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 2005-019A

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SS/L 1300 series at 101W. 16 Ku-band tsp.

Launch mass 3711 kg (ILS); 3850 kg (TsENKI) which may include adapter.

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Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2005 May 22	1759:08	Launch by Proton-M/Briz	PL200-39
	1801:11	T+2:03 St 1 sep
	1801:11	St 2 burn
		T+4:00 2838m/s 96 km
		T+4:20 3126m/s 102 km
		T+4:40 3451m/s 107 km
		T+5:00 3821m/s 112 km
		T+5:10 4027m/s 114 km
	1804:41	T+5:33 St 2 sep
	1804:43	St 3 burn
	1804:54	T+5:47 PLF sep
	1808:46	T+9:34 St 3 MECO
	1808:54	T+9:46 St 3 sep
	1810:28	T+11:21 MES-1 6:27s
	1817:46	T+18:38 MECO-1	173 x 173 x 51.6
	1907:32	T+1:08:24 MES-2 16.5 min
	1923:58	T+1:25? MECO-2	258 x 5000 x 50.3
	2128:07	T+3:29 MES-3 14m
	2141:59	T+3:43 MECO-3
	2142:49	T+3:44? DTB sep	329 x 23013 x 49.4
	2144:16	T+3:45 MES-4
	2146:44	T+3:47 MECO-4	395 x 35819 x 49.1
2005 May 23	0248:49	T+8:50 MES-5
	0258:40	T+9:00 MECO-5	15139 x 35786 x 7.9
	0314:08	T+9:15 Briz sep
2005 May 23			943.92 15147 x 35845 x 8.0
2005 May 25			1065.36 20511 x 35838 x 4.9
2005 May 26			1412.00 34780 x 35846 x 0.2
2005 May 27			1436.61 35711 x 35842 x 0.1 GEO 104.1W+0.1E/d
2005 Jun 2			1435.88 35772 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 102.9W+0.05E/d
2005 Jul 11			1436.08 35777 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 100.7W
2006 Dec 20			1436.10 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 100.8W