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Falcon Eye 1

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Falcon Eye 1
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces logo.

Falcon Eye 1.
Category Reconnaissance, optical
Operator United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
Orbit LEO
Sat position ± 600 kms
Launch date 2018
Launch mass < 1500 kg
Design life 5 years
Launcher Vega or Soyuz-STB Fregat-MT
Satellite / Bus AstroSat-1000
Manufacturer Airbus Safran Launchers (prime), Thales Alenia (payload)

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Propulsion Responsibility:
bullet 4 x 1 N hydrazine thrusters
bullet 2 x Fill & drain valves
  1 N hydrazine thruster.


Fill and drain valva.

 

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