SBS-3

 1982-110B

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SBS 3 was the first satellite to be launched from a Space Shuttle Orbiter. It was deployed from Columbia on 1982 Nov 11 during mission STS-5. The PAM-D ASE in the cargo bay spun up SBS-3 and the PAM-D upper stage, which then were pushed out of their cradle by springs. Columbia backed off and three quarters of an hour later the solid PAM-D Star 48B motor ignited to insert SBS-3 in geostationary transfer orbit.

SBS 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1982 Nov 11	1219:00	Launch	LC39A
1982 Nov 11	1952	Open sunshade
1982 Nov 11	2017:35	Deploy from PAM-D ASE, OV-102
1982 Nov 11	2102:35	T+8:43:35 PAM-D burn for 83s
	2103:58?	Burnout
1982 Nov 11	2106:06?	PAM-D sep	293 x 36200
1982 Nov 12			662.81 287 x 37319 x 23.5
1982 Nov 13	2246	AKM (5th apo) 56s burn
1982 Nov 13			1451.39 34834 x 37336 x 0.6 GEO 148.5W+3.8W
1982 Nov 15		Deploy solar panels, antenna
1982 Nov 28			1420.13 35159 x 35787 x 0.3 GEO 104.0W+4E
1982 Dec 2		On station	GEO 94W
1982 Dec 4			1436.17 35783 x 35793 x 0.3 GEO 93.9W
1983 Aug 11			1436.14 35785 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 94.1W
1983 Oct 28			1436.15 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 94.1W
1983 Nov		Move to 95W
1983 Nov 6			1436.11 35784 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 95.0W
1985 Apr 11			1436.12 35785 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 95.0W
1986 Nov 5			1436.12 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 95.1W
1988 Apr 4			1436.10 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 95.0W
1990 Jan 4			1436.11 35774 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 95.0W
1991 Oct 21			1436.10 35778 x 35795 x 0.2 GEO 95.0W
1993 Mar 28			1436.12 35780 x 35793 x 1.4 GEO 95.1W
1993 Sep 8			1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 1.8 GEO 95.0W
1993 Sep 9		mv out	1435.13 35760 x 35775 x 1.8 GEO 93.1W+0.2E
1994 Jan 1		mv in	1435.88 35776 x 35788 x 2.0 GEO 73.9W+0.05E
1994 Jan 31			1436.17 35779 x 35796 x 2.1 GEO 74.0W
1995 Apr 9			1436.13 35782 x 35791 x 3.1 GEO 73.9W
1995 May 31			1436.13 35782 x 35792 x 3.2 GEO 74.0W
1995 Jun 1		Orbit raised
1995 Jun 2			1440.82 35869 x 35888 x 3.1
1995 Jun 17			1441.03 35871 x 35895 x 3.2