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IXO mirror module


Date: 25 April 2010
Satellite: IXO
Copyright: ESA/cosine Research/SPO consortium

An IXO mirror module in flight representative configuration, consisting of two co-aligned wedged silicon pore optics stacks, with two Cesic brackets attached. The three fully isostatic mounting feet are not shown.

IXO was an L-class candidate mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme that was studied between 2007 and 2011.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
14-Mar-2026 09:17 UT

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