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SDO | Solar Dynamics Observatory - Spacecraft
THE SDO SPACECRAFT
- The total mass of the spacecraft at launch is 3200 kg (payload 270 kg; fuel 1400 kg).
- Its overall length along the sun-pointing axis is 4.5 m, and each side is 2.22 m.
- The span of the extended solar panels is 6.25 m.
- Total available power is 1540 W from 6.5 m2 of solar arrays (efficiency of 16%).
- The high-gain antennas rotate once each orbit to follow the Earth.
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INTEGRATION & TESTING
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