Re: Arianespace flight 164

From: Etienne Guyot (etienne.guyot@free.fr)
Date: Sun Feb 13 2005 - 17:01:54 EST

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    Hi,
    
    That's correct, MAQSAT isn't designed to separate and will remain attached
    to the ESC-A stage. It looks like a dummy telecom satellite and was designed
    to record flight parameters of the new launcher.
    
    Regards,
    -- 
    Etienne Guyot
    46d20m20s N - 006d04m20s E - 595m
    ORION, club d'astronomie du Pays de Gex
    http://www.cc-pays-de-gex.fr/assoc/aorion
    
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Paul Henney" <ph014a5309@blueyonder.co.uk>
    To: "'Robert Holdsworth'" <robbonz1@xtra.co.nz>; "'Seesat List'"
    <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:04 PM
    Subject: RE: Arianespace flight 164
    
    
    > Hi,
    >
    > Yes,well done to Arianespace!
    >
    > Question,
    > Will MAQSAT get a separate designation, even though it is not separated,
    or
    > will it share one with the Ariane 5 -ECA 2nd stage ??
    >
    >
    > Pj
    >
    >
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Robert Holdsworth [mailto:robbonz1@xtra.co.nz]
    > Sent: 12 February 2005 21:48
    > To: Seesat List
    > Subject: Re: Arianespace flight 164
    >
    > Launch time 2103 UTC.
    >
    > It should be noted that MAQSAT will not be separated (this was always the
    > intention,) so the new satellites  are XTAR- deployed to transfer orbit at
    > 2129 UTC,  and SLOSHSAT deployed AT 2134. (I don't know timings to the
    > second.)
    >
    > Congratulations/Felicitations to Ariane on a highly successful launch.
    >
    > Robert
    >
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "John Locker" <john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk>
    > To: <fpspace@friends-partners.org>
    > Cc: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    >  Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:03 AM
    > Subject: Re: Arianespace flight 164
    >
    
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