Hot Bird 2

 1996-067A

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Eutelsat, for 13E. Built by Matra Marconi/Velizy with Eurostar 2000 Plus bus. 2910 kg at launch. 1150 kg dry. 27.9m span. There was a problem during transfer orbit which threatened briefly to decrease the effective lifetime of the satellite.

On 2007 Mar 14 HB2 was hit by a solar flare and had to transfer traffic to HB8, but it was soon recovered and placed in a backup role.

Hot Bird 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1996 Nov 21	2047	Launch by Atlas IIA AC-124	CC LC36
		T+2:26 BECO
		T+2:31 Booster sep
		T+3:20 Fairing sep
		SECO
		Atlas sep
	2052	T+5? Centaur MES-1
	2057	T+10m MECO-1
	2110?	T+22? MES-2
	2112?	MECO-2
	2115?	Sep (MECO-2+3 min)
1996 Nov 21			626.10 167 x 35562 x 23.9
1996 Nov 24			627.14 159 x 35624 x 23.9
1996 Nov 26		LAM-1
1996 Dec 3		LAM-2
1996 Dec 22			1435.97 35776 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
1999 Oct 14			1436.01 35774 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 13.1E
2006 Aug 1			1436.04 35768 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 13.0E
2007 Apr 25			1436.03 35755 x 35814 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
2007 May		Renamed Eurobird 9, relocate 9E
2007 May 18			1436.20 35767 x 35809 x 0.1 GEO 9.0E
2009 Feb 24			1436.09 35756 x 35816 x 0.1 GEO 9.0E
		Move out from 9E
2009 Feb 26			1434.18 35728 x 35769 x 0.1 GEO 9.4E+0.5E/d
2009 Apr 23		Move in at 40E	1436.10 35763 x 35810 x 0.1 GEO 40.3E
2009 Jul 25		Move out from 40E	1436.09 35752 x 35820 x 0.4 GEO 40.3E
2009 Aug 7		Move in at 48E, renamed Eutelsat W48
2009 Aug 17			1436.10 35776 x 35797 x 0.4 GEO 48.2E
2009 Dec 10			1436.10 35760 x 35812 x 0.7 GEO 48.2E
2012 Mar 1		Renamed EUTELSAT 48A
2017 Apr 21			1436.08 35764 x 35808 x 6.3 GEO 48.4E

Telstar 18

 2004-024A

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Apstar V would have 50 C/Ku transponders. It will replace Apstar 1 at 138E. SS/L 1300 platform. Mass 4845 kg.

Owned by Loral Orion and partly leased to APT Satellite; Loral will use half the transponders and refer to the satellite as Telstar 18. APT Satellite refers to it as Apstar 5. Loral operations were carried out by Loral Orion's subsidiary Loral Skynet.

Launch by Zenit-3SL in 2004. The Blok DM-SL stage shut down early due to an electrical short, but on board propulsion let Telstar 18 reach its final orbit. Novosti Kosmonavtiki estimated that 1732 kg of prop was needed to reach GEO in the nominal profile, with 2059 kg needed actually. Dry mass of the satellite may have been around 2000 kg.

In 2005 following bankruptcy reorganization of the parent Loral company, Loral Orion was renamed Loral Skynet, effectively merging the parent and its subsidiary.

Telstar 18
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2004 Jun 29	0358:59	Launch by Zenit-3SL
		T+2:29 St 1 sep
		T+3:14 Fairing sep
		T+8:50 St 2 sep	-2222 x 244 x 0
	0408	T+8:59 DM MES-1
	0412	T+13:34 DM MECO-1	180 x 913 x 0
		T+49:03 DM MES-2
		T+55:07 DM MECO-2
	0505?	T+1:05:47 DM sep
2004 Jun 30			385.98 727 x 21637 x 0.05
2004 Jul 2		LAM-1	491.45 943 x 27558 x 0.03
2004 Jul		LAM-2?
2004 Jul 7		LAM-3?	1319.49 31215 x 35728 x 0.3
2004 Jul 7?		LAM-4	1432.06 35697 x 35717 x 0.1
2004 Jul 13			1436.07 35771 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 142.0E
2004 Jul 26		Relocate to 138E
2004 Aug 5			1436.14 35775 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 137.9E
2006 Aug 8			1436.13 35777 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 138.0E
2018 May 3			1436.07 35772 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 138.0E

June 23,2004

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