Healthsat

Also called Healthsat 2 because Uosat 3 provided services as Healthsat 1

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General

Designation	22827 / 93061E
Launch date	25 Sep 1993
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	788/803 km
Inclination	98.7°
Period	100.8 min
Launch vehicle	Ariane V59
Mass at launch	47.5 kg

Transmits medical data (provided by the United States, Canada and the UK) to African universities, hospitals and documentation centers.

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Contact

SatelLife
1360 Soldier's Field Rd., Boston, MA 02135, USA
Tel: +1-617-789-5455
Fax: +1-617-789-4771
Email: hnet@usa.healthnet.org

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External resources

http://www.healthnet.org/

http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/CSER/UOSAT/missions/hs2.html
sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.)
Platform	SSTL
Mass at launch	50.5 kg
Mass in orbit
Length	352 mm
Width	356 mm
Height	670 mm
Stabilization	gravity gradient
DC power
Design lifetime	5 years

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