25023 - MAQSAT-H

MAQSAT-H was a dummy communications satellite instrumented to report the actual payload bay environment during launch of the Ariane 5 booster. It also included the TEAMSAT technology experiment payload, developed by ESTEC. It ejected a subsatellite, the Young Engineers Satellite (YES), also with several experiments. The MAQSATs were built by Kayser-Threde of Germany for the European Space Agency.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1997-10-30
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana