Thursday, January 22, 2015

Estrela do Sul

 2004-001A


Loral Skynet do Brasil's Estrela do Sul 1 (EDS-1, Telstar 14) is an LS-1300 with 36 Ku-band tsp and two spot beams. It will operate at 63W. Launch by Zenit-3SL No. 12 with Blok DM-SL No. 9L in 2004 Jan. Also known as Telstar 14; not registered with the UN by the USA, so presumably intended to be registered by Brasil. Mass 4694 kg.

The north solar array failed to deploy completely after launch; only three of five panels deployed. There was some concern a launch vehicle fairing problem might have been the cause, but in 2012 it was discovered that a solar panel manufacturing problem was to blame. The satellite was retired in 2011.


Telstar 14 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Jan 11  0412:59 Launch by Zenit-3SL No. 12 
 0415 T+2:29 St 1 sep 
 0416 T+3:13 Fairing sep
 0420  T+7:? St 2 MECO 
  T+8:00 Verniers in burn  
  T+8:50? St 2 VECO 
 0421 T+8:50 St 2 sep  -2222 x 244 x 0 
 0421 DM-SL adapter sep 
 0422:00 T+9:00 DM-SL MES-1 
 0426:31 T+13:35s MECO-1 214 km  180 x 913 x 0 
 0501:58 T+49:04 DM-SL MES-2 over Africa 
 0508s T+55:07 MECO-2  756 x 35929 x 0 
 0521:41 T+1:08:42 DM-SL sep   
  T+6:12:19 Apogee 1  760 x 35786 x 0  
2004 Jan 11?   Solar arrays partial deploy 
2004 Jan 21    641.09 745 x 35755 x 0.1 
2004 Jan 27    811.45 8927 x 35952 x 0.2 
2004 Jan 29    956.99 14535 x 36145 x 0.4 
2004 Feb 3    1348.65 31381 x 36732 x 0.1 
2004 Feb 4  1940?  LAM 
2004 Feb 5    1459.59 35728 x 36761 x 0.1 GEO 59.4W+6W/d 
2004 Mar 11    1436.12 35777 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 63.3W 
2005 Dec 21    1436.14 35778 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 63.1W 
2006 Aug 3    1436.13 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 63.1W 
2011 Aug 5    1436.11 35768 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 63.0W 
2011 Sep 30   Arrive 109W 
2011 Oct 5    1436.14 35775 x 35799 x 0.2 GEO 109.3W 
2011 Nov 14    1436.22 35766 x 35811 x 0.3 GEO 109.4W 

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