2006-054A
SS/Loral satellite 5000 kg.
SS/L built two sats for WildBlue Comms, Inc. to provide multimedia and data broadband internet services. Ka-band at 109.2W and 73.0W. Financial support by Arianespace which will launch.
Originally called iSky 1, the company was renamed WildBlue Communications. Anik F2's Ka-band payload will be used for initial WildBlue service pending WildBlue 1's launch.
Launch mass 4735 kg, 1995 kg dry (AE PK) or 2014 kg dry (EADS PK). Size 5.5 x 2.3 x 2.4m with 31.1m span.
Launch by L534 on flight V174 with a medium fairing. WB1 is in the upper position on an 1194H adapter and a Sylda 5C. Underneath the Sylda, AMC 18 is on another 1194H. Sylda is 5.8m high.
| WB1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Dec 8 | 2208 | Launch by Ariane 5ECA | |
| T+2:20 EAP sep | |||
| T+3:07 Fairing sep | |||
| T+8:55 EPC MECO | |||
| 2217 | T+9:01 EPC sep | -1282 x 233 x 6.87 | |
| 2217 | T+9:05 ESC-A burn | ||
| T+10:30 223 6.97 km/s | |||
| T+11:30 218 km 7.12 km/s | -577? x 218 | ||
| T+12:10 215 7.23 | |||
| T+12:30 213 7.28 | -104? x 213 | ||
| T+13:00 210 7.37 | 181? x 209 | ||
| 2232 | T+24:45 ESC-A MECO | ||
| 2234 | T+26:52 Wildblue-1 sep | ||
| 2238 | T+30:46 Sylda 5 sep | ||
| 2240 | T+32:02 AMC 18 sep | ||
| 2006 Dec 9 | 632.24 267 x 35779 x 2.0 | ||
| 2006 Dec 11? | LAM | ||
| 2006 Dec 12 | 1391.37 34036 x 35776 x 0.1 | ||
| 2006 Dec 14? | LAM | ||
| 2006 Dec 18 | 1433.23 35717 x 37543 x 0.0 | ||
| 2006 Dec 23 | 1436.11 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W | ||
| 2007 Jan 25 | 1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 111.1W | ||
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