Tuesday, September 11, 2012

GIOVE-B

 2008-020A


GSTB-V2/B is a testbed satellite for Europe's Galileo navsat system. It was followed by 4 dem-val satellites  [714].

Contracted by ESA to Galileo. Second test satellite built by Galileo Industries SA/Astrium is for launch 2006 by Starsem Soyuz. Mass around 500 kg?

European Satellite Navigation Industries (formerly Galileo Industries), in Ottobrunn, Munchen is the contractor for GIOVE B, with Astrium-D prime and Thales/Alcatel bus; integration by Thales/Roma. Proteus satellite with a mass of 530 kg full 502 kg dry. Control from GAIN/Fucino. Box 0.95 x 0.95 x 2.4m + 2 panels span 11?m. Fregat/Giove mass 7480 kg.

Soyuz No. 15000-016


Giove B 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2008 Apr 26  2216:02 Launch by Soyuz/Fregat  
  T+1:52 Strapons MECO 
  T+1:58 Strapons sep 
  T+4:13 Fairing sep
  T+4:46 Blok A cutoff 
  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
  T+4:57 KhO sep 
  T+8:45 Stage 3 MECO 
 2224:51 T+8:48 Stage 3 sep  58 x 190  
  T+9:49 Fregat burn 1 20.4s 
 2226:10 T+10:08 Fregat MECO-1  190? x 220? km x 51 
 2254:17  T+38:15 MES-2 10min 
 2300? Blok I reentry 
 2304:07  T+48:05 MECO-2, transfer orbit  220? x 23600? x 56  
2008 Apr 27  
 0152 T+3:36:05 MES-3 4min 
 0156 T+3:40:05 MECO-3  a=29601 km i=56 
 0201 T+3:45:05 Fregat sep 
  T+4:13 Solar array deploy 
2008 Apr 27    850.36 23255 x 23453 x 56.0 
2008 Apr 30    842.67 23105 x 23244 x 56.0 
2012 Jul 22    842.30 23096 x 23235 x 55.9

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