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Date: 16 May 2008 Satellite: Herschel Depicts: Flight model spacecraft Location: Cleanroom at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands Copyright: ESA Show in archive: true
The Herschel telescope during the precision M1 to M2 mirror separation measurements, with the spacecraft in horizontal position. The operator can be seen placing laser targets at the rear of the M2 (secondary mirror).