Tuesday, November 21, 2000

Fleetsatcom 1

 1978-016A


The first US Navy Fleet Communications Satellite, FLTSATCOM F1, was launched on 1978 Feb 9 by an Atlas Centaur and stationed at 100W, the FLTSATCOM America position.


FLTSATCOM F1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 Feb 9  2117:01  Launch by Atlas Centaur  CC  
  T+2:21 Booster sep 
  T+4:08 SECO 
  T+4:08 Atlas sep 
 2121 T+4:18 MES-1 
  Fairing 
 2127  T+10:04 MECO-1  148 x 368 x 28.5 
 2142  T+25:10 MES-2 1:37 
 2143  T+26:47 Centaur MECO  167 x 35957 x 26.46  
 2146  Centaur sep  620.4 172 x 35263 x 26.4  
 2150?  Centaur venting 
  16C,D in Centaur orbit 
   633.98 165 x 35970 x 26.5 (TLE) 
1978 Feb 10  0300? Apo 1 
 1400? Apo 2 
 2330? Apo 3 
1978 Feb 11  
 1100? Apo 4 over 20W 
 2100? Apo 5 over 170W 
1978 Feb 11  2045?  Star 37 AKM burn at 5th apo 
1978 Feb 13    1440.40 35716 x 36025 x 2.7 GEO 171.6W+1.0W 
1978 Feb 15    1426.26 35522 x 35665 x 2.8 GEO 172.4W+2.5E 
1978 Mar 15    1426.15 35522 x 35660 x 2.7 GEO 101.5W+2.5E 
1978 Mar 16?   mv in 
1978 Apr 14    1436.01 35752 x 35817 x 2.7 GEO 100.7W+0.0E 
1978 May 2    1436.03 35741 x 35829 x 2.6 GEO 100.4W 
1979 Jan 4    1436.06 35778 x 35792 x 2.1 GEO 99.5W 
1980 Jan 29    1436.03 35776 x 35794 x 1.3 GEO 99.8W 
1981 Jan 2    1436.02 35770 x 35800 x 0.8 GEO 100.0W 
1982 Jan 1    1436.18 35765 x 35810 x 0.8 GEO 100.2W 
1983 Jan 5    1436.11 35761 x 35811 x 1.5 GEO 99.3W 
1984 Jan 1    1436.05 35770 x 35800 x 2.4 GEO 99.7W 
1986 Jan 1    1436.18 35785 x 35792 x 4.2 GEO 100.4W 
1987 Aug 11    1436.20 35759 x 35818 x 5.7 GEO 100.7W 
1987 Aug 31   mv out  1442.80 35910 x 35925 x 5.8 GEO 127.4W+1.7W 
1987 Oct 20   mv in  1436.11 35776 x 35797 x 5.9 GEO 177.6W 
1988 Jan 3    1436.21 35771 x 35806 x 6.1 GEO 177.3W 
1989 Jan 1   Backup status 1436.20 35775 x 35801 x 7.0 GEO 177.2W 
1990 Jan 14    1436.06 35765 x 35806 x 8.0 GEO 176.7W 
1992 Sep 4    1436.02 35773 x 35796 x 10.3 GEO 177.2W 
1992 Sep 8   mv out 1473.69 36495 x 36543 x 10.3  
1992 Oct   Moved to AOR 
1992 Oct 6   mv in  1436.17 35765 x 35811 x 10.3 GEO 15.4W 
1993 Jan 2    1436.08 35777 x 35795 x 10.5 GEO 14.5W 
1994 Jan 4    1436.05 35777 x 35792 x 11.3 GEO 14.6W 
1996 Dec 17    1436.08 35766 x 35806 x 13.0 GEO 15.0W 
1996 Dec 23   Move out to IOR GEO 15W 
1996 Dec 26   mv out  1427.65 35612 x 35630 x 13.0 GEO 0.3E+2.2E 
1997 Feb 12   mv in  1436.11 35766 x 35807 x 13.1 GEO 72.3E 
1997 Mar 4    1436.11 35762 x 35811 x 13.1 GEO 72.2E 

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