SLOSHSAT
Spacecraft · Netherlands
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Dutch technology satellite. Test satellite to study the sloshing of fluids in zero gravity, developed by the Netherlands Aerospace Laboratory. Equipped with a tank with 33.5 liters of water and an attitude control system. Technology fluids in weightlessness satellite built by NLR for NLR, ESA, Netherlands. Launched 2005.
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Related
- Family
- Technology, Technology satellite
- Country
- Netherlands
- Launch Vehicles
- Ariane 5, Ariane 5ECA
- Launch Sites
- Kourou, Kourou ELA3
- Bibliography
- 2
Chronology
1 event
2005 February 12
21:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- SLOSHSAT - . Payload: SLOSHSAT-FLEVO. Mass: 127 kg (279 lb). Nation: Netherlands. Agency: ESA. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SLOSHSAT. USAF Sat Cat: 28544 . COSPAR: 2005-005C. Apogee: 35,723 km (22,197 mi). Perigee: 268 km (166 mi). Inclination: 6.80 deg. Period: 631.20 min. Test satellite to study the sloshing of fluids in zero gravity, developed by the Netherlands Aerospace Laboratory. Equipped with a tank with 33.5 liters of water and an attitude control system..