Thursday, January 20, 2000
Gambit-3 49
1977-094A
KH-8 flight 49 (GAMBIT 4349) was launched on 1977 Sep 23 by Titan 23B Agena D from Vandenberg and operated until Dec 8.
| KH-8 49 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Sep 23 | 1834 | Launch by Titan 23B Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 1836 | Titan stage 1 sep | ||
| 1839 | Titan stage 2 sep | ||
| 1839 | Agena burn | ||
| 1844? | Agena MECO | ||
| 1932 | 88.75 119 x 305 x 96.53 | ||
| 2101 | 89.14 129 x 334 x 96.49 | ||
| 1977 Sep 24 | 0129 | 89.19 134 x 334 x 96.49 | |
| 1977 Sep 26 | 0405 | 89.25 123 x 351 x 96.49 | |
| 1977 Sep 28 | 89.16 122 x 343 x 96.47 | ||
| 1977 Oct 10 | 89.26 122 x 353 x 96.48 | ||
| 1977 Oct 20 | 89.20 121 x 348 x 96.49 | ||
| 1977 Oct 30 | 89.36 124 x 361 x 96.49 | ||
| 1977 Oct 31 | 89.17 121 x 345 x 96.49 | ||
| 1977 Nov 2 | SRV-1 deorbit (fiducial) | ||
| 1977 Nov 10 | 89.24 120 x 352 x 96.48 | ||
| 1977 Nov 17 | 89.31 125 x 354 x 96.48 | ||
| 1977 Nov 25 | 89.26 126 x 349 x 96.50 | ||
| 1977 Dec 4 | 0416? | Last orbit raise | 89.33 123 x 358 x 96.50 |
| 2112? | SRV-2 deorbit opp | ||
| 1977 Dec 5 | SRV-2 deorbit after 73 days | ||
| 1977 Dec 7 | 2253 | 88.72 125 x 296 x 96.48 | |
| 1977 Dec 8 | reentered | ||
Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Kosmos 2350
1998-025A
Kosmos-2350 was launched by Proton on 1998 Apr 29. M. Tarasenko suggested it is a second generation geostationary early warning satellite. DM-2 (DM-2M?) burn was on the second rev.
| Kosmos-2350 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Apr 29 | 0437 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 0442 | Stage 3 burn | ||
| 0448 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| Adapter sep | 88.3 184 x 196 x 51.6 | ||
| 0555? | Blok DM-2 burn | 635.1 213 x 35977 x 49.2 | |
| 1112 | Blok DM-2 burn 2 | ||
| 1130? | Blok DM-2 sep | ||
| 1998 May 20 | 1436.22 35768 x 35809 x 2.3 GEO 80.4E | ||
| 1998 Jun 30 | 1436.23 35778 x 35800 x 2.2 GEO 79.4E | ||
| 1998 Jul 6 | prop leak, moved to reserve | ||
| 1998 Aug 26 | 1436.29 35785 x 35795 x 2.1 GEO 77.1E+0.06W | ||
| 1998 Dec 28 | 1436.25 35763 x 35815 x 1.8 GEO 71.2E+0.05W | ||
| 1999 Oct 17 | 1435.89 35762 x 35802 x 1.2 GEO 75.3E+0.05E | ||
Tuesday, January 18, 2000
GOES 4
1980-074A
The first of the Hughes-built GOES satellites, GOES D, became Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 04 on reaching orbit. The launch on 1980 Sep 9 at 2227 from Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral used the more powerful Delta 3914 model. The third stage Star 37E motor separated at 2250 leaving GOES 4 in transfer orbit. On Sep 10, the solid TE-M-616 motor fired to place GOES 4 in a 34100 x 49550 km orbit. The eccentric orbit was a compromise due to use of the small Star 27 motor. After ejection of the solid motor, GOES 4 fired its thrusters to complete circularization of the orbit and by Sep 20 was on station at 98 deg W. It was delivered from NASA to NOAA on 1980 Oct 21, but trouble soon struck with the failure of the S-band communications antenna. On 1981 Jan 27 it was moved out of the 98W location and reached the operational GOES W location of 135W on Feb 26, replacing GOES 3. From Apr to Jun 1985 it drifted eastward to 10W, where it briefly took over data relay functions from ESA's Meteosat 1. It was later stored at 44W until 1988 Nov 9, when its orbit was raised 100 km to move it out of the geostationary ring.
| GOES 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Sep 9 | 2227 | Launch by Delta 3914 | |
| T+0:57 SRM 1-5 out | |||
| T+1:04 SRM 6-9 on | |||
| T+2:01 SRM 6-9 out | |||
| T+2:07 SRM 6-9 sep | |||
| T+3:44 MECO | |||
| T+3:52 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+3:58 SES-1 4:17 | |||
| T+4:23 Fairing sep | |||
| 2235 | T+8:15 SECO-1 | 157 x 208 x 28.73 | |
| 2247 | T+20:14 SES-2 51s | ||
| 2248 | T+21:05 SECO-2 | 164 x 2559 x 28.1 | |
| 2249 | T+22:07 St 2 sep | ||
| 2249 | T+22:49 TES 44s | ||
| 2250 | T+23:33 TECO | ||
| 2251 | T+24:42 Star 37E sep | 920.54 166 x 49770 x 26.5 | |
| 1980 Sep 10 | 0700? | Apo 1 over 52E | |
| 2200? | Apo 2 over 174W | ||
| 1980 Sep 11 | 1400? | Apo 3 over 52W | |
| 1980 Sep 11 | 1200 | AKM burn 35s 1st apo? | |
| AKM ejected | |||
| 1980 Sep 11 | 1759.96 34170 x 49646 x 0.3 | ||
| 1980 Sep 12 | 0500? | Apo 4 over 80E | |
| 2000? | Apo 5 over 147W | ||
| 1980 Sep 14 | 1504.28 34257 x 39964 x 0.3 | ||
| 1980 Sep 16 | Sunshade cover ejected | ||
| 1980 Sep 19 | 1438.79 35691 x 35987 x 0.3 GEO 90.9W+0.7W | ||
| 1980 Sep 20 | On station 98W | ||
| 1980 Oct 3 | 1436.11 35773 x 35800 x 0.2 GEO 97.7W | ||
| 1980 Oct 21 | To NOAA | ||
| 1980 Oct 21 | 98W | ||
| 1980 Nov 18 | 1436.06 35772 x 35799 x 0.2 GEO 98.0W | ||
| 1981 Jan 25 | 1436.06 35765 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 97.3W | ||
| 1981 Jan 27 | mv out | 98W | |
| 1981 Feb 26 | Braking GOES W | 135W | |
| 1981 Mar 3 | mv in | 1436.06 35775 x 35796 x 0.2 GEO 135.4W | |
| 1981 Apr 23 | 1630? | Stage 3 reenters | 103 x 2490 x 26.5 |
| 1981 Jun 12 | 135W | ||
| 1982 Jan 1 | 1436.06 35770 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 134.8W | ||
| 1982 Nov 25 | Engineering tests | ||
| 1983 Jan 9 | 1436.10 35727 x 35846 x 0.1 GEO 135.0W | ||
| 1983 Apr 11 | 1436.16 35779 x 35796 x 0.5 GEO 136.8W | ||
| 1983 May | Begin drift | ||
| 1983 Jul 30 | 1436.13 35776 x 35797 x 0.8 GEO 143.5W+0.02W | ||
| 1983 Sep 13 | 1435.89 35771 x 35793 x 0.8 GEO 142.5W+0.04E | ||
| 1983 Dec 27 | resume mv | 1436.10 35776 x 35797 x 1.1 GEO 139.0W+0.05W | |
| 1984 Mar 25 | 1435.98 35774 x 35793 x 1.3 GEO 139.2W+0.02E | ||
| 1985 Jan 4 | 1436.28 35785 x 35795 x 1.4 GEO 138.3W+0.05W | ||
| 1985 Apr 11 | 1436.03 35776 x 35794 x 1.6 GEO 140.4W+0.00E | ||
| 1985 Apr 16 | mv out | 1439.66 35791 x 35921 x 1.6 GEO 140.8W+2.0W | |
| 1985 Apr 19 | mv up | 1452.40 36093 x 36117 x 1.6 | |
| 1985 Apr | Drift E | 140W | |
| 1985 Jun 12 | mv in | 1436.15 35776 x 35798 x 1.8 GEO 9.9W | |
| 1985 Jun | Meteosat 1 backup | 10W | |
| 1985 Jul | 10W | ||
| 1985 Jul 19 | mv out | 1438.01 35807 x 35841 x 1.9 GEO 10.5W+0.5W | |
| 1985 Aug 31 | mv in | 1436.14 35766 x 35808 x 2.0 GEO 43.3W | |
| 1986 Jan | Storage | 43W | |
| 1987 Feb 13 | 1436.00 35765 x 35804 x 3.3 GEO 43.9W | ||
| 1988 Nov 4 | 1436.31 35763 x 35818 x 5.0 GEO 45.5W+0.06W | ||
| 1988 Nov 9 | Orbit raise | ||
| 1988 Nov 9 | 1441.09 35719 x 36050 x 4.8 | ||
| 1988 Nov 25 | orbit raise | 1451.17 35943 x 36219 x 5.0 | |
| 1988 Dec 14 | 1451.13 35944 x 36216 x 5.0 | ||