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National Aeronautics and

Space Administration
Washington, D.C. 20546
AC 202 755-8370

Dick McCormack ForRelease

Headquarters, Washington, D.C. IMMEDIATE
(Phones 202/755-8104)

Debra Rahn
Headquarters, Mashington, D.C.
(Phone.: 202/755-3897)
Jim Lacy
Goddard Space Flight Center. Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone: 30J./.34.4-8955)

HELEASE No)t
.. 82-126

NASA TO LAUNCH CANADIAN SATELLITE

A Canadian domestic communications satellite, Ani.k-D, is

scheduled for launch by NASA from Cape Canaveral, Fla.., no ear-

lier than Aug. 26 with a launchmwindow from 7:22 to 9:43 p.m. EDr.

This is Canada's .10th.satell-ite and the fifth spacecraft in

a series of domestic commercial communications satellites owned

and operated by Telesat Canada. Trhe spacecraft will be placed
into a geosynchronous orbit to provide communica.tAons coverage

over Canada, the second largest.nation in area in the world.

The spacecraft -will be positioned at 104 degrees west lonqi-

tude within 30 days after launch and will be used by Telesat as

an in-orbit replacemerit/backup for the three aging Anik-A (1972,

1973, 19/5) and Anik-B (1978) satellites.
August 23, 1982

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The Telesat payload for-this Delta 3920 launchAincl.udes a

McDcnnel.l Douglas built Payload Assist Module and the Anik-D
spacecraft. A payload attach fitting, a solid rocket motor and a
spin table are the major elements of the Payload Assist Module
system. The Spinning Solid Rocket .Motor is used to propel the
Anik-D space.craft into a elliptical transfer orbit from the park-
Ing orbit provided by the Delta 3920. Stabilization of the pay-
load is accomplished by spinning the Payload Assist Module-and
spacecraft to a 50 rpm.

The Anik-D spacecraft is a synchronous altitude geosta-

tionary satellite designed to operate over a .10-year life span.

The spacecraft is integra-ted-and tested by Spar Aerospace for

Telesat and carries a 24-channel communications payload.

The two main elements of the spacecraft are the spinning

rotor, comprising 70 percent of the on-station vehicle weight,
and the despun earth-oriented platform containing the communica-
tion repeater and its antenna.

A rotating interface, consisting of ball bearings and slip-

rings,. permi.ts signa.l transfers to take place and, affords an
electrical path over which power from the solar panels and bat-
teries can flow to the repeater payload.

The overall spacecraft length, at launch, is 2.8 meters (112

inches); its maximum diameter is 2.17 m (85.33 in.). After

antenna deployment and extension of one solar panel cylinder, the

overall spacecraft length is .6.7 m (265 in.).

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 LAUNCH ,VEHICLE

This is the second launch of the NASA Delta 3920 launch

vehicle, and the first launch of .this. version trom the. Eastern
Space and Missile Center. The. first' launch was Landsat 4 from
the Western Space and .M^issile Center on July 16, 1982.
The Delta Model -3920 straight-eight. configured launch vehicle
consists of an extended long tank Thor first stage with an .RS-2.7
engine augmented with nine Castor IV solid rocket motors, a new
second stage powered by an Aerojet AJ10-1 18K engine, and a 2.4 .m
.(96-in.) diameter spacecraft fairing.
McDonnell -Douglas Astronautics Corp., Hiuntington Beach,
Calif., is the prime contractor for production and launch of the
Delta launch vehicle. The company developed and. made takes available
commercially the Payload Assist Module 4PAM-D) which the
place of Delta's third stage and is considered part of the pay-
48 propellant motor is
load on the Anik-D launch. A Thiokol Star the Star
the propulsion system for PAM-D. .Thiokol also produces
30 motor used as an apogee kic.k motor, mounted inside the space-
craft itself to inject the spacecraft into a geostationary orbit.
Trajectory for the Anik-D spacecraft mission covers the
period from liftoff to first apogee.of the transfer orbit.
At 1,259 seconds into the mission the .PAM-D motor is ignited.
An 86-second burn places the satellite into a geostationary trans-
fer orbit. The orbit parameters at.third stage engine cutorf
(TECO) are as followst apogee attitude (integrated),185 36,342 kilo-
meters (19,623 nautical mi.les)5 perigee altitude, km (.100
n.mi.)l argument of perigee. 178 degreest and inclination, 24.5
degrees.
FLIGHT PLAN

-At liftoff six Castor IV solid rocket motors are ignited sec- on
the launch pad and complete their burn at 57 seconds. At 62
onds -the remaining three Castor IV solid rocket motors are of ignited
with their burnout occur.ing a.t 1.19 seconds. The first set six
ground ignited solid- motors are Jettisoned in groups of three .at
70 and 71 .seconds with the final set of three solids jettisoned at
at 122 seconds. .Main.engine cutoff occurs at.224 seconds. First
stage separation occurs at 232 seconds with the spacecraft fairing
jettisoned at 245 seconds.
At second state cutoff (SECO), .672 seconds, the vehicle is
injected into an elliptic 225 by 187 km ( 121.6 by 101.1 n.mi.)
transfer orbit designed-to provide a 185 km (100 n.mi.) altitude
near the equator. Following SECO), pitch and yaw commands are exe-
cuted by the Delta vehicle to provide the r'equired burn attitude
for the PAM-D third stage. The seconds toprior to stage 11-III
separation, the.third stage is spun up 50 rpm.

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 Xith the separation of -the payload *thWrd stage (PAM) and
spacecraft) from the second stage, NASAAD6lta responsibilities are
.concluded. Payload Assist Module ignition occurs &t .1,297. seconds
and burn~s for 86 seconds placing -the payload into the specified
geostationary transfer orbit.
ANIK-D SPACECRAFT MISSION TRAJECTORY MARK EVENTS
EVENT .TIME (SEC

Stage I Liftoff 0

Six Solid Motors Burnout 57

Three Solid Xotors Ignition 62

Jettison Three Solid Motor Casings 70

-Jettison Three Solid Xotor Casings * 71

Three Solid Ao.tor.s Burnout 1.19

.Jettison Three Solid.Motor Casings 122

Main Engine Cutoff 224

Ner.nler Engine Cutoff .230

Stage I-II Separation 232

Jettison Fairing 245

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Second Engine Cutoff Command .. 672

Final Cutoff Stage II .672

Start Stage III Ignition Time Delay Relay 1,257

Fire Spin .Rockets .1,257

Jettison Stage II 1,259

Stage III Ignition .1,297

Stage III Burnout 1,383

Jettison Stage III J,497

First Apogee 20,628

A second stage depletion burn is required for the-Telesat/

Anik-D mission.

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second s~tage is reoriented -to

Prior to, ngine restart, thepossibility of stage deorbit. The
the
an attitrudeiWhich precludes
decision was made to orient the stage such that .thewreining
orbit energy
minimum increase toaltitudes)
pulsive velocity thewould cause the apogee and perigee and
is, increase in i.n
level (that inclination angle. 1A chane
the maximum reduction in orbit occur.) The stage centerline will be
nodal angle wi-ll also
orbit 80 degrees to the velcv
oriented at restart to be approximately
this attitude requires .a roll-pitch
city vector. Achievement ofrates applied serially. Restart will
with the attitude nom-
maneuver The second stage will burn to
be initi3ted at 4,700 seconds. seconds later and will provide .An
.inal propellant depletion J7.4 sequence
(1,884.2 feet-) per second. -A
impulsive velocity of 574,.m burn is presented in the table below.
of events for the depletion and completion of the de-
at initiation
The orbit characteristics
pletion burn are as fol.lows'
NOMINAL
IGNITION BURNNOUT

218 (117.8) 5-36 (289.6)

Apogee Altitude (km and n.ml.)
195 1105.5) 218 (117.7)
Perigee Altitude (km and n.mi.)
28.9.6 26.14
Inclination
l7 (degrees)
.184.89 53.33
Argument ot.Perigee (degrees)

TRAJECTORY
SECOND STAGE DEP.LETION BURN
PRO(GRAM
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AND.CONTROL

TIME (SEC.)
EVENT
1,288
Stage II-III Separation
4,.190
Begin Coast Phase Roll Program
(Roll -Rate = 0.55896 Deg/Sec)
4.340
End Coast Phase Roll Program
.4,350
Begin Second Coast Phase Pitch Rate
(Pitch Rate = 0.56690 Deg/Sec.)
4,550
End Coast Phase Pitch Program
4,700
Restart-Stage II
4,700
Start of Steady State Burn
2.) 4,71.7
Final Cutoff - Stage II (SECO

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 NASA/TELESAT TEAM

NASA HEADQUARTERS

Lt.Gen. J.A. Abrahamson Associate Adminlstra.tor for

Space Flight

Joseph B. Xahon Dlrector, Expendable Launch

Vehicwle Program
Peter Eaton Program.Manager, Del-ta
.H. E.. Smy.lie Associate Administrator for
Space Tracking and Data Systems
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Noel . 'Hi.nners Director

.William C. Keathley Director, Project Management
David fl. Grimes Delta Project.Manager
.William R. Russell Deputy Delta Project Manager
Technical

John D. Kr.aft Manager, Delta Mission

Analysis and Integration

.Warner H. Hord Telesat Mission Integration

.Manager

Robert I. Seiders Mission Operations and Network

S.upport Manager
Ray Mazur -Mission Support

KENNED'(.SPACE CENTER
Richard G. -Smith D.irector

.George F. Page Deputy Direc~tor

Thomas S..Walton
|@z Director, Caro operations
Charles D. Gay Director, Expendable Vehicles
Operations
Wayne L. McCall Chief, Delta Operations
__ Jim Weir Acting Chief, Automated
Payloeds Division
Gayle Hager Spacecraft Coordinator

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TELESAT CANADA
Eloon Thompson JPresidant
William .Zatychec Director-, Satellite Systems
Division
Dave Griffiths Manager, Launch Services
John Korda Space Managers Anlk-.D
Ray. Miles Ran4e .Coordinator.. .Anlk-D

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