Friday, November 26, 1999
Sunday, November 21, 1999
Saturday, November 20, 1999
MTSAT-1
1999-F04
The Multifunctional Transportation Satellite is built by SS/Loral for Japan Ministry of Transport MTSAT is an FS-1300 for Japanese Transport Ministry, Civil Aviation Bureau and Meteorological Agency. It will be launched in Aug 1999 by H-2. The H-2 was modified to use the new LE-5B engine in its second stage. Uses 5S fairing.
Mass 2900 kg launch. Size 4.5m x 3.3m, span 33.1m. Shape box + panel + boom + 2 antennae. Station 140E. Dry mass 1445 kg or 1250 kg.
The aeronautical mission provides voice and data communications and positioning data, allowing aircraft positions to be transmitted to air traffic control. It also provides GPS augmentation.
The meteo mission has an image sensor with visible and IR channels, following on from the GMS series. Meteo data is relayed to JMA, and MTSAT relays other meteorological data.
The satellite was lost when the launch vehicle failed during first stage burn. The first stage debris fell in the Pacific 380 km NW of Bonin Is. and 1250 km SE of TNSC. A failed turbopump blade in the LE-7 main engine was blamed.
| MTSAT | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Nov 15 | 0729 | Launch by H-II | TNSC |
| T+1:33 SRB burnout | |||
| T+1:35 SRB sep | -6260 x 60 x 28.5? | ||
| T+3:59 Stage 1 engine failure (107s early) | |||
| 0733 | T+4:15 Fairing 5S sep | -6000 x 100? | |
| 0734 | T+5:22 Stage 1 sep | ||
| T+5:30 LE-5B burn | |||
| 0736 | T+7:35 End of telemetry | ||
| 0737 | T+8:20 Destroyed by RSO at 45 km alt. | ||
| Debris impact Pacific | |||
| Planned sequence | |||
| T+5:46 MECO | |||
| T+5:54 St 1 sep | |||
| T+6:00 SEIG-1 | |||
| T+11:28 SECO-1 | |||
| T+24:20 SEIG-2 | |||
| T+27:14 SECO-2 | |||
| T+28:48 PL Sep | 635.04 250 x 35940 x 28.50 (ILAM) | ||
| T+1:57:10 SEIG-3 | |||
| T+1:57:21 SECO-3 | |||
| T+1:58 Venting | |||
| T+1d2:10 AMF-1 | |||
| T+2d:18:24 AMF-2 | |||
| T+4d:17:12 AMF-3 | |||
| T+7d:7h TMF-1 | |||
| T+8d18h TMF-2 | |||
Payload:
- Meteo imager, 4 visible and 1 IR channel.
- ADS Automatic Dependent Surveillance, air traffic control
- MSAS MTSAT sat augmentation system, navigation package
Abrixas
1999-022A
Mass 470 kg; 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.1 m in size. DLR astronomy satellite led by MPE (Garching) and AIP (Potsdam), with IAAT (Tubingen). Contractor is OHB-System GmbH, Bremen (Orbital-und Hydrotechnologie Bremen). Consists of telescope module, bus module and solar panels. Abrixas (A Broad Band Imaging X-ray All Sky Survey) does a 0.5-10 keV hard X-ray all sky survey, complementing the ROSAT soft all sky survey. Launch in Apr 1999 by Kosmos-3M from GTsP-4. Control is from DLR/GSOC.
| ABRIXAS | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Apr 28 | 2030:00 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | GTsP-4 LC107 |
| 2032:10 | T+2:10 Stage 2 burn, 70km | ||
| 2032:11 | T+2:11 stage 1 sep | ||
| 2032:15 | T+2:15 St2 full thrust, 156 kN | ||
| 2032:20 | T+2:20 Fairing | ||
| 2037:29 | T+7:29 St2 low thrust, 6 kN | ||
| 2037:39 | T+7:39 St 2 MECO | ||
| 2058:47 | T+28:47 St 2 low thrust | ||
| 2058:50 | T+28:50 Stage 2 restart main thrust | ||
| 2058:52 | T+28:52 St 2 low thrust | ||
| 2059:02 | T+29:02 Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 2059:23 | T+29:23 Stage 2 sep | 544 x 603 x 48.4 | |
| 2059:25 | T+29:25 Megsat sep from St2 | ||
| 1999 Apr 28 | 2330 | Battery failed | |
| 1999 May 1 | end of ops | ||
Payload:
- X-ray optics, 1.6m focal length Wolter I (Zeiss) with 7 mirror modules each with 27 shells, 1' resolution.
Friday, November 19, 1999
Thursday, November 18, 1999
Intelsat 4A4
1977-041A
Intelsat 4A F-4 was launched in May 1977 and used as an Atlantic Ocean satellite. It was moved from 19.5W to Major Path 1 at 34.5W in 1978, and then to a support role at 21.5W in 1983. The orbit was raised in 1989.
| Intelsat IVA F-4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 May 26 | 2147:01 | Launch by Atlas Centaur AC39 | CC LC36 |
| T+2:19 BECO 57 km, 2.492 km/s (Vrel) | |||
| T+2:22 Booster jettison 60 km, 2.519 km/s | |||
| T+3:04 Insulation panels 98 km, 2.867 km/s | |||
| T+4:07 SECO 144 km, 3.6078 km/s | |||
| T+4:09 Atlas sep 146 km, 3.6083 km/s | |||
| T+4:18 Centaur MES-1 152 km, 3.593 km/s | |||
| 2151 | T+4:30 Fairing 159 km, 3.650 km/s | ||
| 2157 | T+10:21 MECO-1 189 km, 7.786 km/s | 189? x 1810? x 28.1? | |
| 2211 | T+24:53 MES-2 558 km, 7.373 km/s | ||
| 2213 | T+26:18 MECO-2 626 km, 9.407 km/s | ||
| 2215 | T+28:33 Centaur sep 9.260 km/s | 636.74 548 x 35729 x 21.8 | |
| 1977 May 27 | 0400? | Apo 1 | |
| 1500? | Apo 2 | ||
| 1977 May 28 | 0050 | SVM-4A burn Apo 3 | GEO +11.4/d |
| 1977 May 31 | 1436.17 35779 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 34.6W+0.03W | ||
| 1978 Jan 3 | 1436.11 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 34.5W | ||
| 1978 Sep 30 | AOR Major Path 1/DL | GEO 34.5W | |
| 1979 Jan 4 | 1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 34.6W | ||
| 1980 Jan 2 | 1436.15 35780 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 34.5W | ||
| 1981 Jan 5 | 1436.13 35776 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 34.4W | ||
| 1982 Jan 5 | 1436.15 35771 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 34.5W | ||
| 1982 Dec | AOR Major Path 1/DL | ||
| 1983 Feb 13 | 1436.10 35775 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 34.4W | ||
| 1983 Feb | Move to 21W | ||
| 1983 Feb 21 | 1436.13 35785 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 21.6W | ||
| 1983 Apr | Leased for test operations | GEO 21.5W | |
| 1983 Oct 8 | 1436.09 35784 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 21.5W | ||
| 1985 Jul 27 | 1436.13 35778 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 21.5W | ||
| 1986 Jan 3 | 1436.12 35778 x 35796 x 0.6 GEO 21.5W | ||
| 1988 Jan 4 | 1436.15 35775 x 35799 x 2.5 GEO 21.6W | ||
| 1989 Jul 5 | 1436.15 35776 x 35798 x 3.8 GEO 21.6W | ||
| 1989 Aug 9 | 1436.19 35783 x 35793 x 4.0 GEO 22.2W | ||
| 1989 Aug 10? | Orbit raise | ||
| 1989 Sep 10 | 1448.13 35982 x 36061 x 4.1 | ||
| 1989 Dec 31 | 1448.1 35970 x 36074 x 4.4 | ||
| 1990 Mar 31 | 1448.1 35974 x 36068 x 4.6 | ||
| 1993 Dec | 1448.2 35969 x 36075 x 7.8 | ||
| 1999 Apr 27 | 1448.02 35976 x 36062 x 10.9 | ||
Wednesday, November 17, 1999
Corona 82
1964-037A
Mission 1008-1 operated from 1964 Jul 10 to 13, followed by Mission 1008-2 from Jul 13 to 17. Both SRVs were recovered; the camera had some light leaks but the mission was considered successful. It identified 7 new missile sites and a possible nuclear reactor, and made observations of Egypt and French Polynesia.
| KH-4A Mission 1008 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Jul 10 | 2314:04 | Launch by Thor Agena D | |
| 2316 | Castor sep (T+1:00) | ||
| 2317 | Thor MECO (T+2:27) | ||
| 2317 | Thor VECO (T+2:36) | ||
| 2317 | Thor sep (T+2:43) | ||
| 2317 | Agena burn (T+2:48) | ||
| 2321 | Agena MECO (T+6:52) | 91.04 183 x 483 x 84.98 (VCR) | |
| 1964 Jul 11 | 0143 | 90.96 187 x 456 x 85.0 | |
| 1964 Jul 12 | 1236 | 90.93 176 x 464 x 85.0 | |
| 1964 Jul 13 | 0930 | 91.00 180 x 461 x 85.0 (RAE) | |
| 1964 Jul 13 | 0950 | 90.91 177 x 460 x 85.0 | |
| 1964 Jul 14 | 0131:03 | SRV-1 ejected rev 49 | |
| 0131:13 | Retro | ||
| 0131:25 | T/C Sep | ||
| 0140:27 | Main chute | ||
| 1964 Jul 14 | 0205? | SRV-1 recovered | |
| SRV-2 activated | |||
| 1964 Jul 18 | 0057 | Fairing sep | |
| 1964 Jul 18 | 0058:16 | SRV-2 ejected rev 112 | |
| 0058:26 | Retro | ||
| 0058:38 | T/C sep | ||
| 0108:29 | Main chute | ||
| 1964 Jul 18 | 0130? | SRV-2 recovered | |
| 1964 Jul 19 | 0514 | 90.77 174 x 450 x 85.0 | |
| 1964 Jul 21 | 0708 | 90.57 176 x 429 x 85.0 | |
| 1964 Aug 4 | 0400 | 88.86 164 x 272 x 85.0 | |
| 1964 Aug 6 | 1145? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
Sunday, November 14, 1999
Friday, November 12, 1999
Kosmos 1468
1983-055A
Resurs F-1 17F41 No. 22 was the 12th Resurs-F flight, a 14 day mission in Jun 1983 named Kosmos-1468.
| Kosmos-1468 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Jun 7 | 0750 | Launch by Soyuz-U | PL LC41 |
| 0758 | Blok-I sep | 89.3 216 x 258 x 82.3 | |
| 1983 Jun 8 | Orbit raise | 89.9 254 x 279 x 82.3 | |
| 89.9 255 x 280 x 82.3 | |||
| 1983 Jun 14 | 89.9 261 x 279 x 82.3 | ||
| 1983 Jun 21 | 0401? | Deorbit | |
| 0411? | PO sep | ||
| 0421? | Entry | ||
| 0435? | Landed | ||
Wednesday, November 10, 1999
Tiros 6
1962-047A
Tiros VI was the second enlarged hatbox Tiros. Launched at 0845 UT on 1962 Sep 18 from pad 17 at Cape Canaveral, it worked until 1963 Oct 12. In Dec 1993 its orbit was 631 x 654 km x 58.3 deg.
| Tiros 6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Sep 18 | 0853:08 | Launch by Delta | CC LC17A |
| T+2:40 Thor MECO | |||
| 0855 | Thor 318 sep | ||
| 0855 | T+2:44 Delta S/N 2024 burn | ||
| T+2:58 Fairing sep | |||
| 0857:42 | T+4:34 Delta SECO | ||
| T+10:36 Spinup | |||
| 0903:47 | T+10:39 St 2 sep | ||
| 0904:01 | T+10:53 Altair 20001 burn 40.6s | ||
| 0904:42 | T+11:34 Altair burnout | ||
| 0914? | Altair sep | ||
| 0916? | Despin | ||
Saturday, November 6, 1999
Rhyolite 1
1970-046A
The first Program 720 satellite was launched on 1970 Jun 19 into geostationary transfer orbit by Atlas Agena D. An integral liquid bipropellant apogee motor, probably using a Rocketdyne thruster of around 440N thrust, was used for the first time ever to circularize the orbit and make the inclination equatorial, after which hydrazine thrusters adjusted it to become geostationary. The large antenna was deployed and the mission was a complete success.
| Rhyolite 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Jun 19 | 1137 | Launch by Atlas Agena D | CC |
| 1139 | Atlas BECO | ||
| 1139 | Atlas booster sep | ||
| 1142 | Atlas SECO | ||
| 1143 | Atlas sep | ||
| 1143 | Agena burn 1 | ||
| 1144? | Fairing | ||
| 1146? | Agena MECO-1 | 178 x 180 x 28.5 ? | |
| 1230? | Agena MES-2 | ||
| 1231? | Agena MECO-2 | 178 x 33685 x 28.2 | |
| 1233? | Agena sep | ||
| LAM-1 | |||
| 1970 Jun | GEO, tests over US | ||
| 1970 Aug ? | Data to Pine Gap | GEO 105E | |
| 1971 | Over India/Pakistan? | ||
| 1971 | GEO over USSR | ||
| 1973 | GEO over China/Vietnam | ||
| 1975 | Still operational | ||