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Rosetta launch postponed
 
14 January 2003

Spacecraft design
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The Rosetta orbiter - spacecraft design
Rosetta resembles a large aluminium box whose dimensions are 2.8 x 2.1 x 2.0 metres. The scientific instruments are mounted on the 'top' of the box – the Payload Support Module – while the subsystems are on the 'base' or Bus Support Module.

Credits: ESA/AOES Medialab
 
 
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