USA-152

 2000-047A

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The ONYX radar satellite was launched on Titan 4 B-28 with a 66-foot fairing. The B-28 was nicknamed "Julia Ann". Planned orbit was 574 x 686 x 68.0.

ONYX
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2000 Aug 17	2345:01	Launch by Titan 4B-28	V SLC4E
		T+2:13 St 1 burn
		T+2:27 SRMU sep
		T+3:21 Fairing
		T+5:19 St 1 sep
		T+8:56 St 2 MECO
	2354	T+9:16 St 2 sep	97.23 572 x 675 x 68.0
2000 Aug 19	2348	TCM-1	98.30 663 x 692 x 68.0
2000 Aug 21	0900	TCM-2	98.53 685 x 692 x 68.0
2006 Jul 30			98.34 675 x 682 x 68.0
2011 Apr 1			98.32 673 x 683 x 68.0

The Space Race

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The Political Bible of Little Known Facts in American Politics

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Nilesat 101

 1998-024A

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Nilesat 101 is a Matra Marconi Space Eurostar 2000 satellite for the ERTU Egyptian Radio and TV Union's Nilesat Company. Mass is 1840 kg full, 1100 kg BOL, 795 kg dry. Size is 2.4 x 1.7 x 2.3m with a 21.5 m span. Station is 7W. Control will be in Cairo.

Nilesat 101
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1998 Apr 28	2253	Launch by Ariane 44P
	2254	T+1:13 PAP sep
	2256	T+3:31 Stage 1 sep
	2256	T+3:34 Stage 2 burn
	2257	T+4:33 Fairing sep
	2258	T+5:42 Stage 2 sep
	2258	T+5:47 Stage 3 burn
	2311	T+18:38 Stage 3 cutoff
	2314	T+21:13 Nilesat sep
	2316	T+23:46 Spelda top sep
	2318	T+25:39 BSAT sep
	2318	T+25:41 H10 avoidance burn
1998 Apr 29			630.55 217 x 35742 x 7.0
1998 May 18			624.97 216 x 35454 x 7.0
1998 May 21			1436.06 35785 x 35786 x 0.0 GEO 7.0W
1998 Jul 17			1436.12 35774 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 7.0W
1999 Oct 15			1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 6.9W
2006 Aug 1			1436.10 35765 x 35807 x 0.0 GEO 7.0W
2013 Jan 3			1436.08 35767 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 7.0W

Hot Bird 4

 1998-013A

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Hot Bird 4 was launched in Feb 1998 by an Ariane 42P. Launch mass was 2885 kg, BOL 1770 kg, 1310 kg dry. The bus is 3.6 x 2.3 x 4.0m with a 27.9 m span. Testing at 29E laid Eutelsat's claim to that orbital slot; it then moved to 13E. While at 29E, it was renamed Europestar 1A, regaining the Hot Bird name at the final position. Hot Bird 4's new Skyplex equipment allowed it to receive multiple simultaneous uplinks.

In 2006, HB4 was renamed Atlantic Bird 4A, still within the Eutelsat fleet. In Apr 2006 it was moved to 7W to supplement the Nilesat system and called Nilesat 103 by the Nilesat operators. It was scheduled to be replaced by Atlantic Bird 7.

In 2009 it was moved to 16E and became EUROBIRD 16, later EUTELSAT 16B.

Hot Bird 4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1998 Feb 27	2238	Launch by Ariane 42P	CSG ELA2
	2239	T+1:58 PAP sep
	2241	T+3:43 Stage 1 sep
	2241	T+3:48 Stage 2 burn
	2242	T+4:41 Fairing 01 sep
	2244	T+6:03 Stage 2 sep
	2244	T+6:11 Stage 3 burn
	2257	T+19:16 Stage 3 shutdown
	2258	T+20:30 Stage 3 sep
	2258	T+20:33 Stage 3 avoidance
	2301	T+23:46 V106 end of mission
1998 Mar 1	0121		630.53 213 x 35744 x 7.0
1998 Mar 7			630.53 213 x 35744 x 7.0
1998 Mar 25			1436.11 35767 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 12.9E
1998 Jul 18			1436.07 35776 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 13.0E
1999 Oct 14			1436.04 35755 x 35815 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
2002 Oct 17			1436.05 35534 x 36036 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
2006 May 16			1436.12 35778 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
2006 Jun 26		Move in a 7W
2006 Jul 9			1436.08 35768 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 7.2W
2006 Aug 1			1436.12 35765 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 7.2W
2009 Apr 9			1436.09 35757 x 35816 x 0.0 GEO 7.2W
2009 Apr 16		Move out
2009 May 18		Move in at 15.8E, renamed EUROBIRD 16
2009 Jun 11			1436.08 35765 x 35807 x 0.0 GEO 15.8E
2012 Mar 1		Renamed EUTELSAT 16B
2012 Mar 2			1436.07 35766 x 35806 x 0.4 GEO 15.8E