Saturday, September 13, 2003
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Monday, September 8, 2003
Scisat
2003-036A
CSA's Small Satellite Program (SSP) envisages larger missions than the SPP. SciSat 1 candidates were ACE (Atmos Chem Expt), CUVIT (UV Imaging Tel) and MODE (Middle Atmosphere Ozone, Dynamics and Energetics). ACE was selected.
Launch from VAFB on Peg XL in May 2003. Built by Bristol Aerospace/Winnipeg (later Magellan Aerospace). The mission will study the Arctic ozone layer.
| SCISAT-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Aug 13 | 0113 | L-1011 takeoff from VAFB | |
| 0209:33 | Pegasus drop | ||
| 0209:38 | Stage 1 burn | ||
| T+1:16 Stage 1 burnout | |||
| T+1:37 Stage 2 burn | |||
| T+2:16 Fairing | |||
| T+2:47? St 2 burnout | |||
| T+7:24? St 2 sep | |||
| T+7:35 St 3 burn 67s burn | -5035 x 648 x 73.9 | ||
| 0218 | T+8:42 St 3 burnout | ||
| 0220 | T+10:38? St 3 sep | 641 x 654 x 73.94 | |
Intelsat 513
1988-040A
Intelsat VA F-13 was the first of the final pair of Intelsat 5B spacecraft which carried the Ku-band International Business Service (IBS) package at 14/11 and 14/12 GHz.
| Intelsat VA F-13 (IBS) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 May 17 | 2358:03 | Launch by Ariane 2 | CSG ELA1 |
| 1988 May 18 | 0000:26 | T+2:23 St 1 sep | |
| T+2:25 St 2 MES | |||
| T+3:31 Fairing | |||
| T+4:33 St 2 sep | |||
| T+4:38 St 3 MES | |||
| 0014:41 | T+16:38 St 3 MECO | ||
| 0016:29 | T+18:26 H10 sep | 634.88 478 x 35704 x 7.9 | |
| 0600? | Apo 1 | ||
| 1100? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1600? | Apo 2 | ||
| 2130? | Peri 2 | ||
| 1988 May 19 | 0200? | Apo 3 | |
| 0800? | Peri 3 | ||
| 1314? | Star 37XF burn, Apo 4 over 40W? | ||
| 1988 May 20 | 1373.28 33363 x 35732 x 0.9 GEO 28.0W+16.5E | ||
| 1988 May 21 | Solar panels deployed | ||
| 1988 May 22 | Drift | GEO 71E dr | |
| 1988 May 24.4 | 1432.12 35611 x 35807 x 0.4 GEO 1.6W dr | ||
| 1988 Jun 13 | On station for tests | GEO 2.4E | |
| 1988 Jun 15 | 1436.11 35771 x 35802 x 0.3 GEO 2.5E | ||
| 1988 Jun 27 | 1436.07 35771 x 35800 x 0.2 GEO 2.4E | ||
| 1988 Jun 30 | mv out | 1441.67 35876 x 35915 x 0.2 GEO 0.8E+1.4W | |
| 1988 Aug 10 | mv in | 1436.51 35765 x 35824 x 0.1 GEO 53.3W+0.1W | |
| 1988 Sep 7 | 1436.01 35776 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 52.7W | ||
| 1990 Jan | AOR | GEO 53W | |
| 1990 May 13 | 1436.11 35769 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 53.0W | ||
| 1991 Feb 6 | 1436.15 35766 x 35809 x 0.1 GEO 53.1W | ||
| 1991 Dec | AOR (IBS) | GEO 53W | |
| 1992 Mar 23 | 1436.14 35627 x 35947 x 0.1 GEO 52.4W | ||
| 1994 Mar 1 | 1436.12 35773 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 53.0W | ||
| 1995 Jul 10 | 1436.11 35776 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 53.0W | ||
| 1995 Jul 10 | mv out | ||
| 1995 Aug 28 | mv in | 1436.14 35779 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 177.0W | |
| 1997 Jan 6 | 1436.03 35772 x 35798 x 1.2 GEO 177.0W | ||
| 1998 Nov 30 | Ownership to New Skies | ||
| 1999 Jun 15 | 1436.02 35776 x 35794 x 3.0 GEO 177.0W | ||
| 2003 Jul 11 | 1436.09 35768 x 35806 x 6.2 GEO 177.0W | ||
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