Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Telecom 2A

 1991-084A


France Telecom's Telecom 2 series used the Matra/BAe Eurostar 2000 bus. The 2200 kg satellite carried 10 C-band transponders for communications with the Departements et Terretoires d'outremer (the overseas parts of the French Republic), 11 Ku-band transponders for business communications, and 5 X-band transponders for the Syracuse military system. By 1995 Telecom 2A was mostly dedicated to military communications.


Telecom 2A 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1991 Dec 16  2319:48  Launch by Ariane (V48)  CSG ELA2 
  T+2:27 PAL sep 
  T+3:32 St 1 sep 
  T+3:35 St 2 MES 
  T+4:05 Fairing 
  T+5:43 St 2 sep 
  T+5:48 St 3 MES 
 2337:38 T+17:50 St 3 MECO 
 2339:54  T+20:06 Telecom 2A sep 
 2342:12 T+22:24 Spelda sep 
 2344:21 T+24:33 Inmarsat 2F3 sep 
   645.25 362 x 36351 x 3.8 
1991 Dec 18? 1100? LAM-1 
1991 Dec 18    765.50 6938 x 35744 x 1.9  
1991 Dec 20  1530? LAM-2 1333.19 31732 x 35762 x 0.1  
1991 Dec 22    1332.24 31692 x 35764 x 0.1 
1991 Dec 23  1000? LAM-3 
1991 Dec 24    1433.38 35708 x 35758 x 0.2 GEO 3.7E+0.7E 
1992 Jan 12   mv in  1436.16 35776 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 3.1E 
1992 Jan 30    1436.07 35771 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 3.0E 
1992 Feb 28    1436.04 35770 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 3.1E 
1992 Mar   mv to 8W 
1992 Apr 5    1436.07 35780 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 8.0W 
1992 Jun 8    1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 8.0W 
1995 Oct 14    1436.08 35764 x 35808 x 0.0 GEO 8.0W 
1998 Oct 22    1436.08 35768 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 8.0W 
1999 Jun 16    1436.10 35766 x 35807 x 0.0 GEO 8.0W 
1999 Jul   Control to Eutelsat 
2001 Oct 23    1436.10 35765 x 35807 x 0.3 GEO 8.1W 
2001 Oct 25   Mv out from 9W 
2001 Nov 14   Mv in 3E 
2001 Nov 28    1436.08 35767 x 35805 x 0.4 GEO 3.0E 
2003 Sep 2    1436.09 35762 x 35809 x 2.0 GEO 3.0E 

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