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Hot Bird 1 / 1995 - 016B (ex Eutelsat 2-F6)

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Hot Bird 1 / 1995 - 016B (ex Eutelsat 2-F6)
Eutelsat Hot Bird 1
Hot Bird 1
Category Commercial Telecom
Operator Eutelsat
Orbit GEO
Sat position 13° E
Launch date 28.3.1995
Launch mass 1870 kg
Design life 11 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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