Monday, July 12, 1999

HEOS 2

  1972-005A


The HEOS-A2 satellite, built by MBB for ESRO, was a polar orbital launch to complement the HEOS-A1 mission by studying the polar magnetosphere and the interplanetary medium. The HEOS 2 mission was orbited by a Delta L from Vandenberg.


HEOS 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1972 Jan 31  1720:02 Launch by Delta DSV-3L  V SLC2W 
  T+0:38 SRM out 
  T+1:40 SRM 1-3 sep 
  T+3:38 MECO 
  T+3:43 St 1 sep 
 1723:45 T+3:43 SES-1 6:09 
  T+4:04 Fairing 
 1729:55 T+9:53 SECO-1 parking orbit 
 1805:17 T+45:15 SES-2 10.3s 
 1805:27 T+45:25 SECO-2  312 x 1125 x 89.80  
 1806?  T+46? St 2 sep 
 1806:12 T+46:10 FW-4D TES 30s 
 1806:43 T+46:41 TECO 
  Despin 
 1807:57 T+47:55 St 3 sep  405 x 240004 x 89.9 (TR1022) 
1972 Feb 1  1108  Pass EL1:4 
1972 Feb 11  0310   7061.74 653 x 230445 x 90.2 
1972 Mar 28  1907   7466.51 994 x 239335 x 90.0 
1974 Jan 25   End of transmissions 
1974 Aug 2   Reentered 

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