25024 - MAQSAT-B

MAQSAT-B was launched from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana aboard the same Ariane 5 rocket with MAQSAT-H. It was a smaller dummy satellite stored in the lower bay of the SPELTRA dual launch adapter. It was 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