Astra 1H

 1999-033A

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Astra 1H is an HS-601 satellite. It carries Ku-band transponders as a system backup at 19.2E. The new Ka-band system provides the Astra Return Channel System for two-way bandwidth-on-demand services. Launch mass is 3728 kg. Size 3.3 x 5.5 x 26m. Control from SES/Betzdorf.

Astra 1H
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1999 Jun 18	0149:30	Launch by Proton	KB PL81/23
		T+2:02 Stage 2 MES
		T+2:06 Stage 1 sep
		T+5:32 Stage 2 MECO
		T+5:35 Stage 2 sep
		T+5:37 Stage 3 MES
		T+5:44 Fairing
	0159:00	T+9:30 Stage 3 MECO
	0159:18	T+9:48 Stage 3 VECO
	0159:19	T+9:49 Stage 3 sep	170? x 170? x 51.6
	0200:14	T+10:44 Adapter sep
	0258:50	T+1:09:20 SOZ burn 1
	0303:49	T+1:14:19 DM burn 1
		DM MECO-1
			632.40 200 x 35854 x 51.6
		T+6:14:59 SOZ burn 2
	0809:28	T+6:19:58 DM burn 2
	0829:12	T+6:39:42 DM3 8L sep
1999 Jun 19			778.65 7473 x 35842 x 16.3
1999 Jun 22	0300?	LAM-1
1999 Jun 22			903.32 13307 x 35845 x 9.3
1999 Jun 23		LAM-2
1999 Jun 24	1630?	LAM-3
1999 Jun 25			1381.90 33594 x 35843 x 0.5 GEO 9.8W+14.1E
1999 Jun 27	2200?	LAM-4
1999 Jul 6			1436.13 35767 x 35807 x 0.1 GEO 22.3E
1999 Aug		Move in
1999 Aug 16			1436.07 35777 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 19.2E
1999 Nov 7			1436.01 35744 x 35825 x 0.1 GEO 19.5E
2006 Jul 28			1436.20 35763 x 35813 x 0.1 GEO 19.3E
2014 May 16			1436.04 35773 x 35797 x 1.6 GEO 19.6E
2014 May 22		Move out
2014 Aug 1			1439.99 35858 x 35866 x 1.8 GEO 49.1W-1.0W/d
2014 Aug 21		Move in 68W	1436.09 35776 x35796 x 1.8 GEO 67.6W
2015 May 10			1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 2.3 GEO 67.6W
2015 May 11		Move out
2015 Jun 26		Move in	1436.13 35770 x 35801 x 2.4 GEO 47.7W
2016 Apr 6		Move out	1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 3.0 GEO 47.8W
2016 Aug 11		Move in
2016 Aug 12			1436.08 35774 x 35798 x 3.2 GEO 55.3E
2016 Dec 14			1436.10 35773 x 35799 x 3.5 GEO 55.4E

Kiku 8

 2006-059A

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ETS-8 tested mobile hand held satellite telephone technology. The DS-2000 bus satellite has two large deployable 19 x 16 m phased array antennas. Mitsubishi Electric is prime with NEC. Span is 40m across solar panels, 37m across antennae, height 19m?. Bus is 7.3 x 2.4 x 2.5m, box + 2 panels + 2 dishes. Mass is 5800 kg launch, 2800 kg BOL, 1100 kg payload. Has a 500N MMH/MON-3 R-4D-11-300 apogee engine and a 25mN ion engine for NSSK.

ETS-8 is a NASDA program, but was developed by CRL (Communications Research Lab, Tokyo). CRL was part of MPT (Min of Post and Telecom) until 1999 but became independent in 2001. It is now the National Institute of Comms Tech (NiCT). ETS-8 is a JAX/NICT/NTT (Nippon Telephone and Telegraph) project.

The H2A 204 carried four SRB-A strapons for the first time.

ETS-8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2006 Dec 18	0632	Launch by H2A 204 F11	TNSC
		T+1:50 66 km SRB-A out
		T+2:05 77 km SRB-A 1-2 sep
		T+2:08 80 km SRB-A 3-4 sep
	0636	T+4:03 170 km 5S Fairing sep
	0638	T+6:39 251 km MECO
		T+6:47 256 km St 1 sep
	0638	T+6:57 259 km SES-1
	0643	T+11:49 259 km SES-1
	0655	T+23:00 265 km SES-2
	0658	T+26:46 258 km 10.2 km/s SECO-2
	0659	T+27:35 256 km St 1 sep
2006 Dec 18			636.12 249 x 35996 x 28.4
2006 Dec 19		LAM-1	711.63 4058 x 35992 x 16.8
2006 Dec 24		LAM-4	1439.0 35752 x 35971 x 0.17
2007 Mar 12			1436.11 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 146.0E
2010 Oct 17			1436.11 35759 x 35814 x 0.6 GEO 145.7E
2014 Jul 16			1436.13 35759 x 35814 x 3.6 GEO 145.6E
2016 Dec 19			1436.11 35764 x 35809 x 5.2 GEO 145.6E