Friday, December 25, 1998

Galaxy 2

 1983-098A


Hughes Communications Inc.'s second HS376C Galaxy satellite joined the first in Sep 1983. The satellite was retired in 1994 with a small orbit raising burn.


Galaxy II 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Sep 22  2216:00  Launch by Delta 3920  CC LC17B 
  T+3:44 MECO 
  T+3:52 St 1 sep 
  T+3:57 SES-1 7:08 
  T+4:00 Fairing 
 2227 T+11:05 SECO-1  278 x 356 x 26.6  
 2236 T+20m St 2 sep 
 2236 T+20:52? TES 
 2238 T+22:18? TECO 
 2240 T+24m? Stage 3 sep  204 x 36459 x 23.43  
   647.08 185 x 36621 x 23.40  
1983 Sep 23  0400?  Apo 1  
 1505? Star 30 burn at 2nd apo 

1983 Sep 23  

  1431.05 34602 x 36773 x 0.2 GEO 76.1W+1.3E 
1983 Sep 30    1436.37 35771 x 35812 x 0.1 GEO 73.9W+0.08W 
1983 Oct 9    1436.12 35785 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 74.0W 
1985 Aug 21    1436.15 35784 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 74.1W 
1988 Oct 20    1436.15 35783 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 74.0W 
1989 Apr 14    1436.11 35756 x 35817 x 0.0 GEO 73.8W 
1990 Sep 27    1436.13 35785 x 35787 x 0.0 GEO 74.0W 
1992 Apr 20    1436.13 35785 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 74.0W 
1993 Jul 27    1436.14 35782 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 74.1W 
1994 May 5    1436.12 35780 x 35793 x 0.2 GEO 74.0W 
1994 May 16    1436.16 35781 x 35794 x 0.2 GEO 74.2W 
1994 May 17   mv out 1437.17 35793 x 35821 x 0.2 GEO 74.4W+0.3W 
1994 May 21   orbit raise  1437.76 35816 x 35822 x 0.2 GEO 75.4W+0.4W 
1996 Dec 20  1436.57 35761 x 35829 x 3.9 GEO 154.9E+0.1W 

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