Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Galaxy 10R
2000-002A
HS-601HP replacement for the Galaxy 10 satellite, lost in the Delta 3 explosion. Location 127W. Launch mass is 3651 kg, BOL 2137 kg, dry mass 1987 kg. Size is box 6.0 x 3.4 x 2.3m with 26.2m span. Galaxy 10R was assigned to the 'Galaxy cable neighbourhood' consisting of Galaxy 1R, 5, 7 and 9. G9 was moved from 123W to 127W establishing a new location. G10R also provided Ku-band capacity supplementing SBS-5.
In Aug 2004 the second of two XIPS ion thruster systems failed, leaving the satellite reliant on its bipropellant engine.
| Galaxy 10R | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Jan 25 | 0104 | Launch by Ariane 42L | CSG ELA2 |
| T+2:20 PAL sep | |||
| T+3:14 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:17 St 2 burn | |||
| T+4:05 Fairing sep | |||
| T+5:26 St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:31 St 3 burn | |||
| T+18:42 St 3 MECO | |||
| T+20:48 St 3 sep | |||
| T+20:52 St 3 avoidance maneuver | |||
| 2000 Jan 25 | 582.49 218 x 33233 x 7.0 | ||
| 2000 Jan 30 | LAM-1 | 755.45 6382 x 35814 x 3.7 | |
| 2000 Jan 31 | LAM-2 | 1087.28 21496 x 35799 x 0.6 | |
| 2000 Jan 31 | 2145? | LAM-3 | 1396.48 34231 x 35783 x 0.2 |
| 2000 Feb 1 | 2030? | LAM-4 | 1436.76 35783 x 35815 x 0.1 GEO 126.7W |
| 2000 Feb 23 | 1433.03 35675 x 35778 x 0.1 GEO 125.2W dr | ||
| 2000 Mar 26 | 1436.06 35783 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 123.0W | ||
| 2000 May 23 | 1436.07 35778 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 123.0W | ||
| 2004 Aug 3 | XIPS failure | ||
| 2006 Aug 1 | 1436.08 35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 123.0W | ||
| 2008 Jun 2 | 1436.08 35779 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 123.0W | ||
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Insat 4A
2005-049A
1385 kg dry 3081 kg launch (Arianespace PK).
1690 kg prop; 536 kg left by Dec 26.
2.0 x 1.7 x 2.8m with 15.4m span. Ku/C-band satellite for 83E.
Built at ISAC/Bangalore; Launch by Ariane 5. Insat 4A was on an 1194H adapter, with an ACY2624-M extension on top of the Sylda 5E. The medium fairing was used.
Insat 4A was colocated at 83E with Insat 2E and 3B.
| Insat | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Dec 21 | 2233:00? | Launch by Ariane 5GS | |
| T+2:20 EAP sep | |||
| T+3:22 Fairing sep | |||
| T+9:41 EPC MECO | |||
| 2242:47 | T+9:47 EPC sep | 43.5 x 1701.8 x 6.5 | |
| 2242:54 | T+9:54 EPS burn | ||
| 2259:48 | T+26:48 EPS MECO | ||
| 2302:05 | T+29:05 Insat 4A sep | ||
| 2305:09 | T+32:09 Sylda 5 sep | ||
| 2309:32 | T+36:32 MSG-2 sep | ||
| 2005 Dec 21 | 639.38 603 x 35809 x 3.7 | ||
| 2005 Dec 22 | 0015? | EPC reentry | |
| 2005 Dec 22 | 640.57 620 x 35853 x 3.9 | ||
| 2005 Dec 23 | 0054 | LAM-1 1:25:00 | 916.43 13754 x 35995 x 0.9 |
| 2005 Dec 23 | 916.43 13754 x 35995 x 0.9 | ||
| 2005 Dec 24 | 0754 | LAM-2 42:00 | 1333.00 31479 x 36008 x 0.2 |
| 2005 Dec 26 | 0430 | LAM-3 5:45 to 1434 min | |
| Solar arrays deployed | |||
| 2005 Dec 31 | 1436.00 35776 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 81.5E | ||
| 2006 Feb 16 | 1436.11 35762 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 82.9E | ||