Station Keeping
The orbital station keeping manoeuvres of the satellites were conducted by the Flight Dynamics Group of the German Aerospace Center (German Space Operations Center) in Oberpfaffenhofen, Bavaria. The satellites were located at the following positions.
- DFS-Kopernikus 1: 23,5° East, later 33,5° East (1989–1994?)
- DFS-Kopernikus 2: 28,5° East (1990–2000?)
- DFS-Kopernikus 3: 23,5° East (1992–2002)
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