The S80/T satellite was built for CNES by Matra Marconi Space using the Surrey Satellite Technology Microbus (Uosat) bus. The 0.35 x 0.35m, 50 kg satellite had a 6-m gravity gradient mast. It was launched on 1992 Aug 10 on an ASAP Ariane from Kourou. S80/T carried a 148/138MHz transponder for tests of mobile communications and location-finding for a proposed, but later abandoned, LEO constellation.
| S80/T | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Aug 10 | 2308 | Launch by Ariane | |
| 2313 | T+5:35 St 2 sep | ||
| 2325 | T+17:37 H10 cutoff | ||
| 2327 | H10 sep from Topex (T+19:29) | ||
| 2331 | KITSAT, S80 sep from ASAP (T+23:36) | ||
| 1992 Aug 14 | 111.93 1302 x 1328 x 66.1 | ||
| 1995 | Still op | ||