2008-036A
Control from GSOC, with contact established at 0443 UTC. DLR carries out early orbit positioning; German federal armed forces ground station in Gelsdorf takes over operations about a month after launch.
| SAR-Lupe 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Jul 22 | 0240:09 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | PL LC132/1 |
| 0242 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0242 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0248? | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 0300? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 0308:29 | Stage 2 sep | 94.40 470 x 508 x 98.2 | |
2003-033A
LM A2100AX satellite for Cablevision Systems Corp/Bethpage, NY Launch mass 4328 kg. Will go to 61.5W.
Ku-band direct television satellite.
Launch by Atlas V 521 with 2 SRMs and 5-m fairing, AV-003 with SEC Centaur.
In 2006, Echostar acquired Rainbow 1 and it was renamed Echostar 12.
| Rainbow 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Jul 17 | 2345:01 | Launch by Atlas V | CC SLC41 |
| T+1:30 SRM burnout | |||
| T+2:07 SRM sep | |||
| T+3:44 Fairing sep | |||
| T+3:49 Forward Load Reactor sep | |||
| T+4:28 BECO | |||
| T+4:30? Atlas sep | |||
| T+4:46 MES1 | |||
| 2003 Jul 18 | 0000:38? | T+15:38 MECO-1 | 167 x 4166 x 27.1 |
| 0118:27? | T+1:33:27 MES-2 at asc. node | ||
| 0122:37? | T+1:37:37 MECO-2 | 3790 x 35842 | |
| 0125:26? | T+1:40:26 Centaur sep | ||
| 2003 Jul 18 | 702.07 3815 x 35761 x 17.5 | ||
| 2003 Jul 21 | LAM-1 | 744.94 5935 x 35750 x 13.8 | |
| 2003 Jul 23 | LAM-2 | 841.09 10529 x 35746 x 8.8 | |
| 2003 Jul 25 | LAM-3 | 1005.79 18008 x 35740 x 4.5 | |
| 2003 Jul 27 | LAM-4 | 1255.59 28599 x 35749 x 1.3 | |
| 2003 Jul 28 | 0340? | LAM-5 | |
| 2003 Jul 28 | 1535 | 1431.02 35605 x 35768 x 0.1 | |
| 2003 Jul 29 | 1436.17 35644 x 35931 x 0.1 GEO 61.9W | ||
| 2003 Nov 4 | 1436.06 35778 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 61.6W | ||
| 2006 Mar | Renamed Echostar 12 | ||
| 2006 Oct 21 | 1436.14 35782 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 61.7W | ||
2002-057A
A2100AX launch mass 4575 kg, 7.3 x 3.6 x 3.6m.
Launch by Ariane 4. LMCSS A2100 Ku/Ka band DBS and internet, over Asia.
| NSS-6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Dec 17 | 2304 | Launch by Ariane 44L | |
| T+2:29 PAL sep | |||
| T+3:30 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:31 St 2 TIG | |||
| T+4:13 Fairing | |||
| T+5:41 St 2 sep | |||
| 2309 | T+5:45 St 3 TIG | ||
| T+9:40 235 km | |||
| 2322 | T+18:46 St 3 MECO | ||
| 2324 | T+20:44 St 3 sep | ||
| 2324 | T+20:49 St 3 avoidance maneuver | ||
| 2002 Dec 18 | 630.83 222 x 35751 x 7.0 | ||
| 2002 Dec 19 | 673.84 2426 x 35738 x 5.3 | ||
| 2002 Dec 20 | 711.58 4313 x 35734 x 4.3 | ||
| 2002 Dec 22 | 882.23 12459 x 35724 x 2.1 | ||
| 2002 Dec 25? | LAM? | ||
| 2002 Dec 26 | 1431.82 35668 x 35736 x 0.1 | ||
| 2003 Jan 1 | 1436.11 35777 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 95.0E | ||
| 2006 Aug 7 | 1436.14 35773 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 95.0E | ||
