Symphonie 1

1974-101A

The Symphone MV1 (flight model 1) satellite was launched on 1974 Dec 19 from Cape Canaveral.

Launch was successful although stage 2 failed 12s after separation from stage 3.


Symphonie MV1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1974 Dec 19   0239:00   Launch by Delta 2914   CC LC17 
   SRM sep 
   T+3:47 MECO 
   St 1 sep 
   SES-1 
   SECO-1 
   SES-2 
   SECO-2 
   St 2 sep 
   TES 44s 
   TECO 
   St 3 sep 
1974 Dec 19   0310   683.50 405 x 38245 x 13.2  
1974 Dec 21   1715   Apogee firing (S400)  1451.76 34067 x 38119 x 0.56  
1974 Dec 23   1620   TCM   1477.98 35068 x 38136 x 0.65 
1974 Dec 24?  0438   TCM   1417.71 35088 x 35918 x 0.47 
1975 Dec 29   1530  TCM   1427.72 35340 x 35903 x 0.45 
1975 Jan 3   0905   TCM  1440.72 35783 x 35967 x 0.46 
1975 Jan 6   1512   TCM plane    
1975 Jan 8   0313   TCM   1440.43 35772 x 35966 x 0.02  
1975 Jan      GEO 11.5W 
1977 Mar 4    Mv out   GEO 11.5E 
1977 May 26    Mv in for STEP project   GEO 49E 
1977 Nov 10     1436.21 35781 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 49.0E 
1979 Apr 18     1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.5 GEO 48.7E 
1979 Jul 3    Mv out   GEO 
1979 Sep 3    Arrive on station   GEO 11.5W 
1979 Sep 15     1436.04 35771 x 35799 x 0.8 GEO 11.5W 
1981 Oct 23     1435.97 35772 x 35796 x 2.4 GEO 10.6W 
1982 Aug 19     1436.15 35777 x 35798 x 3.1 GEO 11.2W 
1983 Jul 14     1436.13 35782 x 35792 x 3.9 GEO 11.7W 
1983 Aug 3    Raise orbit 80km 
1983 Aug 4    End of transmissions 
1984 Nov 23     1440.37 35861 x 35878 x 5.0  
1989 Dec 23     1440.68 35860 x 35891 x 9.5 
1992 Jan 5     1440.36 35855 x 35884 x 11.1 
1995 Jul 5     1440.37 35846 x 35894 x 13.4 
1998 Sep 14     1440.54 35844 x 35902 x 14.6 

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