Monday, December 21, 2009

Optus C1

 2003-028B


Optus C1/D will also carry a military payload for the Australian Defense Force. Contractor is Mitsubishi Electric with a Space Systems/Loral bus. Launch to 156E. Mass 4725 kg. Box + 2 cruciform panels. dry is 1978 kg, 8.2 x 7.8 x 24.9m deployed. Owner is Singtel Optus Pty (formerly Cable and Wireless Optus Ltd (CWO)), Sydney. Control from CWO/Belrose.

Optus C1 was on an 1194H adapter. The 5.2m Sylda E (+300mm) adapter was used, with a medium fairing with one 0.5m model 5400 extension shell.


Optus C1/D 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2003 Jun 11  2238:15  Launch by Ariane 5GCSG ELA3 
  T+2:22 EAP sep 
  T+3:20 Fairing sep
  T+9:45 EPC MECO 
 2248:07 T+9:52 EPC sep  55 x 1972 x 7.5 
 2248:14 T+9:59 EPS MES 
 2305:07 T+26:52 EPS MECO  
 2306:22 T+28:07 Optus sep from 1194H adapter 
 2310:14 T+31:59 Sylda 5E sep 
 2313:17 T+35:02 BSAT 2 sep from 937V5 adapter 
  T+51:21 end of V161 mission
2003 Jun 12  0005?  EPC reentry 
2003 Jun 12    637.42 604 x 35707 x 7.03  
2003 Jun 14   LAM-1 926.83 14600 x 35621 x 1.8 
2003 Jun 16  0130?  LAM-2   
2003 Jun 18   1403.73 34687 x 35613 x 0.04 GEO 143E+8E/d 
2003 Jul 8   GEO 151E 
2003 Jul 12  GEO 156E 
2006 Aug 8    1436.10 35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 156.0E 

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