2017-003A
Thales Alenia EliteBus satellites with 66 operational, 6 in orbit spares and 9 ground spares. 10 sats on 1000 kg SpaceX-developed dispenser. 5 sats per tier.
Same LEO platform as Globalstar 2 and O3b. Assembly, integration and test at Orbital/Gilbert. Half hex prism + 2 panels Launch mass 860 kg, dry 700 kg.
Size 3.1 x 2.4 x 1.5m, Span 9.4m.
F9 stage 1 landing on V or on JRTI at 31 17 45 N 120 30 46N.
Four of the 10 sats carried exactEarth-RT AIS payloads built by Harris Corp; all carried Aireon ADS-B.
| IN1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Jan 14 | 1754:39 | Launch by Falcon 9FT | V SLC4E |
| T+2:24 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:27 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:35 St 2 burn | |||
| T+3:15 Fairing sep | |||
| T+4:30 Stage 1 boostback burn | |||
| T+6:30 Stage 1 entry burn | |||
| 1802:28 | T+7:49? Stage 1 landed on JRTI | ||
| 1803:48 | T+9:09 SECO-1 | 160? x 670? | |
| 1847:11 | T+52:32 SES-2 | ||
| T+52:34 SECO-2 | |||
| T+59:16 Begin Iridium deploy | 667 x 667 x 86.4 | ||
| 1853:54 | Sat 1 | ||
| 1855:34 | Sat 2 | ||
| 1857:14 | Sat 3 | ||
| 1858:54 | Sat 4 | ||
| 1900:34 | Sat 5 | ||
| 1902:14 | Sat 6 | ||
| 1903:54 | Sat 7 | ||
| 1905:34 | Sat 8 | ||
| 1907:14 | Sat 9 | ||
| 1908:54 | Sat 10 | ||
| 1908:54 | T+1:14:16 Complete Iridium deploy | 617 x 626 x 86.7 | |
| 2017 Jan 14 | 97.03 611 x 622 x 86.7 | ||
| 2017 Jan 18 | 97.03 610 x 622 x 86.7 | ||
| 2017 Jan 20 | Orbit raising | 97.23 619 x 632 x 86.7 | |
| 2017 Jan 24 | 98.83 701 x 704 x 86.5 | ||
| 2017 Jan 27 | 98.83 701 x 704 x 86.5 | ||
| 2017 Feb 9 | 98.83 700 x 705 x 86.5 | ||
| 2017 Feb 13 | Operational orbit | 100.40 776 x 778 x 86.4 | |
| 2017 Apr 12 | 100.40 775 x 779 x 86.4 | ||
