Maqsat-H: the Ariane-502 upper passenger

Flight configuration of Maqsat-H. Maqsat-H, 2300 kg, 5 m high, used 34 sensors to measure acceleration, vibration, shock and acoustic noise at different locations during the launch of Ariane 502. Flight data (32 Mbytes) were recorded within the first 4 min of ignition, and then transmitted to Kourou during the following 4 min. The Maqsat-H structure itself, including a simulated solar panel, fulfilled various frequency and stiffness requirements and had the dimensions of a typical large communications satellite. Maqsat-H was released after Ariane achieved geostationary orbit. [Image Date: 1997-10-00] [97.09.013-002]