NASA to launch second business communications satellite
Abstract
The two stage Delta 3910 launch vehicle was chosen to place the second small business satellite (SBS-B) into a transfer orbit with an apogee of 36,619 kilometers and a perigee of 167 km, at an inclination of 27.7 degrees to Earth's equator. The firing and separation sequence and the inertial guidance system are described as well as the payload assist module. Facilities and services for tracking and control by NASA, COMSAT, Intelsat, and SBS are outlined and prelaunch operations are summarized.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- August 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8129145.
- Keywords:
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- Communication Satellites;
- Delta Launch Vehicle;
- Prelaunch Summaries;
- Spacecraft Launching;
- Commerce;
- Guidance Sensors;
- Inertial Guidance;
- Launch Windows;
- Payload Assist Module;
- Space Commercialization;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles