1988-091B
The TDRS C payload was named TDRS 3 on reaching orbit. TDRS 3 was carried into space on the first `return to flight' mission, STS-26R. Discovery was launched on 1988 Sep 29 and the TDRS/IUS was deployed at The first IUS burn, at 2250 on Sep 29, left TDRS in a 632.98 min, 287 x 35797 km x 26.71 deg orbit. The second burn, at 0406 on Sep 30, put it in a 1433.48 min, 35673 x 35798 km x 2.3 deg circular orbit. By Oct 5 it had reached the TDRS WEST position at 171 W. In around 1992 it was moved to 62W as TDRS SPARE, but in 1994 it was reassigned to move back to the TDRS WEST position.
| TDRS 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Sep 29 | 1537:00 | Launch from LC39B | |
| 1539:05 | SRB sep, 46.3 km | ||
| 1545:33 | MECO, 110.0 km | 88.03 65 x 289 x 28.5 (PK) | |
| 1545:50 | ET sep, 111.9 km | 88.21 69 x 302 x 28.5 (OMS dV) | |
| 1616:56 | OMS-2 (2:21) 68m/s | 90.55 299 x 304 x 28.5 | |
| 1619:18 | OMS-2 CO | ||
| 2100? | 90.55 300 x 303 x 28.5 | ||
| 2150:04 | TDRS deploy | ||
| 1988 Sep 29 | 2250:04 | IUS-7 SRM-1 | |
| 2252:33 | SRM-1 burnout | ||
| 2257:33 | RCS-1 | ||
| 2257:53 | RCS-1 end | ||
| 1988 Sep 29 | 632.98 287 x 35797 x 26.7 | ||
| 1988 Sep 30 | 0356:49s | SRM-2 exit cone deploy | |
| 1988 Sep 30 | 0402:29s | SRM-1 sep | |
| 1988 Sep 30 | 0406:48 | IUS SRM-2 1:49 | |
| 0408:37 | IUS SRM-2 burnout | ||
| 0412:18? | RCS-2 burn 1:37 | ||
| 0413:55? | RCS-2 burn end | ||
| 0421? | TDRS solar array deploy | ||
| 0444:50s | SRM-2 sep | ||
| 0450? | IUS SRM-2 CAM burn | ||
| 0451? | IUS SRM-2 RCS depletion burn | ||
| 1988 Sep 30 | 1433.48 35673 x 35798 x 2.3 | ||
| 1988 Sep 30 | 1434.75 35718 x 35803 x 0.1 | ||
| 1988 Oct 1 | 1435.07 35722 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 178.1W+0.25E/d | ||
| 1988 Oct 4 | 1424.40 35554 x 35561 x 0.1 GEO 172.3W+3E/d | ||
| 1988 Oct 18 | mv in | 1436.50 35785 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 149.5W | |
| 1988 Nov 29 | 1436.11 35772 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 151.1W | ||
| 1988 Dec 13 | 1436.01 35769 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 151.0W | ||
| 1988 Dec 21 | mv out | ||
| 1989 Jan 16 | mv in | 1436.23 35776 x 35801 x 0.2 GEO 171.1W | |
| 1989 Jan | TDRS W | 171W | |
| 1990 Apr 16 | 1436.02 35777 x 37593 x 0.1 GEO 171.0W | ||
| 1990 May 2 | Drift to 174W | ||
| 1990 May 16 | 1436.16 35774 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 174.1W | ||
| 1991 Jan 27 | 1436.07 35777 x 35794 x 0.7 GEO 174.4W | ||
| 1991 Oct 7 | 1436.02 35565 x 36005 x 0.0 GEO 173.9W | ||
| 1991 Oct 8 | mv out | ||
| 1991 Nov 3 | 1424.64 35555 x 35568 x 0.1 GEO 99.7W+2.9E | ||
| 1991 Dec 10 | mv in | 1436.01 35771 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 62.2W | |
| 1992 Jan | TDRS SPARE | 62W | |
| 1992 May 10 | 1436.13 35776 x 35797 x 0.5 GEO 61.9W | ||
| 1993 Aug 4 | 1436.21 35774 x 35803 x 0.3 GEO 61.9W | ||
| 1994 May 16 | 1436.00 35777 x 35792 x 1.0 GEO 61.8W | ||
| 1994 May 22 | mv out | ||
| 1994 Jul 13 | 1442.44 35899 x 35921 x 1.1 GEO 153.7W+1.5W | ||
| 1994 Jul 30 | mv in TDRS W | 1436.18 35779 x 35797 x 1.1 GEO 171.3W | |
| 1995 Mar 29 | 1435.95 35772 x 35795 x 1.6 GEO 171.0W | ||
| 1995 Apr 22 | mv out | ||
| 1995 May 29 | mv in | 1436.21 35768 x 35809 x 1.7 GEO 85.2E | |
| 1998 Mar 8 | 1436.01 35770 x 35799 x 3.7 GEO 85.0E | ||
| 1999 Jun 13 | 1436.11 35771 x 35802 x 4.6 GEO 85.4E | ||
| 2003 Sep 5 | 1436.23 35779 x 35799 x 7.6 GEO 84.5E | ||
| 2006 Jul 23 | 1436.12 35710 x 35863 x 9.7 GEO 85.1E | ||
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