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News Release from: Saft Lithium Battery Division | Subject: VES140S cells
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 August 2006
Lithium cells back up French military
comms
France's Syracuse 3B secure military telecomms GEO satellite relies on backup power provided by Saft Li-ion battery technology.
France's Syracuse 3B secure military telecommunications GEO (geosynchronous) satellite, launched on 11th August from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, relies on backup power provided by Saft Li-ion battery technology The Saft rechargeable Li-ion battery systems were installed by Alcatel Alenia Space, the prime contractor for Syracuse III, to ensure continuous operation when the satellite's solar panels are eclipsed by the Earth
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Oct 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Together with Syracuse 3A, launched in October 2005, Syracuse 3B will be operated by the French ministry of defence.
The system Syracuse III will form the cornerstone of a European military satcom system shared for one part by NATO allies.
For both Syracuse 3A and 3B, Saft has developed a battery system comprising two packs connected in series.
The packs are made up of 12 modules connected in series, each module comprising three VES140S cells in parallel.
The VES cells are manufactured in Saft's industrial factory in Bordeaux, France and integrated into the packs and tested at Saft's facility In Poitiers, France.
The Syracuse 3B satellite was carried into space by an Ariane 5GS launch vehicle that also uses a variety of Saft specialised spacecraft Ag-Zn and Ni-Cd batteries to support its in-flight systems. Request a free brochure from Saft Lithium Battery Division ...
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