Monday, March 17, 2014

Measat 2

 1996-063B


Launch by Ariane 4 in 1996 for Binariang Sdn Bhd. Mass was 1512 kg launch, 900 kg BOL, 680 kg dry. The satellite was launched in the Streched Mini Spelda (SMS) compartment of the Ariane. The bus is a 2.16m dia cylinder, 3.31m high stowed, 7.82m long deployed.

In Jan 2010 Measat 2 arrived at 5.7E and was renamed Africasat 2. In Dec 2010 the spacecraft was moved out to drift slowly east for 9 months, arriving at 148E.


Measat 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1996 Nov 13  2240  Launch by Ariane 44L (V92)  CSG ELA2 
 2243  Stage 1 sep T+3:32 
 2243  Stage 2 burn T+3:35 
 2244  Fairing 01 sep T+4:24 
 2245  Stage 2 sep T+5:43 
 2245  Stage 3 burn T+5:48 
 2258  Stage 3 cutoff T+18:43 
 2259  Arabsat sep T+19:55 
 2302  SMS sep T+22:17 
 2305  Measat sep T+25:14 
1996 Nov 15    632.49 259 x 35799 x 4.0 
1996 Nov 17  0547? AKM Star 30 burn over 68E 
1996 Nov 17  0550  Over 64.4E 0.06 
1996 Nov 19    1362.80 32910 x 35768 x 0.0 GEO 105.3E+19.4E 
1996 Nov 21  0000? raise orbit 
1996 Nov 22    1436.03 35776 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 148.0E 
1996 Dec 29    1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 148.0E 
1999 Oct 14    1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 148.0E 
2006 Aug 1    1436.11 35781 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 148.0E 
2009 Sep 14    1436.12 35781 x 35792 x 1.8 GEO 148.0E 
2009 Sep 21?  Move out 
2009 Oct 4    1441.24 35866 x 35907 x 1.8  
2010 Jan 22   Move in  1436.02 35777 x 35792 x 2.1 GEO 5.7E 
2010 Dec 14    1436.04 35779 x 35791 x 2.9 GEO 6.4E 
2010 Dec 16?   Move out 
2010 Dec 28    1434.22 35743 x 35756 x 2.9 GEO 12E+0.4E/d 
2011 Sep 9   Move in  1435.84 35776 x 35786 x 3.5 GEO 148.0E 
2013 Jan 27    1436.10 35785 x 35787 x 4.6 GEO 148.0E 

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