SpaceX Eutelsat ABS Falcon 9 Patch
SpaceX Eutelsat ABS Falcon 9 Patch
This patch was designed for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch of two commercial communications satellites. The rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in 2015.This particular SpaceX launch was notable in that it put the first commercial communications satellites into space that use electric propulsion - relying entirely on electric ion engines. This means that the two satellites - Eutelsat 115 West B and ABS-3A - use electrical power to accelerate a propellant (e.g. a gas like Xenon), which moves the satellite through space. Electrical propulsion produces a low initial thrust, but it can keep accelerating the satellite for a long time and can therefore be much more efficient than traditional chemical methods for propulsion.
The patch design features a Falcon 9 rocket, viewed from below to show off the nine Merlin engines that power the first stage.
More information
Object number
2022-3
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Width: 9cm
Length: 9cm
Material
Cotton
Associated Organisation
SpaceX
Object Production Date
2015 - 2022
Object Production Organisation
SpaceX
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