Jan 8 1982
From The Space Library
NASA said that it was relocating the Applications Technology Satellite (ATS) ATS 1 from its station at 149 °W to a new position about 50 farther west, at 162°E. Maintaining orbit position in its present location required maximum use of its thrusters; moving to the new station would put ATS 1 into a more stable position and substantially reduce the station keeping power requirement.
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) had considered several options to conserve on-board fuel supplies, which had been estimated adequate until mid-1982. The new location should prolong station keeping through 1983 and reduce the need for center contract from biweekly to quarterly. (NASA Release 82-4)
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