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Marecs B1

Spacecraft propulsion supplied by ArianeGroup

Marecs B1 / launch failure
Inmarsat
Marecs
Category Commercial Telecom
Operator Inmarsat
Orbit GEO
Sat position -
Launch date 10.9.1982 - Launch failure
Launch mass 1006 kg
Design life 7 years
Launcher Ariane 1
Satellite / Bus ECS
Manufacturer ECS - British Aerospace

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Fill and drain valvesSubsystem Responsibility:
bullet 8 x 0.5 N hydrazine thruster, CHT 0.5
bullet 8 x 2 N hydrazine thruster, CHT 2
bullet Fill & Drain valves
bullet Propellant loading at Kourou
0.5N hydrazine thruster
2N hydrazine thruster

 

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