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 | ||
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