Friday, January 29, 1999
Tuesday, January 26, 1999
Vostok 3 (Falcon)
1962-036A
Vostok-3A No. 5 (3KA No. 5, Vostok-3) was launched on 1962 Aug 11 carrying Maior. Andrian G. Nikolaev.
| Vostok-3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Aug 11 | 0830 | Launch by 8K72K | KB LC1 |
| 0832 | Blok BVGD sep | ||
| 0832 | Fairing sep | ||
| 0835 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0835 | Blok-E burn | ||
| 0841 | Blok-E cutoff | ||
| 166 x 218 x 64.98 | |||
| 1962 Aug 12 | 0900? | Flyby Vostok-4 at 6.5km | |
| 1962 Aug 15 | 0624 | Deorbit over 5S 46E | |
| 0625? | PO sep | ||
| 0639:59 | Pilot ejected 94:09:59 | ||
| 0644:03 | Cabin landed 94:14 | ||
| 0652 | Pilot landed 94:22 48 02N 75 45E | ||
Progress 1
1978-008A
11F615A15 (7K-TG) No. 102 was the first Progress vehicle to be launched, and was named Progress-1.
Progress' PAO is longer than the Soyuz version, as it carries avionics that would be in the SA on Soyuz.
After undocking , Progress-1 activated its backup rendezvous system at a distance of about 12 km, and began re-rendezvous maneuvers. However, once the system had begun operating it was interrupted and an actual re-rendezvous was not attempted.
| Progress-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Jan 20 | 0824:40 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 0829 | Blok I burn | ||
| 0833 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1200 | 88.78 180 x 249 x 51.6 | ||
| TCM, rev 4 | |||
| 1900 | 90.29 240 x 337 x 51.67 | ||
| 1978 Jan 21 | TCM, rev 17 | ||
| 1400 | 90.35 250 x 334 x 51.65 | ||
| 1978 Jan 21 | TCM rev 31 | ||
| 1978 Jan 22 | Rendezvous with Salyut 6, rev 33 | ||
| 1012:14 | Docked with Salyut-6 DP2 | ||
| 1978 Feb 5 | TCM | ||
| 1978 Feb 6 | 0554 | Undocked | |
| 0620? | Rerendezvous system test | ||
| 0930 | 91.22 324 x 345 x 51.6 | ||
| 1978 Feb 7 | 0930 | 91.22 324 x 346 x 51.6 | |
| 2130 | 91.21 324 x 345 x 51.6 | ||
| 1978 Feb 8 | 0200 | Retrofire | |
| 0254? | Reentry over Pacific | ||
Kosmos 7
1962-033
The Zenit-2 No. 4 spacecraft (Kosmos-7) monitored post-STARFISH radiation levels prior to the Vostok-3 and 4 flights. It landed after a 4 day flight in Jul-Aug 1962. The cabin was recovered 130 km west of Ural'sk.
| Kosmos-7 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Jul 28 | 0919 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB LC1 |
| 0923 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0929 | Blok-E sep | ||
| 90.1 210 x 369 x 65.0 (TASS) | |||
| 90.06 215 x 339 x 65.3 | |||
| 1962 Jul 30 | 0743 | 90.04 200 x 352 x 65.0 | |
| 1962 Aug 1 | 0745? | Retrofire | |
| 1962 Aug 1 | 0815? | Landed after 4.0d | |
Chinasat 2
1988-111A
STTW-3 (Chinasat 2, Zhongxing 2?) was launched in Dec 1988. The DFH-2A class satellite was stationed at 110.5E.
| Chinasat 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Dec 22 | 1240 | Launch by Chang Zheng 3 | XSC |
| T+2:06 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:07 St 2 burn | |||
| T+4:15 St 2 MECO | |||
| T+4:19 Fairing | |||
| T+4:22 St 2 VECO | |||
| T+4:23 Stage 3 burn | |||
| 1251? | T+11:08 MECO-1 | ||
| 1300? | Stage 3 MES-2 | ||
| 1305? | Stage 3 MECO | ||
| 1306? | Stage 3 sep | 200? x 35700? x 31 | |
| 1988 Dec 22 | 1819? | Apogee 1 at 98W | |
| 2230? | Perigee 2; St 3 deorbit? | ||
| 1988 Dec 23 | 0500? | Apogee 2 at 104E? | |
| 1988 Dec 23 | 0700 | 1471.03 35756 x 37179 x 0.5 GEO 152E-9/d | |
| 1988 Dec 23 | 1510? | Apogee 3 at 52W? | |
| 1988 Dec 24 | 0148? | Apogee 4 at 149E? | |
| 1988 Dec 24 | 0210? | AKM | |
| 1988 Dec 24 | 0814 | 1470.68 35753 x 37168 x 0.6 GEO 143E-8.5/d | |
| 1988 Dec 29 | 0930 | On station | 1436.05 35783 x 35788 x 0.6 GEO 110.3E |
| 1989 Feb 10 | 1436.10 35785 x 35788 x 0.4 GEO 110.7E | ||
| 1989 Nov 25 | 1436.24 35779 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 110.9E | ||
| 1991 Jan 11 | 1436.02 35781 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 110.8E | ||
| 1992 May 22 | 1436.13 35782 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 110.6E | ||
| 1994 Jun 15 | 1436.21 35786 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 110.4E | ||
| 1996 Apr 7 | 1436.03 35775 x 35794 x 0.8 GEO 110.5E | ||
Wednesday, January 20, 1999
Gstar 2
1986-026A
GTE Satellite Corp.'s second Series 3000 payload was stationed at 105W. The satellite carried the first Geostar L-band position-relay package, but it failed during on orbit testing.
| Gstar 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Mar 28 | 2330:00 | Launch by Ariane 3 (V17) | CSG ELA2 |
| T+0:07 PAP on | |||
| T+0:40 PAP sep 5 km 0.28 km/s | |||
| T+2:21 St 1 sep 57 km 1.984 km/s | -6100? x 95? | ||
| T+3:40 Fairing 112 km | -5600? x 130? | ||
| T+4:26 St 2 MECO | |||
| 2334 | T+4:31 St 2 sep 152 km | -5100? x 210? | |
| 2346:40 | T+16:40 St 3 MECO | ||
| 2349 | T+19:11 GSTAR sep | ||
| 2350 | T+20:20? SYLDA | ||
| 2350 | T+20:46 Brasilsat sep | ||
| 1986 Mar 29 | 0500 | Apo 1 | |
| 1030? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1600? | Apo 2 | ||
| 2100? | Peri 2 | ||
| 1986 Mar 29 | 635.97 199 x 36039 x 7.1 | ||
| 1986 Mar 30 | 0200? | Apo 3 | |
| 1986 Mar 30 | 0222 | 636.09 222 x 36022 x 7.1 | |
| 0730? | Peri 3 | ||
| 1300? | Apo 4 | ||
| 1800? | Peri 4 | ||
| 2330? | Apo 5 | ||
| 1986 Mar 31 | |||
| 0500? | Peri 5 | ||
| 1000? | Apo 6 | ||
| 1530? | Peri 6 | ||
| 1986 Mar 31 | 2041? | Star 30BP burn | |
| 2100? | Apo 7 | ||
| 1986 Mar 31 | 1417.51 34815 x 36028 x 0.6 | ||
| 1986 Apr 3 | 1425.68 35133 x 36029 x 0.6 GEO 138.2W+2.6E | ||
| 1986 Apr 19 | 1436.23 35783 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 105.3W | ||
| 1986 May | Geostar package failed | ||
| 1987 Jan 13 | 1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 105.1W | ||
| 1988 Mar 24 | 1436.10 35784 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 105.1W | ||
| 1990 Jan 28 | 1436.10 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 105.0W | ||
| 1992 Jul 28 | 1436.09 35783 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 105.0W | ||
| 1992 Oct 30 | 1436.10 35784 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 105.0W | ||
| 1992 Nov | Move to 125W | ||
| 1992 Nov 6 | 1436.11 35784 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 125.0W | ||
| 1994 Feb 22 | 1436.11 35781 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 124.9W | ||
| 1995 Jul 31 | 1436.05 35773 x 35797 x 0.3 GEO 124.9W | ||
Kosmos 1658
1985-045A
According to Sven Grahn, Kosmos-1658 carried an imaging reconnaissance payload.
| Kosmos-1658 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Jun 11 | 1427 | Launch by 8K78M | Plesetsk |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 1435 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 1527? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 1530? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1985 Jun 11 | 92.18 219 x 543 x 62.8 | ||
| 1985 Jun 14 | 711.88 601 x 39461 x 62.9 | ||
| 1985 Oct 7 | 717.26 584 x 39744 x 62.8 | ||
Monday, January 18, 1999
STS-59 (Endeavour)
1994-020A
STS-59 was the first Shuttle Radar Lab mission. The successful SIR payload from STS-2 was augmented as SIR-C and accompanied by the new X-SAR X-band radar, used in the first of two flights to map the Earth using radar. One out of the 18 C-band radar panels failed. X-SAR had some activation troubles but then operated well. A secondary payload, MAPS, monitored chemicals tracing air pollution.
2919 kg RCS and 3292 kg of OMS prop were used, with 1489 kg of PRSD consumables.
- Commander Sidney M. Gutierrez, Col. USAF
- Pilot Kevin P. Chilton, Col. USAF
- Payload Commander/MS3 Linda Godwin, Ph.D, NASA
- Mission Specialist 1 Jay Apt, Ph.D., NASA
- Mission Specialist 2 M. Richard Clifford, LtCol USAF
- Mission Specialist 4 Thomas D. Jones, Ph.D., NASA
STS-59 Crew
| STS-59 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
| 1994 Mar 14 | Tow to VAB | ||
| 1994 Apr 9 | 1105:00 | Launch from LC39A | |
| 1107:06 | T+2:06 SRB sep | ||
| 1113:34 | MECO | 87.28 51 x 228 x 57.0 (OMS dV) | |
| 1113:53 | ET sep | ||
| 1140:10 | OMS 2 1:40 50m/s | ||
| 1141:50 | OMS-2 complete | ||
| 1200 | 88.95 217 x 228 x 57.0 | ||
| 1233 | PLBD open | ||
| 1510:00 | RCS orbit trim 13s 1m/s | ||
| 1994 Apr 10 | 1204:00 | RCS trim 15s 1m/s | |
| 1994 Apr 11 | 88.88 211 x 226 x 57.0 | ||
| 1994 Apr 12 | 1130 | RCS trim 14s 1m/s | |
| 1994 Apr 12 | 2100 | 88.82 210 x 222 x 57.0 | |
| 1994 Apr 14 | 1346 | RCS trim 13s 1m/s | |
| 1994 Apr 14 | 0331 | 88.80 209 x 221 x 57.0 | |
| 1994 Apr 14 | 1300 | 88.76 206 x 220 x 57.0 | |
| 1994 Apr 19 | 1214 | PLBD closed | 88.63 202 x 211 x 57.0 |
| 1994 Apr 19 | 1550 | Landing waveoff | |
| 1639 | PLBD open | ||
| 1994 Apr 20 | 1352 | PLBD closed | |
| 1600:35 | OMS deorbit (2:15) 72m/s | -24 x 205 x 57.0 | |
| 1602:50 | OMS DO complete | ||
| 1622:11 | Entry interface | ||
| 1654:30 | Landed RW22 EAFB | ||
| 1654:43 | Chute out | ||
| 1654:45 | NGTD | ||
| 1655:23 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1994 Apr 29 | SCA to Biggs | ||
| 1994 Apr 30 | SCA to Dyess, then Little Rock | ||
| 1994 May 2 | SCA to KSC | ||
Saturday, January 16, 1999
Friday, January 15, 1999
Sakura 3A
1988-012A
Mitsubishi built the CS-3A satellite, named Sakura 3A after launch.
Apogee burn was around 4th apogee. Based on the stage 3 elements it would have been around 0130 UTC Feb 21; based on the tracked drift orbit, sometime around 2350 UTC Feb 20 may be more likely.
| Sakura 3A | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Feb 19 | 1005 | Launch by H-I | TNSC |
| T+1:25 SRM sep | |||
| T+4:33 MECO | |||
| T+4:41 St 1 sep | |||
| T+4:46 Stage 2 burn | |||
| Fairing sep | |||
| 1015 | T+10:44 Stage 2 cutoff | 89.83 200 x 332 x 30.7 | |
| 1030 | T+25:07 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1030 | T+25:30 Stage 3 burn | ||
| 1031 | T+26:30 Stage 3 burnout | ||
| 1032 | T+27:32 Stage 3 sep | 664.8 237 x 37474 x 28.3 | |
| 1988 Feb 19 | 1600? | Apo 1 over 60W | |
| 2130? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1988 Feb 20 | 0330? | Apo 2 over 134E | |
| 0830? | Peri 2 | ||
| 1430? | Apo 3 over 32W | ||
| 2000? | Peri 3 | ||
| 1988 Feb 20 | 2350? | Possible AKM burn | |
| 1988 Feb 21 | 0130? | Apo 4 over 165E | |
| 1988 Feb 21 | 0128? | AKM burn, 55s? | |
| 1413.72 34263 x 36431 x 0.2 GEO 178.1E+5.7E | |||
| 1988 Feb 29 | 1451.57 35746 x 36431 x 0.1 GEO 173.9E+3.8W | ||
| 1988 May 25 | 1436.10 35784 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 131.9E | ||
| 1989 Oct 19 | 1436.12 35784 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 132.0E | ||
| 1991 Feb 8 | 1436.18 35782 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 131.9E | ||
| 1993 Feb 19 | 1436.17 35785 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 131.9E | ||
| 1995 May 24 | 1436.17 35787 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 132.0E | ||
| 1996 Sep 25 | 1436.12 35773 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 132.0E | ||
Sunday, January 10, 1999
Kosmos 1574
1984-062A
KOSPAS 3 was the third Nadezhda vehicle: it operated until 1990.
| Kosmos-1574 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Jun 21 | 1940:03 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| T+2:10 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:12 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km | |||
| T+2:27 Fairing 76km | |||
| 1948? | T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km | 150 x 1003? x 83 | |
| T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2 | |||
| T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2 | |||
| 2043? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1984 Aug 15 | 105 985x1021x83 | ||
Friday, January 8, 1999
Kosmos 544
1973-003A
The 16th Tselina-OM, Kosmos-544, was launched in Jan 1973.
| Kosmos-544 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Jan 20 | 0336? | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 0338? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0344? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 0608? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 0608? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1973 Jan 26 | 0500 | 95.23 510 x 548 x 74.03 (RAE) | |
| 1980 Jun 15 | Reentered | ||
GOES 1
1975-100A
In 1975 the SMS C satellite was renamed GOES A to reflect its operational mission. The 293 kg GOES A was launched at 2240 on 1975 Oct 16 by a Delta 2914 rocket from Cape Canaveral. At 2249 the Delta second stage reached a 187 x 930 km x 27 deg orbit; the Star 37E third stage fired to place the payload in a 200 x 36796 km transfer orbit at 2304. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 01 fired its solid apogee motor at 1451 on Oct 17, entering synchronous orbit at 65 deg W with a 2 deg W per day drift. On Oct 25 it was stopped at 55 deg W to begin on orbit testing. GOES 1 was declared operational on 1976 Jan 8, and control was switched from NASA to the NOAA-NESS ground station in Wallops Island, Virginia. GOES 1 was later moved over the Pacific at 135W. In 1978 Jun the EPM and Solex experiments failed. Also in 1978, the satellite was assigned to the European Space Agency as part of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP). It was moved to 10W for training of ESA controllers at the Villafranca, Spain, ground station, and then to the Indian Ocean where it took part in the First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE). In Dec 1979 GOES 1 was returned to NOAA's control and sent to the GOES-W position at 135W. In Mar 1980 it was placed on standby at 93W, and on Jun 18 operational transmissions were ended. In 1980-82 it was stored near 120-130W, but then its VISSR imager was reactivated to replace the failed GOES 4 and it was moved to 126W. The end of the mission came in 1985: on Feb 3 GOES 1's radiometer failed and the satellite was switched off and allowed to drift in the geostationary ring between 81W and 130W.
| GOES 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Oct 16 | 2240:00 | Launch by Delta 2914 | CC LC17 |
| T+0:36 SRM sep | |||
| T+1:00 SRM sep | |||
| 2243 | T+3:44 MECO | ||
| 2243 | St 1 sep | ||
| 2244 | Stage 2 SES-1 burn | ||
| 2249 | SECO-1 | 187 x 190? x 27 | |
| 2302? | SES-2 | ||
| 2302? | SECO-2 | ||
| 2303:15 | T+23:15 TES | ||
| 2304 | TECO | 200 x 36976 x 23.7 | |
| 200 x 36771 x 23.7 (TR1022) | |||
| 2305 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 2332 | SES-3 experimental | ||
| 2335 | SECO-3 | 187 x 930 x 28.3 | |
| 1975 Oct 17 | 1451 | AKM 40s | GEO 65W+2W/d |
| 1455? | AKM ejected | ||
| 1975 Oct 25 | First images | 35770 x 35796 x 1.00 | |
| 1975 Oct 25 | Mv in for tests | GEO 55W | |
| 1976 Jan 8 | To NOAA | GEO 55W | |
| 1976? | To GOES W | GEO 135W | |
| 1978 | 135W | ||
| 1978 Mar 25 | 1436.30 35763 x 35817 x 0.0 GEO 133.6W+0.06W | ||
| 1978 Jun 17 | 1436.19 35765 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 135.6W+0.03W | ||
| 1978 Jul | Mv out? | ||
| 1978 Aug 24 | 1433.22 35694 x 35766 x 0.1 GEO 58.1W+0.72E | ||
| 1978 Oct 27 | 1433.38 35698 x 35767 x 0.1 GEO 17.8W+0.7E | ||
| 1978 Nov | ESA training | 10W | |
| 1978 Dec 1 | FGGE | 58E | |
| 1979 Dec 1 | GOES W | 135W | |
| 1980 Jan | 173E | ||
| 1980 Mar 13 | 1435.75 35767 x 35792 x 1.0 GEO 89.8W+0.1E | ||
| 1980 Mar | Standby | 90W | |
| 1980 Aug 29 | 1436.20 35777 x 35800 x 1.3 GEO 89.5W+0.066W | ||
| 1980 Sep | Move to 128-130W | ||
| 1980 Oct 21 | 1436.31 35784 x 35797 x 1.4 GEO 128.0W+0.06W | ||
| 1981 Jan 13 | 1436.03 35761 x 35808 x 1.6 GEO 130.9W+0.01E | ||
| 1981 Nov 14 | 1435.83 35763 x 35799 x 2.3 GEO 129.6W+0.06E | ||
| 1981 Dec 29 | 1436.07 35779 x 35793 x 2.4 GEO 129.3W+0.00E | ||
| 1982 Jul 3 | 1435.63 35769 x 35785 x 2.8 GEO 123.3W+0.1E | ||
| 1982 Nov 3 | 1435.70 35762 x 35795 x 3.1 GEO 117.0W+0.1E | ||
| 1982 Dec 2 | Reverse drift | 1436.45 35783 x 35804 x 3.1 GEO 118.0W+0.1W | |
| 1983 Feb 16 | 1436.35 35784 x 35798 x 3.3 GEO 128.2W+0.07W | ||
| 1983 Apr 16 | 1436.12 35777 x 35796 x 3.4 GEO 130.6W+0.01W | ||
| 1984 Jan 3 | 1436.28 35776 x 35804 x 4.0 GEO 131.8W+0.05W | ||
| 1984 Jun 5 | 1436.21 35775 x 35802 x 4.4 GEO 131.5W+0.03W | ||
| 1984 Oct 3 | last drift maneuver | 1436.46 35785 x 35801 x 4.7 GEO 129.1W+0.1W | |
| 1985 Jan 30 | 1435.77 35763 x 35796 x 5.0 GEO 128.1W+0.07E | ||
| 1985 Feb | decommissioned | ||
| 1985 Mar 10 | 1435.72 35760 x 35798 x 5.1 GEO 124.8W+0.09E | ||
| 1985 Jul 28 | 1435.45 35760 x 35787 x 5.4 GEO 105.3W+0.15E | ||
| 1986 Feb 12 | 1435.90 35761 x 35804 x 5.9 GEO 81.5W+0.04E | ||
| 1986 Mar 21 | drift W starts | 1436.07 35770 x35801 x 6.0 GEO 80.6W | |
| 1987 Aug 19 | 1435.93 35773 x 35793 x 7.2 GEO 128.2W | ||
| 1988 Feb 29 | 1435.45 35768 x 35779 x 7.7 GEO 104.9W+0.15E | ||
| 1988 Nov 11 | 1436.15 35777 x 35798 x 8.3 GEO 80.7W+0.02W | ||
| 1998 Feb 26 | 1435.72 35762 x 35795 x 143 GEO 125.7W+0.01E | ||
| 1999 Apr 24 | 1436.22 35774 x 35803 x 14.6 GEO 81.3W+0.04W | ||
Sunday, January 3, 1999
Kosmos 1893
1987-089A
| Kosmos-1893 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Oct 22 | 1425 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1433 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1987 Oct 22 | 89.66 162 x 352 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Oct 29 | 89.10 159 x 301 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Oct 30 | 89.80 169 x 359 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 4 | 89.40 164 x 325 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 6 | 90.19 178 x 388 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 8 | Fiducial SpK-1 | ||
| 0632? | Deorbit | -649? x 248 | |
| 0642? | Entry | ||
| 0654? | Landed | ||
| 1987 Nov 16 | 89.72 171 x 349 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 18 | 89.99 182 x 364 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 26 | 89.56 178 x 328 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 27 | 89.17 169 x 297 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 28 | 88.73 169 x 254 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 30 | 89.55 165 x 240 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 30 | Fiducial SpK-2 | ||
| 0029? | Deorbit | ||
| 0039? | Entry | ||
| 0051? | Landed | ||
| 1987 Dec 1 | 89.83 163 x 368 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 8 | 89.20 158 x 311 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 8 | 89.31 167 x 313 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 13 | 88.81 161 x 269 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 14 | 89.29 161 x 316 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 15 | 89.16 160 x 305 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 16 | |||
| 1946? | Deorbit | ||
| 2000? | Entry | ||
| 2012? | Landed | ||
Telstar 302
1984-093D
The second AT&T; Telstar 3, Telstar 302 (Telstar 3C) was deployed from Space Shuttle Discovery on its first flight.
| Telstar 302 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Sep 1 | 1324 | Deploy from OV-103 | |
| 1984 Sep 1 | 1409 | PAM-D burn 83s | |
| 1410 | PAM-D burnout | ||
| 1412 | PAM-D sep | ||
| 1984 Sep 3 | 678.50 702 x 37697 x 23.6 | ||
| 1984 Sep 3 | 1639 | Star 30B burn 6th apo, 56s | 1442.37 34118 x 37700 x 0.3 GEO 67.3W+1.5W |
| 1984 Sep 5 | 0900? | Antenna deploy | |
| 1984 Sep 6 | 1430.14 34775 x 36572 x 0.4 GEO 71.2W+1.4E | ||
| 1984 Oct 24 | 1436.09 35783 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 86.0W | ||
| 1985 Apr 24 | 1436.12 35781 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 86.0W | ||
| 1987 Jul 12 | 1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 86.0W | ||
| 1987 Nov 3 | 1436.12 35781 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 85.9W | ||
| 1987 Dec | Move to 85W | ||
| 1987 Dec 24 | 1436.05 35781 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 85.0W | ||
| 1989 Mar 7 | 1436.14 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 85.1W | ||
| 1990 Mar 14 | 1436.13 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 85.1W | ||
| 1991 Aug 8 | 1436.13 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 85.1W | ||
| 1993 Jul 14 | 1436.14 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 85.0W | ||
| 1995 Oct 19 | 1436.07 35776 x 35795 x 0.6 GEO 85.0W | ||
| 1997 Jan 18 | 1436.13 35776 x 35797 x 1.6 GEO 85.0W | ||
| 1997 Jan 30 | mv out | 1438.20 35814 x 35840 x 1.6 GEO 80.5W+0.05W | |
| 1997 Feb 21 | mv in | 1436.06 35781 x 35790 x 1.6 GEO 97.0W | |
| 1997 Sep 2 | 1436.12 35776 x 35798 x 2.0 GEO 97.5W | ||
Saturday, January 2, 1999
DFH-6
1976-087A
The final JSSW launch went into an orbit with a much higher apogee. The satellite reentered after two years in space.
| JSSW 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Aug 30 | 1153 | Launch by Feng Bao 1 | JQ |
| 1155 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1200? | Stage 2 VECO | ||
| 1200? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 108.8 195 x 2145 x 69.2 | |||
| 1978 Oct 31 | 91.53 161 x 537 x 69.1 | ||
| 1978 Nov 25 | 87.66 119 x 197 x 69.1 | ||
| 1978 Dec 12 | Reentered | ||
Raduga 21
1987-100A
Raduga (Gran') No. 32 was launched in Dec 1987 to 128E.
| Raduga No. 32(F22) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Dec 10 | 1130:00 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 1139 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1246? | DM burn 1 | ||
| 1803? | DM burn 2 | ||
| 1807? | DM sep | ||
| 1987 Dec 10 | 1396.51 34963 x 35053 x 1.5 GEO 86.7E+10.2E | ||
| 1987 Dec 15 | 1425.25 35438 x 35710 x 1.5 GEO 126.0E+2.7E | ||
| 1987 Dec 17 | 1435.77 35769 x 35791 x 1.5 GEO 128.1E | ||
| 1988 Jan 20 | 1436.25 35781 x 35797 x 1.3 GEO 128.5E | ||
| 1988 Oct 17 | 1436.39 35786 x 35798 x 0.7 GEO 126.8E | ||
| 1989 Feb 14 | 1436.12 35780 x 35793 x 0.5 GEO 128.5E | ||
| 1990 Jan 6 | 1435.92 35780 x 35785 x 0.6 GEO 128.1E | ||
| 1991 Apr 26 | 1436.30 35782 x 35798 x 1.8 GEO 127.9E | ||
| 1991 May 10 | mv out | ||
| 1991 May 19 | 1436.37 35776 x 35807 x 1.8 GEO 170.1W | ||
| 1992 Jan 21 | 1436.04 35774 x 35796 x 2.4 GEO 170.8W | ||
| 1993 Jun 14 | 1435.94 35766 x 35800 x 3.6 GEO 170.3W | ||
| 1994 Jul 30 | 1436.31 35773 x 35808 x 4.5 GEO 169.7W | ||
| 1995 Feb 12 | 1436.29 35782 x 35798 x 5.0 GEO 169.5W | ||
| 1996 Mar 21 | 1435.82 35772 x 35789 x 5.8 GEO 169.2W | ||
| 1996 Nov 30 | 1436.13 35776 x 35797 x 6.2 GEO 170.6W | ||
STS-80 (Columbia)
1996-065A
STS-80 was notable for being the last flight of Story Musgrave, who had now made 6 space flights and became the oldest space traveller to date. Launch of STS-80 was delayed for several weeks because of concerns about nozzle erosion on STS-79. A two minute hold was called just prior to T-31s because of a small hydrogen leak.
STS-80 carried a set of scientific experiments. The third flight of the Wake Shield Facility and the third flight of the ASTRO-SPAS saw two free flyers out from the Shuttle at once for the first time. After launch on 1996 Nov 19, SPAS was deployed on Nov 20 carrying the ORFEUS ultraviolet telescope. Then on Nov 23 WSF was deployed, after several hours `scrubbing' out on the RMS arm. WSF was then recaptured on Nov 26, but SPAS remained free until Dec 4.
An extensive Space Station development spacewalk series, EDFT-5, was planned for STS-80, but had to be abandoned when Jernigan and Jones were unable to open the airlock door. After repressurization, Musgrave came in without a suit and tried to release the door himself - the air pressure would have kept the door safely closed, but in the event he was unsuccessful. After the flight, a loose part was discovered in the gear mechanism.
| STS-80 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Nov 19 | 1955:47 | Launch by STS | KSC LC39B |
| 1957:51 | SRB sep T+2:04 | ||
| 2004:18 | MECO | 64 x 341 x 28.5 | |
| 2004:37 | ET sep | ||
| 2036:11 | OMS-2 3:01 85.0m/s | 91.60 347 x 358 x 28.5 | |
| 2039:12 | OMS-2 CO | ||
| 2136 | PLBD open | ||
| 1996 Nov 20 | 1200 | 91.58 346 x 358 x 28.5 | |
| 1839:50 | RCS NC2 0.4m/s | ||
| 2349 | RMS grapple SPAS | ||
| 1996 Nov 21 | 0251 | RMS unberth SPAS | |
| 0410:50 | RMS deploy SPAS | ||
| 0411:48 | RCS SEP-1 14s | ||
| 0444:11 | RCS SEP-2 105s | ||
| 0505 | RMS cradle | ||
| 2140 | RMS uncradle for OSVS check | ||
| 2325 | RMS cradle | ||
| 1996 Nov 22 | 0510:47 | RCS NC3 spacing 0.3m/s | |
| 0620:49 | RCS NC4 increase SPAS distance, 0.2m/s | ||
| 0725:47 | RCS NC5 0.4m/s | ||
| 1810:47 | RCS NC6 0.2m/s | ||
| 1909 | RMS uncradle | ||
| 1996 Nov 22 | 1925 | RMS grapple WSF | 91.59 346 x 358 x 28.5 |
| 2100:14 | RMS unberth WSF | ||
| WSF wake scrubbing | |||
| 1996 Nov 23 | 0137:40 | RMS deploy WSF | |
| (WSF 19 min burn) | |||
| 0240 | RMS cradle | ||
| 0630:46 | RCS NC7 burn, spacing 0.3m/s | 91.60 347 x 359 x 28.5 | |
| 2059:47 | RCS NC8 spacing burn | 91.74 355 x 364 x 28.5 | |
| 1996 Nov 24 | 2149:47 | RCS NC10 | |
| 1996 Nov 25 | 91.61 347 x 359 x 28.5 | ||
| 0358:23 | RCS NC11 | ||
| 2045:53 | RCS NC12 begin approach, 1.6m/s | 91.65 350 x 360 x 28.5 | |
| 2127:47 | NH-WSF burn 0.3m/s | ||
| 2248:24 | NCC burn 0.4m/s | ||
| 2345:42 | OMS-3(R) TI burn 9s 2.5m/s | ||
| 2345:51 | OMS-3 CO | ||
| 1996 Nov 26 | 0008:30 | MC1 | |
| 0032:45 | MC2 | ||
| 0044:00 | MC3 | ||
| 0135 | At 40m to WSF | 91.59 346 x 358 x 28.5 | |
| 0146 | At 6 m from WSF | ||
| 0200 | In free drift | ||
| 0202:11 | RMS grapple WSF | ||
| 0236:01 | RMS berth WSF | ||
| 2227:47 | RCS NC14 | ||
| 1996 Nov 27 | 0006 | RMS unberth WSF | 91.59 346 x 358 x 28.5 |
| 0020 | WSF attached experiments | ||
| 0400? | RMS reberth WSF | ||
| 1151:47 | RCS NC15 1m/s | ||
| 1996 Nov 28 | 0053:47 | RCS NC16 | |
| 0917:47 | RCS NC17 | ||
| 1996 Nov 29 | 0204 | EVA depress airlock, Jernigan and Jones | |
| 0221 | Fully depressed | ||
| 0230 | Hatch fails to open | ||
| 0307 | Partial repress to 4psi | ||
| 0322 | Thermal cover blown open | ||
| 0348 | Full repress begins | ||
| 0401 | Full repress complete | ||
| 0445 | Musgrave attempts to open hatch | ||
| 0710 | EVA abandoned | ||
| 1996 Nov 30 | 91.59 345 x 359 x 28.5 | ||
| 0008:47 | RCS NC20 | ||
| 1045:46 | RCS NC21 | ||
| 1996 Dec 1 | 0031:47 | RCS NC22 | |
| 0616:47 | RCS NC22A | ||
| 1055:46 | RCS NC23 | ||
| 1996 Dec 2 | 0238:46 | RCS NC24 | |
| 1996 Dec 3 | 0240:04 | RCS NC26 | |
| 1253:02 | RCS NC27 | ||
| 1996 Dec 4 | 0306:17 | RCS NC28 1.7m/s | |
| 0511:29 | RCS NCC 0.2m/s | ||
| 0608:47 | OMS-4(R) TI 9s 2.5m/s | ||
| 0608:57 | OMS-4 CO | ||
| 0656:52 | MC2 | ||
| 0706:52 | MC3 | ||
| 0716:52 | MC4 | ||
| 0715 | TCS tracking SPAS at 1.9km | ||
| 0825:47 | RMS capture SPAS | ||
| 0940 | OSVS experiments | ||
| 1303:41 | RMS berth SPAS | 91.58 345 x 358 x 28.5 | |
| 1310:48 | SPAS latched | ||
| 1452:47 | OMS-5(L) Adjust 18s 4.6m/s | ||
| 1453:05 | OMS-5 CO | ||
| 1500 | 91.75 345 x 374 x 28.5 | ||
| 1996 Dec 5 | 0849:55 | PLBD closed | 91.75 346 x 374 x 28.5 |
| 1333:32 | PLBD open | ||
| 1996 Dec 6 | 1051:18 | PLBD closed | |
| 1351:20 | PLBD open | 91.75 345 x 375 x 28.5 | |
| 1631:12 | OMS-6 Adjust 15s 7.3m/s | ||
| 1631:27 | OMS-6 CO | ||
| 2100 | 91.47 318 x 375 x 28.5 | ||
| 1996 Dec 7 | 0809:07 | PLBD closed | |
| 1043:02 | OMS DO 3:08 96.3m/s | 88.68 41 x 376 x 28.5 | |
| 1046:11 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1117:45 | EI | ||
| 1149:05 | Landed KSC RW33 | ||
| 1149:08 | Drag chute | ||
| 1149:19 | NGTD | ||
| 1150:14 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1525 | Tow to OPF/1 | ||