Farnborough
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British manufacturer. Defense Research Agency, Farnborough, UK.
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2000 November 16
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5G.- STRV-1c - .
Mass: 4,758 kg (10,489 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Arianespace.
Manufacturer: Farnborough.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: STRV.
USAF Sat Cat: 26610 . COSPAR: 2000-072C. Apogee: 39,218 km (24,368 mi). Perigee: 636 km (395 mi). Inclination: 6.34 deg. Period: 707.65 min.
The two small STRV cubes were then ejected from the Ariane EPS stage ASAP-5 secondary payload structure at 0141 GMT. STRV-1c and 1d were small satellites built by the DERA (former Royal Aircraft Establishment), Farnborough, England. Mass was around 95 kg each. STRV-1c performed accelerated life testing of new components and materials in the high radiation environment of geosynchronous transfer orbit.
- STRV-1d - .
Mass: 4,758 kg (10,489 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Arianespace.
Manufacturer: Farnborough.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: STRV.
USAF Sat Cat: 26611 . COSPAR: 2000-072D. Apogee: 39,282 km (24,408 mi). Perigee: 605 km (375 mi). Inclination: 7.10 deg. Period: 708.30 min.
STRV-1c and 1d were small satellites built by the DERA (former Royal Aircraft Establishment), Farnborough, England. Mass was around 95 kg each. STRV-1d carries an NRL Space Test Program experiment (S97-2), a camera, and technology and computer experiments.