Monday, December 10, 2007

Spaceway 1

 2005-015A


DirecTV (formerly Hughes Network Systems) Ka-band Spaceway constellation will have 8 satellites covering N America (101W, two), Latin and South America (49W, two), Europe-Africa-Middle East (25E, two), and Asia-Pacific (111E, two). Also reservations at 99W 54E 101E and 164E.

F1 is BSS 702 satellite at 102.8W. Launch 2005 for in-orbit delivery by Zenit-3SL.

Mass 6080 kg (or 6067 kg or 5993 kg) at launch, 3832 kg BOL, 3691 EOL. Size is 3.2 x 3.4 x 5.1m with 40.9m span.

After launch, the satellite reached GEO height very slowly - presumably using XIPS.


Spaceway 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Apr 26 0731:29 Launch by Zenit-3SL No. 15 
  T+2:30 St 1 sep 70 km 
  T+3:52 Fairing sep 118 km  
  T+8:31 St 2 sep  -2339 x 198 x 0  
 0740:09 T+8:40 DM-SL MES-1 
 0751:49 T+20:20 MECO-1  246 x 34290 x 0  
 0801:35  T+30:10 DM sep 
2005 Apr 26    599.73 261 x 34097 x 0.02 
2005 Apr 28   Perigee raise  619.18 1061 x 34311 x 0.36 
2005 Apr 30   Apogee raise  680.44 1068 x 37247 x 0.41 
2005 May 1   Apogee raise  744.18 1070 x 40578 x 0.34 
2005 May 2   Apogee raise  846.89 1068 x 45478 x 0.4  
2005 May 4   Perigee raise  922.00 4493 x 45509 x 0.3 
2005 May 6   Perigee raise  1057.90 10507 x 45519 x 0.13 
2005 May 7   Perigee raise  1312.52 21197 x 45465 x 0.13 
2005 May 9  1900?   1418.88 25415 x 45482 x 0.25 
2005 May 11    1435.16 26062 x 45473 x 0.23  
2005 May 12    1436.05 26097 x 45474 x 0.26 
2005 May 24    1440.11 26911 x 44818 x 0.23 
2005 Jun 1    1435.81 28119 x 43442 x 0.3  
2005 Jul 12    1435.93 33226 x 38340 x 0.2  
2005 Jul 31    1436.12 35784 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 102.8W 

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