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MSG 1 / 2002 - 040B

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MSG 1 / 2002 - 040B
EumetsatMSG 1 Category Meteorology
Operator Eumetsat
Orbit GEO
Sat position 0° W
Launch date 28.8.2002
Launch mass 1800 kg
Design life 5 years
Launcher Ariane 5
Satellite / Bus Meteosat 2nd. Gen.
Manufacturer Alcatel Space Industries

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Propulsion Responsibility:
bullet 4 x tank for spin stabilised spacecraft, T 11/0
bullet 2 x 400 N bipropellant engine, S400-01
bullet 6 x 10 N bipropellant thrusters, S10-13
bullet Fill and drain valves
10 N Bipropellant thruster S10-13MSG 1 propellant tanks400 N Bipropellant engine S400-01

 

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