Scale model (1:6) of the Hipparcos (High Precision Parallax Collecting Satellite) astrometry spacecraft
- maker:
- European Space Agency
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License1:6 model of the Hipparcos astrometry satellite. Three quarter front view. Black background
Science Museum Group Collection
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1:6 model of the Hipparcos astrometry satellite. Three quarter front view cropped for gallery use. Black background
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Model of Hipparcos astronomy satellite spacecraft, scale 1:6, made by ESA (European Space Agency), 1984-1985.
Hipparcos was the first space mission designed to map stars. It measured the positions, distances and motion of over 2½ million stars to new degrees of precision.
The satellite’s name acknowledges the Greek astronomer Hipparchus, who systematically mapped over a thousand stars with the naked eye around 150 BC. In 2010 a new mission called Gaia will launch, aiming to map over a billion stars.
Details
- Category:
- Space Technology
- Object Number:
- 1986-850
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
- type:
- model - representation
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- spacecraft
- unmanned spacecraft
- visual and verbal communication
- credit:
- European Space Agency
