Optus D1

 2006-043B

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D-1 will be an Orbital Star-2 for DTH, internet, voice and transmission. 2299 kg launch, 1005 kg dry, 24 transponders Ku. D-2 to follow.

Mass 2295 kg (EADS PK)

Optus is a subsidiary of SingTel.

Size 4.0 x 3.2 x 2.3m with 17m span.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2006 Oct 13	2056	Launch by Ariane 5ECA	CSG ELA3
		T+2:20 PAP sep
		T+3:14 Fairing sep
		T+8:56 EPC MECO
	2105	T+9:02 EPC sep	-1105 x 159 x 6.73
	2105	T+9:06 ESC-A burn
	2140	T+24:44 ESC-A MECO
	2142	T+26:58 DTV 9S sep
	2146	T+30:49 Sylda 5 sep
	2148	T+32:02 Optus D1 sep
	2148	T+32:14 ESC-A sep burn
	2158	T+42:46 Begin LDREX deploy
	2223	T+1:27:05? Complete LDREX deploy
	2224	T+1:28:07 LDREX separates
2006 Oct 15			630.63 252 x 35711 x 7.0
2006 Oct 17			687.43 3073 x 35773 x 4.9
2006 Oct 21	2140?	LAM
2006 Oct 21			1433.30 35686 x 35777 x 0.1
2006 Oct 27			1436.06 35778 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 164.0E
2006 Nov 7		Relocated
2006 Dec 23			1436.10 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 160.0E
2010 Apr 30			1436.10 35771 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 160.0

B-Sat 1A

 1997-016B

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BSAT-1a was launched together with Thaicom 3 on Ariane V95. It will replace the earlier NASDA BS satellites, but is operated by Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. of Tokyo. The coverage beam is over the Japanese islands.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 Apr 16	2309	Launch by Ariane 44LP	CSG ELA2
	2310	PAP sep T+1:07
	2311	PAL sep T+2:36
	2312	Stage 1 sep T+3:35
	2313	Fairing 01 Sep T+4:45
	2314	Stage 2 sep T+5:43
	2314	Stage 3 burn T+5:48
	2327	Stage 3 shutdown T+18:55
	2328	Thaicom 3 sep T+19:58
	2331	Mini-Spelda top sep T+22:07
	2333	B-SAT sep from H-10-3 T+24:08
1997 Apr 17			630.11 211 x 35725 x 7.0
1997 Apr 21	0315?	Star 30 burn
1997 Apr 21			1414.87 34938 x 35801 x 0.3 GEO 112.2E+5.4E
1997 Apr 30			1436.05 35745 x 35826 x 0.2 GEO 122.1E
1997 May 29			1436.27 35747 x 35833 x 0.1 GEO 121.7E+0.07W
1997 May 31		mv out
1997 Jun 25		mv in	1436.12 35764 x 35809 x 0.1 GEO 111.3E
1997 Jul 28			1436.33 35773 x 35809 x 0.0 GEO 109.9E
1997 Aug 8			1436.10 35783 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 110.0E
1999 Oct 17			1436.14 35785 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 110.1E
2006 Aug 3			1436.13 35782 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 109.6E
2010 Jul 15			1436.15 35779 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 109.6E

Milstar 4

 2001-009A

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Milstar 2-F2 (DFS-4) was launched in 2001. Mass is 4550 kg? Size is 15.5l 35.4 span

Launch was by Titan 4 K-30/B-41/TC-22. Centaur at sep is 4366 kg and is 8.8l 4.3 dia.

In parking orbit Milstar/Centaur is 23l 4.3d with mass of 24526 kg.

FLT-4 was stationed at 90W in 2002. It was scheduled to be replaced by FLT-6 in 2003 and then to move to 177.5E.

Milstar FLT-4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2001 Feb 27	2120:00	Launch by Titan Centaur	CC LC40
		T+2:26 SRMU sep
		T+3:35 Fairing sep
		T+5:25 St 2 MES
	2129	T+9:14 St 2 MECO
		T+9:35 Centaur MES-1
	2131	T+11:34 Centaur MECO-1
			88.49 194 x 205 x 28.6 (ILAM)
		T+1:05:01 Centaur MES-2
		T+1:10:13 MECO-2	634.44 210 x 35949 x 26.7 (ILAM)
	2230:44	T+1:10:44 ILAM epoch
2001 Feb 28	0342	T+6:22:23 MES-3
	0344	T+6:24:36 MECO-3
	0354	T+6:34:49 Centaur sep	1435.09 35764 x 35768 x 4.5 (ILAM)
2008 Dec 23			1436.20 35755 x 35821 x 7.1 GEO 152.0E

Fool's Paradise : Players, Poseurs, and the Culture of Excess in South Beach

 https://welib.org/md5/a95b952e8f121cabc1cedcddfcc53061

Malory's Library: The Sources of the Morte D’Arthur

 https://welib.org/md5/c5334e96e6c8499f35670c9e099e3913

Anik F1

 2000-076A

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Anik F1 is a Hughes HS-702 due for launch in 2000 by Ariane 44L. Power was planned at 15 kW. 4852 kg launch, 3015 kg BOL, 2950 dry.

Anik F1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2000 Nov 21	2356	Launch by Ariane 44L
		T+2:31 PAL sep
		T+3:32 St 1 sep
		T+4:18 Fairing sep
		T+5:44 St 2 sep
		T+5:48 St 3 MES
	0014	T+18:47 St 3 MECO
	0017	T+21:50 Anik F1 sep
2000 Nov 22			679.43 267 x 38178 x 6.0
2000 Nov 24			682.96 487 x 38135 x 5.7
2000 Nov 29		LAM1
2000 Nov 29			864.75 6156 x 41220 x 3.0
2000 Dec 3	2030?	LAM2
2000 Dec 3			1383.97 28275 x 41244 x 0.2
2000 Dec 4	1930?	LAM3
2000 Dec 5			1417.32 29609 x 41227 x 0.2
2000 Dec 11			1416.39 29577 x 41222 x 0.1
2000 Dec 20			1442.82 30990 x 40846 x 0.1 GEO 93.2W+1.7W
2000 Dec 25			1439.97 31654 x 40070 x 0.16
2001 Mar 1			1436.09 35785 x 35785 x 0.0 GEO 107.3W
2001 Jun 2			1436.09 35785 x 35787 x 0.1 GEO 107.3W
2006 Aug 3			1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 107.3W

Insat 3B

 2000-016B

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Launch by Ariane 5 in 2000; the first of the new Insat 3 series. Mass 2070 kg launch 970 kg dry, 1.9 x 1.7 x 1.7 m with 14.7m span.. Data, telephone and broadcast services for India. Control from Insat MCF, Hassan.

The Ariane 5 EPC has an apogee around 200 km and reenters over the Galapagos.

Insat 3B was colocated with Insat 2E at 83E.

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Insat-3B in ground test

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Insat 3B
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2000 Mar 21	2328:30	Launch by Ariane 5	CSG ELA3
		T+7s liftoff
		T+2:25 EAP sep
		T+3:19 Fairing sep
	2338	T+9:51 MECO
	2338	T+9:57 sep	26 x 1200? x 7.0
			45 x 1368 x 7.7
		T+10:04 EPS burn
		T+26:42 EPS MECO	674 x 35479 x 7.05
	2355	T+27:57 Asiastar sep
	2359	T+31:08 SYLDA-5 sep
2000 Mar 22	0002	T+34:39 Insat 3B sep	638.23 583 x 35771 x 7.0
	0050?	EPC impact Pacific
2000 Mar		LAM-1
2000 Mar 24			1337.62 32011 x 35660 x 0.3
2000 Mar 24	1750?	LAM-2	1414.88 32624 x 38116 x 0.2
2000 Mar 26	0624	LAM-3 3:09	1425.16 35507 x 35637 x 0.1 GEO 73.7E+2.7/d
2000 Mar 27		Solar array deployment
2000 Apr 16			1436.07 35740 x 35831 x 0.0 GEO 83.0E
2000 May 26			1436.12 35770 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 83.0E
2004 Feb 14			1436.10 35759 x 35813 x 0.1 GEO 83.0E
2006 Jul 31			1436.11 35764 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 83.0E
2011 Feb 21			1436.10 35756 x 35816 x 0.1 GEO 83.0E