Herschel spacecraft ready for tilting
Date: 16 July 2008
Satellite: Herschel
Depicts: Flight model spacecraft
Location: Cleanroom at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Copyright: ESA
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The Herschel spacecraft is readied for its horizontal positioning to allow for the M1/M2 distance measurements of the telescope. The measurements were performed on 16 July and followed the completion of the mechanical test campaign (on 3 July).
Last Update: 1 September 2019