MaqSat B

Spacecraft nº:

ESA spacecraft nº: 39

Launch data: Designation 25024 / 97066B Launch date 30 Oct 1997 - 13:43 UT Launch site Ko, ELA-3 Launch vehicle Ariane-5G (V101) Mission Technology (Vehicle evaluation) Earth orbit on: Perigee/Apogee 554/26612 km Inclination 7.7° Period 468 min

Specifications

Descriptions

• MaqSat B (Maquette Satellite - Bas) is a smaller dummy satellite stored below the SPELTRA dual launch adapter and which remains attached to the EPS stage.
• The ARIANE 502 payload consists of three components: The lower Instrumented Platform (MaqSat B), the upper Instrumented Payload (MaqSat H) and TEAMSAT (Technology education Experiment Added To MAQSat) (various experiments of European universities) which is added to MaqSat H. The platforms are developed, manufactured and tested by Kayser-Threde, Munich and correspond to about 90 % of the total payload mass.
• MaqSat B, 2340 kg in mass, simulates a virtual satellite with a very stiff structure. Accelerations and contamination will be measured simultaneously during ascent. These sensors have been provided by CASA, Spain.