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    The fairing is lowered into place

    Date: 10 May 2009
    Satellite: Herschel and Planck
    Depicts: Fairing encapsulation
    Location: Final assembly building (BAF), CSG, Kourou, French Guiana
    Copyright: ESA-CNES-Arianespace / Optique Vidéo du CSG - P. Baudon

    This image, taken on 10 May, shows the fairing for the Herschel and Planck launcher being lowered into place. Operators are removing the protective foil that is normally used to protect the Herschel mirror.

     


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