Saturday, June 25, 2016

Inmarsat 304

 1997-027A


The Ariane V97 flight was pushed ahead when V96 was rolled back to the assembly building after a payload delay. Inmarsat 3 F4 launch mass was 1999 kg. BOL mass 1149 kg, dry 895 kg. It was 3.2 x 2.3 x 2.1 m in size with 7.6 m height deployed and 20.7m span.


Inmarsat III F4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1997 Jun 3  2320  Launch by Ariane 44LP V97 CSG ELA2 
 2323  Stage 1 sep T+3:32 
 2324  Fairing sep T+4:48 
 2325  Stage 2 sep T+5:42 
 2338? Stage 3 MECO 
 2341  H10-3 sep from Inmarsat T+21:17 
 2344  Mini Spelda top sep T+24:17 
 2346  H10-3 sep burn
   201 x 35745 x 7.0  
1997 Jun 4    630.28 204 x 34741 x 7.0 
1997 Jun 5    630.30 217 x 35728 x 7.0 
1997 Jun 6  0940?  AKM  
1997 Jun 10    1432.70 35611 x 35829 x 0.2 GEO 22.5E+0.8E 
1997 Jun 13    1434.77 35688 x 35863 x 0.2 GEO 24.9E+0.3E 
1997 Jun 25    1436.17 35770 x 35805 x 0.3 GEO 28.0E 
1997 Jun 30   mv out 
1997 Aug 1   mv in  1436.08 35771 x 35800 x 0.3 GEO 53.8W 
1997 Aug   In service as AOR West 
1997 Oct 31    1436.15 35773 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 54.0W 
1999 Oct 17    1436.12 35772 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 54.0W 
2006 Feb 1    1436.16 35766 x 35809 x 0.0 GEO 54.0W 
2006 Feb 1   Move out of GEO 
2006 Apr   Arrive 142W 
2006 Aug 4    1436.11 35748 x 35825 x 0.1 GEO 142.0W 
2008 Sep 28    1536.09 35769 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 142.1W 
  Move out 
2009 Jan 10   Move in AOR-W 1436.08 35768 35804 x 0.1 GEO 54.0W 
2013 Aug 1    1436.11 35767 x 35806 x 3.1 GEO 54.0W 
2016 Apr 4    1436.18 35766 x 35810 x 5.0 GEO 54.4W 

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