(ORDO NEWS) — ESA‘s Euclid mission is undergoing final testing ahead of launch in July 2023.
In the image, the device is shown standing in a special room at the Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, where it has successfully passed electromagnetic compatibility tests.
Such tests are common for space vehicles. All electronics emit some form of electromagnetic waves that can interfere with other devices.
Think of the buzz that the speakers make just before an incoming call to a cell phone.
Spacecraft electronics can cause similar interference, but in space they can be disastrous, so all systems must be checked before launch.
The large test chamber simulates the electromagnetic environment of deep space. The chamber is lined with cones that absorb radio signals and prevent reflections.
The walls of the chamber form a steel Faraday cage, impervious to electromagnetic signals from the outside world.
In this environment, the team studied the radio signals and electrical interference coming from various spacecraft systems and tested whether they caused any electromagnetic interference from each other.
The ESA mission “Euclid” is designed to study the composition and evolution of the Universe.
The space telescope will create a magnificent map of the large-scale structure of the universe in space and time, observing many galaxies up to 10 billion light-years away.
Euclid explores how the universe has expanded and how its structure has been shaped over the course of cosmic history.
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