Anik A3

  1975-038A

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Anik A-3 (Telesat C) was launched in 1975. In around 1976-1977 it was moved from 104W to the prime position at 114W. 

Anik A-3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1975 May 7	2335:26	Launch by Delta 2914	CC LC17B
		T+0:38 SRM 1-6 out
		T+0:39 SRM 7-9 on
		T+1:17 SRM 7-9 out
		T+1:25 SRM 1-9 sep
	2339:07	T+4:18 MECO
		T+4:24 VECO
	2339:15?	T+4:26 St 1 sep
	2339:27	T+4:31 Stage 2 SES-1
		T+4:55 Fairing
	2345:20	T+9:54 Stage 2 SECO-1	168 x 222 x 28.5?
	2358:48	T+23:22 St 2 sep
	2359:01	T+23:35 Star 37E burn
	2359:45	T+24:19 Star 37E burnout	231 x 35919 x 24.8
	0000:05	T+24:39 SES-2 experimental, 14s 462m/s
	0000:19	T+24:53 SECO-2
1975 May 8	0001	Star 37E sep
		SES-3 experimental, 10s
		SECO-3	210 x 2093 x 28.4
1975 May 8	0600?	Apo 1 90E
	1600?	Apo 2 70W
1975 May 9	0300?	Apo 3 128E
	1300?	Apo 4 26W
	2330?	Apo 5 171E
1975 May 10	1100?	Apo 6 8E
	2100?	Apo 7 146W
1975 May 10	1730	FW5 burn, based on source
	2130?	FW5 burn, based on TLEs
1975 May 12	1808		1424.95 35212 x 35923 x 0.0 GEO 129.2W+2.8E
1975 May 22		On station	GEO 104W
1975 Dec			GEO 104W (Morgan)
1977 Jan 26			1436.06 35774 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 113.9W+0.0E
1977 Dec			GEO 114W (Morgan)
1979 Apr 20			1436.08 35783 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 114.0W
1981 Feb 10			1436.08 35781 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 114.0W
1982 May 28			1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 114.0W
1984 Nov 18	0334		1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.9 GEO 114.0W
1984 Nov 20	1103		1438.27 35823 x 35835 x 0.9 GEO 114.2W+0.5W
1984 Nov 22		Orbit raise
1984 Nov 23		Decommissioned
1984 Nov 25	0326		1439.04 35842 x 35845 x 0.9 GEO 116.0W+0.7W
1991 Sep 30			1439.46 35842 x 35862 x 7.2
1999 Apr 23			1439.11 35830 x 35861 x 11.9