Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Telstar 8

 2005-022A


IA-8, formerly Loral Skynet Telstar 8, is a 5493 kg FS-1300S (or 1300E?), first extended bus satellite. Total of 92 transponders. Launch by Zenit-3SL. Sold to Intelsat prior to launch in 2003. In 2007 it was renamed Galaxy 28.


IA8 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Jun 23  1402:59 Launch by Zenit-3SL No. 14  Odyssey 
  T+2:29 St 1 sep 
  T+3:41 PLF sep 
  T+8:35 St 2 sep  -2138 x 179 x 0  
  T+8:45 DM MES-1 
 1422:24 T+19:25 DM MECO-1  144 x 35609 x 0.1  
 1432:14 T+29:15 DM sep 
   202 x 35636 x 0 (RKKE) 
2005 Jun 24    627.85 165 x 35651 x 0.0  
2005 Jun 24  0600?LAM-1  1150.49 24248 x 35558 x 0.1  
2005 Jun 28  0345? LAM-2  1380.86 33762 x 35634 x 0.17  
2005 Jun 29    1426.82 35542 x 35667 x 0.02  
2005 Jul 11    1436.10 35766 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 89.0W 
2006 Aug 8    1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 89.0W 

No comments:

Post a Comment

These Are Not My Beautiful Stories

  Summary: The chapters within are outlines for both future stories I’ve got planned (in the case that I never get around to writing them) a...