Orbital Test Satellite

The Orbital Test Satellite (OTS) programme was an experimental satellite system inherited by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1975 from its predecessor, the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO). OTS was the first three-axis-stabilised Ku-band satellite, and its design has inspired the conception of almost 30 other satellites in Europe. Its successors, the Maritime European Communications Satellite (MARECS) and European Communications Satellite (ECS) series of satellites, consolidated Europe's position in communications satellite technology and manufacturing.

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(OTS)
mass 445 kilogram, mass 865 kilogram, 
communications satellite, geostationary satellite, European Space Agency, British Aerospace, 
Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Sikh Confederacy, Tarshish, communications satellite, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, Republic of Haiti, 

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Artist's impression of the Orbital Test Satellite

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Artist's impression of the Orbital Test Satellite		Commons