Saturday, January 22, 1994
Thursday, January 20, 1994
Kosmos 1843
1987-039A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1843 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 May 5 | 0915 | Launch by Soyuz | KB |
| 0919 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0923 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1987 May 5 | (39B) 206x278x70.4 | ||
| 1987 May 5 | 89.43 205 x 287 x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 May 5 | 2340? | Orbit raise | 92.18 347 x 415 x 70.4 |
| 1987 May 16 | 92.18 347 x 415 x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 May 18 | 91.75 342 x 415 x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 May 19 | |||
| 0550? | Deorbit | ||
| 0605? | PO sep | ||
| 0622? | Entry | -77 x 395 x 70.37 | |
| 0637? | Landed | ||
Wednesday, January 19, 1994
Tuesday, January 18, 1994
Explorer 45
1971-096A
The SSS-A (SSS 1, Small Scientific Satellite 1) payload was a lightweight magnetospheric studies satellite, only 52 kg in mass and 0.69m long, 0.74m diameter, with two 0.8m and one 0.6m booms, as well as two 2.7m electric field booms. The project was managed by NASA Langley and the satellite was built by NASA-GSFC.
Launch was at 0552 by Scout B from the San Marco Platform in the Indian Ocean. It was delivered to a 466.9 min, 233 x 26895 km x 3.6 deg orbit.
SSS 1 operated until 1974 Sep 30, and reportedly reentered on 1992 Jan 10. However, the archival orbital data shows it close to reentry in March 1987.
Data associated with object 5598 issued in Dec 1991 showing it in a 200 x 1200 km orbit are no longer in the archive. This latter data seems likely to be an error and I conclude reentry was in 1987 Mar. The final stage is recorded as entering on 1987 Mar 3, but probably this was the payload. The fourth stage was in rapid decay in May 1979 and probably reentered in 1979 Jun-Jul.
| Objects associated with Ex 45 | ||
| Date | Orbit | |
| 5598 (96A) | ||
| 1987 Mar | 129 x 572 x 3.7 | |
| 5973 (96B) | 1972 Mar | 270 x 26381 x 3.3 |
| 1979 May 27 | 169 x 9232 x 3.5 | |
| 5598 (UNK1) | 1989 Oct | 241 x 18489 x 3.7 |
| 5598 (UNK2) | 1991 Dec | 209 x 1281 x 3.7 |
An object was cataloged in 1989 Oct in a 241 x 18489 km x 3.7 deg orbit, which reentered in Jun 1992; by late 1991 it had a 5545 km apogee. These elements are also not in the public archive. The object may have been a despin weight from Explorer 45; Longanecker and Hoffman (1973, JGR 78, 4711) give a mass breakdown which includes 0.2 kg for despin weights and cables.
| Explorer 45 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Nov 15 | 0552:00 | Launch by Scout B S163CR | SM |
| T+1m St 1 burnout | |||
| T+1:20 St 2 burn | |||
| T+2:40 Fairing sep, 104 km | |||
| T+2:41 Stage 3 burn | |||
| T+3:17? Stage 3 burnout | |||
| 0559:16 | T+7:16 St 4 burn | ||
| 0559:46? | T+7:46? St 4 burnout | 466.9 233 x 26895 x 3.6 | |
| T+7:51 Injection | |||
| 0604? | Despin | ||
| 0605? | St 4 sep | ||
| 1974 Sep 30 | End of ops | ||
| 1979 Jun? | Stage 4 reentered | ||
| 1987 Mar 3 | reentered | ||
| 1989 Oct 30 | 71-96C cataloged | ||
| 1991 Dec 25 | 71-96A | 206 x 1203 x 3.7 | |
| 1991 Dec 25 | 71-96C | 244 x 5545 x 3.7 | |
| 1992 Jan 10 | reported reentry date | ||
| 1992 Jun 26 | 1971-96C reentered | ||
Payload:
- Aerodynamic heating expts
- Radiation damage
- Data recovery test
- Fluxgate magnetometer
- Search coil magnetometer
- Proton,alpha detector 25-872 keV p
- AC E field detector
- e/p analyser 0.8-25keV
- DC E field detector
- Electron solid state detector 35-400 keV
TSL: the cast of Sweet Valley High’s spring 1994 performance of La Vie Parisienne
In order of introduction
Hugo Bobinet, a dandy………..Archie Simpson
Raoul de Gardefeu,his friend………..Leslie Forsythe
Gontran de Flammermont,their friend………..Sandra Bacon
Inez Metella, a woman of fashion…………Heather Mallone
Michael, 27th Baron of Gondremarck………..Bill Chase
Seréna, Lady Gondremarck…………April Sullivan
Harry Terrecaise, a rich American………Cole McAvity
Alfonse, his valet…………..Randy Mason
Gabrielle, head servant………Tessa Campanelli
Prospér, servant………Jordan Brentwood
Urbain, servant………Theo Collins
Alfred, head waiter at the Hôtel Gallia………Nick Morrow
Caroline, waitress……………Amy Holmes