Saturday, June 9, 2007

Thaicom 4

 2005-028A


Shin Sat, part of Shin Corps. Plc. bought SS/L LS-1300SX iPSTAR-1, 14 kW with 100 Ku/Ka beams at 120E for broadband data relay in Asia-Pacific region. Renamed Thaicom 4 just before launch.

Launch by Ariane 5GS, a 5G H158 EPC with the improved EAP P240 strapons and the uprated L10 EPS stage of the 5G+, with an 1194H adapter and medium fairing in this case.

Mass 6485 kg at launch (6480 kg, EADS PK; 6485 kg, Arianespace PR; 6505 kg, Arianespace PK). Size 3.8 x 4.1 x 8.1m launch, 8.1 x 10.1 x 26.0m in orbit.

EPS mass is 2888 kg prior to passivation.


iPStar 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Aug 11  0820:44  Launch by Ariane 5GS V166/L523  CSG ELA2 
 0823:03 T+2:19 EAP sep 
 0824:05 T+3:21 Fairing sep
 0830:23 T+9:39 EPC MECO  47 x 1623 x 7.2 
 0830:29 T+9:45 EPC sep 
 0830:36 T+9:52 EPS burn  
 0847:39 T+26:55 EPS MECO 
 0849:04 T+28:20 Thaicom 4 sep 
 0901:04 T+40:20 EPS passivation 
 0914?  EPC apogee 
 1000? Reentry at 72 km over Pacific equator 
2005 Aug 12    638.55 557 x 35813 x 7.0  
2005 Aug 15    1398.23 34304 x 35779 x 0.2 
2005 Aug 16  1330?  LAM  1432.1 3527 x 35890 x 0.2 GEO 112.1E+1.0E/d 
2005 Aug 19    1429.88 35523 x 35805 x 0.1 
2005 Aug 22    1436.17 35773 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 118.3E 
2005 Oct 13    1436.14 35777 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 118.4E 
2005 Oct 18   Relocate to 119.5E 
2005 Nov 7    1436.12 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 119.5E 

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