Friday, October 12, 2018

Meteosat 9

 2005-049B


MSG FM2 was launched in 2005 (originally planned for 2002). It is fully financed by Eumetsat and procured for Eumetsat by ESA. It was built by Alcatel Alenia Space/Cannes.

MSG is below the Sylda 5E and on a 1666V5 adapter with a PSAD anti-shock system and an MFD-C ballast segment. The Sylda 5E is a Sylda 5 extended by 300 mm, for a height of 5.2m.

Launch mass 2034 kg. Size 3.2 dia x 2.3m high.


MSG 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Dec 21 2233:00? Launch by Ariane 5GS  
  T+2:20 EAP sep 
  T+3:22 Fairing sep
  T+9:41 EPC MECO 
 2242:47 T+9:47 EPC sep  43.5 x 1701.8 x 6.5 
 2242:54 T+9:54 EPS burn 
 2259:48 T+26:48 EPS MECO 
 2302:05 T+29:05 Insat 4A sep 
 2305:09 T+32:09 Sylda 5 sep 
 2309:32 T+36:32 MSG-2 sep 
2005 Dec 21    671 x 36015 x 3.9 
2005 Dec 25    622 x 35847 x 3.9 
2005 Dec 28    1434.89 35494 x 36031 x 1.8 
2005 Dec 29  0445  Baffle Cover ejected 
 0500  Cooler cover ejected 
2006 Feb 15    1436.09 35783 x 35789 x 1.8 GEO 6.6W 
2007 Feb 6   EW burn  
2007 Apr   Operational 
2015 Nov Op at 9.5e for Rapid Scan service 

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