towards the Sun and the Earth in the operational orbit. The cone with the red cap is the main antenna for communication with the ground station. The box with the red cover is the attitude anomaly detector which can trigger emergency activities in case of loss of Sun pointing.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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