Thursday, October 23, 2014

Apstar 2

 1997-062A


Apstar 2R is an FS-1300 to be launched by LM-3B. In 1999, Loral Skynet leased the entire capacity of the satellite to replace its failed Orion 3 satellite; the successor company Telesat ended the lease in 2009.

Size 31 m span, 8.6m x 9.3m deployed. Mass 3747 kg at launch.

The CZ-3B stage second burn was about 2.6km/s, requiring a mass ratio of 1.83 and the post-burn mass was around 6750 kg including payload assuming 200 kg residual fuel. This implies a propellant usage of 5600 kg.

The satellite is also known as Apstar 4 and Telstar 10.


Apstar 2
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1997 Oct 16  1913  Launch by CZ-3B 
  T+2:07 Booster sep 
  T+2:27 St 1 sep 
  T+3:52 Fairing 
  T+5:32 St 2 sep 
  T+5:32 St 3 MES-1 
 1923 T+10:31 MECO-1  160? x 450? x 28.5? 
 1934 T+21:21 MES-2 
 1937 T+24:20 MECO-2 
  T+26:00 Stage 3 sep 
1997 Oct 16    874.39 167 x 37656 x 24.6 
1997 Oct 18  0800? LAM1 
1997 Oct 18    1150.56 12347 x 47640 x 6.8 
1997 Oct 19  0330? LAM2 
1997 Oct 19    1707.45 34275 x 47611 x 0.1 
1997 Oct 21   LAM3? 
1997 Oct 24    1437.25 35709 x 35908 x 0.1 GEO 76.2E+0.3W 
1997 Nov 6    1436.10 35775 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 76.5E 
1999 Oct 16    1436.10 35773 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 76.5E 
1999   Leased by Loral Orion 
1999 Nov 17   Renamed Telstar 10 
2006 Aug 3    1436.08 35771 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 76.5E 
2012 Oct 18    1436.10 35754 x 35819 x 0.4 GEO 76.3E 

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