Telescope tube is delivered to Dasa

Patria Finavicomp, a subsidiary of Patria Finavitec of Finland, has delivered the tubular structure for the European Space Agency's X-Ray Multi Mirror telescope to prime contractor Daimler-Benz Aerospace's (Dasa) Dornier Satellitensysteme. The 7m-long composite tube, weighing 160kg, is the main structural element of the 3,900kg telescope, to be launched in 1999.

Source: Flight International