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Integrating the instruments
19 SEP. 2007 publication date 1848 Views

This picture was taken during the integration of Herschel's three focal plane units – HIFI (front-right), PACS (front-left) and SPIRE (back) – in July 2007 in the Astrium facility at Friedrichshafen.

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Astrium

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ESA Standard Licence

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