Wednesday, December 10, 2003

USA-95

 1993-056A


The second UFO (UHF Followon) satellite was successfully launched into geostationary orbit and delivered to US Naval Space Command from Hughes Communications Inc.

The satellite had a mass of 1279 kg in GEO, 2840 kg in GTO.

In early 2002 it was reactivated from on-orbit spare status to provide extra capacity to forces in Afghanistan.


UHF F/O F2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1993 Sep 3  1117  Launch by Atlas 1  CC LC36B 
1993 Sep 3   Atlas sep 
1993 Sep 3  1121  Centaur MES1 (T+4:45) 
1993 Sep 3  1127  Centaur MECO1 (T+10:15) 
1993 Sep 3  1141  Centaur MES2 (1:14) 
1993 Sep 3  1142  Centaur MECO2  222 x 16394 
 1145?  Centaur sep 
   273.91 224 x 14961 x 27.1 
1993 Sep 6   P-1  321.96 314 x 18050 x 26.8 
1993 Sep 7   P-2  388.73 293 x 22237 x 26.9 
1993 Sep 8   P-3  489.06 287 x 28080 x 26.8 
1993 Sep 9   P-4  648.18 296 x 36566 x 26.6 
1993 Sep 10   LAM-1  834.15 9392 x 36557 x 13.0 
1993 Sep 11   LAM-2  1126.50 22573 x 36396 x 9.6 
1993 Sep 11  2300?  LAM-3 
1993 Sep 14    1435.36 34969 x 36574 x 5.1 
1993 Sep 20    1436.55 35130 x 36460 x 5.1 GEO 173.1W+0.12W 
1993 Sep 26    1436.40 35139 x 36445 x 5.1 GEO 173.6W+0.1W 
1993 Oct 19    1436.03 35136 x 36434 x 5.1 GEO 173.3W+0.02 
1993 Nov 1   mv out  
1993 Nov 16    1452.48 35790 x 36422 x 5.1  
1993 Dec 7 Delivered to USN Space Command 
1993 Dec 18   mv in  1436.07 35772 x 35800 x 5.0 GEO 71.5E 
1994 Feb 1    1436.02 35773 x 35797 x 5.0 GEO 72.1E 
1994 Sep 12    1436.02 35762 x 35807 x 4.8 GEO 71.9E 
1995 Aug 19    1436.03 35771 x 35799 x 4.4 GEO 71.7E 
1997 Mar 6    1436.05 35765 x 35806 x 3.9 GEO 72.6E 
1999 Jul 27    1436.03 35164 x 36406 x 2.8 GEO 71.8E

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