Tuesday, June 18, 1985

Yuri 1

 1978-039A


NASDA's Broadcasting Satellite Experimental (BSE) was built by Toshiba together with GE, using a bus related to the RCA Satcom. Mass was 678 kg including ABM. Size 1.3 x 1.2 x 3.9m with 8.9m span. Spacecraft is 334 kg full without ABM. Hydrazine is less than 48 kg (includes AOCS dry mass). ABM is 344 kg full, 24 empty.

The satellite demonstrated TV broadcast for education and public service. BSE was named Yuri (`Lily') after launch.


Yuri 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 Apr 7  2201  Launch by Delta 2914  CC LC17 
  T+38s SRM 1-6 burnout 
  T+0:39 SRM 7-9 on 
  T+77s SRM 7-9 burnout 
  T+87s SRM 1-9 sep 
  T+3:45 T+3:48s MECO 
  T+3:53 St 1 sep 
  T+3:59 St 2 burn 
 2205 T+4:29 Fairing sep
 2209 T+8:53 SECO-1  166 x 166 x 28.7 
 2222 T+21:14 SES-2 10s 
 2222 T+21:24 SECO-2  166 x 643? x 28.5 
 2223 T+22:24 spinup 
 2223 T+22:26 St 2 sep 
 2224 T+23:07 St 3 burn 
 2224 T+23:51 St 3 cutoff 
 2225 T+24:54 St 3 sep  634.26 208 x 35941 x 27.2 
  St 2 depletion  571 x 2040 x 28.23  
1978 Apr 8  0500? Apo 1 
 1600? Apo 2 
1978 Apr 9  0200? Apo 3 
1978 Apr 9  0034  Star 27 apogee burn 
1978 Apr 9  1233   1415.75 35113 x 35660 x 0.1 GEO 142.8E+5.2E 
1978 Apr 26    1435.99 35783 x 35785 x 0.1 GEO 109.9E+0.02E 
1978 Jul 7    1436.11 35727 x 35846 x 0.0 GEO 110.2E 
1978 Jul 20   Experiments begin 
1980 Aug   On station  GEO 110E 
1981 Feb    GEO 110.0E 
1981 Dec    GEO 110E 
1982 Jan 12    1436.10 35719 x 35853 x 1.4 GEO 109.8E 

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