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Arabsat 2A / 1996 - 040A

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Arabsat 2A / 1996 - 040A
Arabsat
Arabsat 2A
Category Commercial Telecom
Operator Arab Satellite Communication Org.
Orbit GEO
Sat position 26° E
Launch date 10.7.1996
Launch mass 2571 kg
Design life 12 years
Launcher Ariane 44L
Satellite / Bus SB 3000A
Manufacturer Aerospatiale

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Subsystem responsibility:
bullet 1 x 400 N N2O4 / MMH thruster, S400-01
bullet 14 x 10 N N2O4 / MMH thruster, S10-13
bullet 2 x surface-tension tank, OST 21/0
bullet Fill & Drain valves
bullet Propellant loading in Kourou
400 N bipropellant thruster
Propellant tank OST/2 Bipropellant thruster S10-13

 

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