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Skynet 4E

 1999-009B

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Skynet 4E was built by Matra Marconi Space UK (formerly BAe) and was launched for the UK MoD in 1999 by Ariane. Launch mass 1490 kg, 830 kg BOL, 759 kg dry. The Skynet 4E was transferred from MMS to MoD on 1999 Jul 7.

Skynet 4E
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1999 Feb 26	2244	Launch by Ariane 44L	CSG ELA2
		T+2:29 PAL sep
		T+3:31 St 1 sep
		T+3:34 St 2 sep
		T+4:18 Fairing sep
		T+5:43 St 2 sep
		T+5:48 St 3 burn
		T+18:45 St 3 MECO
		T+19:56 Arabsat 3A sep
		T+21:46 Mini Spelda sep
		T+24:59 Sky 4E sep
		T+25:23 avoidance burn
1999 Feb 27			631.31 271 x 35727 x 7.0
1999 Mar 1	1830?	AKM burn
1999 Mar 2			1411.30 34632 x 35966 x 3.7 GEO 126.4W+6.3E
1999 Mar 3			1413.36 34717 x 35963 x 3.7
1999 Mar 14			1409.17 34722 x 35793 x 3.8
1999 Mar 28			1416.08 31657 x 39130 x 3.4 GEO 6.8W+5.2E
1999 Apr 7			1436.09 35782 x 35790 x 3.7 GEO 6.0E
1999 Jun 11			1436.06 35777 x 35794 x 3.6 GEO 6.0E
1999 Jun		Move to 53E
1999 Jul 7		To MoD
1999 Jul 28			1436.01 35781 x 35788 x 3.5 GEO 52.9E
1999 Nov 6			1436.00 35776 x 35793 x 3.4 GEO 53.1E
2006 Jul 31			1436.02 35770 x 35799 x 3.1 GEO 53.1E

Intelsat 904

 2002-007A

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SS/Loral FS-1300 Extended bus.

Launch mass 4680 kg, 2350 kg dry. Size 2.8 x 3.5 x 5.6m with 31m span.

To be stationed over IOR.

Intelsat 904
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2002 Feb 23	0659	Launch by Ariane V148	CSG ELA2
		T+2:30 PAL sep
		T+3:31 St 1 sep
		T+3:34 St 2 MES
		T+4:22 Fairing sep
		T+5:43 St 2 sep
		T+5:48 St 3 MES
		T+11:30 226, 6.77 rel	-1500 x 226?
		T+12:30 215, 7.1 rel	-500 x 215?
		T+14:15 195, 7.7 rel	195 x 1500?
		T+15:50 187, 8.32	187 x 4900?
		T+16:30 189, 8.62 rel	189 x 7300?
		T+17:30 202, 9.0km/s rel	202 x 11640
		T+18:00	202 x 17400
		T+18:50?	256 x 30900
	0717:51	T+18:51 MECO
	0719:58	T+20:58 Intelsat 904 sep
2002 Feb 23			631.12 176 x 35812 x 7.0
2002 Feb 24		LAM-1	736.50 5475 x 35799 x 3.8
2002 Feb 27		LAM-2	1236.82 27784 x 35794 x 0.3
2002 Feb 28		LAM-3	1290.27 29955 x 35807 x 0.2
2002 Mar 1	1400?	LAM-4
2002 Mar 7			1436.14 35783 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 58.4E
2002 Jul 18			1436.11 35773 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 60.0E
2006 Aug 7			1436.07 35774 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 60.0E