Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
GE-7
2000-054B
Launch by Ariane, 2000 LMMS/Sunnyvale A2100 small version. In-orbit spare for GE-8 at 137W, replacing Satcom C-1 for cable distribution coverage of the US and the Caribbean. Launch mass 1935 kg. Dry mass 912 kg. Size is 4.10 x 3.60m, span 14.5m. A2100A bus.
| GE 7 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sep 14 | 2254 | Launch by Ariane 506 V130 | CSG ELA2 |
| T+0:00 EPC burn | |||
| T+7:00 EAP ignition | |||
| T+7:03 Launch | |||
| T+2:25 EAP sep | |||
| T+3:22 Fairing sep | |||
| T+9:57 EPC MECO | |||
| T+10:03 EPC sep | 50? x 1500? x 7? | ||
| T+10:10 EPS burn | |||
| T+27:17 EPS MECO | |||
| T+28:42 Astra sep | |||
| T+30:28 Sylda 5 sep | |||
| T+37:39 GE 7 sep | |||
| T+54:08 EPS depleted | |||
| 2000 Sep 15 | 644.56 584 x 36094 x 7.0 | ||
| 2000 Sep 16 | 681.01 2706 x 35818 x 5.4 | ||
| 2000 Sep 18? | LAM | ||
| 2000 Sep 19 | 1439.39 35832 x 35869 x 0.1 | ||
| 2000 Oct 20 | 1432.06 35695 x 35719 x 0.0 GEO 138.1W+1.0E | ||
| 2000 Nov 25 | 1436.06 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 137.0W | ||
| 2006 Aug 4 | 1436.07 35771 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 137.0W | ||
Monday, January 18, 2010
Intelsat 706
1995-023A
The next launch went aboard Ariane only two months later. It was the first of three Intelsat 7A satellites built by Space Systems/Loral, and was initially scheduled for operation over 53 W to provide telephone and TV relay service for Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and direct-to-home television to Latin America. The satellite bus was 2.2 x 2.45 x 3.0 m in size, with the full satellite being 5.1m high and 27.2 m in span. The satellite had a mass of 4180 kg at launch, while the third stage had a mass of 2056 kg at the end of its burn. The satellite separated at 20 minutes after launch at an altitude of 250 km over Zaire and deployed its solar panels at 2 h 47 m mission elapsed time. The first apogee motor ignition was scheduled for the third apogee at 26h 44m into the flight. On reaching GEO the satellite's mass had dropped to 3650 kg, with a dry mass of 1778 kg.
| Intelsat 706 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 May 17 | 0634 | Launch | |
| 0637 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0639 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0640 | Stage 3 TIG at 5:49 | ||
| 0652 | Stage 3 MECO at 18:48 | ||
| 0654 | Stage 3 sep and avoidance maneuver | ||
| 1995 May 17 | 630.56 174 x 35785 x 7.1 | ||
| 1995 May 18 | 0900? | LAM-1 | |
| 1995 May 18 | 714.20 4379 x 35798 x 4.0 | ||
| 1995 May 19 | 0900? | LAM-2 | |
| 1995 May 19 | 1098.89 22014 x 35778 x 0.4 | ||
| 1995 May 20 | 2130? | LAM-3 | |
| 1995 May 20 | 1441.30 35735 x 36041 x 0.1 GEO 52.2W+1.3W | ||
| 1995 May 22 | 1438.10 35732 x 35919 x 0.1 GEO 53.5W+0.5W | ||
| 1995 Jul 10 | 1436.10 35784 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 53.0W | ||
| 1996 Sep 18 | 1436.12 35775 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 53.0W | ||
| 1999 Oct 18 | 1436.12 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 53.0W | ||
| 2004 Sep 23 | mv out | GEO 53W | |
| 2004 Nov | move in at 50E | ||
| 2004 Nov 26 | 1436.07 35774 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 50.3E | ||
| 2006 Aug 3 | 1436.08 35774 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 50.3E | ||
| 2009 Mar 21 | 1436.06 35772 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 50.3E | ||