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OTS 2 / 1978 - 044A

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OTS 2 / 1978 - 044A
ESA
OTS-1
Category Experimental Telecom
Operator ESA
Orbit GEO
Sat position 10° E
Launch date 13.9.1978
Launch mass 865 kg
Design life 13 years
Launcher Delta 3914
Satellite / Bus -
Manufacturer BAE (STAR Consortium)

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Fill and drain valvesSubsystem Responsibility:
bullet 12 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 Kennedy Space Center (ETR)
0.5N hydrazine thruster
2N hydrazine thruster

 

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