Saturday, October 16, 2004

Navstar 59

 2004-009A


GPS 2R-11 (SVN 59) was launched in 2004 to plane C, slot 3 to replace SVN 31, which had developed a suspect Navigation Data Unit.

Launch mass 2032 kg. Spin rate 55 rpm at launch injection.


GPS 59 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Mar 20 1753:00 Launch by Delta 7925-9.5  CC SLC17B 
  T+1:05 SRM 7-9 on 
  T+1:06 SRM 1-6 sep 
  T+2:11 SRM 7-9 sep 
  T+2:02 dog-leg 20s 
  T+4:23 MECO 
  T+4:31 St 1 sep 
  T+4:36 SES-1 
  T+4:43 dog-leg 10s 
  T+4:58 Fairing sep-3600 x 140? x 36.9 
 1803:44 T+10:44 SECO-1  174.0 x 199.1 x 36.85  
 1855:30 T+1:02:30 SES-2 
 1856:10 T+1:03:10 SECO-2  187 x 1152 x 37.20 
  T+1:04:00 Spinup 
 1857:03 T+1:04:03 St 2 sep 
 1857:40 T+1:04:40 TES 
 1859:07 T+1:06:07 TECO 
  T+1:06:50 Third stage NCS (nutation thruster) blowdown 
  T+1:07:43 end NCS blowdown 
 1901:00 T+1:08:00 St 3 sep 
 1901:02 T+1:08:02 St 3 yo deploy 
 1939 T+1:46:40 SES-3  
 1940 T+1:47:07 SECO-3 depletion 
2004 Mar 20    355.69 183 x 20318 x 38.9 
2004 Mar 23  0256?  AKM burn over 62E 7S 
2004 Mar 28  718.02 20089 x 20276 x 55.1 

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