Sakura 2B

 1983-081A

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Sakura 2B was launched in Aug 1983 by an N-2 from Tanegashima to provide C and Ka-band telephone and TV distribution in Japan.

Sakura 2B
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1983 Aug 5	2029	Launch by N2	TNSC
		T+0:00 SOB 1-6 on
		T+0:40 SOB 7-9 on
		T+1:25 SOB 1-9 sep
		T+4:32 Stage 1 MECO
		T+4:40 Stage 1 sep
		T+4:46 Stage 2 burn
	2034	T+5:00 Fairing sep
	2040	T+11:07? SECO	165? x 165? x 30.1
	2057?	Equator crossing
	2057?	SES-2
	2057?	SECO-2	165 x 1277 x 30.1
	2058	Stage 2 sep
	2058	Stage 3 burn
	2058	Stage 3 burnout
	2100	Stage 3 sep	647.1 212 x 36603 x 28.7
1983 Aug 6	0200?	Apo 1
	0800?	Peri 1
	1300?	Apo 2
	1830?	Peri 2
1983 Aug 7	0000?	Apo 3 over 14W
	0530?	Peri 3
	1120?	Apo 4 over 178W
1983 Aug 7	1120?	Star 27 burn
1983 Aug 8			1444.5 35297 x 36611 x 0.3
1983 Aug 9			1444.61 35296 x 36609 x 0.3 GEO 175.8E-2.1W
1983 Sep 20			GEO 136E on sta.
1983 Sep 26			1436.15 35785 x 35790 x 0.2 GEO 136.0E+0.02W
1984 Feb 4			1436.14 35786 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 136.0E
1985 Feb 17			1436.14 35786 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 136.0E
1986 Oct 24			1436.16 35784 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 135.9E
1988 Apr 30			1436.13 35781 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 136.0E
1989 Mar 11			1436.15 35775 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 135.9E
1989 Mar 12		Move to 128E
1989 Mar 14			1436.06 35780 x 35791 x 0.9 GEO 128.3E
1989 Dec 8			1436.21 35783 x 35794 x 1.5 GEO 127.9E+0.04W