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HellasSat 1 / 1992 - 066A (ex DFS - Kopernikus 3)

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HellasSat 1 / 1992 - 066A (ex DFS - Kopernikus 3)

HellaSat (ex DFSKopernikus)
Category Commercial Telecom
Operator HellasSat Satellite Systems
Orbit GEO
Sat position 33.5° E
Launch date 12.10.1992
Launch mass 1428 kg
Design life 10 years
Launcher Delta II
Satellite / Bus SB 1000
Manufacturer Deutsche Aerospace

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Subsystem responsibility: Fill and drain valves
bullet 1 x 400 N thruster (N2O4 / MMH), S400-01
bullet 14 x 10 N thruster (N2O4 / MMH), S10-10
bullet 2 x surface-tension tank, OST 02/0
bullet Fill & Drain valves
bullet Latch valves
bullet Propellant loading in Kourou
10N bipropellant thruster400N bipropellant thrusterSurface tension propellant tank

 

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