Friday, November 14, 2008

WildBlue 1

 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 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

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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