Phase 1: launch and transfer to delivery orbit
The first phase was launching the carrier and transfering to the delivery orbit.
Instead of launching into a parking orbit, it was decided that the carrier would burn directly for keosynchronous altitude.
At apoapsis, an additional burn placed the carrier on the intended 5-hour delivery orbit, where it would deploy one satellite on each apoapsis passage.
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