Sunday, December 21, 1986

OTS 2

 1978-044A


OTS 2 was launched aboard a Delta 3914. The spacecraft carried out tests of television direct broadcasting, oil platform communications, and newspaper data transfer. ESOC controlled the apogee firing. OTS was built by BAe Dynamics (formerly HSD)


OTS 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 May 11  2259:00  Launch by Delta 3914  CC LC17 
 2300  T+0:57 SRM 1-5 burnout 
  T+1:04 SRM 6-9 burn 
  T+1:04 SRM 1-5 sep 
  T+2:02 SRM 6-9 burnout 
  T+2:07 SRM 6-9 sep 
  T+3:43 MECO 
  T+3:51 St 1 sep 
  T+3:56 St 2 burn 
 2303 T+4:19 Fairing sep
 2307 T+8:13 SECO-1  159 x 180 x 28 
 2319 T+20:36 SES-2 
 2320 T+21:15 SECO-2  180 x 1990? x 28.0 
 2321 T+22:06 St 2 sep 
 2321 T+22:48 St 3 burn 
 2322:34 T+23:32 St 3 burnout 
   181 x 35936 x 27.31 
 2323:47 T+24:44 St 3 sep  278 x 35463 x 27.4  
   184 x 35946 x 27.4 (MOR Post) 
 2329? SES-3?  
  SECO-3?  1568 x 3525 x 28.0 
1978 May 12  0400? Apo 1 
 1500? Apo 2 
1978 May 13  0200? Apo 3 
 1200? Apo 4 over 25W 
1978 May 13  1210  AKM burn 1797 m/s over 25W? 
1978 May 13    1417.70 35072 x 35779 x 0.1 GEO 46.2W+4.6E 
1978 May 24    1436.44 35788 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 10.2E+0.1W 
1978 May 27  1100:37  Stationkeeping burn 
1978 May 29   On station, ready for service 
1978 Jul 19    1436.05 35777 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 10.2E 
1979 Sep    GEO 10E 
1981 Mar 13    1436.08 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 9.9E 
1981 Jun    GEO 10E+0.01/d 
1982 Mar 27    1436.05 35782 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 10.0E 
1982 Mar   Moved orbit  GEO 10E dr 
1982 Apr 20    1436.18 35780 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 5.0E 
1982 Apr   On station for Eutelsat ops  GEO 5E 
1983 May 3    1436.08 35778 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 5.0E 

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