MetOp-B module passes crucial vacuum test

The Payload Module of ESA?s latest meteorological satellite, MetOp-B, has been hauled out of the largest vacuum chamber in Europe: its ability to operate in the harsh conditions of space has been proved.



After more than a month of testing in ESA?s Large Space Simulator (LSS) at ESTEC in the Netherlands, MetOp-B?s Payload Module was lifted out of the vacuum chamber on 28 July.

The module hosts all of the sensitive meteorological instruments. It had been placed within the LSS to rec [...]

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