Thursday, July 14, 2016

Meteosat 8

 2002-040B


MSG 1 was the first Meteosat Second Generation satellite. The ESA/EUMETSAT satellite is the first of three. Prime contractor is Alcatel/Cannes; Astrium?(Matra)/Velizy builds the imagers. The MSG returns images in 12 bands every 15 min, compared to a 3-band image every 30 min for earlier satellites.

Size is 3.2d 2.4l cylinder. Launch mass 2010 kg, BOL/dry 1000 kg. Spin stabilized at 100 rpm. MSG is below the Sylda 5. MSG has two DASA S400 400N LAM engines using MMH/MON-1.

Initially to M-standby at 10W, then to primary at 0W.

In late 2002 a power amp failure meant that the high data rate processed image redistribution system was shut down. The satellite was related to 9E in Apr 2008.


MSG 1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2002 Aug 28  2245 Launch by Ariane 513/V155  CSG ELA3 
  T+2:23 EAP sep 
  T+3:17 Fairing sep
  T+9:36 EPC MECO 
 2254 T+9:42 EPC Sep  50? x 2000? x 7?  
  T+9:49 EPS MES 
  T+26:30 EPS MECO 
  T+28:04 AB1 sep 
  T+31:45 Sylda 5 sep 
  T+36:12 MSG 1 sep 
2002 Aug 29    640.12 583 x 35868 x 5.5 
2002 Aug 30  1145  LAM-1 17min 
2002 Aug 31  1248  LAM-2 17min 16661 x 35800 
2002 Sep 3  0600  LAM-3 
2002 Sep 3    1089.78 21671 x 35731 x 1.0 
2002 Sep 5  1235  LAM-4 9min burn 
2002 Sep 9  1430 SEVIRI entry baffle cover release 
2002 Sep 10    1423.48 35534 x 35543 x 2.0 GEO 36.0W 
2002 Sep 11  0600 Cooler cover release, ejection 
2002 Sep 18   Braking 
2002 Sep 20   mv in 1436.08 35749 x 35822 x 2.0 GEO 10.6W 
2002 Sep 25   Control to EUMETSAT 
2002 Oct 26    1436.10 35784 x 35788 x 1.9 GEO 10.5W 
2004 Jan 9    1436.08 35781 x 35791 x 1.0 GEO 10.5W 
2004 Jan 24   Relocating 
2004 Feb 7    1436.13 35781 x 35792 x 0.9 GEO 3.5W 
2005 Jun   First NSSK mvr 
2006 Jul 16   1436.06 35777 x 35794 x 0.9 GEO 3.5W 
2006 Aug 8    1436.02 35781 x 35788 x 0.9 GEO 3.2W 
2007 Feb 20   EW maneuver 
2007 May 22   Debris hit?  
2007 Aug 30    1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.8 GEO 3.6W 
2008 Apr 4   Move out from 3.5W 
2008 May 5   Move in at 9.5E 
2008 May 16    1436.14 35778 x 35796 x 0.5 GEO 9.4E 
2013 Jan 31    1436.13 35786 x 35788 x 1.8 GEO 9.1E 
2013 Feb 1   Move  
2013 Feb 26   On station 4E  1436.15 35786 x 35788 x 1.9 GEO 4.0E 
2015   Op backup for Met-9/10 at 3.9E 
2016 Jul 4    1436.05 35784 x 35787 x 4.2 GEO 3.8E 

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