The Symphonie 2 (MV2) satellite built by the CIFAS/Aerospatiale consortium for CNES and DFVLR was launched in Aug 27. It joined MV1 at 11.5W.
No Space Command elements were released for much of 1985, but it appears that the orbit was raised to 1440 minutes in the third quarter of that year and the satellite was presumably abandoned at that time. Mass of MV2 was 402 kg; it was 0.5m long and 1.9m in diameter in its launch configuration.
Symphonie 2 | |||
Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
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1975 Aug 27 | 0141:00 | Launch by Delta 2914 | CC LC17 |
T+0:35 SRM sep | |||
T+1:00 SRM sep | |||
T+3:43 MECO | |||
Thor sep | |||
0146 | Delta burn | ||
Fairing sep | |||
0151 | Delta SECO | ||
Delta SES-2 | |||
Delta SECO-2 | 409 x 2019 x 25.3 | ||
Delta sep | |||
0206 | Star 37 burn | ||
0207 | Star 37 sep | 413 x 37974 x 13 | |
SES-3 experimental, 10s | |||
SECO-3 | |||
1975 Aug 29 | 1548 | LAM burn to GEO | |
1975 Sep | GEO 11.5W | ||
1976 May | Drift off station | ||
1976 Jun | On station | GEO 11.5W | |
1977 Jan 21 | 1436.18 35750 x 35826 x 0.5 GEO 11.4W | ||
1979 Sep 30 | GEO 11.5W | ||
1980 Aug 19 | 1436.09 35748 x 35825 x 2.0 GEO 11.3W | ||
1982 Oct | GEO 11W | ||
1984 Jul | GEO 11W | ||
1984 Oct 15 | 1436.14 35747 x 35827 x 5.3 GEO 11.3W | ||
1985 late | Orbit raise to 1440 minutes | ||
1987 Apr 22 | 1440.43 35853 x 35889 x 7.5 | ||
1994 Mar 2 | 1440.47 35847 x 35896 x 12.9 | ||
1999 Apr 19 | 1440.57 35853 x 35895 x 14.8 |