MaqSat B2 [Arianespace]
The 3.5 t payload MAQSAT-B2 (Maquette Satellite - Bas 2) was designed to represent a commercial passenger, but also served as technology platform for several European experiments.
MaqSat B2 carried 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 3½ hours after lift-off.
Nation: | Europe |
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Type / Application: | Vehicle evaluation |
Operator: | Arianespace |
Contractors: | Kayser-Threde |
Equipment: | DVCAM (2 cameras), Boucle-Fluide-Experiment |
Configuration: | 2.6 m × 3.6 m cylinder attached to Ariane upper stage |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | |
Lifetime: | 3.5 hours |
Mass: | 3622 kg |
Orbit: | 255 km × 36092 km, 6.76° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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MaqSat B2 | 2005-005D | 12.02.2005 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with XTAR-EUR, Sloshsat-FLEVO |