1988-051A
The second prototype Meteosat (Meteosat P2) was launched on the first Ariane 4 test flight and named Meteosat 3 on reaching orbit. It was operated by EUMETSAT, although the program was managed by ESA. Meteosat 3 also carried the LASSO clock synchonization experiment. It used a laser retroreflector to allow accurate synchronization signals between different sites with atomic clocks.
| Meteosat 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Jun 15 | 1119:01 | Launch by Ariane 4 V22 | CSG ELA2 |
| T+1:06 PAP sep 7 km | |||
| T+2:29 PAL sep 39 km, Vi 1.75km/s | -6250 x 60? | ||
| Stage 1 sep T+3:32 75 km Vi 3.238km/s | -5900 x 150? | ||
| T+3:37s St 2 MES | |||
| Fairing sep T+4:46 115 km Vi 4.317km/s | -5300 x 200? | ||
| 1124 | Stage 2 sep T+5:45 148 km Vi 5.884 km/s | -3950 x 300? | |
| T+5:50 St 3 MES | |||
| 1137 | M+0, T+17:43 Stage 3 MECO | ||
| 1139 | M+2:12 T+19:55 Meteosat sep | ||
| 1139 | M+2:17 T+20:00 Cyclade Adapter sep from SPELDA | ||
| 1140 | M+3:30 T+21:13 SPELDA Adapter sep | ||
| 1142 | M+5:16 T+22:59? PAS 1 sep | ||
| 1145 | M+8:51 Stage 3 evasion burn | ||
| 1239 | AMSAT sep from Cyclade | ||
| 219 x 36081 x 10.05 | |||
| 1220 | Spinup 1 85 rpm | ||
| 1322 | spinup 2 90 rpm | ||
| 1404 | Slew 1 | ||
| 1449 | Slew 2 | ||
| 1534 | slew 3 | ||
| 1649 | Slew 4 | ||
| 2211 | Perigee 1 | ||
| 1988 Jun 16 | 0813 | Slew 6 | |
| 0848 | Perigee 2 | ||
| 1005 | Slew 8 | ||
| 1926 | Perigee 3 | ||
| 1988 Jun 17 | 0010:59 | Mage 1 burn 50s 1549.8m/s | |
| 1988 Jun 17 | 0014:50 | Mage 1 sep | |
| 0136 | Spin axis erection | ||
| 1988 Jun 18 | 1200 | 1438.91 35795 x 35888 x 0.5 GEO 28.4W -0.7/d | |
| 1988 Jun 29 | 1330 | First image | |
| 1988 Jul 1 | 1856 | Decrease drift 1.5 m/s | |
| 1988 Jul 10 | 1434.70 35723 x 35795 x 1.5 GEO 12.5W+0.3E | ||
| 1988 Aug 1 | s | Decrease inc to 1.2 deg | |
| 1988 Aug 17 | mv in | 1436.13 35783 x 35791 x 1.2 GEO 1.3W | |
| 1989 Apr 25 | 1435.92 35773 x 35792 x 0.6 GEO 0.6E | ||
| 1989 May 9 | 1435.91 35772 x 35794 x 0.6 GEO 0.9E | ||
| 1989 Jul 4 | drift W | 1436.32 35783 x 35798 x 0.4 GEO 2.0W+0.06W | |
| 1989 Oct 23 | 1436.10 35779 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 5.1W | ||
| 1989 Oct | Moved to 49W for GOES E ops | ||
| 1989 Nov 28 | 1436.07 35775 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 49.1W | ||
| 1989 Dec 20 | 1436.20 35776 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 49.3W | ||
| 1990 Jan | Primary backup, mv out | GEO 50W | |
| Moved E to replace Meteosat 4 | |||
| 1990 Feb | Drift to 1W for prime coverage | GEO dr | |
| 1990 Feb 8 | 1436.20 35776 x 35801 x 0.2 GEO 0.1E | ||
| 1990 Mar 28 | 1436.13 35773 x 35799 x 0.3 GEO 0.5E | ||
| 1990 May 2 | 1436.17 35773 x 35802 x 0.4 GEO 3.2W | ||
| 1991 Apr 21 | 1436.09 35780 x 35792 x 0.2 GEO 4.3W | ||
| 1991 Apr 29 | moved out, dr W for ADC (Atlantic Data Coverage, supplement GOES) | ||
| 1991 Jul 11 | Observed solar eclipse | GEO 46W | |
| 1991 Jul 14 | 1438.55 35783 x 35886 x 0.1 GEO 48.3W+0.6W | ||
| 1991 Aug 1 | Start GOES East ops | ||
| 1991 Aug 7 | mv in | 1436.15 35783 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 49.8W | |
| 1992 Apr 11 | 1436.24 35782 x 35796 x 0.2 GEO 49.6W | ||
| 1993 Jan 22 | 1436.32 35779 x 35802 x 0.6 GEO 50.1W | ||
| 1993 Jan 27 | Moved to 75W for ops with new Wallops ground station | ||
| XADC (Extended Atlantic Data Coverage) | |||
| 1993 Feb 20 | Arrived on station | GEO 75W | |
| 1993 Mar 4 | 1435.59 35765 x 35788 x 0.7 GEO 74.0W+0.1E | ||
| 1993 Mar 16 | 1435.92 35777 x 35788 x 0.7 GEO 73.4W | ||
| 1993 Dec 17 | 1436.31 35772 x 35808 x 1.3 GEO 75.0W | ||
| 1994 Sep 30 | 1436.11 35784 x 35789 x 2.0 GEO 74.3W | ||
| 1995 Feb 6 | mv to 70W | 1435.71 35774 x 35783 x 2.2 GEO 72.4W+0.1E | |
| 1995 Mar 8 | 1435.85 3577 x 35785 x 2.3 GEO 70.0W+0.05E | ||
| 1995 Apr 13 | 1436.04 35780 x 35790 x 2.4 GEO 68.7W | ||
| 1995 Jun | s | In reserve, replaced by GOES 9 | |
| 1995 Aug 30 | 1436.41 35780 x 35805 x 2.7 GEO 70.8W | ||
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