ECS-3 ESA Mission Patch
ECS-3 ESA Mission Patch
This European Space Agency patch was created for the European Communications Satellite programme (ECS). ECS-1, also known as Eutelsat I F-1, was launched in 1983 to a geostationary orbit. The communications satellite, operated by the European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (Eutelsat), remained in use until it was decommissioned in 1996.ECS-1 was built by British Aerospace and was one of a long line of ESA satellites providing communication links across the continent.
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Object number
2022-14
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Width: 10cm
Height: 10cm
Depth: 0.2cm
Material
Cotton
Object Production Date
1980 - 1986
Object Production Notes
Due to the flags on the patch, it is possible to work out that it was produced sometime between 1980 (when Ireland joined, whose flag does feature on the patch) and 1986 (when Austria and Norway officially joined ESA, whose flag is not on this patch).
Object Production Organisation
ESA
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