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Almost all satellites experience some technical problems during their lifespan. But Aug 4 saw satellite giant SES formally declare that it was suffering similar solar panel power loss problems on some Lockheed Martin A2100 craft, specifically on a pair in use by SES Americom.

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The AMC-23 U.S. telecom satellite is now in the designated orbit and under the client's control, according to the Federal Space Agency.

"The Briz-M upper stage put the satellite in the designated orbit. AMC-23 separated from the upper stage and is now under the control of the client - the U.S.-based Worldsat company" - Federal Space Agency.

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At T plus 3.5 hours, the Breeze M had a third 11-minute burn, followed by a six-minute burn over the Atlantic.
The stage and cargo then settled into a five-hour coast to reach a position over the Indian Ocean for the fifth and last Breeze M burn that headed for a 4,000 x 22,240 mile deployment orbit.

At T plus 9 hours and 19 minutes, the AMC-23/Worldsat-3 spacecraft was released from the rocket to start its mission to provide communications, Internet access and digital broadcasting for the US Pacific coast, as well as ensure telecommunications for clients in the entire Pacific region.


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Launch of the Proton rocket and AMC-23 satellite.
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Operations have moved from Baikonur to Moscow.

T plus 29 minutes

Confirmation of spacecraft separation from upper stage, breeze-M engine shut down, and of the start of orbit insertion burn into reference orbit will be posted later...
All system nominal..

The rocket's upper stage will deploy the spacecraft 9 hours, 19 minutes after liftoff.

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T plus 14 minutes

Confirmation 3rd stage separation from upperstage.
Start of upper stage burnout.
Spacecraft separation in 7 minutes
All system nominal.

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T plus 9 minutes 40 sec

Confirmation of 2 and 3rd stage separation

All system nominal.

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T + 5m 45 seconds
Speed now mach 1.5
1 stage separation
2nd stage started

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The Proton launch vehicle carrying the АМC-23 (WorldSat-3) communications satellite has successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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T minus 30 Seconds

All system nominal.

-- Edited by Blobrana at 02:32, 2005-12-29

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