Thursday, March 8, 2001

Intelsat 503

 1981-119A


Intelsat 503 became the Atlantic Primary in mid 1982 after several months of tests.


Intelsat V F-3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1981 Dec 15   2335  Launch by Atlas Centaur  CC LC36 
  T+2:23 Booster sep 
  T+2:44 Centaur insulation sep 
  T+3:30 Fairing 
  T+4:14 SECO 
  T+4:17 Atlas sep 
  T+4:23 MES-1 
 2344 T+9:34 MECO-1  89.55 143 x 356 x 28.31 
 2358 T+23:42 MES-2 1:34 at 160 km 
1981 Dec 16  0000 T+25:16 MECO-2  633.54 166 x 35947 x 23.70 
1981 Dec 16  0002  T+27:31 Centaur sep  
  T+30:30 Centaur venting 
  T+34:40 Venting complete  169 x 34941 x 23.7 
 0600?  Apo 1 
 1600? Apo 2 
1981 Dec 16    630.63 235 x 35727 x 23.4 
1981 Dec 17  0300?  Apo 3 135E 
 1300?  Apo 4 20W 
1981 Dec 17   Star 37F burn at 4th apo (Falworth), 62s  1439.0 min 
 2300? Apo 5 180E 
1981 Dec 18  
 1000? Apo 6 - Star 37F burn (TLE) 30E  
1981 Dec 23    1439.09 35689 x 36001 x 0.3 GEO 28.5E+0.7W 
1981 Dec 30    1436.10 35769 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 23.5E 
1982 Jan 20    1436.14 35768 x 35806 x 0.1 GEO 13.7E 
1982 Feb 16    1436.14 35773 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 16.5W 
1982 Mar 11   mv in  1436.05 35771 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 24.6W 
1982 Jun   AOR Primary  GEO 24.5W 
1983 Feb 12    1436.06 35768 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 24.4W 
1985 Jan 2    1436.08 35769 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 24.4W 
1985 Jun 7    1436.11 35773 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 24.6W 
1985 Jun 11   Move to 27.5W 1436.14 35771 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 26.6W 
1985 Jun 13    1436.14 35768 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 27.2W 
1985 Jul 20    1436.11 35769 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 27.4W 
1985 Aug 30   mv out  1436.19 35759 x 35817 x 0.0 GEO 27.7W 
1985 Sep 4    1439.79 35823 x 35894 x 0.0 GEO 37.4W+0.9W 
1985 Sep 23   mv in  1436.04 35760 x 35810 x 0.0 GEO 51.8W 
1985 Oct 21    1436.08 35768 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 53.0W 
1985 Nov 14    1436.15 35779 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 53.0W 
1987 Apr 26    1436.14 35770 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 53.0W 
1988 Aug 23    1436.13 35780 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 53.1W 
1988 Sep 8    1444.02 35934 x 35948 x 0.1 GEO 92.5W+2.0W 
1988 Oct 31   mv in  1436.17 35772 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 174.0E 
1990 Jan   POR  GEO 174.0E 
1990 Jul 20   Replaced by 510  1436.08 35781 x 35791 x 1.3 GEO 174.4E 
1990 Jul 23   mv out  1435.51 35767 x 35782 x 1.3 GEO 174.4E+0.14E 
1990 Sep 2   mv in  1435.95 35767 x 35799 x 1.4 GEO 177.1E 
1991 Dec   POR Spare  GEO 177.0E 
1992 Jul 2    1436.05 35768 x 35803 x 3.0 GEO 177.0E 
1992 Aug 16    1435.78 35766 x 35794 x 3.0 GEO 177.3E 
1992 Aug 20   mv out 
1992 Aug 28    1435.34 35764 x 35779 x 3.1 GEO 179.5E+0.2E 
1992 Sep 26   mv in  1436.15 35776 x 35798 x 3.2 GEO 177.0W 
1993 Jul 5    1436.05 35766 x 35804 x 3.8 GEO 177.0W 
1995 Jan 2    1436.06 35770 x 35801 x 5.0 GEO 177.0W 
1995 Aug 25    1436.06 35775 x 35796 x 5.5 GEO 177.0W 
1995 Sep 2   mv out  1437.10 35800 x 35812 x 5.5 GEO 179.5W+0.2W 
1995 Dec 13    1436.99 35769 x 35838 x 5.7 
1995 Dec 23   mv in  1436.12 35753 x 35821 x 5.7 GEO 157.0E 
1996 Jan 9   1436.10 35770 x 35802 x 5.7 GEO 157.0E 
1998 Jan 19   mv out 1436.10 35757 x 35815 x 7.0 GEO 157.1E 
1998 Jan 23    1446.93 35901 x 36095 x 7.1 
1998 Apr 14  1447.71 35919 x 36108 x 7.2 

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