Nigcomsat 1

 2007-018A

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NASRDA (National Research and Development Agency of Nigeria). 5150 kg DFH-4 bus to go to 42E. Launch by CZ-3B/E in 2007. The enhanced rocket had 4 x LB-41/YF-25 strapons, an L186/YF-21C stage 1, an L35/YF-24E stage 2 and an H18/YF75 stage 3. Compared to CZ-3B, the strapons had an additional 1t of prop, the stage 1 had extra 6t. The solar array drive mechanism failed, limiting the ability of the satellite to operate.

Nigcomsat 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2007 May 13	1601	Launch by CZ3B	XSC
		T+2:07 Booster sep
		T+2:27 St 1 sep
		T+3:52 Fairing sep
		T+5:32 St 2 sep
		T+5:32 St 3 MES-1
	1611?	T+10:31? MECO-1	160? x 450? x 28.5?
	1622?	T+21:21? MES-2
	1624	GTO perigee
	1625?	T+24:20? MECO-2
	1627	St 3 sep
2007 May 14			754.39 218 x 41927 x 25.3
2007 May 22	0000	LAM	1442.08 35806 x 36001 x 0.2
2007 May 22			1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 0.2 GEO 42.0E
2008 Apr 17		solar array drive failure
2008 Nov 10	0100	Solar array charging failure
2008 Nov 11			1436.04 35773 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 42.5E

Molniya 191

 1998-054A

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A Molniya-1T satellite was launched on 1998 Sep 28 from Plesetsk.

Molniya-1T
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1998 Sep 28	2341:27	Launch by 8K78M	PL
	2346:13	T+4:46 Blok A sep
	2346:23	T+4:56 KhO sep
	2350:13	T+8:46 Blok-I MECO
	2350:17	T+8:50 Blok-I sep
1998 Sep 29	0034:43	T+53:16 BOZ burn
	0035:09	T+53:56 BOZ sep
	0035:09	ML burn
	0038:13	T+56:46 ML MECO
	0038:21	T+56:54 ML sep
1998 Sep 30			733.26 420 x 40695 x 62.8
1998 Oct 5			717.58 422 x 39921 x 62.8
2006 Aug 4			717.72 1245 x 39106 x 64.1

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WildBlue 1

 2006-054A

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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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