Thursday, October 29, 1998
Meteor-1 10
1971-120A
Meteor (F10) was launched on 1971 Dec 29 by 8A92M Vostok from Plesetsk. This advanced Meteor satellite carried APT (automatic picture transmission) equipment to allow small ground antennas to pick up weather pictures. It also carried an experimental low thrust plasma engine which was tested out in Feb 1972, placing the spacecraft in a sun synchronous orbit. Between Feb 14 and Feb 22 the plasma engine accumulated 170 hours of operation.
A number of debris objects were associated with this launch. C and D were cataloged in 1976 May but may have been released around the time of launch.
| Meteor F10 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Dec 29 | 1050:01 | Launch by 8A92M | PL |
| 1055? | Blok E burn | ||
| 1100? | Blok E sep | ||
| 102.6 878 x 889 x 81.3 | |||
| 1972 Jan 13 | Engine test (1.5min) | ||
| 1972 Feb 2 | Spatial orientation test | ||
| 1972 Feb 2 | Engine test (Rev 517, 1 rev) | ||
| 1972 Feb 7 | Engine test (Rev 573, 1 rev) | ||
| 1972 Feb 10 | Engine test, 1 rev (Rev 604-5) | ||
| 1972 Feb 14 | Rev 657: begin long duration tests | ||
| 1972 Feb 22 | Rev 772: end long duration tests | 102.3 859 x 874 x 81.3 | |
| 1970s | End of ops | ||
Solidaridad 1
1993-073A
Telecomunicaciones de Mexico ordered the HS-601 Solidaridad satellites as replacements for its earlier HS-376 Morelos system.
The Solidaridad 1 satellite was a 3.4 x 2.8 x 3.8 m box with a 21 m span solar panel array and two antenna reflectors. Launch mass was 2776 kg, decreasing to 1672 kg after apogee firings. Dry mass is 1291 kg.
The satellite replaced Morelos 1 at 109.2W.
In Jan 1998 TcM was privatized, with the formation of SatMex (Satelites Mexicanos SA de C.V.). The satellite was renamed Satmex 3.
| Solidaridad 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Nov 20 | 0117 | Launch by Ariane 44LP+ V61 | |
| Stage 2 burn | |||
| 0122 | Stage 3 burn | ||
| 0135 | Stage 3 MECO | ||
| 0137? | Solidaridad sep | ||
| 0140? | SPELDA | ||
| 0141? | Meteosat sep | ||
| 1993 Nov 20 | 632.14 215 x 35825 x 7.0 | ||
| 1993 Nov 21 | 0340? | LAM-1 | 711.15 4303 x 35723 x 3.7 |
| 1993 Nov 22 | 1530? | LAM-2 | 978.28 16675 x 35856 x 1.5 |
| 1993 Nov 24 | 0000? | LAM-3 | 1233.25 27743 x 35689 x 0.4 |
| 1993 Nov 24 | 2030? | LAM-4 | 1399.91 34392 x 35757 x 0.1 GEO 115.4W+9.3E |
| 1993 Nov 26 | 1435.99 35755 x 35813 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W | ||
| 1994 Jan 10 | 1436.08 35778 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W | ||
| 1995 Apr 9 | 1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W | ||
| 1998 May 22 | 1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W | ||
Wednesday, October 28, 1998
Monday, October 26, 1998
SNOE
1998-012A
The Student Nitric Oxide Explorer (SNOE) is a Unex/STEDI satellite to measure variations of the NO density in the lower thermosphere (90 to 200 km) caused by solar effects. Built and operated by LASP/U Colorado-Boulder, the satellite is 120 kg and is 0.9m high, 1.0m diameter. Planned orbit is 550 x 550 x 97.5. The Pegasus drop point was 36.0N 123.0W at 11.9 km altitude. (Keith Stein reported drop at 18.5N 135W)
| SNOE | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Feb 26 | 0605 | L-1011 takeoff from VAFB | |
| 0707 | Pegasus XL launch over Pacific | ||
| T+00:05 Pegasus F-27 Stage 1 burn | |||
| T+01:15 Stage 1 BO | |||
| T+01:31 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+01:31 Stage 2 burn | |||
| T+2:09 Fairing sep | |||
| T+2:43 Stage 2 burnout | |||
| T+6:58 Stage 2 sep | |||
| T+7:09 Stage 3 burn | |||
| 0715 | T+8:17 Stage 3 cutoff | ||
| 0717 | T+10:11? SNOE sep | ||
| 0718? | DPAF sep | ||
| 0719? | T1 sep | ||
| 1998 Feb 26 | 1605 | 95.81 534 x 580 x 97.8 | |
| 1998 Mar 7 | 0435 | 95.81 534 x 580 x 97.8 | |
Sunday, October 25, 1998
Parcae 2
1977-112A
The second triplet was launched at the end of 1977. The dispenser satellite operated for 31 days.
| PARCAE 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Dec 8 | 1746 | Launch by Atlas F | |
| 1748 | Booster sep | ||
| 1751 | Atlas sep | ||
| 1813? | Kick stage burn | ||
| 1815? | Plume shield sep | ||
| PL191 deployed | |||
| PL192 deployed | |||
| PL193 deployed | |||
| 107.5 1054 x 1169 x 63.4 | |||
| 1977 Dec 20? | SS 1 cataloged | ||
| 1977 Dec 27? | SS 2 cataloged | ||
| 1978 Jan 8? | SS 3 deployed | ||
Himawari 2
1981-076A
The second GMS was built by Nippon Electric (NEC) with collaboration by Hughes. The GMS-2 to GMS-5 satellites were given the HS-378 bus designation by Hughes. GMS 2 was renamed Himawari 2 after launch by an N-2 fron Tanegashima.
| Himawari 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Aug 10 | 2003 | Launch by N-2 | TNSC |
| T+0:35 SRM burnout 1-6 | |||
| T+1:25 SRM sep? | |||
| T+4:24 MECO | |||
| T+4:32 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+4:38 SES-1 | |||
| 2008 | T+5:02 Fairing | ||
| 2012 | T+11:03 SECO-1 | 171 x 171? x 30.3 | |
| 2026 | T+23:34 SES-2 | ||
| 2026 | T+23:39 SECO-2 | ||
| 2028 | T+24:41 Stage 2 sep | 171 x 514 x 30.3 | |
| 2028 | T+25:01 TES 37s | ||
| 2028 | T+25:38 TECO | ||
| 2030 | T+27:20 Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1981 Aug 11 | 656.05 180 x 37083 x 29.0 | ||
| 1981 Aug 12 | 1045:47 | AKM at apo 4, 50s burn | |
| 1981 Aug 12 | 1101 | AKM sep | |
| 1981 Aug 20 | 0946 | On station 160E | |
| 1981 Aug 25 | 1435.98 35775 x 35793 x 1.2 GEO 139.8E+0.02E | ||
| 1981 Sep | Tests | GEO 160E | |
| 1981 Nov 10 | mv out | GEO | |
| 1981 Dec 15 | On station | GEO 140E | |
| 1981 Dec | JMA operations | ||
| 1982 Feb 1 | 1436.04 35776 x 35795 x 0.9 GEO 140.3E | ||
| 1982 Oct | GEO 140E | ||
| 1984 Jan 7 | 1436.08 35771 x 35800 x 0.8 GEO 140.2E | ||
| 1984 Feb 28 | mv out | 1435.99 35778 x 35790 x 2.5 GEO 140E | |
| 1984 Mar 4 | 1436.26 35775 x 35804 x 0.9 GEO 144.7E+0.05W | ||
| 1984 Mar | on station | GEO 145E | |
| 1985 Jun 15 | 1436.15 35782 x 35793 x 1.4 GEO 145.2E | ||
| 1985 Jul | mv out | GEO 145E | |
| 1985 Jul 6 | 1437.90 35785 x 35861 x 1.5 GEO 136.6E+0.5W | ||
| 1985 Aug | GEO 130E dr | ||
| 1985 Aug 27 | 1436.03 35782 x 35788 x 1.6 GEO 120.0E | ||
| 1985 Sep | On station | GEO 120E | |
| 1986 Mar 27 | 1436.21 35784 x 35793 x 2.1 GEO 119.8E | ||
| 1987 Sep 28 | 1436.28 35782 x 35798 x 3.5 GEO 119.7E | ||
| 1987 Nov 19 | 1436.27 35784 x 35795 x 3.7 GEO 119.8E+0.05W | ||
| 1988 Feb | Orbit raise | ||
| 1988 Feb 9 | 1446.55 35951 x 36030 x 3.9 GEO 103.9W+2.6W | ||
| 1990 Jul 12 | 1446.43 35948 x 36029 x 6.1 GEO 131.9E+2.5W | ||