1990-074A
The Marco Polo 2 (BSB R2) satellite was launched by Hughes in 1990 for on-orbit delivery to British Satellite Broadcasting Ltd. In 1992 it was bought by Norwegian Telecom (NT) and renamed Thor 1.
| Marco Polo 2 (Thor 1) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Aug 18 | 0042:00 | Launch by Delta 6925 | CC LC17 |
| T+1:03 SRM off | |||
| T+2:09 SRM off | |||
| T+4:20 MECO | |||
| T+4:37 SES-1 | |||
| T+4:38 Fairing | |||
| 0051? | T+9:45? SECO-1 | 180? x 500? x 28? | |
| 0104? | SES-2? | ||
| 0105? | SECO-2? | 500? x 1300? x 26? | |
| 0105? | St 2 sep | ||
| 0106? | TES 1:27 | ||
| 0107? | TECO | ||
| 0109? | PAM-D sep | 672.69 504 x 37602 x 20.7 | |
| 0134? | SECO-3 depletion | 102.81 475 x 1307 x 24.8 |
| 1990 Aug 19 | 1618? | Star 30BP burn | 1435.87 33941 x 37622 x 0.4 GEO 58.1W+0.05E |
| 1990 Aug 20 | 1416.28 34949 x 35845 x 0.34 | ||
| 1990 Aug 22 | 1432.28 35564 x 35858 x 0.38 GEO 51.1W+1.0/d | ||
| 1990 Sep 21 | Testing | 1436.17 35717 x 35858 x 0.3 GEO 50.0W | |
| 1990 Nov 6 | mv out | 1436.24 35714 x 35864 x 0.2 GEO 50.3W+0.04W | |
| 1990 Dec | Delivered to BSB | ||
| 1991 Jan? | On station at 31W | ||
| 1991 Mar 16 | 1436.15 35781 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 31.0W | ||
| 1991 Apr 24 | 1436.15 35781 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 31.0W | ||
| 1992 Sep 15 | Bought by Norwegian Tel. | ||
| 1992 Oct 1 | 1436.13 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 31.0W | ||
| 1992 Oct 15 | On station | GEO 1W | |
| 1992 Nov 9 | 1436.05 35776 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 0.8W | ||
| 1994 Nov 18 | 1436.10 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 0.8W | ||
| 1997 Nov 25 | 1436.04 35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 0.6W | ||
| 1999 Jun 15 | 1436.07 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 0.8W | ||
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