Galaxy 3

 1984-101A

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Hughes Communications Inc.'s third HS376C Galaxy went up a year after the second. It was used mostly for cable TV distribution and, initially, as an in-orbit spare.

Galaxy III
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Sep 21	2218	Launch by Delta 3920	CC LC17
		T+0:57 SRM 1-5 off
		T+1:02 SRM 1-3 sep
		T+1:02 SRM 6-9 on
		T+1:05 SRM 4-5 sep
		T+2:01 SRM 6-9 off
		T+2:06 SRM 6-9 sep
		T+3:44 MECO
		T+3:52 St 1 sep
		T+3:57 SES-1
	2222	T+4m Fairing
	2229	T+11:05 SECO-1	170 x 270? x 28.5
	2238	T+20:14 St 2 sep
	2238	T+20:52 Star 48 burn 86s
	2240	T+22:18 Star 48 burnout
	2242	T+24:26 Star 48 sep	654.49 199 x 36985 x 23.15
	2250	St 2 depletion	91.07 271 x 382 x 27.1
1984 Sep 22			664.19 697 x 36979 x 21.3
	0400?	Apo 1 over 90E
	1500?	Apo 2 over 74W
1984 Sep 22	1511?	Star 30 burn 9th apo 54s
1984 Sep 22			1452.58 35260 x 36956 x 0.3 GEO 77.7W+4.1W
1984 Sep 24			1449.49 35749 x 36346 x 0.2 GEO 80.2W+3.3W
1984 Oct 1			1436.24 35775 x 35803 x 0.2 GEO 93.5W
1986 Dec 1			1436.04 35780 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 93.4W
1988 Mar 20			1436.15 35780 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 93.6W
1990 Mar 19			1436.10 35777 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 93.5W
1992 Apr 19			1436.12 35773 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 93.6W
1994 Jun 15			1436.12 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 93.6W