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Solar Orbiter

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Solar Orbiter
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Solar Orbiter.
Category Solar Orbiter
Operator ESA - NASA
Orbit Heliocentric
Sat position -
Launch date 2018
Launch mass 1800 kg
Design life 7 years
Launcher Atlas-5 (411)
Satellite / Bus -
Manufacturer Airbus Safran Launchers

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Propulsion Responsibility:
bullet 19 x 10 N biprop thrusters, S10-18
bullet 9 x Pyrovalves

Pyrovalve.  
10N bipropellant thruster  

 

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