Sunday, August 16, 2009

Inmarsat 401

 2005-009A


Mobile comms and wideband data for Inmarsat global area network. At 54W (F2 at 64E). Mass 5940 kg launch; span 45m, antenna diameter 10m, bus height 7 x 2.9 x 2.3m. First of 3. Astrium/Toulouse Eurostar 3000.

Launch by Atlas 5 with 3 SRM, single engine Centaur and XEPF (Extra Extended Payload Fairing) 13.8m long 4.0m dia.

Used for ISRO's GAGAN technical demonstration in 2007.


I4F1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Mar 11  2142  Launch by Atlas V 431 AV-004 
  T+1:31 SRB burnout 
 2144 T+2:09 SRB1/2 jettison 
  T+2:11 SRB3 jettison 
 2146 T+4:27 BECO 
 2146 T+4:33 CCB sep 
  T+4:43 MES1 
  T+4:51 Fairing sep 
  T+6:55 4.0km/s 
 2156 T+14:24 MECO1 185 x 2099 x 27.4  
 2206 T+24:04 MES2 
 2211 T+29:28 MECO2   
 2214 T+32:17 Centaur sep  1080 x 85179 x 14.4 
 
2005 Mar 15    9616 x 89978 x 10.7  
2005 Mar 18  0840  LAM-1  35651 x 90080 x 4.0  
2005 Mar 21   LAM-2  35575 x 54753 x 3.5 
2005 Mar 22  2030?  LAM-3  35582 x 35989 x 3.0 
2005 Apr 12    1436.1 35568 x 36004 x 3.0 GEO 8.8E 
2005 Apr 27    1436.07 35560 x 36011 x 2.9 GEO 9.4E 
2005 May 5   Relocate from 9E 
2005 Jun 7   Move in at 64E  1436.09 35768 x 35804 x 2.9 GEO 64.0E 
2006 Aug 7    1436.08 35773 x 35799 x 2.5 GEO 63.9E 
2009 Feb 2    1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 2.2 GEO 63.9E 

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