Sunday, June 22, 1997

TDF-1

 1988-098A


The first broadcasting satellite for France Telecom's TdF (Telediffusion de France) network was launched in Oct 1988. An Aerospatiale Spacebus 300, it was similar to the German TV-SAT. TDF 1 suffered a couple of transponder failures but was otherwise successful.


TDF 1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1988 Oct 28  0217:00  Launch by Ariane 2  CSG 
  T+2:17 St 1 sep 
  T+2:22 St 2 MES 
  T+3:35 Fairing  
 0221 T+4:22 St 2 sep 
  T+4:38 St 3 MES 
 0233 T+16:40 St 3 MECO 
 0236 T+19:22 St 3 sep 
 0237 T+20:12 St 3 avoidance 
1988 Oct 28    633.43 281 x 35827 x 3.9 
1988 Oct 29  1500  AKM burn 1 
1988 Oct 31?  LAM-2 
1988 Nov 1    1435.35 35561 x 35982 x 0.1 GEO 20.5W+0.2E 
1988 Nov 3    1435.29 35559 x 35982 x 0.1 GEO 20.2W+0.2E 
1988 Nov 8    1436.10 35620x35953x0.13 GEO 19.5W on sta 
1988 Nov 9.9    1435.26 35558x35982x0.10 GEO 19.1W+0.2/d 
1988 Dec 26    1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 19.0W 
1989 Aug 1    1436.11 35768 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 19.0W 
1989 Aug  transponder problems
1990 Jul   transponder problems
1991 Mar 26    1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 18.8W 
1991 Oct 5    1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 18.7W 
1993 Feb 11    1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 18.8W 
1995 Jun 15    1436.12 35776 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 18.8W 

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