Friday, August 31, 2012

Galaxy 14

 2005-030A


Launch 2005 Aug by Soyuz-FG No 011/Fregat 007 with (new) 8.45m long extended Starsem fairing. Size is 3.3 x 1.9 x 1.5m with 12.6m span. Located at 125W, colocated with Galaxy 12.


Galaxy 14 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Aug 13  2328:26 Launch by Soyuz/Fregat  KB LC31 
  T+1:58 Strapons sep  
  T+4:14 Fairing sep
  T+4:47? Blok A MECO  
  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
 2332  T+4:47? Blok I MES 
  T+4:57 KhO Sep 
 2336  T+8:45 Blok I MECO  
 2336 T+8:49 Blok I sep 7.497km/s  -713? x 190 x 51.8  
 2337 T+9:49? Fregat MES-1 
 2338 T +10:09? Fregat MECO-1, parking orbit  200 x 200 x 51.6  
 2348? Blok-I reentry 
2005 Aug 14  
 0045? Fregat MES-2 
 0047? Fregat MECO-2 
 0106  T+1:37? Fregat sep  
  Fregat depletion  334 x 66070 x 49.2 
2005 Aug 14    1311.442 351 x 66268 x 49.2  
2005 Aug 15  0729  1526.387 8971 x 66100 x 18.1 
2005 Aug 16  0849   2275.198 35755 x 66093 x 2.2 
2005 Aug 21    2245.57 35844 x 65007 x 2.2 
2005 Aug 23    1797.81 35794 x 49402 x 1.3 
2005 Aug 25  0920?  LAM 
2005 Aug 26    1439.21 35790 x 35904 x 0.1 
2005 Sep 5    1436.07 35778 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 146.0W 
2005 Nov 10    1436.06 35778 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 146.0W 
2005 Nov 14   Relocate 
2005 Dec 17   Move in at 125W 
2006 Jan 20    1436.07 35785 x 35786 x 0.0 GEO 125.0W 
2006 Aug 8    1436.08 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 125.0W 
2010 Apr 20    1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 125.0W 

Monday, August 6, 2012

Koreasat 3

 1999-046A


The LMT-built A2100 Koreasat 3 has a total of 46 Ka and Ku band transponders. It will be launched by Ariane in 1999 for Korea Telecom. Mass is 2800 kg launch, 1332kg dry. Size 4.61m. To be located 116E. Span 22.5m.

The main ground station and control center is at Yong-In with a backup at Dae-Jeon (Dae Duk).

In 2010 the satellite was sold to ABS as ABS-7.


Koreasat 3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1999 Sep 4  2234 Launch by Ariane 42P V120  CSG ELA2 
  T+1:35 PAL sep 
  T+3:27 St 1 sep 
  T+3:30 St 2 burn 
  T+4:20 Fairing sep 
  T+5:30 St 2 sep 
 2239 T+5:43 St 3 burn 
 2252 T+18:41 St 3 MECO 
 2254 T+20:58 St 3 sep 
 2255 T+21:01 St 3 avoidance burn
1999 Sep 5    630.78 214 x 35756 x 7.0 
1999 Sep 7  1900?  LAM-1 
1999 Sep 7    956.43 15830 x 35725 x 1.6 
1999 Sep 13  0200? LAM-2 
1999 Sep 13    1435.05 35730 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 111.9E+0.2E 
1999 Sep 20    1436.03 35766 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 112.6E 
1999 Nov 1    1436.17 35783 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 112.5E 
1999 Dec 24    1436.13 35785 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 113.0E 
1999 Dec   Locate at 116E 
2000 Jan 11    1436.12 35780 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 116.0E 
2006 Aug 3    1436.13 35784 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 116.1E 
2010 May 24   Sold to ABS as ABS-7 

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