Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Thuraya 2

 2003-026A


Boeing GEM launched Jun 2003 by Boeing for Thuraya/Abu Dhabi, to supplement T-1 at 44E. T-3 to follow.

5177 kg launch, 3200 kg BOL. Size is box + 2 panels 7.6 x 3.2 x 3.4m with 40.4m span. T-2 has longer arrays that T-1 with no solar concentrators.

Planned inclination is 6.3 deg at 44E.


Thuraya 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2003 Jun 10  1355:59.2  Launch by Zenit-3SL  Odyssey  
  T+2:24 St 2 MES 
  T+2:29 St 1 sep 
 1359:44 T+3:45 Fairing sep
 1404:31 T+8:32 St 2 sep-2155 x 187 x 6.3  
 1404:39 T+8:40 DM MES-1 
 1409:57 T+13:38 DM MECO-1  180 x 1390 x 6.3  
 1510:41 T+1:14:42 DM MES-2 
 1515:58 T+1:20:59 DM MECO-2 
 1535:18 T+1:40:19 DM sep  649.54 1177 x 35755 x 6.2 
2003 Jun 11    650.79 1207 x 35788 x 6.3 
2003 Jun 12   LAM-1  759.15 6604 x 35772 x 6.3 
2003 Jun 16   LAM-2  1259.69 28752 x 35764 x 6.3 
2003 Jun 17  0830?  LAM-3  1388.62 33920 x 35783 x 6.3 
2003 Jun 19   LAM-4  1436.01 35747 x 35822 x 6.3 GEO 28.7E+0.0E 
2003 Jul 28    1436.09 35711 x 35861 x 6.2 GEO 28.8E 

No comments:

Post a Comment

These Are Not My Beautiful Stories

  Summary: The chapters within are outlines for both future stories I’ve got planned (in the case that I never get around to writing them) a...