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ExoMars drop test vehicle


Date: 29 March 2018
Satellite: ExoMars 2020
Copyright: ESA/I. Barel

A helicopter carries a drop test vehicle to an altitude of 1.2 km before releasing it to monitor the deployment of the second stage main parachute, as part of a series of tests to prepare for the upcoming ExoMars mission.

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Last Update: 1 September 2019
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