Sirius 4

 2000-051A

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Sirius 2 is an FS-1300 Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS) satellite. Launch mass 3765 kg. Size 24.8 span, 5.6 x 5.2m.

The satellite operated over 65W until early 2013 and then was allowed to drift.

Sirius 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2000 Sep 5	0943:58	Launch by Proton
		T+2:00 St 2 MES
		T+2:06 St 1 sep
		T+5:32 St 2 MECO
		T+5:35 St 2 sep
		T+5:37 St 3 MES
		T+5:44 GO sep
		T+9:30 St 3 MECO
		T+9:49 St 3 VECO
	0953	T+9:49 St 3 sep	170 x 170 x 64.8
	0954?	Adapter sep
	1027:48	T+43:50 DM MES-1
	1033:53	T+49:55 DM MECO-1	200? x 24400? x 63.4
	1147	T+2:03:17 DM MES-2
	1149	T+2:05:10 DM MECO-2
	1209	T+2:25:10 DM sep
2000 Sep 5			994.48 6192 x 47057 x 63.4
2000 Sep 7	2200?	LAM1	1148.46 12849 x 47049 x 63.3
2000 Sep 11	0050?	LAM	1416.16 23737 x 47053 x 63.4
2000 Sep 14			1434.66 24460 x 46998 x 63.3
2000 Oct 20			1435.85 24575 x 46988 x 63.4 GSO 66.2W
2001 Mar 1			1436.36 24584 x 46999 x 63.4 GSO 66.0W
2006 Aug 2			1435.88 24422 x 47142 x 63.6 GSO 63.2W