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Eutelsat 2-F5

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Eutelsat 2-F5 / launch failure
Eutelsat
Eutelsat 2-F5
Category Commercial Telecom
Operator Eutelsat
Orbit GEO
Sat position  
Launch date 24.1.1994 - Launch failure
Launch mass 1880 kg
Design life 10 years
Launcher Ariane 44LP
Satellite / Bus SB 2000
Manufacturer Aerospatiale

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Subsystem responsibility: Fill and drain valves
bullet 1 x 400 N thruster (N2O4 / MMH), S400-01
bullet 12 x 10 N thruster (N2O4 / MMH), S10-05
bullet 2 x surface-tension tank, OST 04/0
bullet Fill & Drain valves
bullet Latch valves
bullet Propellant loading in Kourou
10N bipropellant thrusterSurface tension propellant tank400N thrusterSpacecraft propellant loading

 

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