RCA-C(sup 1), the fifth in a series of large, satellites, 24-transponder communications is scheduled to be launched on a Delta vehicle from the Eastern Space and Missile Center (ESMC) no earlier than January 14, 1982. The launch support for this mission will be provided by NASA, on a reimbursable basis, to RCA-Americom, Corporation of America (RCA), a subsidiary of the Radio at a fixed price of $25.OM. Launches of RCA-A, -B, -C, and 1975, March 26, -D were successfully conducted on December 12, 1976, December 6, 1979, and November 19, 1981, respectively. The RCA-C mission did not reach final geosynchronous orbit when it failed catastrophically during AKM burning. The launch vehicle for the RCA-C(sup 1) mission will be the Delta 3910 configuration which incorporates an Extended Long Tank Thor booster, nine Castor IV strap-on motors, a TR-201 second stage, and an 8-foot fairing. The Delta launch vehicle will place the RCA-C(sup 1) spacecraft along a suborbital trajectory. transfer orbit. A PAM-D stage will place it in a synchronous 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 83 degrees W longitude.
RCA Satcom (RCA-C(sup 1) Launch on Delta)
1982
29 pages
Report
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English
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