ESA's XMM [X-ray Multimirror] satellite is due for launch on December 10th, 1999. Using three modules made up of densely-packed gold mirrors, it will capture X-rays with a greater capacity than any previous telescope, enabling it to study violent events in the Universe.
The XMM launch will be the first commercial launch of Ariane 5, Europe's new launcher.
The index contains XMM graphics and construction footage, various graphics and images of events in the Universe, background material on Exosat and Ariane 5, and English and French interviews.

10:00:00 opening titles
10:00:56 menu
10:01:00 A-roll
10:03:49 start of B-roll
10:03:58 XMM in space graphics
10:04:42 XMM in orbit graphics
10:04:50 XMM construction graphics
10:05:49 black hole graphics
10:06:02 supernova graphics
10:06:19 starfield with pan r
10:06:31 visual images galaxies
10:07:15 gvsÕ construction XMM multimirror modules
10:08:30 cs XMM multimirror modules
10:08:42 gvsÕ XMM in cleanroom
10:10:29 gvsÕ arrival XMM at CSG
10:11:33 XMM in final assembly building
10:12:31 rollout Ariane 5
10:13:02 gvsÕ launch Ariane 5
10:13:57 gvsÕ Darmsdadt
10:14:16 gvsÕ Exosat in cleanroom
10:14:37 Exosat images
10:15:10 IV Rob Laine, XMM production manager [GB]
10:15:50 oss [Fr]
10:16:54 IV Fred Jansen, XMM Project Scientist [GB]
10:17:33 end