Saturday, December 25, 1999
STS-61 (Endeavour)
1993-075A
The first HST Servicing Mission was launched on 1993 Dec 2. The astronauts reported tally-ho (visual sighting of the target) at 0746 on Dec 4. The EVA-2 repress was halted at 0.8 psi for 4 minutes and depressurized again to clear KT's ears. A slow repress began at 6h45m into the EVA and by 1017 the pressure reached 4.5psi, 6h 52m into the EVA (the official EVA time was 6h36m). Cabin pressure was reached at 1022.
| STS-61 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Oct 21 | Tow to VAB | ||
| 1993 Oct 22 | ET mate | VAB/1 | |
| 1993 Oct 28 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1993 Nov 15 | Pad transfer | LC39B | |
| 1993 Dec 2 | 0927:00 | Launch | |
| 0929:06 | SRB sep | ||
| 0935:32 | MECO | 90.81 58 x 569 x 28.5 | |
| 0935:51 | ET sep | ||
| 1010:30 | OMS-2 3:21 99m/s | 94.33 401 x 570 x 28.47 | |
| 1013:51 | OMS-2 CO | ||
| 1057 | PBD open | ||
| 1454:28 | NC1 (OMS-3 59s) 30m/s | 95.40 504 x 570 x 28.5 | |
| 1993 Dec 3 | 0414 | 95.45 509 x 570 x 28.5 | |
| 0927 | RMS uncradle | ||
| 1100 | (HST ap. door closed) | ||
| 1230 | RMS cradle | ||
| 1310:59 | NSR (OMS-4 30s) 15m/s | 559 x 572 x 28.5 | |
| 1344:14 | NC2 (OMS-5L 17s) 4m/s | 561 x 587 x 28.5 | |
| 1993 Dec 4 | 0234 | NH | |
| 0322:30 | NC3 (OMS-6R 15s) 4m/s | 96.39 579 x 592 x 28.5 | |
| 0403:52 | NPC (RCS 5s) | ||
| 0532 | Radar lock on HST | ||
| 0535 | NCC (RCS 12s) | ||
| 0635:02 | TI | ||
| 0657 | RMS uncradle | ||
| 0715? | MCC-1 | ||
| 0729 | MCC-2 (RCS 2s) | ||
| 0738 | MCC-3 (RCS 2s) | ||
| 0749 | MCC-4 (RCS 2s) | 96.45 585 x 591 x 28.5 | |
| 0753 | HST to capture attitude | ||
| 0755 | Braking | ||
| 0830 | Range 30 m | ||
| 0846:56 | RMS grapple HST | ||
| 0924:30 | HST berthed on FSS/BAPS | ||
| 0926 | HST latched | ||
| 0932 | HST on umbilical | ||
| 0935 | RMS ungrapple HST | ||
| 1000 | HST on external power | 96.45 585 x 592 x 28.5 | |
| 1993 Dec 5 | 0329 | HST SA I slew horizontal | |
| 0329 | EVA-1 begin depress | ||
| 0335:20 | Resume depress from 5psi | ||
| 0338:40 | Complete depress | ||
| 0342:09 | Hatch open | ||
| 0344:26 | EMU on battery power | ||
| 0351 | Egress | ||
| 0404 | RMS grapple MFR | ||
| 0410 | EV-1 ingress MFR | ||
| 0433 | Opening HST for RSU work | ||
| 0517 | Replace first RSU | ||
| 0541 | Begin replacing second RSU | ||
| 0554 | Second RSU change complete | ||
| 0610 | Problems with HST bay door closing | ||
| 0734 | Replacing ECUs | ||
| 1030 | Completed ECU and door closing work | ||
| 1113 | SA I slew horizontal | ||
| 1122 | EV-1 egress MFR | ||
| 1123 | HST pivot/rotate | ||
| 1128 | EV-1 ingress | ||
| 1130 | HC | ||
| 1138:24 | Repress 08:00 (offl. 07:54) | ||
| 1200 | 96.45 585 x 592 x 28.5 | ||
| 1325 | SA-I first panel SDM retract | ||
| 1993 Dec 6 | 0325 | EVA-2 depress | |
| 0328 | HO | ||
| 0329:02 | EMU on bat | ||
| 0347? | Thornton on MFR | ||
| 0438 | SA I released from HST, | ||
| held by Thornton | |||
| 0451.15 | SA I jettison by Thornton | ||
| 0451 | RCS sep | ||
| 0515? | SA II from SAC, transferred to HST | ||
| 0530 | SA II attached | ||
| 0705 | Preparing to separate SA I second wing | ||
| 0730 | SA I second wing unlatched | ||
| 0744 | old wing secured to carrier | ||
| 0822 | Preparing to latch new wing in place | ||
| 0909 | SA II second wing attached | ||
| 0952 | Thornton off MFR | ||
| 0958.53 | HC | |
| 1004:32 | Repress begins | ||
| 1005 | Repress halted at 0.8psi | ||
| 1007 | Depress | ||
| 1009 | At 0.3 psi | ||
| 1009 | repress | ||
| 1016 | At 4.5 psi | ||
| 1023 | At cabin pressure | ||
| 1993 Dec 7 | 0326 | EVA-3 depress | |
| 0328 | 5psi leak check till 0330 | ||
| 0333 | Depress complete | ||
| 0333.41 | HO | ||
| 0335:44 | EMU on bat | ||
| 0343 | Hoffman egress | ||
| 0347 | Hoffman on MFR | ||
| 0347 | Musgrave egress | ||
| 0443 | WFPC-1 removed | ||
| 0520 | WFPC-1 in temp fixture | ||
| 0535? | WFPC-2 out of case | ||
| 0605 | WFPC-2 installed | ||
| 0644 | Cover on WFPC1 | ||
| 0657 | Start putting WFPC1 into case | ||
| 0712 | WFPC1 secure in case | ||
| 0725 | Stowing PFRs | ||
| 0748 | BAPS tilting HST forward for MSS access | ||
| 0803 | Magnetometers on RMS | ||
| 0834 | First mag installed | ||
| 0914 | Second mag installed | ||
| 0930 | PLB cleanup | ||
| 1003 | Musgrave ingress | ||
| 1010 | Hoffmann egress MFR | ||
| 1015 | Hoffman ingress | ||
| 1018 | Hatch closed | ||
| 1023:05 | Repress 06:51 (off. 06:47) | ||
| 1993 Dec 8 | 0258 | Depress to 5psi | |
| 0304 | Depress resume, EVA-4 | ||
| Thornton, Akers | |||
| 0306 | Hatch open | ||
| 0312:50 | EMU on bat | ||
| 0313 | Akers egress | ||
| 0324 | Thornton egress | ||
| 0327 | Thornton on MFR | ||
| 0425? | HSP removed | ||
| HSP temp stow | |||
| 0451 | COSTAR removed from box | ||
| 0539? | COSTAR installed | ||
| 0619 | HSP into box | ||
| 0652 | HSP stowage complete | ||
| 0720 | Thornton off MFR | ||
| 0720 | Akers on MFR | ||
| 0730 | Working on new coprocessor | ||
| 0830 | Coprocessor installed | ||
| 0836 | Akers off MFR | ||
| 0838 | KT on MFR | ||
| 0940 | PLB cleanup | ||
| 0947 | Thornton off MFR | ||
| 0955 | ingress | ||
| 0957 | Hatch closed | ||
| 1003:42 | Slow repress (6:58) | ||
| 1006 | 0.5 psi | ||
| 1010 | 2.3 psi | ||
| 1012 | 5 psi (7:07) | ||
| 1014 | 9.3 psi | ||
| 1019 | Inner hatch open | ||
| 1606 | 96.46 585 x 593 x 28.5 | ||
| 1993 Dec 9 | 0226 | RCS reboost 61s | 96.62 592 x 600 x 28.5 |
| 0317 | Depress to 6psi | ||
| 0320 | Leak check problems | ||
| 0324 | Depress resume from 5psi | ||
| 0326? | Depressurized | ||
| 0327:33 | EMU on bat | ||
| 0332 | Hatch open EVA-5 | ||
| 0336 | Hoffman egress | ||
| 0347 | Hoffman on MFR | ||
| 0355 | PDM auto deploy fails | ||
| 0411 | Hoffman off MFR | ||
| 0415? | Musgrave on MFR | ||
| 0430 | Working on SADE | ||
| 0643 | SADE electronics work complete | ||
| 0700 | RMS move MFR/Musgrave and Hoffmann to PDM | ||
| SADE changeout | |||
| 0705 | PDM manual deploy -V2 solar array | ||
| 0725 | PDM manual deploy +V2 solar array | ||
| 0800 | GHRS repair | ||
| 0830 | GHRS repair complete | ||
| 0900 | Magnetometer cover replacement | ||
| 0930 | Mag covers complete | ||
| 1027 | MFR ungrapple | ||
| 1006 | Begin SA II deploy, -V2? | ||
| 1035 | SA II deploy complete | ||
| 1038 | Ingress | ||
| 1046.50 | Hatch closed | ||
| 1050:33 | Repress (07:24) (offl. 07:21) | ||
| 1052 | Leak check | ||
| 1057 | Cabin pressure | ||
| 1147 | Solar arrays deployed and OK | ||
| 1993 Dec 10 | 0744:14 | RMS grapple HST | |
| 0753:11 | HST unberthed | ||
| 0937 | Aperture door opened | ||
| 1026:47 | HST released | ||
| 1027:22 | SEP1 burn 0.1m/s | ||
| 1057:13 | SEP2 burn 0.4m/s | ||
| 1100? | RMS berthed | ||
| 1993 Dec 13 | 0137 | PLBD closed | 96.60 591 x 599 x 28.5 |
| 0414:45 | OMS deorbit 4:55 160m/s | 52 x 596 x 28.5 | |
| 0419:40 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 0454:41 | Entry interface | ||
| 0525:13 | Gear down | ||
| 0525:34 | Landed RW33 KSC | ||
| 0525:43 | Drag chute out | ||
| 0525:45 | Nose gear touchdown | ||
| 0526:11 | Chute sep | ||
| 0526:30 | Wheels stop | ||
| 0945 | Tow to OPF | OPF/1 | |
Friday, December 24, 1999
USA-118
1996-026A
Titan 4 K-16/TC-15 was launched in Apr 1996 with a 23.2m fairing. It is believed to have carried a Mercury intelligence satellite to GEO.
| USA 118 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Apr 24 | 2337:01 | Launch by Titan K-16 | CC LC41 |
| 2339 | SRM sep | ||
| 2341 | Fairing sep | ||
| 2342 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 2346 | Stage 2 sep, Centaur TIG1 | ||
| 2349 | Centaur MECO-1 | 188 x 294? x 28.7 | |
| 1996 Apr 25 | 0138? | Centaur TIG2 | 684.0 225 x 38455 x 28.6 (UN) |
| 0139S? | Centaur MECO2 | ||
| 0710? | Centaur TIG3 | ||
| 0712? | Centaur MECO3 | ||
| 0715? | Centaur sep, payload in GEO | ||
Gambit-3 28
1970-061A
KH-8 28 was launched on 1970 Aug 18 by Titan 3B Agena D from Vandenberg. In addition to its close-look imaging mission, it also carried an accelerometer to study the density of the Earth's atmosphere. Perigee of this mission, at 151 km, was higher than for any other KH-8 flight bar the first two test flights. Mission 4328 remained in orbit for 16 days of a planned 18-day mission, returning imagery of the Middle East including the Aug 1970 Suez ceasefire.
| KH-8 28 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Aug 18 | 1445 | Launch by Titan 3B Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 1447 | Titan stage 1 sep | ||
| 1450 | Titan stage 2 sep | ||
| 1450 | Agena burn | ||
| 1455? | Agena MECO | ||
| 2312 | 89.48 130 x 366 x 111.0 | ||
| 1970 Aug 19 | 0341 | 89.49 139 x 358 x 111.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1970 Aug 21 | 0459 | 89.64 149 x 363 x 110.9 | |
| 1970 Aug 23 | 1215 | 89.53 148 x 354 x 111.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1970 Aug 24 | 1513 | 89.94 149 x 393 x 110.9 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1970 Aug 25 | 0016 | 90.46 151 x 442 x 111.0 | |
| 1849? | SRV-1 recovery opp rev 116 | ||
| 1856? | Entry | ||
| 1925? | SRV-1 recovered | ||
| 1970 Aug 25 | 2251 | 90.00 149 x 399 x 111.0 | |
| 1970 Aug 29 | 0017 | 89.60 147 x 361 x 111.0 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1970 Aug 30 | 2235 | 89.97 150 x 395 x 111.0 | |
| 1970 Sep 3 | 0430 | 89.77 150 x 376 x 111.0 | |
| 1970 Sep 4 | 1500 | 88.48 137 x 260 x 111.0 | |
| 1970 Sep 5 | |||
| 1936? | SRV-2 recovery opp rev 277 | ||
| 1943? | Entry | ||
| 2010? | SRV-2 recovered | ||
| 2108? | Deboost | ||
Thursday, December 23, 1999
Tuesday, December 21, 1999
Kosmos 598
1973-072A
Kosmos-598 was launched in Oct 1973 and flew a 6 day mission.
| Kosmos-598 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Oct 10 | 1045 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1049 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1053 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1802 | 89.91 206 x 333 x 72.8 | ||
| 1900 | 89.94 208 x 334 x 72.84 (RAE) | ||
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1973 Oct 13 | 1141 | 88.99 207 x 241 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Oct 14 | 0000 | 89.02 204 x 247 x 72.84 (RAE) | |
| 1721 | 88.98 202 x 245 x 72.9 | ||
| 1973 Oct 15 | 0635? | Engine sep | 88.92 199 x 242 x 72.85 (RAE) |
| 1973 Oct 16 | 0620? | Retrofire | |
| 0630? | PO sep | ||
| 0634? | Entry | ||
| 0651? | Landed after 5.8d | ||
Monday, December 20, 1999
STS-71 (Atlantis)
1995-030A
The first docking between American and Russian spaceships in twenty years was the culmination of years of planning and the beginning of an expected long term integration of the American and Russian piloted space programs. Atlantis and Mir were easily visible to observers in the US and Western Europe in the hours before docking on 1995 Jun 29.
The payload bay of Atlantis contained a new element, the Orbiter Docking System (ODS). This was placed between the standard Tunnel Adapter and the Spacelab Long Tunnel, leading to a Spacelab long module placed unusually far back in the bay. An extra tunnel extension was used between the LT and the ODS. Atop the ODS a docking tunnel culminated in a Russian-build androgynous docking system designed for Buran and descended from the ASTP system.
The all-veteran crew of five NASA astronauts was commanded by former chief astronaut Hoot Gibson. Joining them aboard STS-71 as passengers were the Mir EO-19 crew, Anatoliy Solov'yov and Nikolai Budarin. The US crew included Bonnie Dunbar, who had trained as the backup for Mir EO-18 astronaut Norm Thagard. Thagard had been aboard Mir for over 100 days at the time of the Atlantis launch, together with Vladimir Dezhurov and Gennadiy Strekalov.
Launch of Atlantis was delayed several times but on Tuesday 1995 Jun 27 the weather cleared and OV-104 left the pad at the start of the seven minute long launch window. During the flight of the solid rocket motors, hot gas reached and charred the O-ring of an internal nozzle joint at the base of the left hand booster, the first O-ring damage since the loss of 51-L. This would lead to concerns for the STS-69 flight, but the Atlantis crew were oblivious to the the problem. Indeed, the damage was not discovered until the following mission, STS-70, had already reached orbit.
The R-bar rendezvous saw Atlantis within 100m of the station at around 1100 on Jun 29. At 1240 the Orbiter closed to 10m and paused for a few minutes before the final approach. Gibson flew the ODS into Kristall's clutches within five seconds of the target time; relative motion between the two hundred-ton space complexes was quickly damped out and by 1309 the hard dock was complete.
After pressure checks, the hatch was opened at 1500 UTC and Gibson and Dezhurov shook hands. All ten space travellers gathered in the Mir base module for mutual greetings and a photo opportunity, followed by a safety briefing. Finally, work began in the Spacelab module to prepare for the week's medical experiments.
Transfers to Mir included Russian and US EVA tools, Russian soft bag with pressure sealant, Russian food, TREK storage boxes, Mir-19 data file, and the PCG and SAMS experiments. Returned from Mir were a command processor, the Salyut-5B computer, surface and airborne samples, Spektr TORU boxes, urine bags, cold storage bio containers, water samples,and Spektr foam padding.
The next few days aboard the joint station, visible in the early evening skies over the United States as a brilliant star outshining Jupiter, included gift exchanges, press conferences, and farewell ceremonies as well as scientific experiments. Finally on Jul 3 the hatch to Atlantis was closed as the STS-71 crew and the returning EO-18 crew slept in the Shuttle, with the EO-19 crew sleeping aboard Mir.
Jul 4 saw some of the most spectacular images of the space program with three spacecraft involved in proximity operations. Solov'yov and Budarin undocked Soyuz TM-21 from the Kvant module, and backed off to 200m to observe the station. Budarin videotaped as Atlantis undocked from the Kristall module.
Atlantis slowly backed off to 200m and then began a 360 degree flyaround of the station. Meanwhile, Soyuz was reapproaching Kvant, when an attitude control computer on Mir crashed and the station began to drift away from its intended orientation. Solov'yov completed the redocking over a minute ahead of schedule, piloting the Soyuz to compensate for the rotating station and drawing on the experience of his six previous dockings with Mir.
Atlantis fired its engines at the completion of the flyaround, as the Mir crew reentered the station. The next several days saw extensive medical tests on the EO-18 crew, before the Spacelab module was deactivated for the last time. Reentry and landing were nominal, with Dezhurov, Strekalov and Thagard carried from the Shuttle on stretchers - although Thagard had reportedly been walking around on the Shuttle middeck shortly after landing.
| STS-71 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Apr 20 | 1320 | Roll to VAB | VAB |
| 1995 Apr 21 | Mate to ET | ||
| 1995 Apr 26 | 0743 | Rollout to LC39A | |
| 1995 Jun 23 | Scrub due to weather | ||
| 1995 Jun 24 | Scrub due to weather | ||
| 1995 Jun 27 | 1932:19 | Launch | |
| 1934 | SRB sep 123.56s | ||
| 1940 | MECO 510.48s | ||
| 1941 | ET 70 sep | 88.27 81 x 298 x 51.6 | |
| 2015:16 | OMS-2 48s 22m/s | 89.02 158 x 294 x 51.6 | |
| 2106 | Payload bay open | ||
| 2110? | ET-70 reentry | ||
| 2310:25 | NC1 (OMS-3) 137s 67m/s | 91.35 293 x 387 x 51.6 | |
| 1995 Jun 28 | 1049:35 | OMS-4L 12s 3m/s | 91.47 302 x 390 x 51.6 |
| 1995 Jun 29 | 0758 | NC4 (OMS-5 0:45) 23m/s | 92.37 382 x 389 x 51.6 |
| 0931:02 | TI, OMS-6L 9s 2m/s range 16km | ||
| 1024 | MC burn | ||
| 1035 | MC burn | ||
| 1050 | R-bar rendezvous with Mir complex, 580m | 92.48 393 x 399 x 51.6 | |
| 1125 | Begin stationkeeping at 82m | ||
| 1223 | Begin approach | ||
| 1250 | At 10 m from Kristall | ||
| 1255 | Resume approach | ||
| 1300:05 | Docked with Mir/Kristall | 92.48 392 x 399 x 51.6 | |
| 1308 | Hard dock | ||
| 1500 | Hatch open to Kristall | ||
| 1995 Jul 3 | 1935 | Hatch closed | |
| 1995 Jul 4 | 1109:41 | Undock | |
| 1138 | At 200m distance, flyaround | ||
| 1235 | Complete flyaround, sep burn | ||
| 1995 Jul 5 | 92.44 390 x 398 x 51.7 | ||
| 1995 Jul 7 | 1106 | Payload bay doors closed | |
| 1345:19 | OMS DO (3:32) 114m/s | 48 x 398 x 51.7 | |
| 1422 | Entry interface | ||
| 1454.36 | Main gear touchdown, RW15 KSC | ||
| 1454.39 | Chute dep | ||
| 1454.44 | NGTD | ||
| 1455.10 | Chute sep | ||
| 1455.27 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1830 | Tow OPF/2 | ||
Yamal 100
1999-047A
RKK Energiya is building the Yamal 1 and 2 satellites for AO Gazcom of Moscow, a joint venture of RKKE and RAO Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly. The two Yamal-100 satellites will be launched on a single Proton rocket in 1998. The communications payload of 12 C-band transponders is built by Space Systems/Loral, and will support internal communications for RAO Gazprom. Mass is 1360 kg. Size is around 2.0 x 2.0m. The satellite carries plasma thrusters for inclination control.
| Yamal-100 No 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Sep 6 | 1636 | Launch by Proton | KB |
| 1645 | Stage 3 sep | 185? x 196 x 51.65 | |
| 1750? | DM burn 1 | ||
| MECO-1 | |||
| 1999 Sep 6 | 641.24 197 x 36311 x 49.3 | ||
| 2300? | DM burn 2 | ||
| MECO-2 | |||
| 2315:41 | DM No 4L sep | ||
| 1999 Sep 14 | 1441.54 32987 x 38798 x 0.4 GEO 78.1E+1.4W | ||
| 1999 Sep 26 | 1439.34 35440 x 36259 x 0.0 GEO 66.1E+0.8W | ||
| 1999 Nov 8 | 1441.82 35496 x 36301 x 0.1 GEO 3.2W+1.4W | ||
STS-55 (Columbia)
1993-027A
The second German Spacelab mission, Spacelab D-2, flew on STS-55. DLR and ESA microgravity experiments were carried. The standard 5-tank PSRD set was carried, with no EDO pallet.
The first launch attempt, on 1993 Mar 22, ended in an RSLS abort at T-3 seconds, when SSME 2011 failed. The next attempt, on 1993 Apr 26, was successful. The Shuttle slowly gained altitude because of the MOMS pointings, and an RCS trim burn was carried out on Apr 29 to cancel the gain.
| STS-55 mission events | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Feb 7 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1993 Mar 22 | 1450:53 | SSME start | |
| 1450:57 | RSLS abort, T-3 | ||
| 1993 Apr 26 | 1449:54 | SSME start | |
| 1993 Apr 26 | 1450:00 | Launch | LC39A |
| 1452:05 | SRB sep | ||
| 1458:31 | MECO | 88.22 69 x 303 x 28.5 | |
| 1458:49 | ET sep | ||
| 1529:55 | OMS 2 2:20, 68m/s | 90.55 299 x 303 x 28.47 | |
| 1532:14 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 1619 | PLBD open | ||
| 1859 | Spacelab activate | ||
| 1993 Apr 27 | 0200? | RCS lower apogee | 90.53 297 x 303 x 28.47 |
| 1993 Apr 29 | 0716 | 90.52 294 x 305 x 28.47 | |
| 1993 Apr 29 | 1224 | RCS lower perigee 2 km | 90.48 291 x 305 x 28.46 |
| 1993 May 2 | 0559 | 90.46 288 x 305 x 28.46 | |
| 1993 May 5 | 2229 | 90.43 285 x 306 x 28.46 | |
| 1993 May 6 | 0625 | Spacelab deactivate | |
| 0924 | PLBD close | ||
| 1329:20 | OMS DO (2:53) 88m/s | 18 x 291 x 28.5 | |
| 1332:13 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1358:35 | Entry interface 122 km | ||
| 1430:00 | Landing | RW22 EAFB | |
| 1430:15 | Drag chute out | ||
| 1430:17 | NGTD | ||
| 1430:41 | Drag chute sep | ||
| 1431:02 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1993 May 11 | 1730 | SCA takeoff | Edwards |
| 2115 | SCA landing | Biggs AAF, El Paso | |
| 1993 May 12 | 1430 | SCA takeoff | Biggs AAF |
| 1545 | SCA landing | Kelly AFB TX | |
| 1993 May 14 | 1310 | SCA takeoff | Kelly AFB TX |
| 1500 | SCA landing | Columbus AFB MS | |
| 1620 | SCA takeoff | Columbus AFB MS | |
| 1825 | SCA landing | KSC SLF | |
| 2300 | Tow to OPF | OPF/3 | |
Sunday, December 19, 1999
Mercury-Atlas 5
1961-033A
The MA-5 flight carried the monkey Enos into orbit. The flight was cut short due to a thruster leak and the spacecraft splashed down after 3h 20m 59s. Enos returned to Holloman in Dec 1961.
| MA-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Nov 29 | 1507:57 | Launch by Atlas 93D | |
| 1510:08 | T+2:11 BECO 62 km | ||
| 1510:11 | T+2:14 Booster sep | ||
| 1510:31 | T+2:34 Tower jettison 90 km | ||
| 1512:57 | T+5:00 MECO 161 km | ||
| 1513:00 | T+5:03 Atlas D sep | 158 x 237 x 32.6 | |
| 1808:12 | T+3:00:15 Retrofire | ||
| 1809:12 | T+3:01:15 Retropack sep | -195? x 174 x 32.6 | |
| 1817:38 | Reentry T+3:09:41 | ||
| 1828:56 | T+3:20:59 Splashdown at 28 57 N 66 04W | ||
| 1944 | Recovered by USS Stormes | ||
Anik A2
1973-023A
Anik A-2 (Telesat B) was placed at 109W until 1979, when it moved to 106W. In 1981 it was colocated with Anik A-3 at 114W, and was retired in 1982. As well being part of the Canadian telecom system, Anik A-2 was used for RCA's Satcom Phase I, inaugurating the RCA Satcom system prior to the launch of Satcom I.
| Anik A-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Apr 20 | 2347:03 | Launch by Delta 1914 | CK LC17B |
| T+0:38 SRM 1-6 off | |||
| T+0:39 SRM 7-9 on | |||
| T+1:17 SRM 7-9 off | |||
| T+1:25 SRM sep | |||
| T+4:18 MECO | |||
| T+4:24 VECO | |||
| T+4:26 St 1 sep | |||
| 2351:34 | T+4:31 Stage 2 SES-1 | ||
| T+4:55 Fairing | |||
| 2356:57 | T+9:54 Stage 2 SECO | 168 x 222 x | |
| 0010:25 | T+23:22 St 2 sep | ||
| 1973 Apr 21 | 0010:38 | T+23:35 Star 37E burn 44s | |
| 0011:22 | T+24:19 Star 37E burnout | ||
| 0011:42 | T+24:39 SES-2 engineering, dV=462.7m/s | ||
| 0011:56 | T+24:53 SECO-2 | 216 x 2784 x 29.49 | |
| 0013:03 | T+26:00 Star 37E sep | 212 x 36480 x 26.7 | |
| 1973 Apr 23 | 2200 | FW5 burn 42s apo 7 at 158W | 1430.7 35604 x 35709 x 0.1 |
| 1973 May 6 | On station | GEO 109W | |
| 1975 Dec 30 | GEO 109W (Morgan) | ||
| 1977 Jan 25 | 0133 | 1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 109.0W | |
| 1977 Dec 31 | GEO 109W (Morgan) | ||
| 1979 Apr 5 | 1436.09 35784 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 108.5W | ||
| 1979 May | Move to 106W | ||
| 1979 May 30 | 1436.11 35771 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 106.4W | ||
| 1980 May 3 | 1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 106.4W | ||
| 1981 Jan 14 | 1436.10 35778 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 106.6W | ||
| 1981 Jan 15 | mv out | ||
| 1981 Jan 18 | 1437.20 35778 x 35838 x 0.1 GEO 106.6W+0.3E | ||
| 1981 Feb 10 | 1437.27 35780 x 35838 x 0.0 GEO 113.4W+0.3E | ||
| 1981 Feb 17 | Colocate Anik A-3 | GEO 114W | |
| 1981 Mar 9 | 1436.07 35779 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 114.0W | ||
| 1981 Jun 1 | GEO 114W | ||
| 1982 Oct 1 | GEO 114W | ||
| 1982 Oct 14 | 1436.11 35780 x 35793 x 0.2 GEO 114.0W | ||
Miranda
1974-013A
The X-4 (UK-X4) satellite was built and operated by the Royal Aircraft Establishment. The UK Dept. of Trade and Industry was also involved in the project. X-4 was launched by a NASA Scout in Mar 1974 and named Miranda.
| Miranda (X-4) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Mar 9 | 0222:11 | Launch by Scout S188C | V SLC5 |
| 0223:30 | Algol sep T+1:19 | ||
| 0223:33 | Castor burn T+1:22 | ||
| 0224:11 | Castor burnout T+2:00 | ||
| 0225:09 | Heatshield eject T+2:58 | ||
| 0225:11 | Antares burn T+3:00 | ||
| 0225:46 | Antares burnout T+3:35 | ||
| 0225:53 | Coast T+3:42 | ||
| 0232:47 | Altair burn T+10:36 32s | ||
| 0233:19 | Altair burnout T+11:08 | 101.2 714 x 916 x 97.8 | |
| 0234? | Altair sep | ||
| Yo-yo release | |||
| 1974 Nov | end of tx | ||
Kosmos 2348
1997-080A
Possibly the first Kobal't-1 (Yantar'-4K2M).
| Kosmos-2348 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Dec 15 | 1540:00 | Launch by Soyuz-U | PL |
| 1548 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1997 Dec 15 | 89.61 165 x 345 x 67.1 | ||
| 1997 Dec 23 | 89.12 159 x 302 x 67.1 | ||
| 1997 Dec 24 | Orbit raise | 89.87 166 x 369 x 67.1 | |
| 1997 Dec 29 | 89.58 163 x 344 x 67.1 | ||
| 1997 Dec 30 | Orbit raise | 89.94 175 x 366 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Jan 14 | 89.18 167 x 300 x 67.1 | ||
| 1998 Jan 16 | Orbit raise | 89.99 172 x 375 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Jan 24 | Fiducial SRV-1 | ||
| 0102? | SRV-1 eject | ||
| 0112? | Reentry | ||
| 0124? | Landing SRV-1 | ||
| 1998 Jan 28 | 89.40 166 x 323 x 67.1 | ||
| 1998 Jan 28 | Orbit raise | 89.87 174 x 361 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Feb 8 | 89.35 168 x 315 x 67.1 | ||
| 1998 Feb 8 | Orbit raise | 90.03 174 x 377 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Feb 18 | 89.55 165 x 338 x 67.1 | ||
| 1998 Feb 18 | Orbit raise | 90.23 177 x 394 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Mar 5 | Fiducial SRV-2 | ||
| 1336? | Deorbit | ||
| 1358? | Land | ||
| 1998 Mar 5 | 89.48 169 x 328 x 67.1 | ||
| 1998 Mar 5 | Lower peri? | 89.46 164 x 330 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Mar 5 | Raise peri? | 89.45 168 x 325 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Mar 6 | Orbit raise | 90.01 176 x 373 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Apr 1 | 89.24 162 x 311 x 67.1 | ||
| 1998 Apr 1 | Orbit raise | 89.81 169 x 360 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Apr 7 | 89.40 165 x 324 x 67.1 | ||
| 1998 Apr 7 | Orbit raise | 89.96 173 x 371 x 67.1 | |
| 1998 Apr 11 | 89.72 169 x 351 x 67.1 | ||
| 1998 Apr 11 | 1514? | Orbit lower? 5m/s | 89.58 164 x 342 x 67.1 |
| 1998 Apr 14 | 89.35 162 x 322 x 67.1 | ||
| 0219? | Deorbit | ||
| 0233? | Entry | ||
| 1998 Apr 14 | 0245? | OSA landed | |