Westar 3

 1979-072A

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Western Union's third domestic C-band satellite was launched in 1979. Westar III was stationed at 91 deg W. It was retired in 1990.

Westar 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1979 Aug 10	0020	Launch by Delta 2914	CC LC17
		T+3:48 MECO
		T+3:56 St 1 sep
		T+4:01 SES-1 4:54
		Fairing
	0028	T+8:55 SECO-1	88.18 130 x 239 x 31.47
			88.18 130 x 239 x 28.5?
	0042	T+22:37 St 2 sep
	0043	T+23:20 Star 37E burn
	0044	T+24:03 Star 37E burnout	231 x 36681 x 24.3
	0045	T+25:15 Star 37E sep
1979 Aug 11	1430	FW5 AKM burn
1979 Aug 24			1443.79 35796 x 36077 x 0.16 GEO 81.3W+1.9W
1979 Aug 31			1436.37 35774 x 35809 x 0.3 GEO 90.9W+0.08W
1979 Sep 12			1436.03 35779 x 35790 x 0.2 GEO 90.7W
1980 Jan 8			1436.15 35778 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 91.1W
1981 Jan 1			1436.11 35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 90.9W
1982 Jan 3			1436.12 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 91.0W
1983 Jan 1			1436.14 35784 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 91.0W
1984 Jan 2			1436.15 35783 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 91.1W
1985 Jan 4			1436.10 35782 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 91.0W
1986 Jan 5			1436.11 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 91.0W
1987 Jan 3			1436.12 35783 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 90.9W
1988 Jan 2			1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 90.9W
1989 Jan 15			1436.12 35779 x 35794 x 1.0 GEO 91.1W
1990 Jan 2			1436.09 35780 x 35793 x 1.9 GEO 90.9W
1990 Jan 17			1436.12 35781 x 35792 x 2.0 GEO 90.9W
1990 Jan 24		Orbit raise	1440.94 35878 x 35884 x 2.0
1990 Mar 15			1440.79 35873 x 35880 x 2.9