Saturday, June 12, 2004

IRS-P2

 1994-068A


The IRS P2 satellite was launched aboard the second PSLV test flight. PSLV-D2 took off from Sriharikota on 1994 Oct 15. The 805 kg satellite entered polar orbit successfully.


IRS-P2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1994 Oct 15  0505 Launch by PSLV-D2  SHAR 
  T+00:30 PSOM 5-6 ignite 
  T+00:54 PSOM 1-4 cutoff 
  T+01:18 PSOM 1-4 sep 
  T+01:19 PSOM 5-6 cutoff 
  T+01:30 PSOM 5-6 sep 
 0506  T+01:43 PS-1 cutoff and sep 
 0506  T+1:46 PS2 burn 2:29 
  T+3:02 Fairing 
 0509  T+4:15? PS2 burnout 
 0509  PS2 sep 
 0509  T+4:21 PS3 burn 78s 
 0510  T+5:33? PS3 burnout 
 0511  T+6:20 PS3 sep 
 0516?  T+9:50 PS4 burn, 397s  -4100? x 818 x 98.7  
 0521  T+16:37 PS4 burnout 
 0521  T+16:57 PS4 sep 
1994 Oct 17    101.74 798 x 883 x 98.7  
2000 Sep  end of ops 

Navstar 3

 1978-093A


Navstar 3 was the third GPS development satellite. 


Navstar 3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 Oct 7  0030? Launch by Atlas F/SVS  V SLC3 
  T+2:04 Booster sep 
  T+5:21 SECO 
 0036? T+6:00? Atlas sep -2622 x 172 (nominal) 
 0036?  T+6:21? SVS burn 1 42s?  
 0037? T+7:03? burnout  36? x 172? x 63.1 
  T+7:04? sep 
  T+7:05? SVS burn 2  163? x 20144?  
 0037  T+7:47? burnout 
 0041?  SVS-2 sep   
1978 Oct 8  1530? Star 27 burn 
1978 Oct 12   Nav system on 
1978 Oct 17    722.1 20283 x 20309 x 62.8 
1978 Nov 8    718.06 20181 x 20186 x 62.8 
1978 Nov 13   Operational 
1990   Operating at A-3 on Rb clock 
1992 Apr 19   end of nav use
1992 Nov 16 end of ops 

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Thursday, June 10, 2004

Gstar 4

 1990-100B


GTE Satellite Corp.'s final Gstar was launched in 1990 aboard the same Ariane as Satcom C-1. The spacecraft was another GE Astro Space series 3000, and provided VSAT (very small aperture terminal) communications relay services.


GStar 4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Nov 20  2311  Launch by Ariane 42P (V40)  CSG 
  T+1:28 PAL sep 
  T+3:20 St 1 sep 
  T+3:22 St 2 MES 
  T+4:29 Fairing  
  T+5:33 St 2 sep 
  T+5:37 St 3 MES 
 2328 T+17:41 St 3 MECO 
 2330 T+19:16 Satcom C1 sep 
 2332 T+21:27 Sylda sep 
 2334 T+23:03 Gstar 4 sep 
1990 Nov 21  0500? Apo 1  629.13 216 x 35670 x 7.0 ? 
 1000? Peri 1 
 1500? Apo 2 
 2030? Peri 2 
1990 Nov 22  0230? Apo 3 125E 
 0700? Peri 3 
 1300? Apo 4 30W 
 1800? Peri 4 
 2300? Apo 5 170E 
1990 Nov 23  0430? Peri 5 
 1000? Apo 6 10E 
 1500? Peri 6 
 2000? Apo 7 140W 
1990 Nov 23  1937? Star 30C burn  
1990 Nov 24    1421.20 35268 x 35720 x 0.1 GEO 136.3W+3.8E 
1990 Nov 24  0800? Braking 1424.29 35338 x 35771 x 0.1 GEO 136.3W+3.0E/d 
1990 Dec 1   mv in 1436.24 35784 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 125.1W 
1991 Mar 4    1436.07 35781 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 125.1W 
1992 Aug 28    1436.06 35776 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 125.0W 
1992 Aug 30   mv out 
1992 Oct 11    1436.23 35780 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 104.9W 
1992 Dec 29    1436.10 35785 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 105.0W 
1994 Mar 20    1436.09 35784 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 105.0W 
1995 Jan 21    1436.09 35785 x 35787 x 0.0 GEO 105.0W 
1997 Apr 24    1436.09 35779 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 105.0W 
1999 Jun 15    1436.09 35770 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 105.0W 
2003 Sep 5    1436.10 35779 x 35793 x 1.0 GEO 105.0W 

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