Ciel 2

 2008-063A

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Ciel-2 was launched for the Ciel Satellite Group, a Canadian regional TV operator partly owned by SES Americom. Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000C4 satellite with 38 Ku transponders. Mass 5561 kg (MO); 5625 kg (Khrunichev). Size 7.1 x 3.8 x 3.0m.

Ciel 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2008 Dec 10	1343	Launch by Proton-M	KB
		T+02:00 St 1 sep
		T+5:28 St 2 sep
		T+5:43 PLF sep
	1352	T+9:43 St 3 sep	-497 x 175 x 51.5
	1354	T+11:17 Briz MES-1
	1358	T+15:53 MECO-1	184 x 184 x 51.5
	1450	T+1:07:36 MES-2
	1508	T+1:25:11 MECO-2	277 x 5007 x 50.3
	1711	T+3:28:31 MES-3
	1723	T+3:40:46 MECO-3
	1724	T+3:41:36 DTB sep	332 x 16714 x 49.5
	1725	T+3:43:03 MES-4
	1731	T+3:48:05 MECO-4	432 x 35621 x 49.1
	2233	T+8:50:37 MES-5
	2240	T+8:57:48 MECO-5	5597 x 35603 x 19.5
	2255	T+9:12:00 Briz sep
2008 Dec 11			734.91 5580 x 35615 x 19.5
2008 Dec 12			893.18 13076 x 35612 x 9.2
2008 Dec 14		LAM
2008 Dec 15			1430.40 35632 x 35717 x 0.1
2011 Mar 29			1436.08 35772 x 35800x 0.0 GEO 128.9W

Yahsat 1B

 2012-016A

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Yahsat 1B was launched in 2012. The maneuvers from GTO to GEO were not tracked.

Y1B provides multi-spot-beam Ka-band comms to commercial and government users in the Mideast, Africa and SW Asia. Services include YahClick broadband, YahSecure government comms, YahLink satellite connectivity, and YahCarrier for telecom carriers.

Y1B
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2012 Apr 23	2218:13	Launch by Proton 935-27/99529	KB LC200/39
	2220:08	MD2 burn
	2220:12	Stage 1 sep
	2223:40	T+5:27 St 2 sep
	2223:58	T+5:45 GO sep
	2227:55	T+9:42 St 3 sep	-495 x 170 x 51.57
	2229:29	T+11:16 MES-1
	2233:56	T+15:43 MECO-1	172 x 173 x 51.57
	2325:43	T+1:07:30 MDU-2
	2343:29	T+1:25:16 MECO-2	269 x 4998 x 50.3
2012 Apr 24
	0146:22	T+3:28:09 MDU-3
	0157:36	T+3:29:23 MECO-3
	0158:26	T+3:40:13 DTB sep	328 x 14693 x 49.6
	0159:53	T+3:41:40 MDU-4
	0206:02	T+3:47:49 MECO-4	430 x 35777 x 49.1
			635.18 438 x 35759 x 49.0
	0711:33	T+8:53:20 MDU-5
	0717:36	T+8:59:23 MECO-5	3890 x 35755 x 23.7
	0730:13	T+9:12:00 Briz-M/Yahsat sep
	0943:53	T+11:16:40 SOZ-7
	1052:03	T+12:33:50 SOZ-8
2012 Apr 24			703.45 3905 x 35739 x 23.4
2012 Apr 29		Arrived in GEO
		Solar panels deployed
2012 May 3			1436.53 35785 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 47.0E
2012 May 11		Delivered to Yahsat
2012 Jun 8			1436.08 35780 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 47.6E

GIOVE-B

 2008-020A

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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
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
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

Fables of Fortune

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