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CHRONOLOGY OF ACTIVITIES
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April 27 – May 24, 2009
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Prelaunch processing of Block DM-SLB ¹3L within the
Zenit-3SLB ILV.
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May 19–30, 2009
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MEASAT-Çà SC processing (Malaysia).
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May 25, 2009
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US filling with high-boiling propellant components and compressed gases.
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| May 31 – June 5, 2009 |
MEASAT-Çà SC filling with propellant components and compressed gases.
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| June 5–11, 2009 |
Assembly and nominal processing of Ascent Unit ¹3L. |
| May 29– June 11, 2009 |
Nominal prelaunch processing of launch vehicle Zenit-2S ¹3L within the Zenit-3 SLB ILV. |
| June 12–17, 2009 |
Assembly and nominal prelaunch processing of the Zenit-3SLB ILV. |
| June 18, 2009 |
State Committee accepted a decision on the Zenit-3SLB ILV roll-out to LC for ILV further processing for the MEASAT-Çà SC launch. |
| June 19, 2009 |
1-st launch day. ILV transportation to the Launch Complex ILV installation on LC. Start of ILV nominal prelaunch processing. |
| June 20, 2009 |
2-nd launch day. Critical launch readiness checklist (CLRC). |
| June 21, 2009 |
3-rd launch day. CLRC mode analysis. Meeting of the State Committee (launch readiness review with Customer participation). LC preparation for prelaunch processing (PLP) mode. At 20:50, Moscow time (16:50 UTC) PLP mode. |
| June 22, 2009 |
At 1:50, Moscow time (on June 21, 2009 at 21:50 UTC) the launch of the Zenit-3SLB ILV with the MEASAT-Çà spacecraft was performed. |
LAUNCH RESULTS
The MEASAT-Çà spacecraft was injected into the calculated geo-transfer orbit with the following parameters:
Perigee altitude,
km |
Apogee
altitude,
km |
Inclination,
deg. |
11596 |
35601 |
10.62 |
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