Friday, December 26, 2003

USA-82

 1992-037A


The second Atlas II launch for DSCS III carried the B-12 satellite, named USA 82 on orbit. The IABS placed B-12 in the correct orbit, but the IABS IRU/gyro system had an electronics failure that precluded its use on-orbit, and the satellite operated using the standard DSCS system.


DSCS III B-12 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1992 Jul 2  2154  Launch by Atlas II  CC LC36A 
 2156  Booster sep (T+2:49) 
 2159  Centaur MES1 (T+5:00) 
 2205  Centaur MECO1 (T+11:20) 
 2218  Centaur MES2 (T+24:00, burn 1:50) 
 2220  Centaur MECO2 
 2223  Centaur sep (T+29:10) 617.3 223 x 35053 x 26.5 (UN) 
1992 Jul 4?   IABS burn 
   1416.6 35289 x 35520 x 0.3, IABS (UN) 
   1436.2 35775 x 35800 x 0.2 (UN) 
1995 Jul   ELANT Prime  GEO 12.0W 
1997 Oct   ELANT Prime  GEO 12.0W 
2002 Jun   Orbit raised 
2002 Jul 30   Decommissioned 

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