Tuesday, January 7, 1997
Monday, January 6, 1997
STS-5 (Columbia)
1982-110A
STS-5 was the first operational Shuttle mission. Launch was on 1982 Nov 11 into a 295 x 301 km x 28.5 deg orbit. At 1618 on Nov 11, Columbia passed only 80 km from the Salyut-7 space station. That evening saw the first launch of a satellite from the Shuttle - the SBS-3 satellite, an HS-376 comsat for Satellite Business Systems, which had a PAM-D upper stage attached. On Nov 12, another HS-376, the Anik C-3, was deployed. Later on Nov 12, more thermal tests were carried out. A scheduled EVA was cancelled just before depressurization of the airlock on Nov 15 when a suit developed problems.
| STS-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Sep 9 | Rollover | VAB/3 | |
| 1982 Sep 17 | ET Mate | ||
| 1982 Sep 21 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1982 Nov 11 | 1219:00 | Launch | LC39A |
| 1221:10 | SRB sep, 47.3 km | ||
| 1227:30 | T+8:31 MECO, 110.0 km | -1 x 155 | |
| 1227:49 | T+8:49 ET sep, 111.6 km | -4 x 154 x 28.5 | |
| 86.23 4 x 170 x 28.5 (dV) | |||
| 86.23 0 x 175 x 28.5 (dV) | |||
| 1229:30 | OMS 1 (138s) 67.5m/s | 96 x 296 x 28.5 | |
| 1231:49 | OMS 1 CO | ||
| 1246 | ET apogee | ||
| 1303:41 | OMS 2 (117s) 58.3m/s | 88.50 103 x 296 x 28.5 | |
| 1305:37 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 1306 | ET breakup | ||
| 1353 | PLBD open | 90.50 296 x 302 x 28.47 | |
| 1956 | PAM-D ASE shield open | ||
| 2017:35 | SBS-3 deploy | ||
| 2032:35 | OMS 3 (9s) 5m/s | 90.68 297 x 318 x 28.5 | |
| 1982 Nov 12 | 1304:00 | OMS 4 (4A) (LH, 1.6s) 0.3m/s | |
| 1308:05 | OMS 5 (4B) (LH, 16s) 4m/s | 90.51 296 x 302 x 28.5 | |
| 2024:11 | Anik C3 deploy | ||
| 2039:11 | OMS 6 (5) (9s) 5m/s | 90.68 296 x 318 x 28.5 | |
| 1982 Nov 14 | 0917 | RCS 10m/s | |
| 1982 Nov 14 | 1352 | 90.30 269 x 309 x 28.5 | |
| 1745s | RCS 17m/s | ||
| 1982 Nov 15 | 0022 | 90.17 276 x 288 x 28.5 | |
| 1982 Nov 15 | EVA cancelled | ||
| 1982 Nov 16 | 1024 | PLBD closed | 90.16 277 x 286 x 28.5 |
| 1336:21 | OMS DO (142s) 82.0m/s | ||
| 1338:43 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1403:11 | Entry | ||
| 1433:26 | Landing | RW22 EAFB | |
| 1433:34 | NGTD | ||
| 1434:29 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1982 Nov 21 | 1530 | SCA | Kelly AFB, TX |
| 1982 Nov 22 | 1716 | SCA arrival | KSC SLF |
| 1982 Nov 23 | 0100? | OPF/2 | |
NATO 3B
1977-005A
NATO IIIB was launched in 1977 and operated by NICS, the NATO Integrated Communications System, or specifically NICSMA, the NICS Management Agency. Control was from AFSCF/Sunnyvale.
| NATO IIIB | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Jan 28 | 0050:00 | Launch by Delta 2914 | CC LC17 |
| T+0:38 SRM 1-6 out | |||
| T+0:39 SRM 7-9 on | |||
| T+1:17 SRM 7-9 out | |||
| T+1:27 SRM 1-9 sep | |||
| 0053:44 | T+3:44 Thor MECO | ||
| 0053:53 | T+3:53 Thor sep | ||
| 0053:58 | T+3:58 SES-1 4:55 | ||
| T+4:39 Fairing sep | |||
| 0058:53 | T+8:53 SECO-1 160 km 7.431 km/s | ||
| 0114:22 | T+24:22 SES-2 10s 178 km 7.410 km/s | ||
| 0114:32 | T+24:32 SECO-2 7.546 km/s | 178 x 766? x 28.4 | |
| 0115:24 | T+25:24 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0116:06 | T+26:06 TES | ||
| 0116:49 | T+26:49 TECO, Star 37 burnout | ||
| 0118:02 | T+28:02 Stage 3 sep | ||
| 0205? | SES depletion burn | 104.28 619 x 1301 x 28.0 | |
| 1977 Jan 28 | 0700? | Apo 1 over 100E | |
| 1700? | Apo 2 over 55W | ||
| 1977 Jan 29 | 0300? | Apo 3 over 145E | |
| 1400? | Apo 4 over 14W | ||
| 1977 Jan 30 | 0030? | Apo 5 over 170W | |
| 1977 Jan 30 | 0030? | AKM, apogee 5 | |
| 1977 Feb 7 | 632.41 181 x 35874 x 26.94 | ||
| 1977 Feb | On station | GEO | |
| 1977 Apr 14 | 1435.86 35777 x 35786 x 2.7 GEO 134.8W | ||
| 1977 Apr | On loan USAF as DSCS EPAC | GEO 135W | |
| 1978 Dec 27 | 1436.00 35770 x 35798 x 1.7 GEO 135.5W | ||
| 1979 Jan | Return to NATO use | GEO 135W | |
| 1979 Feb 28 | 1436.00 35775 x 35794 x 1.6 GEO 23.5W+0.02E | ||
| 1979 Aug 31 | 1435.93 35770 x 35796 x 1.3 GEO 20.2W | ||
| 1980 Jan 2 | 1436.21 35766 x 35811 x 1.3 GEO 20.5W | ||
| 1981 Sep 26 | 1435.96 35778 x 35789 x 1.0 GEO 21.4W | ||
| 1981 Nov 30 | 1436.07 35772 x 35799 x 1.0 GEO 20.1W | ||
| 1982 Oct 7 | 1436.13 35779 x 35794 x 1.5 GEO 20.9W | ||
| 1982 Dec 9? | mv out | ||
| 1982 Dec 19 | 1435.56 35773 x 35775 x 1.6 GEO 19.3W+0.1E | ||
| 1983 Jan 28 | 1436.11 35780 x 35793 x 1.7 GEO 18.0W | ||
| 1983 Mar | GEO 17.8W | ||
| 1984 Nov | GEO 18W | ||
| 1986 Oct | GEO 18.3W | ||
| 1986 Nov 7 | 1436.11 35779 x 35793 x 4.7 GEO 17.9W | ||
| 1986 Nov | mv out | ||
| 1987 Feb 17 | 1436.02 35778 x 35791 x 5.0 GEO 59.6W | ||
| 1992 Jan 2 | 1436.05 35781 x 35789 x 9.1 GEO 59.7W | ||
| 1993 Jan 8 | 1436.17 35787 x 35788 x 9.9 GEO 60.5W | ||
Sunday, January 5, 1997
Progress M-26
1995-005A
Progress M-26 (11F615A55 no. 226) was launched by Soyuz-U on 1995 Feb 15 at 1648. Docking was at 1821 on Feb 17. Launch mass was 7139 kg. At the time of undocking, the mass of Progress was 5166 kg; at the time of deorbit, 4996 kg.
The ship delivered spacesuit DMA-27; it's possible that DMA-15 was disposed of on this mission.
| Progress M-26 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Feb 15 | 1648:27 | Launch from LC1 | |
| 1658 | Orbit insertion | 88.55 min | |
| 2028:35 | TCM-1, 19 m/s | ||
| 2120 | TCM-2, 20 m/s | ||
| 1995 Feb 16 | 1855 | TCM-3 | |
| 1995 Feb 17 | 1617:25 | TCM-4 (29 m/s) | |
| 1700:29 | TCM-5 (30 m/s) | ||
| 1821:34 | Docked with Kvant | ||
| 1995 Mar 15 | 0226:38 | Undocked | 92.36 393 x 409 x 51.7 |
| 0229:36 | Sep burn 10s | 92.39 394 x 411 x 51.7 | |
| 0538:00 | Deorbit 171s, 99m/s | ||
| 0615:22 | Reentry over 40.62S, 134.36W | ||