1977-108A
ESA's first geostationary meteorological satellite, Meteosat 1, was launched in Nov 1977. There has been some confusion about Meteosat's apogee motor. ESA bulletin 85 implies an Aerojet motor while other sources suggest a BPD motor, but the NASA pre-launch MOR confirms Meteosat 1 carried an Aerojet SVM-6A and that it was to be jettisoned after firing at first apogee. ESA Meteo Programs Office (MPO) operated the satellite via ESTEC and ESOC.
| Meteosat 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Nov 23 | 0135:00 | Launch by Delta 2914 | CC LC17 |
| 0135:38 | SRM 1-6 cutoff | ||
| 0135:39 | SRM7-9 burn | ||
| 0136:17 | SRM7-9 cutoff | ||
| 0136:27 | SRM 1-9 sep | ||
| T+3:48 MECO 102 km 5.369 km/s | |||
| T+3:56 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+4:01 Stage 2 burn | |||
| T+4:42 Fairing sep | |||
| 0143:58 | T+8:58 SECO-1 | 157 x 344 x 28.7 | |
| T+21:45 SES-2 7s burn | |||
| 0156:52 | T+21:52 SECO-2, 50s coast | 172 x 633 x 28.7 | |
| 0157:44 | T+22:44 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0158:26 | T+23:26 Star 37 burn | ||
| 0159:09 | T+24:09 TECO | ||
| 0200:23 | T+25:23 Stage 3 sep | 147 x 37001 x 27.5 | |
| 1819:05 | AKM, 2nd apo | ||
| 1821? | AKM jettison | ||
| 1977 Nov 23 | 1460.96 35694 x 36848 x 0.75 GEO 72.3W+6.1W | ||
| 1977 Nov 24 | 0803 | TCM-1 14.9m/s, 0.8/d W | |
| 1977 Nov 25 | 0807 | TCM-2 19.8m/s, 6.3/d E | |
| 1517 | TCM-3 22.1m/s south, i = 0.36 | ||
| 1977 Dec 2 | 1641 | TCM-4 1.0m/s | |
| 1977 Dec 7 | 0221 | TCM-5 stop drift 16.2m/s | |
| 1418 | TCM-6 stop drift 2.5m/s | ||
| 1977 Dec 8 | 0800 | Adjust spin | |
| 1977 Dec 9? | MVIRI cover jettison | ||
| 1977 Dec 9 | First image | ||
| 1978 Feb 20 | 1436.27 35776 x 35803 x 0.2 GEO 0.15E | ||
| 1978 Mar 9 | 1436.27 35754 x 35825 x 0.2 GEO 0.5W | ||
| 1979 Feb 21 | 1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 1.0W | ||
| 1979 Nov 24 | 1913 | Partial failure; DCS only | |
| 1980 Jan 3 | 1436.03 35764 x 35806 x 0.3 GEO 0.8W | ||
| 1980-1981 | GEO 0W-4W | ||
| 1981 Apr 28 | 1434.81 35531 x 35991 x 1.3 GEO 0.7E+0.3E | ||
| 1981 Jun 14 | mv in | 1435.86 35530 x 36033 x 1.4 GEO 15.3E | |
| 1981 Oct 9 | 1436.20 35649 x 35928 x 1.6 GEO 12.3E | ||
| 1981 Nov 4 | 1436.08 35760 x 35811 x 1.7 GEO 11.7E | ||
| 1983 Oct 15 | 1436.40 35741 x 35843 x 3.3 GEO 10.2E | ||
| 1983 Dec 9 | 1436.16 35732 x 35843 x 3.4 GEO 7.7E | ||
| 1984 May 20 | 1436.13 35733 x 35840 x 3.8 GEO 8.4E | ||
| 1984 | Move to 3E? | ||
| 1985 Jan 21 | 1436.17 35766 x 35810 x 4.4 GEO 2.6E | ||
| 1985 Feb 22 | 1436.11 35762 x 35811 x 4.5 GEO 2.3E | ||
| 1985 Jun 9 | 1435.74 35731 x 35827 x 4.8 GEO 6.9E | ||
| 1985 Jun | Mv out | ||
| 1985 Oct 10 | end of ops | 1435.45 35736 x 35811 x 5.1 GEO 21.7E+0.15E | |
| 1986 Jun 8 | 1434.73 35718 x 35801 x 5.6 | ||
| 1990 Oct 2 | 1437.71 35769 x 35866 x 9.5 | ||
| 1999 Apr 28 | 1435.88 35719 x 35844 x 14.3 | ||
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