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TV-Sat 1 / 1987 - 095A

Spacecraft propulsion supplied by ArianeGroup

TV-Sat 1 / 1987 - 095A
Deutsche Telecom
TV.Sat
Category Commercial Telecom
Operator Deutsche Telekom AG
Orbit GEO
Sat position 19.2° W
Launch date 2.11.1987
Launch mass 2077 kg
Design life 10 years
Launcher Ariane 2
Satellite / Bus SB 300
Manufacturer MBB

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Subsystem responsibility:
bullet 1 x 400 N thruster (N2O4 / MMH), S400-01
bullet 14 x 10 N thruster (N2O4 / MMH) , S10-04
bullet 4 x surface-tension tank, OST 01/0
bullet Fill & Drain valves
bullet Latch valves
bullet Propellant loading in Kourou
Surface tension propellant tank
10N bipropellant thruster400N bipropellant thrusterFill and drain valves

 

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