Wednesday, December 27, 2006

DirecTV 2

 1994-047A


GM Hughes Electronics DirecTV Inc.'s second satellite was launched in Aug 1994. DBS 2 is also known as DirecTV 2.


DBS 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1994 Aug 3  2357  Launch by Atlas IIA  CC LC36A 
1994 Aug 4  0001  Atlas sep 
 0001 Centaur MES-1 
 0007 Centaur MECO-1 
 0021? Centaur MES-2 
 0022 TLE perigee 
 0022? Centaur MECO-2 
 0024? Centaur sep 
1994 Aug 3    704.14 206 x 39473 x 26.9 
1994 Aug 6  0500? LAM-1 
1994 Aug 6    759.71 2943 x 39459 x 18.0 
1994 Aug 7  0700? LAM-2 
1994 Aug 8    1048.23 16218 x 39389 x 5.1 
1994 Aug 8  1730? LAM-3 
1994 Aug 8    1455.40 32837 x 39489 x 0.1 (?) 
1994 Aug 9    1429.53 31845 x 39470 x 0.0 GEO 82.8W+1.6E 
1994 Aug 10    1531.24 35782 x 39475 x 0.0 DSO 76.8W+22.4W 
1994 Aug 12    1436.49 35514 x 36074 x 0.1 GEO 100.5W+0.1W 
1994 Sep 3    1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 103.0W 
1994 Oct 10   mv to 100.7W 
1994 Oct 28    1436.08 35773 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 100.7W 
1995 Jul 25    1436.10 35777 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 100.8W 
1999 Oct 19    1436.10 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 100.7W 
2006 Jan 18    143.10 35776 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 100.7W 
2006 Feb   Sold to Telesat, renamed Nimiq 4i 
2006 Feb   move in 91W 
2006 Aug 3    1436.10 35773 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 91.1W 

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