Fleetsatcom 3

 1980-004A

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FLTSATCOM F3 was launched in Jan 1980 to the Fltsatcom Atlantic position at 22W.

FLTSATCOM F3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Jan 18	0126:00	Launch by Atlas Centaur	CC LC36
		T+2:20 BECO
		T+2:23 Booster sep
		T+3:05 Insulation panels sep
		T+4:08 SECO
		T+4:17 Atlas sep
	0130:27	T+4:27 MES-1
	0130:37	T+4:38 Fairing
	0136:12	T+10:12 MECO-1	148 x 363
	0151	T+25:12 MES-2 1:38
	0152	T+26:50 MECO-2
	0155:05	T+29:05 Centaur sep
1980 Jan 18	0659		633.82 166 x 35961 x 26.4
	0700?	Apo 1 83W
	1800?	Apo 2 120E
1980 Jan 18	2252		630.50 171 x 35785 x 26.3
1980 Jan 19	0500?	Apo 3 38W
	1500?	Apo 4 165E
1980 Jan 20	0100?	Apo 5 (reported burn at 5th apo)
	1200?	Apo 6
1980 Jan 20	1300?	Star 37 burn 6th apo	1423.0
			1423.06 35405 x 35661 x 2.40
1980 Jan 24			1413.07 35014 x 35655 x 2.7 GEO 164.5W+5.9E
1980 Feb 15			1411.14 35013 x 35579 x 2.7 GEO 35.7W+6.3E
1980 Feb 18		Operational	GEO 22W
1980 Feb 22			1436.07 35744 x 35827 x 2.6 GEO 22.0W
1980 Jul 16			1436.09 35723 x 35849 x 2.4 GEO 22.5W
1981 May 12			1436.13 35751 x 35822 x 1.9 GEO 22.1W
1984 Feb 2			1436.19 35770 x 35806 x 1.5 GEO 22.9W
1986 Feb 3			1436.04 35766 x 35805 x 2.8 GEO 22.5W
1988 Nov 1			1436.17 35766 x 35810 x 5.0 GEO 23.1W
1990 Aug 20			1436.05 35691 x 35879 x 6.5 GEO 23.3W
1990 Dec 24			1436.07 35679 x 35893 x 6.8 GEO 22.4W
1990 Dec 30			1436.39 35712 x 35872 x 6.7 GEO 23.1W
1991 Jan 4			1436.19 35697 x 35871 x 6.9 GEO 22.9W
1991 Feb 25			1436.06 35700 x 35871 x 7.0 GEO 21.8W
1991 Jun 12			1436.29 35715 x 35865 x 7.2 GEO 23.9W+0.06W