Wednesday, February 28, 2001

DM-F3

 2000-048A


The Delta Mission Flight 3 payload is a mass model (instrumented payload simulator) of the Orion 3 HS-601 satellite. Launch Aug 2000. DM-F3 is a 2.04 dia 1.72m high 4348 kg cylinder. It is not designed to operate after separation from the second stage.

DM-F3 will be used by the USAF as a passive calibration satellite for study of payload dynamics and thermal state in orbit. The outer surface is painted with black and white stripes and reflective surface were added to provide laser targets.

In the event the orbit reached was significantly low compared to that planned.


DM-F3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2000 Aug 23  1105:00 Launch by Delta 8930  CC LC17B 
  T+1:17 SRM 1-6 out 
  T+1:19 SRM 7-9 on 
  T+1:20 SRM 1-6 sep 
  T+2:35 SRM 7-9 out 
  T+2:37 SRM 7-9 sep 
  T+3:45 Fairing sep
  T+4:19 MECO 
  T+4:27 St 1 sep  -4900 x 158 x 29.5 
  T+4:41 SES-1 
 1118 T+13:40 SECO-1  157 x 1363 x 29.50 (ILAM) 
 1126  T+21:55 SES-2 
 1129  T+24:38 SECO-2  183 x 25778 x 27.52 (ILAM) 
 1141  T+36:18 Stage 2 sep  186 x 25770 x 27.5 (ILAM) 
 1145s T+40:33 CCAM 
 1154s T+51:12 depletion   188 x 25768 x 27.6 (ILAM) 
  (B) 353.79 163 x 20219 x 27.9  
  (A) 345.95 51 x 19841 x 28.1 

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