Thursday, January 1, 1998

Galaxy 1

 1983-065A


The HS376C satellite Galaxy I was launched by a Delta 3920 from Cape Canaveral in 1983. It carried a Star 30B solid apogee kick motor. Galaxy I was owned by Hughes Communications Inc.


Galaxy 1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Jun 28  2308:03  Launch by Delta 3920  LC17A 
  T+3:44 MECO 
  T+3:52 St 1 sep 
  T+3:57 SES-1 7:08 
 2312 T+4:00 Fairing 
 2319 T+11:05 SECO-1 
 2328 T+20:14 St 2 sep 
 2329 T+21:15 TES 
 2331  T+22:36 TECO 
 2332 T+24:26 St 3 sep 

2332Orbit insertion  642.8 212 x 36382 x 23.3 
1983 Jun 29  0015?  Depletion burn
 0018?St 2 depletion  91.04 279 x 371 x 26.5  
   642.57 189 x 36386 x 23.3 
 0600? Apo 1 over 88E 
 1600? Apo 2 over 75W 
1983 Jun 30  0300?  Apo 3 over 125E 
 1400? Apo 4 over 40W 
 2330? Apo 5 over 165E 
1983 Jul 1  1100? Apo 6 over 0W 
 2200? Apo 7 over 160W 
1983 Jul 2  0800? Apo 8 over 41E 
 1900? Apo 9 over 122W 
1983 Jul 2  1930? Apogee firing 54s at apo 9 1457.4 36151 x 36261 x 2.3 
   1437.46 35194 x 36432 x 0.1 GEO 137.1W+0.3W 
1983 Jul 17    1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.2 GEO 134.0W 
1983 Aug 8   Entered commercial service 
1984 Nov 8    1436.09 35784 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 134.0W 
1985 Jan 29    1436.09 35785 x 35787 x 0.0 GEO 134.0W 
1986 Mar 1    1436.03 35782 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 133.9W 
1987 Oct 24    1436.03 35778 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 134.0W 
1989 Mar 13    1436.10 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 134.1W 
1990 May 13    1436.08 35784 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 134.0W 
1991 Jun 13    1436.04 35677 x 35893 x 0.0 GEO 134.2W 
1991 Jun 17  mv out 1435.93 35691 x 35785 x 0.0 GEO 134.0W 
1991 Jul 10   mv in 1436.10 35782 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 133.0W 
1993 Jan 9    1436.06 35781 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 133.0W 

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