Edusat

 2004-036A

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Edusat (GSAT-3) launch in 2004 Sep. Launch mass 1950 kg, 820 kg dry; 1120 kg BOL.

440N ISRO LAM. 2.4 x 1.6 x 1.15m bus with 10.9m solar panel span.

Stationed at 74E with Insat 3C and Kalpana 1.

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EDUSAT
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2004 Sep 20	1031	Launch by GSLV-F01	SDSC
		T+1:44 Stage 1 burnout
		T+2:30 SOM burnout
		T+2:30 Stage 2 burn
		T+3:47 Fairing sep 115 km
		T+4:48 Stage 2 burnout
		T+5:04 Stage 3 MES
	1047	T+16:39 Stage 3 MECO
	1047	T+16:54 Stage 3 separation	162 x 35814 x 19.3
2004 Sep 20	1615		630.88 162 x 35814 x 19.3
2004 Sep 21	0218	LAM-1 49:56	804.79 8784 x 35780 x 7.0
2004 Sep 22	0509	LAM-2 42:00	32800 x 36000 x 0.25
2004 Sep 24	0451	LAM-3 26:15	GEO61E+2.5/d
2004 Sep 25		Deploy antenna, 3-axis stabilized
2004 Sep 29	1643		1426.61 35590 x 35610 x 0.1 GEO 69.7E+2.4E/d
2004 Oct 6			1436.07 35745 x 35826 x 0.1 GEO 70.8E
2004 Oct 14		Drifting	1434.25 35748 x 35752 x 0.1 GEO 72.3E+0.5E/d
2004 Nov 18			1436.09 35770 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 74.0E
2006 Aug 8			35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 74.0E
2011 Mar 10			1436.14 35757 x 35817 x 1.8 GEO 74.0E