1987-078A
The first two Aussat satellites were launched from the Shuttle, but after the Challenger accident the third one was shifted to Europe's Ariane. Aussat Pty.'s Aussat K3 was launched from Kourou in 1987. It was later renamed Optus A3. In 1993 Optus A3 was moved to 156E. In 1999 the satellite was moved back to 164E. It 2006 it was moved out and appears to have been relocated to 31E for use by SES Astra.
| Aussat K3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Sep 16 | 0045:31 | Launch by Ariane (V19) | CSG ELA1 |
| T+0:07 PAP on | |||
| T+0:40 PAP sep | |||
| T+2:20 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:24 St 2 MES | |||
| T+3:31 Fairing | |||
| T+4:31 St 2 sep | |||
| 0050:07 | T+4:36 St 3 MES | ||
| 0102:10 | T+16:39 St 3 MECO | ||
| 0103:58 | T+18:27 Aussat K3 sep | 632.32 203 x 35847 x 7.0 | |
| 0700? | Apo 1 | ||
| 1130? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1700? | Apo 2 | ||
| 2230? | Peri 2 | ||
| 1987 Sep 17 | 0324 | Best match TLE for burn | |
| 1987 Sep 17 | 0345 | Apo 3, Star 30BP burn | |
| 1987 Sep 16 | 1393.86 34063 x 35847 x 0.4 GEO 130.7E+10.9E | ||
| 1987 Sep 18 | 1385.30 34062 x 35510 x 0.4 GEO 148.4E+13.2E | ||
| 1987 Sep 19 | 1429.69 35517 x 35804 x 0.5 GEO 162.5E+1.6E | ||
| 1987 Sep 20 | 1430.0 35508 x 35891 x 0.1 GEO 164E+1.5/d | ||
| 1987 Sep 23 | 1436.08 35763 x 35809 x 0.1 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1987 Oct 7 | 1200 | On station | GEO 164E |
| 1987 Nov 11 | 1436.09 35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1990 Jul 7 | 1436.09 35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1992 Feb 10 | 1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1992 | Owned by Optus Communications | ||
| 1992 | Renamed Optus A3 | ||
| 1993 Apr 6 | 1436.08 35771 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1993 Apr 8 | mv out | ||
| 1993 Apr 29 | mv in | 1436.07 35773 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 156.1E | |
| 1994 Oct 14 | 1436.13 35769 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 156.0E | ||
| 1995 Aug 13 | 1436.10 35771 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 156.0E | ||
| 1995 Aug | Move to 152E | ||
| 1995 Sep 12 | 1436.09 35774 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 152.0E | ||
| 1997 Oct 27 | 1436.08 35777 x 35796 x 1.6 GEO 152.1E | ||
| 1999 May 27 | 1436.14 35780 x 35794 x 2.8 GEO 152.0E | ||
| 1999 Jun 1 | mv out? | ||
| 1999 Jul 9 | mv in | ||
| 1999 Aug 4 | 1436.03 35779 x 35791 x 2.4 GEO 163.8E | ||
| 2003 Sep 2 | 1436.08 35773 x 35799 x 5.6 GEO 163.9E | ||
| 2006 Apr 6 | mv out | 1443.91 35938 x 35947 x 7.7 GEO 160E+2W/d | |
| 2006 Jul 1 | mv in | 1436.10 35779 x 35794 x 8.0 GEO 31.3E | |
| 2008 Mar 30 | 1436.09 35752 x 35820 x 9.4 GEO 31.8E | ||
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