Friday, July 4, 2003

Panamsat 4

 1995-040A


The PanAmSat K3 satellite was launched in Aug 1995 and named PAS 4. The 3.53 x 2.84 x 3.6 m bus had a solar panel wingspan of 26.2 m. PAS 4's shaped antennas covered Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia from its 69E planned location. Dry mass is 1671 kg, while liftoff mass was 3043 kg and BOL mass was 1868 kg. Mass of the third stage and VEB was 2079 kg at the end of propulsion.


DateTimeEventOrbit  

1995 Aug 3  2258  Launch by Ariane 42L (V76)  CSG ELA2 

2300 PAL sep (2:20) 
 2301  St 1 sep, St 2 TIG (3:16) 
 2303  St 2 sep, St 3 TIG (5:28) 
 2316  H-10+ cutoff (18:25) 
 2319  H-10+ sep (21:14)  636.1 507 x 35735 x 4.2  
 2319  H-10+ avoidance maneuver 
 2322  V76 mission complete 
1995 Aug 4    636.28 510 x 35743 x 4.2 
1995 Aug 5  0150?  LAM-1 
1995 Aug 5    844.61 10727 x 35712 x 1.3 
1995 Aug 6  2000?  LAM burn  
1995 Aug 6    1203.22 26461 x 35729 x 0.4 
1995 Aug 9?   LAM burn 
1995 Aug 10    1436.13 35734 x 35840 x 0.0 GEO 68.3E+0.02W 
1995 Aug 14    GEO 69.5E+0.3E/d 
1995 Sep 21    1434.48 35726 x 35783 x 0.1 GEO 85.3E+0.4E 
1995 Sep 21    1436.04 35770 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 68.6E 
1996 Feb 8    1436.07 35774 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 68.5E 
1998 Nov   Primary SCP failed 
2000 Oct  1436.07 35775 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 68.5E 
2001 Aug   Moved to 72E 
2001 Aug 29    1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 72.0E 
2003 Jan 10  1436.08 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 72.0E 

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