Marisat 3

Marisat 3
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorCOMSAT[1]→Inmarsat→Intelsat
COSPAR ID1976-101A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.09478
Mission duration32 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeHS-356
ManufacturerHughes
Launch mass665.0 kg (1,466.1 lb)
BOL mass362 kg (798 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateOctober 14, 1976, 22:44 (1976-10-14UTC22:44Z) UTC[2]
RocketDelta 2914
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-17A
End of mission
DeactivatedOctober 29, 2008 (2008-10-30)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude33.9° W
Eccentricity0.01748[3]
Perigee altitude35,051 kilometres (21,780 mi)[3]
Apogee altitude36,525 kilometres (22,696 mi)[3]
Inclination2.6°[3]
Period1,436.2 minutes[3]
EpochFebruary 19, 1976[3]
Transponders
Band1 L band, 1 C band and 3 UHF
FrequencyUplink: 307.75/254.15 MHz Downlink: 311.15–257.55 MHz
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Marisat 3 (or Marisat F3) is a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Marisat 3 was the second of a series of COMSAT maritime communications satellites.

Satellite

The satellite was operated at orbital position of 176 degrees east from 1976 to 1991. It was transferred to 182° E (178° W) and operated there until 1996. It was transferred to 326.1° E (33.9° W), Over the Atlantic Ocean, and since 1999 has been providing a broadband data link to the US National Antarctic Foundation in Antarctica at the South Pole's Amundsen-Scott research station. The same was transferred to Intelsat in 2004. On Wednesday, October 29, 2008, after 32 years of service, the longest for any commercial satellite to date, was removed from active service. Intelsat engineers used the remaining fuel on board to raise the orbit about 125 miles (200 km) above the geostationary arc and put it into an array orbit.

Launch

Marisat 3 was launched by a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, at 22:44 UTC on October 14, 1976.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Marisat 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Marisat 3". NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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Orbital launches in 1976
  • Kosmos 787
  • Kosmos 788
  • Helios 2
  • Hermes
  • Kosmos 789
  • Molniya-1 No.40
  • Kosmos 790
  • Kosmos 791
  • Kosmos 792
  • Kosmos 793
  • Kosmos 794
  • Kosmos 795
  • Kosmos 796
  • Kosmos 797
  • Kosmos 798
  • Kosmos 799
  • Intelsat IVA F-2
  • Kosmos 800
  • CORSA-A
  • Kosmos 801
  • Kosmos 802
  • Kosmos 803
  • Kosmos 804
  • OPS 5140
  • Marisat 1
  • Kosmos 805
  • Ume 1
  • Kosmos 806
  • Molniya-1-33
  • Kosmos 807
  • LES-8
  • LES-9
  • Solrad 11A
  • Solrad 11B
  • Kosmos 808
  • Kosmos 809
  • Molniya-1 No.42
  • OPS 7600
  • Kosmos 810
  • Satcom 2
  • Kosmos 811
  • Kosmos 812
  • Meteor No.37
  • Kosmos 813
  • Kosmos 814
  • NATO 3A
  • Kosmos 815
  • Kosmos 816
  • OPS 6431
  • OPS 6431 SSU-1
  • OPS 6431 SSU-2
  • OPS 6431 SSU-3
  • LAGEOS-1
  • Kosmos 817
  • Molniya-3 No.16
  • Comstar 1A
  • Meteor-Priroda No.2-1
  • Kosmos 818
  • Kosmos 819
  • Kosmos 820
  • Wideband
  • Kosmos 821
  • Kosmos 822
  • OPS 7837
  • Kosmos 823
  • Kosmos 824
  • Marisat-3
  • Kosmos 825
  • Kosmos 826
  • Kosmos 827
  • Kosmos 828
  • Kosmos 829
  • Kosmos 830
  • Kosmos 831
  • Kosmos 832
  • Kosmos 833
  • Interkosmos 15
  • Salyut 5
  • Kosmos 834
  • OPS 2112
  • Kosmos 835
  • Kosmos 836
  • Kosmos 837
  • Kosmos 838
  • Soyuz 21
  • OPS 4699
  • OPS 5366
  • OPS 3986
  • Kosmos 839
  • Palapa A1
  • Kosmos 840
  • Kosmos 841
  • Kosmos 842
  • Kosmos 843
  • Kosmos 844
  • Comstar 1B
  • Molniya-1 No.43
  • Kosmos 845
  • Interkosmos 16
  • NOAA-5
  • Kosmos 846
  • Kosmos 847
  • OPS 7940
  • Luna 24
  • Kosmos 848
  • Kosmos 849
  • Kosmos 850
  • Kosmos 851
  • Kosmos 852
  • Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing 3
  • Kosmos 853
  • Triad 3
  • Kosmos 854
  • OPS 5721
  • Gran' No.12L
  • Soyuz 22
  • OPS 8533
  • Kosmos 855
  • Kosmos 856
  • Kosmos 857
  • Kosmos 858
  • Unnamed
  • Kosmos 859
  • Soyuz 23
  • Marisat-2
  • Meteor No.35
  • Kosmos 860
  • Kosmos 861
  • Kosmos 862
  • Kosmos 863
  • Ekran No.11L
  • Kosmos 864
  • Kosmos 865
  • Kosmos 865
  • Unnamed
  • Kosmos 866
  • Kosmos 867
  • Prognoz 5
  • Kosmos 868
  • Kosmos 869
  • Kosmos 870
  • Molniya-2-16
  • Fanhui Shi Weixing 3
  • Kosmos 871
  • Kosmos 872
  • Kosmos 873
  • Kosmos 874
  • Kosmos 875
  • Kosmos 876
  • Kosmos 877
  • Kosmos 878
  • Kosmos 879
  • Kosmos 880
  • Kosmos 881
  • Kosmos 882
  • Kosmos 883
  • Kosmos 884
  • Kosmos 885
  • OPS 5705
  • Kosmos 886
  • Molniya-3 No.17
  • Kosmos 887
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