1997-071A
Sirius 2 is the first Aerospatiale Spacebus 3000-B satellite, with a redesigned propulsion system, built for NSAB (Nordiska Satellitaktiebolaget) of Sweden as a follow-on to Sirius 1 and Tele-X. It will be stationed at 5 deg E. NSAB will market half the transponders and GE Americom (later SES Americom) the rest. GE Americom called the satellite GE-1E (E for Europe). Mass is 2920 kg full, 1760 kg BOL, 1245 kg dry. Satellite is 2.3 x 3.4 x 3.5m with 29m solar panel span and 7 kW power.
In 2003 Sirius 2's pan-European beam was transferred to NSAB by SES Americom. By 1998 Sirius 2 was owned by SES Sirius, and was renamed Astra 5A. It was moved from 5E to 31.5E.
| Sirius 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Nov 12 | 2148 | Launch by Ariane 44L | |
| T+2:31 PAL sep | |||
| T+3:35 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+4:25 Fairing 01 sep | |||
| T+5:46 St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:51 St 3 burn | |||
| 2206 | T+18:53 St 3 MECO | ||
| 2209 | T+21:50 Sirius 2 sep | ||
| 2212 | T+24:10 SPELDA sep | ||
| 2214 | T+26:20 Cakrawarta sep | ||
| 1997 Nov 13 | 631.81 209 x 35815 x 7.0 | ||
| 1997 Nov 16 | 630.66 209 x 35755 x 7.0 | ||
| 1997 Nov 16 | 1338.92 31992 x 35732 x 0.2 | ||
| 1997 Nov 18 | 0900? | Apogee burn over 1W? | |
| 1997 Nov 18 | 1440.21 35465 x 36268 x 0.1 | ||
| 1997 Nov 20 | 1426.65 35418 x 35779 x 0.1 GEO 5.1E+2.4E | ||
| 1998 Apr 1 | 1436.04 35784 x 35786 x 0.1 GEO 4.9E | ||
| 1999 Oct 18 | 1436.07 35779 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 4.8E | ||
| 2006 Aug 1 | 1436.07 35783 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 4.8E | ||
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