Hot Bird 3

 1997-049A

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Eutelsat/Paris' Hot Bird 3 is a Matra Marconi Space/Toulouse Eurostar 2000+. It is to be stationed at 13 deg E. It was launched on an Ariane 44LP on top of a SPELDA in a Fairing type 1.

Launch mass is 2915 kg, BOL 1715 kg, dry 1280 kg. Bus is 3.65 x 2.30 x 3.99m with 27.9m span. Total EOL power is 5500W.

Hot Bird 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 Sep 2	2221	Launch by Ariane 44LP	CSG ELA2
	2222	T+1:07 PAP sep
	2223	T+2:36 PAL sep
	2224	T+3:32 Stage 1 sep
	2224	T+3:35 Stage 2 burn
	2225	T+4:45 Fairing 01 sep
	2226	T+5:43 Stage 2 sep
	2226	T+5:48 Stage 3 burn
	2239	T+18:54 Stage 3 MECO
	2241	T+20:32 HB 3 sep
	2244	T+23:55 SPELDA sep
	2245	T+24:56 Meteosat sep
	2247	T+26:06 H-10-3 sep burn
	2253	T+32:11 End of V99
1997 Sep 2			631.84 212 x 35813 x 7.0
1997 Sep 3	0200?	Solar panels deploy
	1200?	LAM 1 burn
1997 Sep		LAM-2 burn
1997 Sep 9			1427.30 35442 x 35785 x 0.0 GEO 19.4E+2.2E
1997 Sep 27			1436.02 35735 x 35834 x 0.5 GEO 13.2E
1997 Nov 17			1436.00 35762 x 35807 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
1999 Oct 11			1436.04 35754 x 35816 x 0.0 GEO 13.0E
2006 Aug 1			1436.04 35759 x 35811 x 0.0 GEO 13.0E