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Meteosat 12

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Meteosat 12
ESA-Eumetsat-logo.

Meteosat 12.
Category Meteorology
Operator ESA, Eumetsat
Orbit GEO
Sat position -
Launch date 2019
Launch mass -
Design life 8.5 years
Launcher -
Satellite / Bus LUXOR-Bus
Manufacturer Thales Alenia Space (prime), OHB-System GmbH (bus)

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Propulsion Responsibility:
bullet 16 x 10 N biprop thrusters, S10-18
bullet 400 N apogee engine
bullet 17 x Pyrovalves
bullet 11 x Fill and drain valves
Pyrovalve. 400 N bipropellant apogee motor.
10N bipropellant thruster Propellant fill and drain valve.

 

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