Deployment of Solar Arrays and Antenna
The Fermi, formerly GLAST, spacecraft is orbitting the Earth before the solar panels or antenna are deployed. The camera pans out and the solar panels begin to unfold. Each solar panel consists of three pieces hinged together such that they can be folded up for launch. After the panels are deployed, the camera pans to view the spacecraft from below. The antenna then deploys from the base of the spacecraft as the camera continues to pan around the spacecraft, viewing it from different angles. As the camera moves around, the solar panels are rotated back and forth, demonstrating how they can be moved to continuously point towards the Sun.