Friday, July 18, 2003

USA-167

 2003-008A


A-3 will be launched in 2003 to IOR. B-6 remains.

At this point the DSCS III program was run by LMSS/Sunnyvale and managed by AFSMC.

Launch by Delta IVM (no solids) with RL10B-2 second stage and 11.7m fairing from Cape Canaveral SLC37B. Launch mass 2732 kg including 1488? kg IABS. Power 1.7kW BOL. Target orbit 235 x 35551 km x 25.5 deg. The IABS stage was incorrectly registered with the UN in a transfer orbit. Some debris objects were probably associated with the Delta 4 second stage, perhaps in its transfer orbit burn.


DSCS III A3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2003 Mar 11 0059:00 Launch by Delta IVM  CC SLC37B 
  T+4:19 MECO 
  T+4:30 St 1 sep 
  T+4:44 SES-1 579s 167 km  -5000? x 200? x 29? 
  T+4:55 Fairing sep 179 km 
 0113:23  T+14:23 SECO-1  186 x 401 x 29.20 
 0125:03 T+26:03 SES-2 248s  
 0129:11 T+30:11 SECO-2  233 x 35787 x 25.50 
 0141:01 T+42:01 St 2 sep  234 x 35571 x 25.5 (UN) 
  T+5:47:13 First asc. node 
2003 Mar 13?  5th apo IABS burn 1 hr 
  T+4d 1 min trim burn 
  Despun  
2003 Mar 15?  IABS sep 

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