Friday, May 19, 2000

Satcom K2

 1985-109D


RCA Americom's Satcom K series used the improved Series 4000 satellite. These Ku-band satellites supplemented RCA's earlier C-band fleet. They required the larger PAM D-2 upper stage to reach GTO. Satcom K-2 was launched first and stationed at 81W. They used the PAM-D2 stage originally designed for launching GPS satellites from the Shuttle.


Satcom K-2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1985 Nov 28  2157  Satcom deploy from Atlantis 
1985 Nov 28  2242  PAM D-2 burn 119s 
 2244  PAM D-2 burnout 
 2246?  PAM D-2 sep 
1985 Nov 29    635.87 384 x 35848 x 26.2 
1985 Nov 30  0114 TCM? (Orbit guess to match AKM) 627.11 200 x 35580 x 26.4 
1985 Dec 1  1848?  Star 37XFP burn 

1985 Dec 1  

  1410.10 34707 x 35844 x 0.1 GEO 105.7W+6.6E 
1985 Dec 4    1434.82 35713 x 35809 x 0.2 GEO 81.7W+0.3E 
1985 Dec 8    1436.15 35767 x 35808 x 0.2 GEO 81.0W+0.0W 
1986 Jan 18    GEO 80.9W 
1987 Oct 28    1436.11 35775 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 81.0W 
1991 Sep 27    1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 81.0W 
1994 Feb 26    1436.12 35782 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 81.0W 
1996 Oct 26    1436.14 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 80.9W 
1996 Nov 13   Move to 85W 
1996 Nov 15   mv in 1436.27 35785 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 85.0W 
1997 Jul 1    1436.12 35769 x 35805 x 0.2 GEO 85.4W 
1997 Jul 6   mv out  1434.66 35722 x 35794 x 0.2 GEO 84.4W+0.3E 
1997 Jul 30   mv in  GEO 81W 
1997 Aug 21    1436.15 35778 x 35796 x 0.3 GEO 81.0W 

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