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Spacebus 100
Eutelsat 2
Eutelsat 2
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French communications satellite. 3-axis stabilized using bipropellant thrusters (750 kg propellant - unified with apogee insertion and maneuvering propulsion) and momentum wheels.

Status: Operational 1975. First Launch: 1975-08-27. Last Launch: 1994-01-24. Number: 12 . Payload: 130 kg (280 lb). Thrust: 392 N (88 lbf). Gross mass: 866 kg (1,909 lb). Height: 2.25 m (7.37 ft). Span: 20.70 m (67.90 ft).

Solar arrays generated 2.0 kW at end of life.


More at: Spacebus 100.

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Arabsat 1A, 1B, 1C / Insat 2DT Null

Family: Communications, Geosynchronous orbit. Country: France. Launch Vehicles: Atlas, Thor, Delta, Space Shuttle, Delta 2914, Ariane, Ariane 2/3, Delta 2 7000, Ariane 3, Ariane 44LP, Ariane 44L, Delta 7925, Atlas II, Delta 2000. Propellants: N2O4/MMH. Projects: DFS, Eutelsat. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC17B, Cape Canaveral LC17A, Cape Canaveral LC36B, Cape Canaveral LC39A, Kourou, Kourou ELA1, Kourou ELA2. Agency: Arabsat. Bibliography: 2, 278, 5, 6, 6917, 13139, 13140, 13141.
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Arabsat 1AArabsat 1A
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Symphonie 1Symphonie 1
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DFS 1DFS 1
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1975 August 27 - . 01:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 2914.
1985 February 8 - . 23:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 3.
1985 June 17 - . 11:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC39A. Launch Platform: MLP1. LV Family: Shuttle. Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle.
1989 June 5 - . 22:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.
1990 July 24 - . 22:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.
1990 August 30 - . 22:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP.
1991 January 15 - . 23:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.
1991 December 7 - . 22:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36B. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas II.
1992 February 26 - . 23:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.
1992 July 9 - . 22:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.
1992 October 12 - . 09:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925.
1994 January 24 - . 21:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP. FAILURE: Stage 3 turbopump overheated.. Failed Stage: U.

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