Saturday, July 20, 2013

Beidou 3

 2003-021A


The constellation was augmented with a third satellite in May 2003. An element set suggesting a perigee raise burn on May 26 may be in error, or may indicate a test of the RCS system; the AKM is probably liquid-fuelled, and made its main burn later on May 26.


Beidou 3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2003 May 24  1634  Launch 
  T+2:25? Stage 1 MECO 
  T+2:27? Stage 2 MES, Stage 1 sep 
  T+3:52? Fairing 
  T+4:15? St 2 MECO 
  T+4:20? St 2 VECO 
 1638? T+4:21? St 2 sep, St 3 MES-1 
 1644? MECO-1 
 1650? MES-2? 
 1652? MECO-2 
 1654  Stage 3 sep  749.29 196 x 41701 x 25.0 
2003 May 26    790.82 1917 x 41981 x 38.8 
 1413?  AKM 
2003 May 26    1438.91 35716 x 35966 x 0.0 GEO 38.8E-0.7W 
2003 Jun 2    1436.67 35760 x 35835 x 0.3 GEO 110.5E-0.15W 
2003 Jun 9    1436.12 35752 x 35821 x 0.3 GEO 110.5E 
2006 Aug 7    1436.10 35758 x 35813 x 0.1 GEO 110.5E 
2012 Jun 2    1436.14 35729 x 35845 x 1.5 GEO 110.7E 
2012 Jun 3   Move out 
2012 Jul 6   Move in at 85E  1436.19 35782 x 35794 x 1.6 GEO 84.6E 
2012 Nov 1    1436.26 35770 x 35809 x 1.9 GEO 85.2E 

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