CIRBE passed thermal vacuum and thermal balance tests and two plugs-out tests.

Fully integrated CIRBE has gone through thermal vacuum and thermal balance tests. Based on thermal modeling, additional radiator patches have been placed on the bus (visible from the photo). CIRBE has done its second plugs-out test on April 7th, successfully taking commands from the ground station and sending data to the ground station.

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