Thursday, August 16, 2007

Arabsat 2A

 1996-040A


Arabsat 2A is a Spacebus 3000 satellite. It was launched in Jul 1996 for Aerospatiale, which delivered it to Arabsat once it was in orbit. Launch mass is 2617 kg, BOL mass 1570 kg and dry mass 1108 kg. The bus is 1.8 x 2.3 x 2.6m with a 3.46m height and a 26.3m span.


Arabsat 2A 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1996 Jul 9  2224  Launch by Ariane 44L (V88)  CSG ELA2 
 2227  Stage 1 sep T+3:32 
 2229  Stage 2 sep T+5:43 
 2229 Stage 3 TIG T+5:48 
 2242  Stage 3 MECO T+18:45 
 2244  Arabsat 2A sep T+20:00 
 2246  SMS sep T+22:52 
 2248  Turksat sep T+24:20 
1996 Jul 10    630.63 212 x 35751 x 7.0 
1996 Jul 11  1130? LAM-1 
1996 Jul 11    749.74 6133 x 35786 x 3.3 
1996 Jul 12  1230? LAM-2 
1996 Jul 12    1329.46 31500 x 35844 x 0.2 
1996 Jul 14  0830? LAM-3 
1996 Jul 15    1429.78 35480 x 35845 x 0.1 GEO 19.5E+1.6E 
1996 Jul 21    1436.30 35783 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 26.1E 
1999 Oct 15    1436.03 35772 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 26.0E 
2004 Apr 4    1436.22 35727 x 35850 x 1.7 GEO 25.4E 
2004 Apr   Move to 20E 
2004 May 9    1436.14 35777 x 35797 x 1.8 GEO 20.0E 
2005 Jun 5    1436.10 35697 x 35875 x 2.8 GEO 20.4E 

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