CAT-1

CAT-1

CAT-1

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Not to be confused with Cat(1) or Cat 1 (album).

CAT-1 (also Technological Capsule 1,[2] also Obélix[3]) was the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the European Space Agency on their own rocket, the Ariane 1. It was only intended to provide data on the launch characteristics of the new rocket and was only powered for 8 orbits.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. [2]
    CAT-1, NSSDC, NASA
  3. [3]
    "N° 2994 - Rapport de M. Robert Lecou sur le projet de loi autorisant l'approbation de l'accord-cadre entre le Gouvernement de la République française et le Gouvernement de la République de l'Inde relatif à la coopération dans le domaine de l'utilisation de l'espace extra-atmosphérique à des fins pacifiques (n°2709)". www.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 1 May 2020..
  4. [4]
    Ariane 1 Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia Astronautica


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