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Aeros A / 1972 - 100A

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Aeros A / 1972 - 100A
German Ministry of Research and Technology
Aeros A
Category Science
Operator German Ministry of Research and Technology
Orbit LEO
Sat position 223 km x 867 km
Launch date 6.12.1972
Launch mass 127 kg
Design life 1 years
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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