Eutelsat W2M

 2008-065B

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Built by EADS Astrium/ISRO for deployment at 10E. Uses ANTRIX/ISRO I3K bus and Astrium comms payload. Launch mass 3460 kg launch 1555 kg dry, size 1.8 x 2.0 x 5.0m with 15.7m span (Arianespace kit); 1.8 x 2.0 x 3.1m with 15.7m span (EADS kit). W2M used a PAS1194VS adapter and is inside a Sylda-5A.

The satellite was partly disabled by a power failure early in its mission but continued to operate.

W2M
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2008 Dec 20	2235:14	Launch by Ariane 543 ECA	CSG ELA3
		T+2:13 EAP sep
		T+3:09 Fairing sep
		T+8:50 EPC MECO
		T+8:56 EPC sep	-1102 x 161 x 6.3
		T+9:00 ESC-A burn
		EPC impact at 6W 0.7S
		T+24:47 ESC-A MECO
		T+26:37 HB9 sep
		T+30:23 Sylda
		T+32:03 W2M sep
2008 Dec 20			631.24 263 x 35731 x 4.0
2008 Dec 22			723.32 4876 x 35751 x 2.2
2008 Dec 23			812.40 9111 x 35813 x 1.6
2008 Dec 24			1084.27 21388 x 35777 x 0.5
2008 Dec 31			1084.65 21391 x 35790 x 0.5
2009 Jan 5			1436.12 35769 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 1.7E
2009 Jan 20			1436.08 35762 x 35810 x 0.1 GEO 1.7E
2009 Jan 21			1433.44 35729 x 35739 x 0.1 GEO 2.1E+0.6E/d
2009 Jan 26			1431.58 35662 x 35734 x 0.0 GEO 8.8E+1.1E/d
2009 Jan 30			1436.22 35734 x 35843 x 0.1 GEO 9.5E
2009 Apr 12			1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 9.7E
2009 Apr 28		Move out to relocate to 3E
2009 Jun 11		Move in at 3E
2009 Sep 12			1436.09 35774 x 35978 x 0.1 GEO 3.1E
2010 Jan 9		Moved out for relocation
2010 Feb 6			1436.09 35773 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 15.8E
2012 Dec 11			1436.03 35758 x 35812 x 0.1 GEO 15.8E
2011 Dec 14		Move out
2012 Jan 8		Move in at 48E	1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 48.0E
2012 Mar		renamed Eutelsat 48B
2012 Jul 29			1436.13 35778 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 47.9E
2012 Aug 1		Move out
2012 Aug 24		Move in at 28.5E	1436.10 35774 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 28.5E
		Eutelsat 28B
2014 Jan 29			1436.07 35761 x 35810 x 0.1 GEO 28.4E

Galaxy 15

 2005-041A

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Orbital Star 2 satellite 2033 kg launch, 1264 kg BOL, 885 kg dry. Size 3.3 x 1.9 x 1.5m with 12.6m span. For 133W. Under the Spelda 5E; uses 937VB5 adapter.

Galaxy 15 was owned by Panamsat until that company's purchase by Intelsat in 2006 Jul.

The L-band LMPRS-1 WAAS navigation payload is operated by Lockheed Martin for the US FAA.

In 2010, the satellite commanding systems failed and the satellite drifted off station, but the communications payload carried on transmitting, interfering with other satellites. Intelsat were unable to regain control until December, when the satellite lost earth lock, the batteries drained, and the systems rebooted.

Galaxy 15
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2005 Oct 13	2232	Launch by Ariane 5GS L524	CSG ELA3
		T+2:18 EAP sep
		T+3:10 Fairing sep
		T+3:20 110 km 2.35 km/s
		T+4:20 130 km 2.75 km/s
		T+4:52 147 km 3.00 km/s
		T+5:26 151 km 3.32 km/s
		T+8:35 134 km 6.01 km/s
		T+9:00 6.51 km/s 133 km
		T+9:09 6.70 km/s 134 km
	2241	T+9:39 EPC MECO	44 x 1609 x 7.9
	2241	T+9:45 145 km EPC sep
	2241	T+9:52 EPS burn
		T+11:00 7.74 175 km
		T+16:10 381 km 8.06 km/s ?
		T+26:51 EPS MECO
		T+29:41 Syr 3A sep
		T+32:29 Spelda sep
		T+37:08 Galaxy 15 sep
2005 Oct 14			638.47 577 x 35789 x 7.0
2005 Oct 16		LAM-1	726.19 4925 x 35843 x 4.0
2005 Oct 17		LAM-2	1070.41 20743 x 35825 x 0.8
2005 Oct 18		LAM-3	1349.39 32350 x 35793 x 0.3
2005 Oct 19	1900?	LAM-4	1435.70 35763 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 151.4W+0.1E
2005 Oct 31			1436.06 35780 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 150.0W
2005 Nov		Relocate to 133.2W
2005 Dec 4			1436.01 35776 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 133.2W
2006 Mar 25			1436.05 35779 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 133.0W
2006 Aug 8			1436.09 35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 133.0W
2010 Apr 5		Command failure, comm payload OK
		Drifting off station
2010 Apr 30			1435.98 35772 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 132.6W+0.02E
2010 Dec 23		Power failed, system reset into safe mode
2012 Jan 6		Switch to backup oscillator