Sea Launch Project
High Spots
THURAYA Launch
CHRONOLOGY OF ACTIVITIES
| August 12 - September 19, 2000 |
Upper Stage electropneumatic tests. |
| September 19-21, 2000 |
Upper Stage loading with high-boiling propellant components. |
| August 5 - September 20, 2000 |
LV processing. |
| September 20 - October 2, 2000 |
ILV assembly. |
| October 2-3, 2000 |
ILV transfer from ACS to LP. ILV tests on LP under the Dry Roll-Out program. |
| October 4-15, 2000 |
ACS/LP transit to the launch site. |
| October 15-20, 2000 |
Pre-launch processing. |
| October 21, 2000 |
At 9:52 A.M. Moscow Time (October 20 at 10:52 P.M. Pacific Time) is carried out the fifth launch under the Sea Launch program. |
LAUNCH RESULTS
The Thuraya is placed into the calculated geosynchronous
transfer orbit:
Perigee altitude,
km |
Apogee altitude,
km |
Inclination,
deg. |
| 214 |
35786 |
6,3 |
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