Telstar 5

 1997-026A

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Telstar 5 to Telstar 7 are hybrid C/Ku satellites. Telstar 5, built by SS/Loral/Palo Alto, will replace Telstar 303's C-band service. Telstar 6 will be launched in 1998 to expand the system. Design mass of Telstar 5 was 3763 kg launch, 2421 kg BOL, 1469 kg dry.

Telstar 5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 May 24	1700:00	Launch by Proton	KB LC81L
	1702:06	T+2:06 Stage 1 sep
	1705:34	Stage 2 MECO
	1705:35	Stage 2 sep
	1705:44	GO sep
	1709:49	Stage 3 MECO
	1709:49	Stage 3 sep
	1710:16	SOZ burn
	1710:53	SP (adapter) sep
	1759:20	SOZ burn
	1814:19	DM4 burn
	1820:52	end of DM4 burn
1997 May 24			632.34 218 x 35832 x 51.7
	2320:00	DM4 burn 2
	2321:50	DM4 cutoff
	2341:51	Sep from Blok-DM4	762.0 6716 x 35779 x 17.5
1997 May 25			762.06 6690 x 35826 x 17.5
1997 May 26	1340?	LAM-1
1997 May 27			942.64 15113 x 35822 x 7.9
1997 May 28	1300?	LAM-2
1997 May 29			1403.22 34476 x 35804 x 0.4
1997 May 30			1403.16 34473 x 35805 x 0.3 GEO 93.7W+8.4E
1997 May 30	1200?	LAM-3
1997 Jun 1			1438.85 35757 x 35923 x 0.0 GEO 95.5W+0.7W
1997 Jun 18			1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 97.0W
1997 Jul 1		In service	GEO 97W
1997 Aug 15			1436.09 35773 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 97.0W
1999 Oct 17			1436.09 35782 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 97.0W

Flight: My Life in Mission Control

https://welib.org/md5/bf46d2e42aa19850ad734931bade8ef0

Kosmos 637

  1974-017A

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The Kosmos-637 satellite was a test of the 11F638 Raduga (Gran') spacecraft and was the first Soviet geosynchronous satellite.The launch tested the new Blok-DM upper stage, a Blok D with a toroidal control module. 

Kosmos-637
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Mar 26	1335:00	Launch by Proton-K	KB
		8S812 burn
	1344	8S812 sep (17C)	88.02 166 x 191 x 51.52 (RAE)
		(17A)	88.56 177 x 228 x 51.54
	1344?	Adapter sep (17B)
	1453?	T+1:18? Blok-DM burn 1 at equator
		Blok-DM cutoff	226 x 36611 x 49.7 (RAE)
	1955?	SOZ sep
	1955?	Blok-DM burn 2
	2000?	Blok-DM sep	1525.78 35400 x 35768 x 0.3 (17F)
1974 Apr 11			1425.58 35412 x 35748 x 0.3
1974 Sep 1			1425.8 35390 x 35779 x 0.25 (RAE)
1978 Nov 6			1428.82 35481 x 35806 x 3.3
1980 Jun 10			1428.79 35486 x 35800 x 4.4
1985 Jan 28			1428.92 35467 x 35824 x 7.5
1990 Jan 30			1428.79 35479 x 35807 x 11.1
1995 Jan 2			1428.79 35470 x 35816 x 13.9
1998 Aug 4			1428.96 35472 x 35821 x 14.7

Telecom 2B

 1992-021A

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The Telecom 2B satellite was built by Matra Marconi Space with Alcatel Espace supplying the communications payload for France Telecom (with the Delegation Generale de l'Armament - DGA - responsible for the miitary Syracuse system).Telecom 2B was mainly used for civilian communications.

Telecom 2B
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1992 Apr 15	2325:27	Launch by Ariane 44L (V50)	CSG ELA2
	2328	Stage 1 sep (T+3:35)
	2330	Stage 2 sep (T+5:45)
	2343	Stage 3 cutoff, in GTO
	2345:56	Telecom 2B sep (T+20:29)
	2348:13	SPELDA sep (T+22:46)
	2350:21	Inmarsat sep (T+24:54)
	2350:46	H10+ sep burn (T+25:19)
1992 Apr 16			632.71 272 x 35798 x 4.6
1992 Apr 17			633.06 320 x 35767 x 3.9
1992 Apr 17	1230?	LAM1
1992 Apr 18			761.62 6716 x 35779 x 1.5
1992 Apr 19	1500?	LAM2	1427.91 35465 x 35787 x 0.05
1992 Apr 21	1200s	LAM3
1992 Apr 22	s	Solar panels deployed
1992 Apr 23			1425.44 35381 x 35774 x 0.1 GEO 61.6W+2.6E
1992 May 22		mv in	1436.03 35771 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 3.0E
1992 Jun 24		mv out GEO 3E
1992 Jul 25		mv in GEO 5W
1992 Aug 1			1436.08 35784 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 5.0W
1993 Feb 23			1436.08 35770 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 5.0W
1994 Sep 12			1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 5.0W
1997 May 5			1436.08 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 5.0W
1999 Jun 13			1436.11 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 5.0W
2001 Jan 11			1436.09 35771 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 5.0W
2001 May 15			1435.97 35761 x 35807 x 0.4 GEO 3.0E

Town and Country: April 2002

 https://welib.org/md5/8462c9e62fa532d6df43bc12c231c064

Satcom C-1

 1990-100A

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This Series 3000 satellite was launched by GE Americom as a western on-orbit spare for the Satcom system at GEO 137W.

Satcom C-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1990 Nov 20	2311:00	Launch by Ariane 42P (V40)	CSG ELA2
		T+1:28 PAL sep
		T+3:20 St 1 sep
		T+3:22 St 2 MES
		T+4:29 Fairing
		T+5:33 St 2 sep
		T+5:37 St 3 MES
	2328	T+17:41 St 3 MECO
	2330	T+19:16 Satcom C1 sep
	2332	T+21:27 Sylda sep
	2334	T+23:03 Gstar 4 sep
1990 Nov 21	0500?	Apo 1	629.13 216 x 35670 x 7.0 ?
	1000?	Peri 1
	1500?	Apo 2
	2030?	Peri 2
1990 Nov 22	0230?	Apo 3 125E
	0700?	Peri 3
	1300?	Apo 4 30W
	1800?	Peri 4
	2300?	Apo 5 170E
1990 Nov 23	0430?	Peri 5
	1000?	Apo 6 10E
	1500?	Peri 6
	2000?	Apo 7 140W
1990 Nov 23	1940?	Star 30BP burn
1990 Nov 24			1449.36 35695 x 36396 x 0.2 GEO 140.1W+3.3W
1990 Nov 25	1900?	Reverse drift	1431.23 35657 x 35725 x 0.2 GEO 145.0W+1.2E/d
1990 Nov 30			1435.90 35780 x 35785 x 0.1 GEO 137.0W
1990 Dec 30			1436.13 35774 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 137.2W
1991 Jan 14			1436.04 35770 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 137.2W
1991 Jan		Move to 139W
1991 Jan 29			1436.13 35785 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 139.0W
1991 Apr 1			1436.02 35780 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 138.9W
1991 Jul 16			1436.01 35779 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 138.9W
1991 Jul		Move to 137W
1991 Jul 30			1436.06 35779 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 137.0W
1992 Mar 18			1436.06 35777 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 137.1W
1994 Sep 15			1436.06 35770 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 137.0W
1997 Jan 3			1436.13 35774 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 137.1W
1999 Jun 12			1436.01 35773 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 137.0W
2000 Oct 24			1436.10 35770 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 137.0W
2000 Oct		Move to 141W
2000 Nov 3			1436.12 35769 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 141.5W
2001 Apr 7			1436.06 35757 x 35814 x 0.0 GEO 141.6W
2001 Apr 17		Orbit lower
2001 Apr 26			1431.78 35690 x 35713 x 0.0
2001 Jun 13		Relocate at 80W
2001 Nov 15			1436.14 35776 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 78.9W
2002 May 31			1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 79.0W
2002 Jun 21		mv out
2002 Sep 7		Relocate at 38W
2002 Sep 28			1436.13 35771 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 37.5W

Kosmos 1172

 1980-028A

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Kosmos-1172 was equipped with bipropellant RCS thrusters to maximize its maneuvering capability. It was the first Oko to actively switch nodes while in orbit.

Kosmos-1172
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Apr 12	2018	Launch by 8K78M	Plesetsk
		BVGD sep
		GO sep
		T+4:46 Blok A sep
		T+4:56 KhO sep
		T+8:46 Blok-I MECO
	2026	T+8:50 Blok-I sep
		T+1:00? BOZ burn
	2118?	T+1:00? BOZ sep
		2BL burn
		2BL MECO
	2121?	T+1:03 2BL sep
1980 Apr 12			726.0 608x40155x62.8
1980 Apr			719.5 621x34822x62.8
1981 Feb 21-25		mvr from node=90E/270E
1981 Mar		mvr to node=120E/300E
1982 Jun 10		end of ops
1997 Dec 23?		28F (antenna?) detaches from spacecraft
1997 Dec 24	1130	reentered over Kerguelen I

DSP 7

 1977-007A

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DSP Flight 7 (Spacecraft 9) was launched in Feb 1977. It was reportedly placed over the Pacific initially, but was moved over the Indian Ocean prior to 1979 and remained there at least until the orbit became classified in Jun 1983.

DSP 9
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1977 Feb 6	0600:01	Launch by Titan IIIC	CC
	0602	SRM sep
	0604?	Stage 1 sep
	0605?	Fairing
	0607?	Stage 2 MECO
	0608?	Stage 2 sep	150? x 400? x 28.6
	0700?	Transtage MES-1
	1230?	MES-2
	1230?	MECO-2
	1230?	Transtage sep
1977 Feb 7?		Cover sep
1977			GEO 135W?
1979 Jan 1			GEO 135W
1979 Jun 15			GEO dr?
1979 Aug 3			GEO 70E
1979 Sep			GEO 70E
1979 Dec			GEO 62E
1980 Jan			GEO 70E
1980 Oct			GEO 68E
1981 Dec			GEO 70E
1982 Jun			GEO 69E
1983 Jun			GEO 69E