Monday, September 26, 2011

Nahuel 1A

 1997-002B


Nahuel is an DASA (Dornier Satellitensystemen) Spacebus 2000 satellite for Argentina to provide TV, telephone and data comms for Latin America. Launch mass was 1790 kg; 1100 kg BOL, 831 kg dry. Bus is 1.64 x 1.46 x 2.2m with 22.2 m span. The satellite owner/operator is Nahuelsat S.A. of Buenos Aires, whose largest shareholder at launch time was GE Americom. Nahuel is Araucano for tiger.


Nahuel 1A 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1997 Jan 30  2204 Launch by Ariane 44L  CSG ELA2  
 2206 Stage 1 sep  
 2208 Fairing 01 sep T+4:17 
 2209 Stage 2 sep T+5:43 
 2222 Stage 3 cutoff T+18:45 
 2224 GE 2 sep T+20:38 
 2226 Mini Spelda sep T+22:18 
 2228 Nahuel 1A sep T+24:29 
 2228 H10-3 sep burn T+24:33 
1997 Jan 31    632.34 203 x 35848 x 7.0  
1997 Feb 1  1100? LAM-1 
1997 Feb 1    916.81 13890 x 35876 x 1.9 
1997 Feb 2  1750? LAM-2 
1997 Feb 2    1342.06 31947 x 35902 x 0.2 
1997 Feb 4  1430? LAM-3 
1997 Feb 4    1431.52 35494 x 35899 x 0.1 GEO 75.0W+1.1E 
1997 Feb 6    1437.10 35714 x 35898 x 0.1 GEO 72.5W+0.2W 
1997 Feb 10    1436.02 35776 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 72.2W 
1997 Mar 22    1436.08 35770 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 71.8W 
1999 Oct 15    1436.09 35771 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 71.8W 
2006 Aug 3    1436.12 35768 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 71.8W 
2010 Apr 5    1436.13 35768 x 35805 x 2.5 GEO 71.8W 
2010 Apr 8   Move out 
2010 Apr 12    1436.46 35778 x 35808 x 2.5 GEO 72.5W+0.1W/d 
2010 May 12    1436.60 35780 x 35812 x 2.6 GEO 75.8W+0.13W/d 
2010 Jun 28    1437.24 35785 x 35932 x 2.7  
2010 Jul 15   Orbit raised, retired 
2010 Aug 21    1448.86 36007 x 36064 x 2.8 
2011 Jun 10    1448.93 36006 x 36067 x 3.5 

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