Saturday, September 3, 2016

Inmarsat 402

 2005-044A


Mobile comms and wideband data for Inmarsat global area network (BGAN).

Mass 5946 kg launch; box + 2 panels + dish, span 45m, antenna diameter 10m, bus height 7 x 2.9 x 2.3m.

Astrium/Toulouse Eurostar 3000. Launch by Zenit-3SL No. 23L with Blok DM-SL No. 20L.


I4F2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Nov 8  1406:59 Launch by Zenit-3SL No 23 
  T+2:30 St 1 sep 
  T+3:51 PLF sep 
 1415 T+8:31 St 2 sep  -2271 x 186 x 3 
 1415 T+8:41 DM MES-1 
 1420 T+13:17 MECO-1  180 x 294 x 3.0  
 1428?Stage 2 impact 
 1515 T+1:08:20 MES-2 
 1522 T+1:15:21 MECO-2  310 x 35786 x 3 
 1532 T+1:25:11 DM sep 
2005 Nov 8    633.9 322 x 35803 x 3.0 
2005 Nov 10    766.21 6929 x 35788 x 3.0  
2005 Nov 15    1431.74 35603 x 35799 x 3.0 
2005 Nov 25    1436.23 35758 x 35819 x 3.0 GE0 8.0E 
2005 Dec 14   mv out 
2006 Jan 16   mv in  1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 2.8 GEO 52.8W 
2006 Jun 26    1436.13 35774 x 35799 x 2.7 GEO 52.7W 
2006 Aug 7    1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 2.7 GEO 52.8W 
2009 Jan 8    1436.12 35770 x 35803 x 2.3 GEO 52.8W 
2009 Jan 9   Relocate 
2009 Feb 3   Move in at 25E  1436.11 35774 x 35798 x 2.2 GEO 25.1E 
2013 Aug 1    1436.06 35772 x 35798 x 2.3 GEO 25.1E 
2015 Nov 2    1436.04 35773 x 35797 x 2.4 GEO 25.2E 
2015 Nov 3   Move out 
2015 Dec 9   Move in  1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 2.5 GEO 63.9E 
2016 May 28    1436.10 35775 x 35797 x 2.5 GEO 63.9E 

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Echostar 18

 2016-039B


6300 kg Loral satellite for Dish Network LLC, DTH television broadcast. To replace Echostar 10 at 110W? After launch, was checked out at 67.2W then, in late August, moved to 61.4W.

Size 8.26 m x 2.35 x 2.20m, 32.4m span Launch by VA230, L584. Sylda 69A.


E18 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2016 Jun 18  2138:32 IgnitionCSG ELA3 
 2138:39 X+0:07 Launch by Ariane 5 
  X+2:21 EAP sep
  X+3:25 Fairing sep
 2146 X+8:54 MECO  -937 x 159 x 6.15 
 2147 X+9:00 EPC sep 
 2147 X+9:03 ESC-A burn 
 2204 X+25:30 MECO 
 2207 X+29:20 Echostar 18 sep 
 2213 X+34:52 Sylda 5 sep 
 2220 X+42:05 BRISat sep 
2016 Jun 19    631.74 264 x 35756 x 6.0 
2016 Jun 20    774.67 7391 x 35733 x 2.7 
2016 Jun 23    1373.03 33289 x 35796 x 0.1 
2016 Jun 24    1433.71 35691 x 35787 x 0.1 
2016 Jun 28    1433.77 35693 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 67.1W+0.6E/d 
2016 Jun 30    1436.10 35776 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 67.2W 
2016 Aug 20   Move out  1436.20 35777 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 67.2W+0.03W/d 
2016 Aug 29   Move in  1436.06 35775 x 35796 x 0.06 GEO 61.4W 

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Sentinel 1A

 2014-016A


European Radar Observatory.

Launch 2010. Successor to Envisat. Thales Alenia satellite using Prisma bus with Astrium/Friedrichshafen radar imager. Res. 5 to 8m, 240 km swath. Mass 2300 kg full with 130 kg of mono hydrazine. Size 3.9 x 2.6 x 2.5m stowed. ESOC SOC with Frascati POC.

Box + 2 10m solar panels + 13.3 x 0.82m SAR antenna.

693 km SSO.


Sentinel 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2014 Apr 3  2102:26 Launch by Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat  CSG  
  T+1:58 Strapons sep
  T+3:29 Fairing sep
  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
 2111:12 T+8:46 St 3 sep  -3147 x 668 x 91.15  
 2112:12 T+9:46 Fregat MES-1 10:18 
 2122:30 T+20:04 Fregat MECO, coast 39 min  687 x 687 x 98.19  
 2125:50 T+23:24 Fregat sep 
 2127? Blok I reentry over Canadian Arctic 
 2201:41 T+59:15 Fregat MES-2 1:21 
 2203:02 T+1:00:36 Fregat MECO-2 
 2203:12 T+1:00:46 Fregat deorbit?  -250 x 708 x 102.80  
 2236? Fregat entry over S Atlantic? 
2014 Apr 5  0514  DAM to avoid ACRIMSAT 
2016 Aug 23   693 x 695 x 104

Payload:

  • C-band SAR 13.3x0.82m

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