Tuesday, January 16, 2007

DirecTV-9S

 2006-043A


Backup to 4S and 7S at 101W or 119W. Initial station 101W.

54 transponders for digital video service broadcast in 27 high power spot beams.

Loral LS-1300-Omega satellite. Mass 5535 kg launch 2364 kg dry. Size 7.5 x 2.9 x 3.3m span 31.3m.

Mass 5505 kg (EADS PK) launch, 2346 kg dry.

Ariane 5 ECA L533, V175 with Sylda 5C (900m stretch) 5.8m high and large fairing. DTV9S on an 1194H adapter; Optus on a 937VB5 adapter and LDREX-2 (NEC TOSHIBA) on an Astrium-UK ASAP5, 2.62m dia 0.35 high with a 0.06m high 3.86m dia platform.


DTV9S 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2006 Oct 13  2056  Launch by Ariane 5ECA  CSG ELA3 
  T+2:20 PAP sep 
  T+3:14 Fairing sep
  T+8:56 EPC MECO 
 2105 T+9:02 EPC sep -1105 x 159 x 6.73 
 2105 T+9:06 ESC-A burn 
 2140 T+24:44 ESC-A MECO 
 2142 T+26:58 DTV 9S sep 
 2146 T+30:49 Sylda 5 sep 
 2148 T+32:02 Optus D1 sep 
 2148 T+32:14 ESC-A sep burn 
 2158 T+42:46 Begin LDREX deploy 
 2223 T+1:27:05? Complete LDREX deploy 
 2224 T+1:28:07 LDREX separates 
  T+1:37:20 Passivation of ESC-A 
  T+1:37:44 End of Ariane mission 
2006 Oct 17    631.34 249 x 35750 x 7.0 
2006 Oct 18    1385.45 33775 x 35803 x 0.1 
2006 Oct 21    1436.61 35736 x 35856 x 0.0 GEO 139.6W+0.14/d 
2006 Nov 8    1433.25 35717 x 35743 x 0.1 GEO 138.0W+0.7/d 
2006 Dec 13   Braking 
2006 Dec 19   On station 
2006 Dec 23    1436.10 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 101.1W 

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