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Aussat
Australian communications satellite agency,and designation for Australian domestic communications satellite series launched by Aussat.
Country:
Australia.
Spacecraft:
HS 376,
HS 601.
Launch Vehicles:
Space Shuttle,
Ariane 3,
Chang Zheng 2E.
Launch Sites:
Cape Canaveral,
Kourou,
Xichang.
Agency:
Aussat,
Optus,
Hughes.
1985 August 27 - .
10:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC39A.
Launch Platform: MLP1.
LV Family:
Shuttle.
Launch Vehicle:
Space Shuttle.
1985 November 27 - .
00:29 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC39A.
Launch Platform: MLP2.
LV Family:
Shuttle.
Launch Vehicle:
Space Shuttle.
1987 September 16 - .
00:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA1.
LV Family:
Ariane.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 3.
- Aussat A3 - .
Payload: Aussat K3. Mass: 1,195 kg (2,634 lb). Nation: Australia.
Agency: Aussat.
Program: Aussat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: HS 376.
USAF Sat Cat: 18350 . COSPAR: 1987-078A. Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Perigee: 35,781 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min.
Australian domestic communications; 164 deg E. Communication satellite. Launching states: Australia and France. Longitude 164 deg E +/- 0.5. (orbit given is geocentric 42164 km, which corresponds to altitude 35787 km). The satellite mass was 655 kg at beginning of life for an Ariane mission only on-station after the apogee motor had fired and station acquisition fuel was expended. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 164 deg E in 1987-1993; 156 deg E in 1993-1995; 152 deg E in 1995-1999 As of 4 September 2001 located at 163.96 deg E drifting at 0.005 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 31.52E drifting at 0.011E degrees per day.
1992 August 13 - .
23:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Xichang.
Launch Complex:
Xichang LC2.
LV Family:
CZ.
Launch Vehicle:
Chang Zheng 2E.
1992 December 21 - .
11:21 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Xichang.
Launch Complex:
Xichang LC2.
LV Family:
CZ.
Launch Vehicle:
Chang Zheng 2E.
FAILURE: Shortcomings in the guidance system lead to the vehicle not anticipating the true effects of horizontal wind-shear once the mountains surrounding the launch site were cleared. This caused the nose fairing to collapse 45 seconds after launch..
Failed Stage: G.
- Aussat B2 / Optus B2 - .
Payload: Optus B2 / Star 63F. Mass: 2,760 kg (6,080 lb). Nation: Australia.
Agency: Hughes.
Program: Aussat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: HS 601.
Decay Date: 1995-06-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 22278 . COSPAR: 1992-090A. Apogee: 816 km (507 mi). Perigee: 206 km (128 mi). Inclination: 28.10 deg. Period: 94.90 min. Despite collapse of the nose fairing and near-desctruction of the payload, the launch vehicle continued on to place the wreckage of Optus-B2, and the Star-63F Kick-Motor into low earth orbit..
1994 August 27 - .
23:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Xichang.
Launch Complex:
Xichang LC2.
LV Family:
CZ.
Launch Vehicle:
Chang Zheng 2E.
2003 June 11 - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA3.
LV Family:
Ariane 5.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5G.
- Optus and Defence 1 - .
Mass: 4,725 kg (10,416 lb). Nation: Australia.
Agency: Arianespace.
Program: Aussat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: FS-1300.
USAF Sat Cat: 27830 . COSPAR: 2003-028A. Apogee: 35,803 km (22,246 mi). Perigee: 35,770 km (22,220 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Satellite jointly owned by Singtel Optus Pty and the Australian Dept. of Defense. Previous satellites in the series were purely civilian and didn't carry the dedicated defence communications equipment. Prime contractor for the satellie was Mitsubishi, using a Loral FS-1300 bus with UHF, X-band and Ka-band communications transponders. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 109.87E drifting at 0.009W degrees per day.
2006 October 13 - .
20:56 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA3.
LV Family:
Ariane 5.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5ECA.
- Optus D1 - .
Payload: Star-2. Nation: Australia.
Agency: Optus.
Manufacturer: OSC.
Program: Aussat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Star bus.
USAF Sat Cat: 29495 . COSPAR: 2006-043B. Apogee: 35,797 km (22,243 mi). Perigee: 35,775 km (22,229 mi). Inclination: 0.0400 deg. Period: 1,436.09 min. Direct television broadcast to the Australian market. As of 2007 Mar 7 located at 159.99E drifting at 0.005W degrees per day..
2007 October 5 - .
22:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA3.
LV Family:
Ariane 5.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5GS.
- Optus D-2 - .
Mass: 2,400 kg (5,200 lb). Nation: Australia.
Agency: Optus.
Manufacturer: OSC.
Program: Aussat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Star bus.
USAF Sat Cat: 32252 . COSPAR: 2007-044A. Apogee: 35,889 km (22,300 mi). Perigee: 35,862 km (22,283 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,440.70 min.
Ku-band satellite designed to deliver television, internet, communications, and data services to Australia and New Zealand. After deployment of the two satellites, the EPS third stage made a brief burn at 23:28 GMT to make the first in-flight test the Aestus engine's restart capability. This was to be used in 2008 in the first launch of the ATV ISS resupply spacecraft.
2009 August 21 - .
22:09 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA3.
LV Family:
Ariane 5.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5ECA.
- Optus D3 - .
Payload: Star-2.4. Nation: France.
Agency: Arianespace.
Program: Aussat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Star bus.
USAF Sat Cat: 35756 . COSPAR: 2009-044B. Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Perigee: 35,773 km (22,228 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
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