Pollux (D 5A)
Pollux (D-5A) [CNES]
The French Pollux (D5-A) satellite was launched as a piggyback of the Castor (D 5B). The external structure of the D5-A was an octahedron made up of two truncated tetrahedrons, eight facets of which were covered with solar cells. The D5-A carried a hydrazine propulsion system that was tested in space.
| Nation: | France |
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| Type / Application: | Science |
| Operator: | CNES |
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| Configuration: | hydrazine propulsion system |
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| Mass: | 38 kg |
| Orbit: | 299 km × 1258 km, 30° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Pollux (D 5A) | 21.05.1973 | Ko | F | Diamant-B | with Castor (D 5B) |
| Pollux (D 5A) | 17.05.1975 | Ko | Diamant-B-P4 | with Castor (D 5B) |
