March 8, 2004 |
Payload: W3A satellite Eurostar E3000 platform Separated mass: approx. 4,250 kg (9,370 lbs)Launch Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M Weight at liftoff: 691,272 kg (1.5 million lbs), including payload Height: 61 m (200 ft) Launch Date: March 16 (Baikonur) Launch Window Opens: 04:06 a.m. Baikonur Launch Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan End User: Eutelsat, Paris Satellite Manufacturer: EADS Astrium, Toulouse, France Launch Vehicle Manufacturer: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow Launch Services Provider: International Launch Services (ILS), McLean, Va. Satellite Use: Largest satellite launched to date for Eutelsat. Ku- and Ka-band frequencies and Skyplex on-board processing to provide direct-to-home, video, data and broadband services in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Satellite Statistics: Mission Profile: The Proton launch vehicle will inject the satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit, using a five-burn Breeze M mission design. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent trajectory to place the Breeze M fourth stage, with the satellite, into a suborbital trajectory, from which the Breeze M will place itself and the spacecraft into a support orbit of 180 km (112 miles), inclined at 51.6 degrees. Then the satellite will be propelled to its transfer orbit by additional burns of the Breeze M. Following separation from the Breeze M, the spacecraft will perform a series of liquid apogee engine burns to raise perigee, lower inclination and circularize the orbit at the geostationary altitude of 36,000 km (22,300 miles). Target Orbit at Separation: Spacecraft Separation: Approximately 9 hours, 10 minutes after liftoff ILS Mission Statistics: NEWS MEDIA ACTIVITIES Live Broadcast in U.S.: Galaxy 3 , transponder 2, C-band, 95 degrees West, downlink 3740 MHz (vertical), analog In Europe & Russia: NSS-7, transponder NAV6/EUH6, Channel 1, Ku-band, 338 degrees East; FEC 3/4; downlink 11573.750 MHz (horizontal) More Information: Live webcast and general mission information are available on the ILS web site. Launch status updates are available on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980.
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