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Atlantic Bird 1 / 2002 - 040A

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Atlantic Bird 1 / 2002 - 040A
EutelsatAtlantic Bird 1 Category Commercial Telecom
Operator Eutelsat
Orbit GEO
Sat position 12.5° W
Launch date 28.8.2002
Launch mass 2785 kg
Design life 15 years
Launcher Ariane 5
Satellite / Bus Italsat Bus
Manufacturer Alenia Spazio Spa.

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Ion Propulsion Subsystem responsibility:
bullet 1 x 400 N thruster (N2O4 / MMH), S400-01
bullet 16 x 10 N thruster (N2O4 / MMH), S10-13
bullet 2 x surface-tension tank, OST 22/1

400N thruster10N bipropellant thrusterSurface tension propellant tank

 

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