International Sat. nº: |
ESA spacecraft nº: 56 |
Launch data:
| Designation | 28545 / 05005D |
| Launch date | 12 Feb 2005 - 21:03 UT |
| Launch site | Ko, ELA-3 |
| Launch vehicle |
Ariane-5ECA |
| Mission | Technique, Vehicle evaluation |
| Earth orbit on: |
| Perigee / Apogee | 250 x 35977 km |
| Inclination | 6.6° |
| Period | 635.75 min |
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Spacecraft data:
| Prime contractor | Kayser-Threde |
| Operator | Arianespace |
| Mass at launch | 3622 kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Basic shape | cylinder attached to Ariane upper stage |
| Dimension | 2,6 m x 3,6 m |
| Equipment | DVCAM (2 cameras), Boucle-Fluide-Experiment |
| Propulsion | none |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | |
Description:
Below XTAR-EUR in the fairing was Maqsat-B2, a test satellite built by
Kayser-Threde to study the Ariane 5ECA launch environment. Maqsat-B2
remained attached to the upper stage (ECA), but ejected the
SLOSHSAT-FLEVO test satellite.
The 3.5 t payload MAQSAT-B2 (Maquette Satellite - Bas 2) was designed to
represent a commercial passenger, but also serves as technology platform for
several European experiments: Sloshsat-FLEVO
(a Dutch micro-satellite researching on fluid behavior inside a tank),
Boucle-Fluide (a French heat pipe experiment), DVCAM (a French autonomous camera
system monitoring key events of the launch) and a Telemetry Assembly (TMA).
Development and manufacturing of TMA were also part of Kayser-Threde’s
responsibilities. TMA acquires environmental data of approximately 60 sensors on
Ariane-5ECA, on MAQSAT and in Boucle-Fluide, and transmits it online to Ariane ground
stations for a period of 3 ½ hours after lift-off.
Astrophilately covers:
 Launch cancel Kourou. |
 Headquarter cancel Paris. |
Credit covers: J.VdDr.
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Ref.: #7(JR544), #14, #207, #415 - update: 13.01.20 |
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