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Back Telescope Flight Model

Telescope Flight Model


Date: 29 January 2008
Satellite: Herschel
Depicts: Telescope flight model
Location: Cleanroom at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Copyright: ESA

View from below the telescope in tilted position on its ground handling system. Through the central opening in the primary mirror, the secondary mirror and part of its support structure can be seen.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
15-Apr-2026 06:44 UT

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