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Herschel weighed and fuelled

22 April 2009

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Herschel being weighed before fuelling. The measurements taken will serve as the baseline from which the final spacecraft mass will be derived after fuelling. The expected mass at launch is about 3400 Kg.

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Herschel fuels up

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Herschel being prepared for fuelling with hydrazine on 9 April 2009.

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Hershel hydrazine filling operations. Engineers are dressed in scape suits, designed to protect them from the toxic fuel.

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Herschel hydrazine filling operations. Engineers must wear scape suits, designed to protect them from the toxic fuel.

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Herschel being integrated with the launcher adapter on 11 April.

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Engineers are preparing to integrate the Herschel launcher adapter with the satellite.

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Lowering Herschel onto the Ariane 5 adapter

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Herschel being lowered onto the launcher adapter. The adapter will connect it to the Ariane 5 during launch.

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Herschel being integrated with the launcher adapter on 11 April.

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Herschel hydrazine filling operations. Engineers must wear scape suits, designed to protect them from the toxic fuel.

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Hydrazine filling operations on 9 March 2009. Engineers were dressed in scape suits, designed to protect them from the toxic fuel.

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