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WorldView-1 During Assembly

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WorldView-1 During Assembly The WorldView-1 Earth-observing telescope during assembly. As with HiRISE, test equipment injects light through the system and it is reflected back by a large flat mirror, although in this case the orientation of the telescope and test equipment is horizontal rather than vertical.

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