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XMM captured by Fuga


Date: 09 December 1999
Satellite: XMM
Depicts: XMM as seen by FUGA, 5 hours after launch
Copyright: ESA

Picture taken by XMM's FUGA camera showing the telescope tube and one solar array on the left. At the top of the picture, one sees the edges of the now deployed telescope sunshield. What appears as a white boom in centre is in fact one of the fixed lateral sunshield panels, seen side-on.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
6-Mar-2026 23:07 UT

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