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European communications technology satellite. Study 1978. Communications experiments satellite of the European Space Agency.

AKA: Orbital Test Satellite.
Gross mass: 865 kg (1,906 lb).
First Launch: 1978.05.11.
Number: 1 .

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Associated Countries

• Europe Europe More...

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See also

• Communications technology sat Category of spacecraft. More...

• Geosynchronous orbit Category of spacecraft. More...

• Technology Category of spacecraft. More...

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Associated Manufacturers and Agencies

• ESA European agency overseeing development of rockets and spacecraft. European Space Agency, Europe. More...

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Bibliography

• McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: here.

• JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: here.

• McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: here.

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