1976-080A
SDS 2 was launched two months after the first SDS mission.
| SDS 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Aug 6 | 2221 | Launch by Titan 34B Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 2223 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 2226? | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 2228? | Agena MES-1 | ||
| 2231? | Agena MECO-1 | 180? x 370? x 63 | |
| 2257? | MES-2 | ||
| 2259? | MECO-2 | ||
| 2300? | Agena sep | 702.0 350 x 39224 x 62.5 | |
1995-001A
The fourth Intelsat 7 class satellite took off on 1995 Jan 10 from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas IIAS. It entered a 737.15 min, 306 x 40999 km x 26.4 deg transfer orbit.
| Intelsat 704 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Jan 10 | 0618 | Launch by Atlas IIAS | |
| 0619 | SRB 1-2 sep | ||
| 0619 | SRB 3-4 sep | ||
| 0620 | BECO | ||
| 0620 | Booster sep | ||
| 0621 | Fairing sep | ||
| 0622 | MECO | ||
| 0622 | Atlas sep | ||
| 0623 | Centaur MES1 | ||
| 0628 | Centaur MECO1 | ||
| 0642? | Centaur MES2 | ||
| 0644? | Centaur MECO2 | ||
| 0646? | Centaur sep | ||
| 1995 Jan 10 | 735.97 189 x 41058 x 26.3 | ||
| 1995 Jan 11 | 0630? | LAM-1 | 786.48 1353 x 42338 x 23.4 |
| 1995 Jan 11 | 2211? | LAM-2 | 817.41 4033 x 41128 x 15.7 |
| 1995 Jan 12 | 1647? | LAM-3 | 1096.24 16563 x 41116 x 4.7 |
| 1995 Jan 13 | 1100? | LAM-4 | 1573.24 35772 x 41087 x 0.2 |
| 1995 Jan 15 | 0230? | LAM-5 | |
| 1995 Jan 15 | 1466.58 35787 x 36974 x 0.2 (?) | ||
| 1995 Jan 15 | 1449.63 35789 x 36312 x 0.1 GEO 59.0E+3.4W | ||
| 1995 Jan 16 | 1436.87 35789 x 35813 x 0.0 GEO 56.1E+0.2W | ||
| 1995 Feb 27 | 1436.36 35713 x 35869 x 0.1 GEO 66.0E | ||
| 1995 Nov 8 | 1436.08 35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 66.0E | ||
| 1997 Oct 20 | 1436.08 35765 x 35807 x 0.0 GEO 66.0E | ||
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1436.07 35770 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 66.1E | ||
2001-038B
The first H-IIA was launched from Launch Pad 1 at TNSC in Aug 2001.
VEP-2 is a cone-shaped set of Al disks on top of the H2A second stage, modelling the mass of Artemis (which was pulled from the flight at a late stage). The DRE is mounted on it. Doppler Ranging experiment is box about 0.5 x 0.4m. VEP is about 3.0m dia 0.8 high. Mass is 3100 kg.
The H-IIA stage 2 carried out a chill down experiment an hour after launch to prove capabilities for 3-burn missions.
| VEP-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Aug 29 | 0700:00 | Launch by H-IIA202 | TNSC Y LP1 |
| T+1:40 SRB-A 1-2 burnout | |||
| T+1:51 SRB-A 1-2 sep 56 km 1.6 km/s | |||
| T+4:20 Fairing sep 141 km 2.7 km/s | |||
| 0706 | T+6:41 MECO | ||
| T+6:49 St 1 sep 236 km 5.2 km/s | |||
| T+6:55 SEIG-1 354s | |||
| 0712 | T+12:49 SECO-1 | 303 x 305? x 28.1 | |
| T+24:58 SEIG-2 183s | |||
| 0727 | T+28:02 SECO-2 | 279 x 36209 x 28.1 | |
| 0739 | T+39:47 LRE sep | ||
| 0850? | Chilldown experiment | ||
1960-009A
A-11 was launched on 1960 Aug 12. This time the Delta and the Altair third stage worked well, and inserted a magnesium canister into a 1524 x 1684 km x 47.2 deg orbit. Two minutes after orbit insertion, the canister was blown open and the A-11 balloon was inflated; it was renamed Echo I. A-11 had two 107 MHz radio beacons to aid initial tracking, but was otherwise entirely passive once inflated. The communications tests were successful; the balloon remained pressurized until Jan 1961. It remained in orbit until 1968 May 24; in the meanwhile solar radiation pressure caused wide variations in its orbital parameters, as the table below illustrates. While the period remained roughly constant, the eccentricity oscillated between low and high values.
| Echo 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Aug 12 | 0939:42 | Launch by Delta | CC LC17A |
| 0942:21 | T+2:39 MECO | ||
| 0942 | Thor sep | ||
| 0942 | Stage 2 burn 1:49 | ||
| 0944:17 | SECO T+4:35 | ||
| 15 min coast | |||
| 0958? | Stage 2 (S/N 2012) sep | -4440? x 1517? x 47.3 | |
| 0959 | Altair burn | ||
| 1000 | Altair (S/N 3012) sep | ||
| Canister open | |||
| 1001? | Inflation | ||
| 1960 Aug 12 | 118.23 1517 x 1684 x 47.2 | ||
| 1960 Aug 24 | 0923 | First shadow entry | |
| 1960 Sep 14 | 118.19 1448 x 1750 x 47.2 | ||
| 1960 Nov 22 | 117.63 1143 x 2005 x 47.3 | ||
| 1961 Jan 4 | 117.15 965 x 2140 x 47.3 | ||
| 1961 Jan 16 | Loss of pressure | ||
| 1961 Jan 22 | 117.16 1004 x 2102 x 47.3 | ||
| 1961 Mar 24 | 117.14 1129 x 1975 x 47.3 | ||
| 1961 May 30 | 117.11 1408 x 1693 x 47.3 | ||
| 1961 Sep 28 | 116.74 1193 x 1875 x 47.2 | ||
| 1961 Dec 10 | 116.23 905 x 2117 x 47.3 | ||
| 1962 Jan 31 | 116.28 1059 x 1967 x 47.3 | ||
| 1962 May 11 | 116.29 1503 x 1523 x 47.2 | ||
| 1962 Nov 14 | 115.50 947 x 2008 x 47.2 | ||
| 1963 Mar 31 | 115.52 1448 x 1509 x 47.2 | ||
| 1963 Sep 11 | 114.92 971 x 1931 x 47.2 | ||
| 1964 Feb 18 | 114.79 1408 x 1483 x 47.2 | ||
| 1964 Aug 7 | 114.14 918 x 1913 x 47.2 | ||
| 1965 Jan 3 | 114.12 1363 x 1467 x 47.2 | ||
| 1965 May 20 | 113.58 945 x 1836 x 47.2 | ||
| 1965 Jul 1 | 113.43 876 x 1891 x 47.2 | ||
| 1965 Nov 29 | 113.47 1322 x 1448 x 47.2 | ||
| 1966 May 22 | 112.66 879 x 1817 x 47.2 | ||
| 1966 Nov 5 | 112.33 1159 x 1507 x 47.3 | ||
| 1967 Mar 4 | 111.25 850 x 1718 x 47.3 | ||
| 1967 Aug 18 | 109.99 1152 x 1300 x 47.3 | ||
| 1968 Jan 6 | 107.13 719 x 1468 x 47.3 | ||
| 1968 Feb 24 | 104.36 761 x 1168 x 47.3 | ||
| 1968 May 10 | 99.30 665 x 785 x 47.2 | ||
| 1968 May 23 | 92.70 394 x 419 x 47.2 | ||
| 1968 May 24 | Reentered | ||
