Saturday, December 29, 2001

Palapa B2P

 1987-029A


The B2P (P for `Perigganti' or `Replacement') satellite was built to back up the failed Palapa B2 satellite. Palapa B2P was launched in Mar 1987 by a Delta. The satellite was sold in Aug 1996 for use by Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corp. (PLDT) and renamed Agila 1 (`Eagle'). It was finally retired in 1998.


Palapa B2P 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 Mar 20  2222:00  Launch by Delta 3920/PAM CC LC17B 
  T+0:57 SRM 1-5 off 
  T+1:02 SRM 1-3 sep 
  T+1:02 SRM 6-9 on 
  T+1:05 SRM 4-5 sep 
  T+2:01 SRM 6-9 off 
  T+2:06 SRM 6-9 sep 
  T+3:44 MECO 
  T+3:52 St 1 sep 
  T+3:57 SES-1 
  T+4:05 Fairing sep
 2233? T+11:02 SECO-1  185 x 190 x 28? 
 2247? Delta sep 
 2248? T+26m Stage 3 burn 
 2249?  TECO 
 2251? Stage 3 sep  650.86 192 x 36807 x 24.7  
  SES depletion  90.55 249 x 352 x 26.9 
1987 Mar 21  0400? Apo 1 over 1W 
 1500? Apo 2 over 70W 
1987 Mar 22  0145? Star 30BP burn, Apo 3 
1987 Mar 22    1449.24 35130 x 36956 x 0.1 GEO 116.0E+3.2E 
1987 Apr 18    1436.17 35770 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 113.0E 
1987 May 16    1436.14 35786 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 113.0E 
1988 Dec 4    1436.13 35782 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 113.0E 
1991 May 30    1436.17 35780 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 112.9E 
1993 Nov 16    1436.18 35786 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 113.0E 
1996 Mar   Out of service 
1996 Apr 22    1436.13 35776 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 113.2E 
1996 May   mv out  GEO 113E 
1996 May 26    1435.25 35760 x 35780 x 0.3 GEO 129.7E+0.2E 
1996 Aug 2   mv in  GEO 144E 
1996 Aug 8    1436.05 35778 x 35792 x 0.5 GEO 144.2E 
1996 Aug   In service as Agila 1 
1997 May 3    1436.14 35783 x 35791 x 1.0 GEO 144.0E 
1997 Aug 2    1436.20 35623 x 35953 x 1.2 GEO 144.2E 
1997 Oct 10    1435.96 35778 x 35789 x 1.3 GEO 142.6E+0.03E 
1998 Jan 7    1436.41 35782 x 35803 x 1.5 GEO 140.4E 

April 6,1804

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_(mythology)

Friday, December 28, 2001

Canyon 7

 1977-038A


The only orbital data available for this flight is that for a debris object, 1977-38C, which is registered with the UN in an equatorial, circular, near-geosynchronous orbit more typical of the RHYOLITE missions.

However, independent observations in the 21st century identified two objects in 30528 x 41062 km and 29003 x 41434 km orbits typical of earlier Canyon flights. The UN-registered orbit is therefore probably incorrect.

1977-38C is in the satcat as "ATLAS AGENA R/B (2)" suggesting it may be a kick motor. Perhaps the final vehicle was heavier than the earlier ones and the Agena is in transfer orbit, with or without a third burn.


CANYON 7 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1977 May 23  1813:00  Launch by Atlas Agena D  CC LC13 
  BECO 
  Atlas sep 
 1818?  Agena MES-1 
 1823?  Agena MECO-1 190 x 190 x 28.5?  
 1840?  Agena MES-2 
  Agena MECO-2  191 x 40980 x 27.1 
 1900? Agena sep 
1977 May 24 0045?  Kick motor burn 
  Kick motor shutdown  1422.0? 30200? x 40800? x 9.0 
 0100? Motor sep   
   1435.1 35679 x 35855 x 0.2? 
1977 Jun    GEO 115E? 
1984 Nov   1977-38C cataloged  1440.0 34325 x 34500 x 0.3 (UN) 

The King Arthur Trilogy

https://welib.org/md5/9b9548dd47a353a6f5d7c20cca9b8b84

Thursday, December 27, 2001

Kosmos 1815

 1987-007A


Kosmos-1815 appears to have been another Kapustin Yar launch of a Romb satellite. Due to its failure to have released any subsatellites it’s been speculated that this was a calibration satellite.


Kosmos-1815 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 Jan 22 0700  Launch by 11K65M  KY 
 0708  Stage 2 MECO-1 
 0733?  Stage 2 MECO-2 
1987 Jan 22.3   342x545x50.7 
1988 Nov 6  87.23 133x142x50.6 
1988 Nov 15  reentered 


Tuesday, December 25, 2001

Raduga 24

 1990-112A


Raduga (Gran') No. 37 was launched in Dec 1990 to the Statsionar 3 (85E) location.


Raduga No. 37F27 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Dec 20  1135 Launch by Proton-K  KB 
 1144 Stage 3 sep 
 1250? DM burn 1 
 1808? DM burn 2 
 1812? DM sep 
1990 Dec 21    1443.43 35917 x 35942 x 1.4 GEO 88.7E+1.8W 
1990 Dec 29    1435.69 35761 x 35795 x 1.4 GEO 84.8E 
1991 Jan 11    1435.97 35723 x 35845 x 1.4 GEO 86.0E 
1991 Feb 6    1436.22 35777 x 35800 x 1.3 GEO 85.3E 
1992 Feb 6    1436.21 35779 x 35798 x 0.5 GEO 84.9E 
1993 Jan 23    1436.21 35779 x 35797 x 0.4 GEO 85.2E 
1993 Sep 6    1436.14 35771 x 35804 x 0.9 GEO 85.5E 
1993 Oct 5   
1995 Mar 27    1435.56 35769 x 35782 x 2.1 GEO 90.9E+0.1E 
1998 Jun 30    1436.47 35764 x 35824 x 4.4 GEO 55.5E+0.1W 
1999 Jun 16    1435.52 35742 x 35807 x 5.0 GEO 89.3E+0.1E

Monday, December 24, 2001

April 11,1904

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University

Kosmos 1516

 1983-124A


Siluet No. 3 flew in Dec 1983 to Feb 1984, repeating the previous mission's 44 day duration, which would become standard for the class.


Kosmos-1516 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Dec 27  0930  Launch by Soyuz-U  Baikonur 
 0939  Blok-I sep 
1983 Dec 27    89.22 196 x 276 x 64.9 
1983 Dec 30    89.18 195 x 272 x 64.9 
1983 Dec 30   Orbit raise 89.28 205 x 272 x 64.9 
1984 Jan 5    89.18 202 x 264 x 64.9 
1984 Jan 6   Orbit raise  89.27 209 x 267 x 64.9 
1984 Jan 15    89.14 204 x 259 x 64.9 
1984 Jan 15   Orbit raise  89.30 214 x 265 x 64.9 
1984 Jan 26    89.15 210 x 254 x 64.9 
1984 Jan 27   Orbit raise  89.28 213 x 264 x 64.9 
1984 Feb 6  88.91 203 x 238 x 64.9 
1984 Feb 9   
 2032? Deorbit 
 2052? Entry 
 2107? Landed 

Kosmos 499

  1972-051A


Kosmos-499 was launched on an 11 day Zenit-4M flight from Baikonur. It used the summer 51.8 degree inclination slot.


Kosmos-499 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1972 Jul 6  1040  Launch by 11A57 KB  
 1044 Blok-I burn  
 1048 Blok-I sep  
 1700   89.31 204 x 283 x 51.77 (RAE) 
 1755   89.38 204 x 282 x 51.8 
1972 Jul 7  0717   89.24 205 x 268 x 51.8 
  Lower orbit 
 1908   88.89 188 x 250 x 51.8 
1972 Jul 8  1125   88.87 187 x 249 x 51.8 
  Adjust orbit 
1972 Jul 10  0322   88.79 173 x 255 x 51.8 
 1343   88.78 174 x 253 x 51.8 
  Raise orbit 
1972 Jul 11  2348   89.21 177 x 293 x 51.8 
1972 Jul 16  1212   89.09 175 x 283 x 51.8 
1972 Jul 16   Engine sep 88.84 171 x 269 x 51.76  
1972 Jul 17  0730? Retrofire 
 0740? PO sep 
 0745? Entry 
 0802? Landed after 10.88d 

The Rumor About Julia

https://welib.org/md5/20d19ff93631d56f5a8369c55e5ca836

Sunday, December 23, 2001

Resurs 1994

 1994-074A


The 11F697 (Resurs-O1) No. 3L was launched in Nov 1994. It was the first to be officially announced as Resurs-O1 and the first to use the 11K77 Zenit launch vehicle. In 1996 the Swedish company Satellitbild began Western marketing of data from the MSU-SK imager.


Resurs-O1 No. 3L 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1994 Nov 4  0547:00 Launch by Zenit-2  KB LC45L 
 0549  T+2:23 St 1 MECO 
 0549  T+2:25 Stage 1 sep 
 0549  T+2:25 Stage 2 burn 
 0549  T+2:40 GO sep 
 0553  T+6:42 Stage 2 MECO 150? x 818? x 98.8 
 0600?T+13m? Stage 2 VECO 
 0558?  Stage 2 sep motor covers 
 0558?  Stage 2 sep 
 0558  Sep motor cover perigee  
1996 Mar Still operating 

October 1,2026

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