DirecTV-4S

 2001-052A

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4S is a BSS601HP Block 1, with spot beams for local US programming, at 101W. It is the first spot-beam DirecTV satellite. Mass is 4300 kg full, 2100 kg dry. Size 2.7 x 3.6 x 4.0m 26.2m span. 38 active transponders on spot beam, plus 2 two primary and eight backup national transponders.

DirecTV-4S
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2001 Nov 27	0035	Launch by Ariane 44LP
		T+1:07 PAP sep
		T+2:27 PAL sep
		T+3:31 St 1 sep
		T+3:34 St 2 MES
		T+4:40 Fairing sep
		T+5:43 St 2 sep
		T+5:48 St 3 MES
	0053	T+18:19 St 3 MECO
	0056	T+21:02 St 3 sep
2001 Nov 27			630.04 219 x 35714 x 6.95
2001 Nov 29	2140?	LAM
2001 Dec 2			1393.64 34120 x 35782 x 0.14
2001 Dec 3	0500?	LAM
2001 Dec 4			1435.87 35780 x 35783 x 0.08 GEO 101.6W
2001 Dec 22			1435.98 35779 x 35789 x 0.04 GEO 101.2W

Club Management: August 2004

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Spektr

 1995-024A

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77KSO (TsM-O, TKS 173), the Spektr earth resources module, was finally launched on 1995 May 20. Extra solar arrays were added late in the design process to alleviate Mir's severe power shortages. Launch mass of Spektr was 22000 kg, which was reduced to 19500 kg by the time it docked with Mir. Docking was delayed following problems with reconfiguring Mir to receive the spacecraft. It docked with Mir on the first attempt, unlike the earlier modules.

Spektr log
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1995 May 20	0333:22	Launch
	0335:28	St 1 sep
	0336:22	Fairing sep
	0338:57	St 2 sep
	0339	Stage 3 burn
	0342:59	Stage 3 MECO
	0343:11	Proton sep	89.84 215 x 318 x 51.7
1995 May 21	0211	TCM-1
	0419	TCM-2	90.55 262 x 341 x 51.6
1995 May 25	0212	TCM
	0247	TCM	91.39 312 x 372 x 51.65
1995 May 28	0109	TCM?
1995 Jun 1	0230	Docked Mir -X
1995 Jun 2	0445	Transfer to side port

Payload:

• Solar array

• Forward solar arrays

• Module manipulator arm

• Pelikan manipulator arm (2m) and science airlock

• 286K binocular radiometer

• Astra-2 trace gases experiment 

• Balkan-1 lidar, 4.5m res with 5320A laser for cloud altitude measurements