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Réf : S03299
Thème :
Essais - Constructions - Satellites - Sondes - Fusées (2314 images)
Titre : Boeing Satellite Systems technicians prepare the ICO Global Communications satellite
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Boeing Satellite Systems technicians prepare the ICO Global Communications satellite prior to shipment to Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida. The ICO satellite is a modified Boeing 601 has pair of four-panel solar wings, with dual-junction gallium arsenide solar cells. The solar arrays will provide 8,900 watts of end-of-life power. When fully deployed, the satellite spans 85 ft 10 in. The ICO satellite will operate for approximately 12 years in two planes of medium-Earth orbit at an altitude of 10,390 kilometers (6,456 miles). The orbit will be inclined at 45 degrees to the equator.
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