Satmex 5

 1998-070A

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Hughes/El Segundo will build Morelos 3 (later renamed Satmex 5) to replace Morelos 2 at 116.8W, for Sat'ellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex), the operator which replaced Telecomunicaciones de Mexico, the Mexican Comms and Transport Ministry. The HS-601HP satellite will have 8 kW of payload power. Launch will be by Ariane 42L with Fairing 01. Mass is 4135 kg launch, 1950 kg BOL. Launch was to a sub-synchronous orbit using the OURS reserve depletion strategy, with the satellite using PVA. Target wsa 200 x 21000 x 7. Size is 3.4 x 2.8 x 6.0m with 26m span.

This was the 4th HS-601HP to carry XIPS.

SATMEX 5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1998 Dec 6	0043	Launch by Ariane 42L V114	CSG ELA2
		T+2:21 PAL sep
		T+3:14 St1 sep
		T+3:17 St2 burn
		T+4:05 Fairing sep
	0048	T+5:27 St2 sep
		T+5:32 St3 burn
	0101	T+18:39 St3 MECO
	0102	T+19:37 St3 sep
		T+22:21 end of V114 mission
1998 Dec 6			735.54 211 x 21516 x 7.0
1998 Dec 7	0230?	LAM-1
1998 Dec 12			632.52 224 x 35837 x 7.0
1998 Dec 12	1300?	LAM-2
1998 Dec 15			1049.92 19525 x 35807 x 1.2
1998 Dec 16	0330?	LAM-3
1998 Dec 16			1234.03 27668 x 35795 x 0.5
1998 Dec 17?		LAM-4
1998 Dec 22?		LAM-5
1998 Dec 23			1435.65 35757 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 116.5W+0.1E
1999 Jan 14			1436.16 35770 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 116.8W
1999 Nov 5			1436.06 35781 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 116.7W
2006 Aug 3			1436.08 35777 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 116.8W
2010 Jan 27		XIPS failed
2013 Apr 30			1436.09 35780 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 116.8W
2013 May 2		Drift?	1435.37 35764 x 35779 x 0.1 GEO 116.6W+0.2E/d
2013 May 9		On station 115W	1436.12 35775 x 35798x 0.1 GEO 114.9W
2014 May 21		Renamed Eutelsat 115 West A
2015 Jan 18			1436.09 35768 x 35804 x 1.4 GEO 114.9W
2015 Nov 24			1436.10 35764 x 35808 x 2.0 GEO 114.9W
2015 Nov 25		Move out
2016 Jan 6		Move in at 92.2W	1436.06 35776 x 35795 x 2.1 GEO 92.2W
		Reserve ARSAT slot
2016 Mar 7			1436.07 35765 x 35806 x 2.2 GEO 92.2W
2016 Apr 10			1436.11 35762 x 35811 x 2.3 GEO 92.2W

Navstar 47

 2003-058A

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GPS IIR SV17 (Navstar SVN47) was launched as GPS 2R-10 to Plane E, slot 2 in Dec 2003. 

GPS 47
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2003 Dec 21	0805:00?	Launch by Delta 7925-9.5	CC SLC17A
		T+1:06 GEM 1-6 sep
		T+2:08 GEM 7-9 off
		T+2:11 GEM 7-9 sep
		T+2:20 St 1 dogleg, 20s
		T+4:23 MECO
		T+4:31 St 1 sep
		T+4:36 SES-1
		T+4:43 St 2 dogleg, 10s
		T+4:58 Fairing sep
	0815:45	T+10:45 SECO-1	174 x 200 x 36.85
	0907:30	T+1:02:30.9 SES-2 39.6s
	0908:10	T+1:03:10.5 SECO-2	187 x 1152 x 37.20
		T+1:04:00 Spinup
	0909:03	T+1:04:03 St 2 sep, 2 clampbands
	0909:40	T+1:04:40.5 TES 86.7s
	0911:07	T+1:06:07.2 TECO	187 x 20368 x 39.0
	0913:00	T+1:08:00 St 3 sep	179 x 20305 x 39.0
	0913:02	T+1:08:02 St 3 yo deploy
	0951:40	T+1:46:40 SES-3
	0952:08	T+1:47:08 SECO-3 depletion	233 x 1131 x 29.86
		T+4:03:09 First apogee
2003 Dec 23	1105	Apogee, possible AKM burn
2003 Dec 23	2311?	AKM burn
2003 Dec 26			716.48 19963 x 20327 x 55.1
2015 Dec 19		Moved to new slot, replaced by IIF-11