Flight Question Geo Stationary Orbit

[Goth]

Inclination: 23.45°
Longitude of asc. node: 180°
Alt radius: 42'160 km
PeA & ApA: 35'790 km
T: 86.16k (and not 84.16M)

 

[jambooger]

Here is a stupid question but I really dont know. How do we get satellites in a geostationary orbit? I realized I had to cheat with the shuttle and refuel via custom scenario. Has the shuttle ever gone that high?

 

[N_Molson]

They use a rocket, like they did for Sputnik-1

The upper stage has to be restartable, to perform the Apoapsis burn. Atlas, Delta, Proton, Soyuz & Ariane launchers are only a few exemples...

 

[fireballs619]

No the shuttle is strictly a LEO vehicle. It doesn't have the required DV to get that high. Usually we launch unmanned rocket to get satellites to that altitude. I think .

 

[Izack]

I believe the shuttle can launch geostationary satellites. It takes a smaller rocket motor up in the cargo bay attached to the satellite. Galileo was launched in this fashion:

 

[communist]

I believe the shuttle can launch geostationary satellites. It takes a smaller rocket motor up in the cargo bay attached to the satellite. Galileo was launched in this fashion:

that picture is of Mariner,may i note

 

[jambooger]

I believe the shuttle can launch geostationary satellites. It takes a smaller rocket motor up in the cargo bay attached to the satellite. Galileo was launched in this fashion:

Nice picture. I had no idea about that.

 

[KosmoKen]

that picture is of Mariner,may i note

Oooh, is that why it says Galileo on it?

 

[mbartley]

I believe the shuttle can launch geostationary satellites. It takes a smaller rocket motor up in the cargo bay attached to the satellite. Galileo was launched in this fashion

Several geostationary satellites were launched this way, notably including six TDRS satellites, as well as the interplanetary spacecraft Magellan, Ulysses, and Galileo.

that picture is of Mariner,may i note

Even though it says "Galileo NASA" on it?

 

[Izack]

that picture is of Mariner,may i note

Take a closer look.

Several geostationary satellites were launched this way, notably including six TDRS satellites, as well as the interplanetary spacecraft Magellan, Ulysses, and Galileo.

Yes, I was aware of the TDRS sats. In hindsight, Galileo was a poor example.

 

[mbartley]

Yes, I was aware of the TDRS sats. In hindsight, Galileo was a poor example.

Same upper stage (Inertial Upper Stage), so it's a fine example. I forgot the most recent such launch though: the Chandra X-ray telescope.