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Intelsat VI (F-3) reboost missionAs the result of a launch vehicle malfunction, the Intelsat VI(F-3) communications satellite failed to achieve geostationary orbit. The satellite is presently safe in a low-earth orbit pending a NASA Space Shuttle Program (SSP) mission to retrieve it and attach a solid rocket. This paper describes the recovery hardware design and the overall mission efforts undertaken to recover and reboost the satellite.
Document ID
19920049084
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Virdee, L. (INTELSAT Washington, DC, United States)
Dest, L. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Rubin, C. (Hughes Aerocraft Co. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Davis, S. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Haynes, M. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Seaman, C. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Huning, S. W. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Roberts, W. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Wardlaw, R. (Rockwell International Corp. El Segundo, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1992
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 92-1951
Report Number: AIAA PAPER 92-1951
Accession Number
92A31708
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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