Aussat

British

/ ˈɒsæt, ˈɒzæt /

noun

the Australian-owned communications satellite launched in 1985

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As they were attempting to temporarily open the sunshield on AUSSAT, an Australian satellite, the shield snagged on AUSSAT's antenna and stuck.

From Time Magazine Archive

With its screen open, AUSSAT, which was scheduled to be deployed the next day, would probably be disabled by solar radiation while it sat unprotected in Discovery's open payload bay.

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