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Giotto / 1985 - 056A

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Giotto / 1985 - 056A
European Space Agency
Giotto
Category Science
Operator ESA
Orbit Heliocentric
Sat position -
Launch date 2.7.1985
Launch mass 960 kg
Design life 1 year (achieved: 6 years)
Launcher Ariane 1
Satellite / Bus  
Manufacturer Dornier

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Subsystem responsibility:
bullet 8 x 20 N hydrazine thruster, CHT 2
with 90° canted nozzle
bullet Fill & Drain valves
bullet Propellant loading in Kourou
2N Hydrazine thrusters with canted nozzles
Spacecraft propellant loadingFill and drain valves

 

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