Currently, sci.esa.int is under review and not being updated. For the latest information and news from ESA science missions and scientific results, please visit esa.int. For a comprehensive overview of ESA’s Science Programme and its missions, please refer to science.esa.int. For in-depth technical information aimed at ESA's scientific communities, you may also wish to consult cosmos.esa.int.

Asset Publisher

Back Weighing the Herschel spacecraft

Weighing the Herschel spacecraft


Date: 07 April 2009
Satellite: Herschel
Depicts: Weighing the Herschel spacecraft
Location: S1B building, Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA

The Herschel spacecraft is weighed while still in the S1 building at CGS, Kourou. The measurement will provide a baseline from which the total spacecraft mass at launch will be calculated after the hydrazine fuelling has been completed.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
12-Apr-2026 11:29 UT

ShortUrl Portlet

Shortcut URL

https://sci.esa.int/s/8r09N5w

Latest Selection

Also Available As

Related Images

Related Videos

Related Publications

Related Links

See Also

Documentation