Thursday, May 28, 2009

Echostar 5

 1999-050A


Echostar V is an FS-1300 satellite, and will supplement the Echostar DISH network. Launch by AC155 (Atlas 2AS) to 43705 km apogee. Its geostationary station was at 110W. Launch weight was 3177 kg. In 2006, the satellite was moved to 129W and leased as a provider for Ciel Satellite Comms of Canada, the first satellite in a partnership with SES Americom. It was renamed Ciel 1.


Echostar 5 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1999 Sep 23  0602 Launch by Atlas 2AS (AC-155) CC LC36A 
  T+0:53 SRM 1-2 burnout 
  T+0:57 SRM 3-4 burn 
  T+1:15 SRM 1-2 sep 
  T+1:52 SRM 3-4 burnout 
  T+1:55 SRM 3-4 sep 
  T+2:43 BECO 
  T+2;46 Booster sep 
  T+3:21 Fairing 
  T+4:57 SECO 
  T+4:59 Atlas sep 
  T+5:16 MES1 
 0611 T+9:51 MECO1  90.98 156 x 475 x 28.2 
 0626 T+24:42 MES2 
 0628 T+26:20 MECO2  166 x 45822 x 26.55 
 0630 T+28:56 Centaur sep 
1999 Sep 24    827.93 131 x 45526 x 26.6 
1999 Sep 25?   LAM-1 
1999 Sep 28?   LAM-2 
1999 Sep 28    972.71 21848 x 30434 x 0.8 
1999 Sep 30?   LAM-3 
1999 Oct 3?  LAM-4 
1999 Oct 3    1403.05 34506 x 35767 x 0.4 GEO 112.9W+8.5E 
1999 Oct 6    1435.82 35752 x 35809 x 0.2 GEO 109.7W 
1999 Oct 12    1436.09 35773 x 35799 x 0.2 GEO 110.0W 
1999 Nov 5    1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 110.0W 
2003 Mar 1    1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 110.2W 
2003 Mar 5   Leave 110W 
2003 Mar 22   Arrive 119W 
2003 May 9    1436.08 35772 x 35799 x 0.04 GEO 119.0W 
2005 Jul 5    1436.07 35772 x 35799 x 0.02 GEO 119.0W 
2005 Jul 6?  Move out of GEO 
2005 Jul 22   Arrive 129W, Ciel operations 
2006 Apr 3    1536.10 35772 x 35800 x 0.05 GEO 128.9W 
2006 Aug 4    1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 128.9W 
2009 Mar 19  1436.09 35773 x 35799 x 0.2 GEO 148.0W 

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