1994-009A
The first Milstar (Military Strategic and Tactical Relay System) military communications satellite was launched in Feb 1994. Development Flight Satellite No. 1 carried an LDR (Low Data Rate) payload in the Block 1 configuration. Milstar was built by Lockheed for the USAF.
In 1995 the spacecraft was in an inclined geostationary orbit with i=11 deg and stationed at 90 deg W for tests. In Sep 1995 it was moved to 120W in preparation for the launch of Milstar DFS 2 to the 90W slot. In 2002 it was over the Pacific Ocean and scheduled to be replaced by FLT-6.
| Milstar 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Feb 7 | 2147:01 | Launch by Titan 401 Centaur | CC LC40 |
| 2149:13 | Stage 1 TIG, SRB sep | ||
| 2151:10 | Fairing sep | ||
| 2152:03 | Stage 1 MECO | ||
| 2152:08 | Stage 2 TIG | ||
| 2155:48 | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 2155:54 | Stage 2 sep 190.5 km | -2890? x 190 x 28.5 | |
| 2156:20 | Centaur MES1 (3:44) | ||
| 2200:02 | Centaur MECO1 | 170 x 191 km x 28.5? | |
| 2253:18 | Centaur MES2 (4:38) | ||
| 2257:56 | Centaur MECO2 | 189 x 41000 | |
| 190 x 35900 x 26.6 ? | |||
| 1994 Feb 8 | 0410 | Centaur MES3 (1:50) | |
| 0411 | Centaur MECO3 | GSO, i=9.85 deg | |
| 0421 | Milstar sep | ||
| 0425 | Centaur sep burn | ||
| 1434.0 35733 x 35790 x 12.0 (UN) | |||
| 1994 May | GEO 90W? | ||
| 1995 Dec | GEO 120W | ||
| 1999 Mar 9 | 1436.07 35776 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 120.8W | ||
| 2002 Nov | Still operational | ||
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