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| Planck Leaves ESTEC |
| Having completed the fine balancing tests inside the Large Space Simulator, the Planck spacecraft has left the ESTEC test facilities on a transport truck to Centre Spatial Liège (CSL). |
| Date: 25 Apr 2008 |
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| Herschel Telescope Integration |
| The large 3.5-metre diameter Herschel telescope has been mechanically integrated onto the interface structure on the cryostat. The successful integration of the telescope on Wednesday, 16 April 2008, comes just under a week after the integration of Herschel's solar array and sunshade on 11 April. |
| Date: 18 Apr 2008 |
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| Planck Spacecraft Fine Balancing in LSS |
| Wednesday 2 April the Planck flight model spacecraft was placed inside the Large Space Simulator (LSS) at the ESTEC test facilities for fine balancing. After the arrival on 28 March at ESTEC, unpacking, and several spacecraft preparations in the cleanroom, the Planck spacecraft was hoisted up from its ground support equipment (GSE) and transferred to the LSS by means of the overhead crane. |
| Date: 11 Apr 2008 |
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| Herschel telescope ready for integration |
| The Herschel telescope is now ready for integration onto the spacecraft! |
| Date: 08 Apr 2008 |
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| Planck Arrives at ESTEC |
| After a flight from Nice to Amsterdam in the night of Thursday 27 March 2008, the Planck spacecraft arrived by transporter truck at ESTEC early on Friday. Over the weekend the spacecraft was unpacked from its transport container, together with the mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE). |
| Date: 01 Apr 2008 |
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