Saturday, June 21, 1997

DFH-15

 1984-035A


The STTW satellite (Experimental Synchronous Communications Satellite) was China's first geostationary satellite. The satellite was a DFH-2 class satellite, 2.1m dia and 1.6m high, with a mass of 920 kg. DFH-2 was spin-stabilized with a despun horn antenna.



STTW 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1984 Apr 8  1120  Launch by CZ-3  XSC 
  T+2:06 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:07 St 2 burn 
  T+4:15 St 2 MECO 
  T+4:19 Fairing 
  T+4:22 St 2 VECO 
  T+4:23 Stage 3 burn 
 1131 T+11:08 MECO-1 
 1135  Stage 3 MES-2 
 1140? Stage 3 MECO  
1984 Apr 8  1141?  Stage 3 sep  633.21 401 x 35694 x 31.0 
1984 Apr 10  0041  Apogee burn  1431.94 35683 x 35727 x 0.9 GEO 142.4E+1.0E 
1984 Apr 10    GEO 142E dr 
1984 Apr 12    1444.55 35520 x 36383 x 0.7 GEO 137.3E+2.1W 
1984 Apr 16   On station 125E 
1984 Apr 26    1436.13 35782 x 35791 x 0.6 GEO 125.1E 
1984 May    GEO 125E 
1985 Jun 21    1435.92 35772 x 35794 x 1.5 GEO 125.1E 
1986 Oct    GEO 125E 
1987 Mar 19    1436.36 35788 x 35796 x 1.6 GEO 124.1E 
1988 Jan 21    1436.38 35788 x 35795 x 1.6 GEO 124.1E 
1988 Jun 26    1436.49 35769 x 35819 x 1.9 GEO 124.1E 
1988 Jun 28   mv out 1436.88 35784 x 35818 x 1.3 GEO 123.7E+0.2W 
1988 Jul 16    1437.02 35785 x 35824 x 1.3 GEO 119.9E+0.2W 

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