RE: Astra 1K

From: Paul J Henney (ph014a5309@blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: Tue Dec 03 2002 - 12:30:20 EST

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Hi,

Story I read was that the 2nd DM-3 burn cut out after only 1 second and
that the " failsafe" mechanisms on the payload commanded a separation
from the DM-3 stack.


YMMV

Pjh

53.4ish N, 1.4ish W

+220M ASL



> -----Original Message-----
> From: NK [mailto:i-cosmos@mtu-net.ru]
> Sent: 03 December 2002 14:41
> To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org
> Subject: Re: Astra 1K
> 
> Harro,
> 
> > " ASTRA 1K....was launched by a Proton-K rocket at 23:04 UT
> > on 25 November 2002. However, the DM-3 booster attached to the
> > 5 5.0 tonne, 13 kW spacecraft..... was  p r e m a t u r e l y
> > commanded to separate,
> 
> To separate from what?! An commanded by whom?
> 
> > resulting in the spacecraft at a very low orbit......"
> 
> Igor Lissov
> 
> 
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