Sunday, July 25, 2010

Insat 3E

 2003-043E


The final satellite in the Insat 3 series was launched by Ariane in Sep 2003. Mass 2750 kg at launch, 1181 kg dry. Size 2.0 x 1.8 x 2.8m with 15.4m span.


Insat 3E 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2003 Sep 27  2314:46  T+0:07 Launch by Ariane 5G 
  T+2:21 EAP sep 
  T+3:10 Short Fairing sep
 2323:30 T+9:51 EPC MECO 
 2323:36 T+9:57 EPC sep  100.48 51 x 1512 x 7.3  
 2323:43 T+10:04 EADS/Astrium EPS burn 
 2339:35 T+26:56 EPS MECO 
 2343:40 T+29:01 Insat 3E sep  666? x 36000? x 7.0 
2003 Sep 28 0054? EPC reentry 
2003 Sep 29  0127  LAM-1  941.00 14960 x 35900 x 1.9  
2003 Sep 30  0908  LAM-2  1365.0? 33000 x 35750 x 0.14 
2003 Oct 1  0808 LAM-3 186s; 510 kg prop left, 1082 kg used  1426m 35500? x 35700? x 0.1 
2003 Oct 1  0930  Deploy solar arrays 
2003 Oct 8    1427.25 35489 x 35737 x 0.1 GEO 51.2E+2.2E 
2003 Oct 19    1436.06 35773 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 52.0E 
2004 Jul 19    1436.05 35762 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 55.0E 
2006 Aug 7    1436.08 35767 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 55.1E 

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