Sunday, June 24, 2007

Galaxy 3R

 1995-069A


The Galaxy IIIR satellite was launched in Dec 1995 to provide C-band video distribution in the US and Ku-band DIRECTV direct broadcasting to Latin America. It marked the first use of the XIPS xenon ion propulsion system for stationkeeping. Mass of Galaxy 3R was 3066 kg.


Galaxy 3R 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1995 Dec 15  0023:01  Launch by Atlas IIA (AC-120) 
 0025  BECO 
 0025  Booster sep 
 0026  Fairing 
 0027  SECO 
 0027  Atlas sep 
 0028  Centaur MES1 
 0033  Centaur MECO1
 0045?  Centaur MES2 
 0047?  Centaur MECO2 
 0050?  Centaur sep 
1995 Dec 15    630.94 197 x 35781 x 26.9 
1995 Dec 21    630.99 193 x 35788 x 26.9 
1995 Dec 22?   LAM-1 
1995 Dec 23?   LAM-2 
1995 Dec 23    1285.66 29768 x 35807 x 1.4 
1995 Dec 24  1830?  LAM-3 
1995 Dec 24    1292.35 30054 x 35793 x 1.4 
1995 Dec 26    1292.30 30052 x 35793 x 1.5 GEO 24.0W+40E 
1995 Dec 26    1435.46 35756 x 35792 x 0.1, GEO 94.9W drE 
1995 Dec 29    1435.76 35753 x 35806 x 0.1 GEO 94.7W+0.08E 
1996 Jan 30    1436.11 35777 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 95.1W 
1997 May 16   To Panamsat  GEO 95W 
1997 Nov 21    1436.10 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 95.0W 
1999 Oct 14    1436.12 35777 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 95.1W 
2001 Apr 23   primary SCP failure 
2003 Apr 30   mv out  GEO 76W 
2003 May 27   mv in  GEO 111W 
2005 Jan 14    1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 0.3 GEO 111.0W 
2005 Jan 17   move out of 111W 
2005 Feb 27   move in at 74W 
2005 Mar 3    1436.07 35775 x 35796 x 0.5 GEO 74.0W 
2005 Dec 5    1436.09 35779 x 35793 x 1.2 GEO 73.9W 

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