On This Day In Space July 12, 1989 Olympus Communications Satellite Launches Into Space
On July 12, 1989, the European Space Agency launched an experimental communications satellite named Olympus-1. Olympus-1 was the largest civilian telecommunication satellite ever built at the time, and some nicknamed it LargeSat. It weighed 5,758 lbs (2,612 kilograms) at launch, according to ESA. The huge satellite malfunctioned in 1991 and was lost in orbital space …
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