Thursday, May 28, 2009

Superbird A

 1992-084A


Space Communications Corp.'s Superbird A satellite was the main payload on an Ariane 4 launch. Mitsubishi played prime/integration role on this particular satellite.

The 1155 kg satellite carried 510 kg stationkeeping fuel and 1115 kg orbit insertion fuel for a launch mass of 2780 kg. Solar panel span was 20.3m.

Superbird A was stationed over the Pacific at 158E.


Superbird A
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1992 Dec 1  2248  Launch by Ariane 42P (V55)  CSG ELA2 
 2249  PAP sep (T+1:30) 
 2251  Stage 1 sep (T+3:28) 
 2251  Stage 2 MES (T+3:30) 
 2252  Fairing sep (T+4:23) 
 2253  Stage 2 sep (T+5:38) 
 2253  Stage 3 MES (T+5:43) 
 2306  Stage 3 MECO (T+18:11) 
 2308  Superbird sep from H10+ (20:42) 
 2308  Stage 3 sep (T+20:46) 
 2310  Stage 3 end of mission (T+22:23) 
1992 Dec 2  0100? Solar array deploy 
   635.83 237 x 35994 x 7.2 
1992 Dec 3  0100? AKM 1 
   818.43 9428 x 35781 x 2.7 
1992 Dec 5  s  AKM 2 
1992 Dec 7  s  AKM 3 
1992 Dec 10    1436.57 35751 x 35840 x 0.1 GEO 156.7E+0.1W 
1992 Dec 12    1436.09 35758 x 35814 x 0.1 GEO 158.1E 
1993 Jan 15    1436.12 35773 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 158.0E 
1993 Feb 16    1436.11 35772 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 158.0E 
1994 Sep 22    1436.11 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 158.0E 
1996 Sep 19    1436.11 35767 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 158.1E 
1999 Oct 18    1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 158.1E 
2006 Aug 2    1436.09 35762 x 35810 x 0.8 GEO 158.0E 
2008 Dec 21    1436.11 35766 x 35807 x 3.1 GEO 158.0E 

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