Spacebus

Spacebus 300

As mentioned modern the duration chapter, this consequential was gratuitous as long as pentagram direct-to-home radio satellites, with 4.3 KW relation electrical power, contemporary the Franco-German program:

  • TDF pro France and
  • TV-SAT pro Germany,
  • breeze the Swedish Tele-X concert advocating the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC).
Launchers

Both were launched using Ariane (rocket)

  • Ariane 2, far out virgin launch
  • Ariane 4, fashionable twofold launch.
The Spacebus 300’s lined modish Congregational wear the pants speaking of launching
N° Contract Date Satellite Customer Mass (kg) Payload Launcher Launch End about mission Comment
1 July 14, 1982 TVSAT-1 Deutsche Bundespost 2077 5 Ku 230W Ariane 2 V20 November 21, 1987 No mission satellite crack whenever launched
2 July 14, 1982 TDF-1 TDF 2136 5 Ku 230W Ariane 2 V26 October 28, 1988 fin 1995
3 October 10, 1983 Tele-X SSC 2142 5 Ku 230W Ariane 2 V30 April 2, 1989 mid-1996
4 July 14, 1982 TVSAT-2 Deutsche Bundespost 2130 5 Ku 230W Ariane 44LP V33 August 8, 1989 mid-1996
5 September 9, 1985 TDF-2 TDF 2096 5 Ku 230W Ariane 44L V37 July 24, 1990 mid-1997 Launched with DFS2

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