RCA-D, the fourth in a series of large, 24-transponder communications satellites, is scheduled to be launched on a Delta vehicle from the Eastern Space and Missile Center (ESMC) no earlier than November 19, 1981. The launch support for this mission will be provided by NASA, on a reimbursable basis, to RCA-Americom, a subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) at a fixed price of $22.0M. Launches of RCA-A and -B were successfully conducted on December 12, 1975,and March 26, 1976, respectively. The launch vehicle for the RCA-D mission will be the Delta 3910 configuration which incorporates an Extended Long Tank Thor booster, nine Castor IV strap-on motors, TR-201 second stage, and 8-foot fairing. The launch vehicle will place the RCA-D spacecraft along a suborbital trajectory. A PAM-D stage will place it in a synchronous transfer orbit. Three days after launch, the spacecraft apogee kick motor will be fired at transfer orbit apogee to circularize its orbit at geosynchronous altitude of 19,300 NM above the equator at approximately 132 degrees W longitude.


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    Title :

    RCA Satcom (RCA-D) Launch on Delta


    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    29 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English