Helios 1B

 1999-064A

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Control from Helios CMP at CNES/CST. Mass 2544 kg. Matra Marconi Space. Used Ariane medium fairing 02. The satellite failed in 2004.

Helios 1B
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1999 Dec 3	1622:46	Launch by Ariane 40 V124	CSG ELA2
		T+2:56 Stage 1 sep
		T+2:59 Stage 2 burn
		T+3:45 Fairing 02 sep
		T+5:13 Second stage sep
	1628	T+5:18 Stage 3 (H10-3) burn
	1640:54	T+18:08 Stage 3 MECO
	1641:06	T+18:20 Helios 1B sep
	1644:39	T+21:53 Clementine sep
1999 Dec 5			98.00 660 x 666 x 98.1
1999 Dec		Orbit raising
1999 Dec 15			98.37 679 x 681 x 98.1
2004 Sep 10			98.37 679 x 682 x 98.1
2004 Oct 14			98.37 679 x 681 x 98.15

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Skynet 4C

 1990-079A

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Skynet 4C was launched in Aug 1990. Operations were transferred to Paradigm Secure Communications in May 2003; ownership was transferred probably in Oct 2003.

Skynet 4C
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1990 Aug 30	2246	Launch by Ariane (V38)	CSG ELA2
		T+1:06 PAP sep
		T+2:27 PAL sep
		T+3:33 St 1 sep
		T+3:36 St 2 MES
		T+4:35 Fairing 02 sep
	2251:44	T+5:44 St 2 sep
		T+5:49 St 3 MES
	2303:49	T+17:49 St 3 MECO
	2306:11	T+20:11 Skynet 4C sep
	2308:11	T+22:11 Spelda 10 sep
	2309:55	T+23:55 Eutelsat sep
1990 Aug 31			631.78 220 x 35802 x 7.0
	0500?	Apo 1
	0930?	Peri 1
	1500?	Apo 2
	2000?	Peri 2
1990 Sep 1	0130	Apo 3
1990 Sep 1			631.68 214 x 35803 x 7.0
	0630?	Peri 3
	1200?	Apo 4
	1700?	Peri 4
	2230?	Apo 5
1990 Sep 2	0400?	Peri 5
	0900?	Apo 6
	1400?	Peri 6
1990 Sep 2	1827?	Star 30E burn
	1930?	Apo 7 over 134W
1990 Sep 2			1402.26 34721 x 35522 x 4.3 GEO 136.4W+8.7E
1990 Sep 24			1431.51 35605 x 35787 x 4.3 GEO 7.2W+1.1E
1990 Sep 30			1436.09 35785 x 35787 x 4.3 GEO 1.5W
1990 Dec 28			1436.41 35499 x 36086 x 3.8 GEO 1.2W
1991 Apr 4			1436.05 35775 x 35795 x 3.9 GEO 1.0W
1993 Dec 17			1436.07 35779 x 35792 x 2.0 GEO 1.0W
1996 Jul 22			1436.05 35778 x 35792 x 1.0 GEO 1.1W
1999 Jun 13			1436.05 35776 x 35795 x 2.2 GEO 1.0W
2003 Sep 5			1436.10 35781 x 35791 x 5.2 GEO 1.1W
2006 Aug 1			1436.07 35776 x 35795 x 7.5 GEO 1.3W

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Asiasat 3S

 1999-013A

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Asiasat/Hong Kong's Asiasat 3S is an HS-601HP satellite to replace the abandoned Asiasat 3. The satellite was built in record time, reaching orbit only 15 months after the Asiasat 3 failure. It was launched in Mar 1999 by ILS Proton. It will be stationed at 105.5E and controlled from Hong Kong. Launch mass was 3463 kg. Asiasat 1 will move to 122E, replacing Asiasat G.

Asiasat 3S
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1999 Mar 21	0009:30	Launch by Proton
		T+2:02 Stage 2 burn
		T+2:06 Stage 1 sep
		T+5:34 Stage 2 MECO
		T+5:35 Stage 2 sep
		T+5:40 Stage 3 burn
	0019:08	T+9:38 Stage 3 MECO	170? x 180? x 51.64
	0019:19	T+9:49 Stage 3 VECO
	0019:19	T+9:49 Stage 3 sep
	0123:49	T+1:14:19 DM burn 1
	0130:20	T+1:20:52 DM MECO-1	205 x 35988 x 51.48
	0628:25	T+6:18:55 DM burn 2
	0630:15	T+6:20:45 DM MECO-2
	0650:02	T+6:40:32 DM sep
1999 Mar 23			827.66 9677 x 35967 x 13.1
1999 Mar 25	0730?	LAM-1
1999 Mar 26			1007.79 17869 x 35968 x 6.2
1999 Mar 27?		LAM-2
1999 Mar 31?		LAM-3
1999 Apr 1			1436.39 35761 x 35822 x 0.1 GEO 98.1E
1999 Apr 20			1436.06 35766 x 35805 x 0.05 GEO 98.3E
1999 Apr 26			1433.32 35725 x 35739 x 0.1 GEO 100.6E
1999 May 7		Move in	1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 105.6E
1999 Nov 5			1436.10 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 105.6E
2002 Oct 20			1436.10 35778 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 105.5E

Vortex 13

 1989-035A

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The final VORTEX mission was launched in 1989 and given the designation USA 37. It was still operational well more than a decade after its launch.

VORTEX 13
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1989 May 10	1947:01	Launch by Titan 34D/Transtage	CC LC40
		T+1:50 Stage 1 ignition
		T+2:02 SRM sep
		T+4:35 St 1 sep
	1951	T+4:45 Fairing sep
	1956?	Stage 2 MECO	103.0 208 x 1570 x 29.1 (UN)
	1956	T+8:05 Stage 2 sep
	2013?	Transtage burn 1	720.0 455 x 40073 x 27.5
1989 May 11	0250?	Transtage burn 2
	0300?	Transtage sep
2004 Jun 26			GEO