Solar Orbiter High-Gain Antenna steering test
Date: 15 June 2018
Copyright: SENER Aerospace
A steering test of the High-Gain Antenna (HGA) of ESA's Solar Orbiter mission performed in June 2018 at SENER – the antenna's prime contractor – in Bilbao, Spain.
The HGA is located on the end of a 1-m long, movable boom, which can extend above or below the heat shield to achieve a reliable link with ground stations on Earth and transmit the huge volumes of data generated by the mission's scientific payload.
Last Update: 1 September 2019