Sloshsat

Also called Sloshsat FLEVO (Facility for Liquid Experimentation and Verification in Orbit)

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General

Designation	28544 / 05005C
Launch date	12 Feb 2005
Country of origin	Europe
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee
Inclination
Period
Launch vehicle	Ariane V164

Developed by ESA and NRL National Aerospace Laboratory.

Will investigate fluid dynamics in microgravity conditions by monitoring the behavior of water in an instrumented tank. Was to be launched by STS but was modified for Ariane.

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External resources

http://www.nlr.nl/public/facilities/f183-01/

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	NRL
Platform
Mass at launch	127 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	0.9 x 0.7 x 1.08 m
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	35 W
Design lifetime	14 days

Carries 33.5 liters of de-ionized water in an 87 liters tank.

Downlinks in S-band

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