1985-035A
GTE Satellite Corp.'s Gstar 1 was its first domestic comsat. It remained at 103W until 1996, then moved to 105W for retirement storage in the `western pit'.
| Gstar 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 May 8 | 0115:38 | Launch by Ariane V13 | CSG |
| T+2:16 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:21 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:22 St 2 MES | |||
| T+3:45 Fairing | |||
| T+4:27 St 2 MECO | |||
| T+4:32 St 2 sep at 272 km | |||
| T+4:35 St 3 H10 MES | |||
| T+4:47 St 3 ullage rockets sep | |||
| T+9:00 Initial apogee 257 km | |||
| 0132:17 | T+16:39 St 3 MECO | ||
| 0133:53 | T+18:15 GSTAR 1 sep | ||
| 0136:03 | T+20:25 Sylda sep | ||
| 0136:08 | T+20:30 Tel1B sep | ||
| 633.18 228 x 35866 x 7.0 | |||
| 0700? | Apo 1 | ||
| 1200? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1800? | Apo 2 | ||
| 2230? | Peri 2 | ||
| 1985 May 9 | |||
| 0400? | Apo 3 | ||
| 0900? | Peri 3 | ||
| 1500? | Apo 4 | ||
| 1930? | Peri 4 | ||
| 1985 May 10 | |||
| 0100? | Apo 5 | ||
| 0630? | Peri 5 | ||
| 1200? | Apo 6 | ||
| 1700? | Peri 6 | ||
| 2230? | Apo 7 | ||
| 1985 May 11 | |||
| 1985 May 11 | 633.01 226 x 35860 x 7.0 | ||
| 0330? | Peri 7 | ||
| 0800? | Apo 8 | ||
| 1400? | Peri 8 | ||
| 1900? | Apo 9 | ||
| 1985 May 11 | 1907? | Star 30B burn | |
| 1985 May 11 | 1438.77 35807 x 35870 x 0.1 GEO 99.4W+0.7W | ||
| 1985 May 12 | 1451.28 35858 x 36308 x 0.7 GEO 103.1W+3.8W | ||
| 1985 May 22 | 1436.92 35770 x 35834 x 0.7 GEO 108.5W+0.2W | ||
| 1985 Jun 3 | 1436.03 35781 x 35789 x 0.4 GEO 103.0W | ||
| 1987 Dec 10 | 1436.11 35777 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 103.0W | ||
| 1989 Apr 18 | 1436.08 35780 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 103.0W | ||
| 1991 Feb 16 | 1436.10 35783 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 103.0W | ||
| 1993 Sep 24 | 1436.10 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 103.0W | ||
| 1995 Jul 1 | 1436.10 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 103.0W | ||
