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

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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