The CAT (Capsule Ariane Technologique) capsule is a cylindrical module 1,2 meters in diameter, 1 600 kg (1385 kg are aluminum ballast on the top).
CAT = the cylindrical partthe part with the two boom is just classed as ballast to simulate the weight of a spacecraft.See pic below
Quote from: Jester on 05/13/2014 05:52 pmCAT = the cylindrical partthe part with the two boom is just classed as ballast to simulate the weight of a spacecraft.See pic belowBut that ballast remained attached to the CAT in orbit, yes? So if one's interest is 'what is the mass of the cataloged orbitingobject tagged with the name CAT', we need to include it.