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Aeros B / 1974 - 055A

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Aeros B / 1974 - 055A
German Ministry of Research and Technology
Aeros A
Category Science
Operator German Ministry of Research and Technology
Orbit LEO
Sat position 224 km x 869 km
Launch date 16.7.1974
Launch mass 127 kg
Design life 1 year
Launcher Scout D
Satellite / Bus  
Manufacturer Dornier

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Subsystem responsibility:
bullet 2 x 22 N hydrazine thruster
bullet Propellant loading at Vandenberg (WTR)

20N hydrazine thruster
Spacecraft propellant loading

 

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