Thursday, March 29, 2018

SES-16 (GovSat)

 2018-013A


At 21.5E, X/Ka-band military. Orbital ATK Geostar 3. SES military comms satellite for Luxembourg and NATO; LuxGovSat S.A. is a partnership between the Luxembourg government and SES.

The first stage tested a three-engine high thrust landing burn, and survived its impact with the water. The second stage reached a supersynchronous geotransfer orbit.


GovSat 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2018 Jan 31  2125 Launch by Falcon 9  CC LC40 
  T+2:38 MECO 
  T+2:40 St 1 sep 
  T+2:41 SEIG-1 
  T+3:44 Fairing 
  T+6:40? St 1 entry burn 
  T+6:52 St 1 entry burn shutdown 
  8:31 Landing burn, 3 engines 
  8:42 St 1 splashdown 
 2133 T+8:35 SECO-1 
 2134205 x 236 x 28.45
 2151 T+26:40 SEIG-2 
 2152 T+27:48 SECO-2 
 2157 T+32:19 Stage 2 sep  200? x 42000? x 26? 

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