1997-065B
The 15 kg Falcon Gold payload was built by cadets at the AF Academy, Colorado Springs. It remained attached to the AC-131 Centaur stage. Falcon Gold measures GPS signal strength at geostationary altitudes.
The experiment was a box-shaped device powered by batteries. It was activated 8000s after launch, when the primary DSCS payload was at a safe distance from Centaur.
| Falcon Gold | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Oct 25 | 0046 | Launch by Atlas IIA Centaur AC-131 | CC SLC36A |
| 0048? | T+2:44? Atlas BECO | ||
| 0048? | T+2:47? Atlas BECO | ||
| T+3:53? Fairing | |||
| T+4:41? Atlas SECO | |||
| 0050? | T+4:43? Atlas sep | ||
| 0051? | T+5:00? Centaur MES-1 | ||
| 0056? | T+10:07? Centaur MECO-1 | 150? x 900? x 29? | |
| 0108? | T+22:17? Centaur MES-2 | ||
| 0109? | T+23:43? Centaur MECO-2 | ||
| 0112 | T+26:38 Centaur sep from DSCS/IABS | 619.1 316 x 35771 x 25.3 (UN) | |
| 0259 | T+2:13:20? FG activated | ||
| 1997 Oct 28 | 622.3 241 x 35294 x 26.4 (UN) | ||
| 1997 Nov 5 | 181 x 35202 x 26.30 (Falcon Gold) | ||
| 1997 Nov 9 | 0245 | end of transmissions | |
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