Tuesday, October 10, 2000

Yuri 3A

 1990-077A


The Broadcasting Satellite 3a (BS-3a) was named Yuri 3A on reaching orbit. The satellite used a GE Series 3000 bus, built with collaboration by Nippon Electric Corp. It was procured by NASDA for the NHK (Nihon Hoso Kyokai) broadcasting network, and operated by the Telecommunications Satellite Corp. of Japan (TCSJ). Two channels were used by NHK and one by Japan Satellite Broadcasting.

The bus was 1.3 x 1.6 x 1.6 m in size, 3.2 m high once the antennae were deployed with a 15 m solar panel span. Launch mass was 1115 kg, 550 kg BOL. Apogee motor is 0.8m dia 1.5m long 515 kg max propellant.

The satellite was turned over to TCSJ from NASDA on 1990 Nov 28. It was retired in Apr 1998.


BS-3a 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Aug 28  0905  Launch by H-1 (H22F)  TNSC Osaki 
  T+0:40 SOB 7-9 on 
 0906  Strapons sep (T+1:25) 
  T+4:30 MECO 
  T+4:36 VECO 
 0909  Stage 1 sep (T+4:38) 
 0909 T+4:42 SES-1 
 0910 T+5:14 Fairing sep
 0915  Stage 2 MECO (T+10:45)  151 x 200? x 30.7 
  SES-2?  
  SECO-2? 
 0929 T+24:00 Spinup 
 0929 T+24:05 St 2 sep 91.12 184 x 475 x 30.67 
 0930  Stage 3 burn 62s (T+24:28) 
 0931 TECO T+25:30  
 0931  Stage 3 sep (T+26:47), alt 190 km 
  Stage 3 tumble (sep+2s) 
 1500? Apo 1 
 2030? Peri 1 
1990 Aug 29  0200?  Apo 2  
 0800?  Peri 2 
 1330? Apo 3 
1990 Aug 29    668.11 195 x 37680 x 28.8  
 1850? Peri 3 
1990 Aug 30  0021  AKM at Apo 4  
1990 Aug 30    1470.95 35254 x 37677 x 0.3 GEO 157.7E+8.6W 
1990 Aug 31   Solar panels deployed 
1990 Sep 7    1428.40 35191 x 36080 x 0.3 GEO 111.1E+1.9E 
1990 Sep   Partial solar power loss 
1990 Sep 19   Tests  GEO 122.5E 
1990 Oct 15   On station  GEO 110E 
1990 Oct 25    1436.06 35771 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 109.9E 
1990 Nov 28   Operational, to TCSJ 
1991 Apr 29    1436.19 35776 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 110.0E 
1992 Apr 11    1436.16 35775 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 109.9E 
1993 Oct 18    1436.17 35777 x 35798x 0.0 GEO 110.0E 
1994 Feb 22   Electrostatic discharge, 1 hr outage 
1995 Jun 23    1436.17 35775 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 109.9E 
1997 Aug 1    1436.13 35757 x 35817 x 0.1 GEO 109.8E 
1997 Aug   Replaced by BSAT 1a, in reserve 
1997 Sep 1    1436.09 35773 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 109.6E 
1998 Apr 6    1436.20 35773 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 109.7E 
1998 Apr 13   Begin orbit raise  GEO 109E 
1998 Apr 14    1444.07 35900 x 35985 x 0.2 
1998 Apr 20   End orbit raise 
1998 Apr 28    1445.04 35832 x 36089 x 0.2 
1998 May  Orbit raise 
1998 Jun 9    1457.31 36154 x 36247 x 0.2 

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