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Record 1 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Spacecraft
CONT

A small, specially-marked satellite, the Canadian Target Assembly (CTA) was deployed on flight day nine to support SVS [Space Vision System]. Also in cargo bay, the Attitude Sensor Package, featuring three European Space Agency independent sensors mounted on a Hitchhiker plate in cargo bay: Modular Star Sensor, Yaw Earth Sensor and Low Altitude Conical Earth Sensor, and the Tank Pressure Control Experiment/Thermal Phenomena (TPCE/TP), contained in a Get Away Special (GAS) canister.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Engins spatiaux

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