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TD 1A / 1972 - 014A

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TD 1A / 1972 - 014A
European Space Agency
TD 1A Spacecraft
Category Science
Operator ESRO (ESA)
Orbit LEO
Sat position 524 km x 551 km
Launch date 12.3.1972
Launch mass 472 kg
Design life 2 years
Launcher Thor-Delta-N
Satellite / Bus Intelsat 3 Bus
Manufacturer Hawker Siddeley Dynamics

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Subsystem responsibility:
bullet Argon Gas Tank, 280 bar
bullet Propellant loading at Vandenberg
Spacecraft propellant loading

 

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