EXOSAT
Date: 28 February 1981
Satellite: EXOSAT
Copyright: ESA
Model of ESA's EXOSAT X-ray satellite with the Whirlpool Galaxy as a backdrop.
On the front, from right to left, are two startrackers, the two low-energy imaging telescopes and the four quadrants of the medium-energy instrument. The gas scintillation proportional counter is visible to the left of the medium energy instrument.
Last Update: 1 September 2019