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Planck spacecraft leaves FOCAL-5 chamber


Date: 20 August 2008
Satellite: Planck
Depicts: Planck flight model spacecraft at CSL after TBTV tests
Copyright: ESA/Thales

View of the Planck flight model spacecraft after the successful completion of the thermal balance thermal vacuum (TBTV) test campaign. The TBTV tests were performed inside the the FOCAL-5 test chamber (in the background) at Centre Spatiale de Liège (CSL). The spacecraft was removed from the chamber on 20 August 2008.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
21-Jan-2026 19:34 UT

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