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The XMM spacecraft and payload taken apart



The X-ray telescopes are visible at the lower left, as well as the (blue) OM telescope. In addition to two electronics platforms, one can also see the (yellow) propellant tanks and the pairs of thrusters (in red) on each corner of the spacecraft.


Image courtesy of Dornier Satellitensysteme GmbH.

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