Saturday, September 21, 2002
Friday, September 20, 2002
ERS-2
1995-021A
The ERS-2 satellite was similar to ERS-1. With a mass of 2700 kg, it was made by Daimler-Benz/Dornier. It included a 12 m solar array and a 10-m SAR radar attached to the standard SPOT class bus. The main new instrument was an ozone monitor with improved capability for global ozone monitoring.
| ERS-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Apr 21 | 1344 | Launch by Ariane 40+ (V72) | CSG ELA2 |
| Stage 1 L220 sep (T+2:39?) | |||
| Fairing 01 sep (T+3:48?) | |||
| Stage 2 L33 sep (T+4:48?) | |||
| Stage 3 ignite (T+4:53?) | |||
| 1400? | Stage 3 cutoff (T+16:44?) | ||
| 1401? | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1995 Apr 21 | 100.56 783 x 786 x 98.6 | ||
| 1995 Apr 24 | 100.34 773 x 776 x 98.6 | ||
| 1995 Apr 27 | 100.53 774 x 793 x 98.6 | ||
| 1998 Jan 4 | 100.54 783 x 785 x 98.6 | ||
| 2000 Jul 15 | 100.54 782 x 785 x 98.6 | ||
Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Kosmos 424
1971-048A
Kosmos-424 was launched in May 1971 from Plesetsk and flew a 13 day mission.
| Kosmos-424 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 May 28 | 1030:00 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1034 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1038 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1971 May 30 | 0657 | 89.35 198 x 286 x 65.4 | |
| 1971 May 30 | 1430 | 89.36 204 x 282 x 65.40 (RAE) | |
| 1971 May 31 | 1411 | 89.34 195 x 287 x 65.4 | |
| Orbit change | |||
| 1971 Jun 1 | 1358 | 89.37 174 x 312 x 65.4 | |
| 1971 Jun 7 | 2148 | 89.25 175 x 298 x 65.4 | |
| 1971 Jun 9 | 1200? | Engine sep | |
| 1971 Jun 10 | 0316? | Retrofire | |
| 0326? | PO sep | ||
| 0331? | Entry | ||
| 0347? | Landed after 12.71d | ||
Apollo 13 (Odyssey)
1970-029A
Apollo CSM 109 was assigned to Apollo 13, the third attempted landing mission, and named Odyssey. It was paired with LM 7 Aquarius.
At 0306 on Apr 14, the command to stir the cryo tanks was given; within a minute, an electrical fire had begun in Sector IV of the Service Module. At 0307:53 the fire caused Oxygen Tank No. 2 to explode; the side of the SM covering Sector IV was blown away and the CSM lost its electrical power, its oxygen supply, its water supply, and possibly its propulsion capability. The crew were 330000 km from Earth on a trajectory which threatened to strand them in space. The spaceship shook with a loud bang, and RCS jets fired to regain stability. Houston initially suspected erroneous readings, but as the crew saw their precious oxygen venting into space the seriousness of the situation became clear....
| Odyssey (CSM 109) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Apr 11 | 1913:00 | Launch by Saturn V (SA-508) | KSC LC39A |
| 1915:15 | S-IC CECO | ||
| 1915:44 | S-IC OECO, S-IC sep | ||
| 1915:46 | S-II ignition | ||
| 1916:14 | Interstage sep | ||
| 1916:20 | LES sep | ||
| 1918:31 | S-II premature CECO | ||
| 1922:53 | S-II OECO, sep | ||
| 1922:57 | S-IVB ignition | ||
| 1925:30 | S-IVB cutoff | ||
| 1925:40 | Earth orbit insertion | 88.32 184 x 198 x 32.6 | |
| 2148:46 | S-IVB TLI burn | ||
| 2154:37 | S-IVB cutoff | ||
| 2154:47 | Translunar injection | 217 x 566793 x 31.81 | |
| 2219:39 | CSM sep from S-IVB/SLA | 219 x 549183 x 31.74 | |
| SLA panels sep | |||
| 2221 | At 24m | ||
| 2230 | CSM docked with LM | ||
| 2232 | CSM hard docked | ||
| 2314:03 | CSM/LM sep from S-IVB | ||
| 1970 Apr 12 | 1215? | Pass h4 = EL1:4 | |
| 1970 Apr 13 | 0153:50 | MCC-2 burn, hybrid trajectory | |
| 0153:53 | MCC-2 CO | -146 x 553315 x 31.8 | |
| 1970 Apr 14 | 0119 | CDR and LMP to LM | |
| 0300 | CDR and LMP return to CM | ||
| 0306 | SM cryo tank stir | ||
| 0307 | Electrical fire in SM Sector IV | ||
| 0307:53 | Explosion in Sector IV | ||
| 0451 | LM transfer hatch open | ||
| 0551 | CM power down, crew transfer to LM | ||
| 0906? | Equigravisphere | ||
| 1970 Apr 17 | 1123 | CM power up, crew transfer to CM | |
| 1315 | SM-109 jettison | 41 x 836791 x 30.6 | |
| 1600 | LM hatch closed | ||
| 1643:02 | Undocked from LM | 41 x 836196 x 30.6 | |
| 1753:47 | Entry | 43 x 947783 x 30.8 | |
| 1807:41 | Splashdown 21 40S 165 22W Pacific | ||
| Recovered by USS Iwo Jima | |||
Soyuz 30
1978-065A
Spacecraft 11F615A9 No. 67 was left over from the Almaz OPS 3 program. With no prospect for a near term Almaz 4 mission, it appears to have been converted for use as a DOS ferry. It was launched in June 1978 as Soyuz-30 and docked with the rear port of DOS 5 (Salyut-6) the following day. Soyuz-30 carried veteran Soviet astronaut Pyotr Klimuk and the first Polish astronaut, Miroslaw Hermaszewski.
| Soyuz-30 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Jun 27 | 1527:21 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 1529 | Blok BVGD sep | ||
| 1532 | Blok A sep | ||
| 1536 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1536 | Blok I sep | ||
| 88.8 194 x 244 x 51.6 | |||
| 1978 Jun 28 | 1300 | TCM | 264 x 310 x 51.6 |
| 1708 | Docked with DOS 5 +X port | ||
| 2010 | Hatch open | ||
| 1978 Jul 5 | 1015 | Undocked | |
| 1139 | Landing program on | ||
| 1242? | Retrofire | ||
| 1245? | DO CO | ||
| 1300? | Modules sep | ||
| 1306? | Entry | ||
| 1330:20 | Landed 300 km W of Tselinograd | ||
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Skynet 4A
1990-001A
The Skynet 4 series were built by British Aerospace and Marconi, using the ECS bus.
| Skynet 4A | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Jan 1 | 0007 | Launch by Commercial Titan 3 | CC LC40 |
| 0008:49 | Stage 1 ignition | ||
| 0009 | SRM sep | ||
| 0011:27 | Stage 2 ignition | ||
| 0011:38 | Fairing sep | ||
| 0015:06 | Stage 2 shutdown | 165 x 612 x 28.6 | |
| 0118:52 | Skynet 4A deployed | ||
| 0205? | PAM-D2 burn to GTO | ||
| 0207? | PAM-D2 burnout | ||
| 0210? | PAM-D2 sep | ||
| 0830? | Apo 1 over 58E | ||
| 1230? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1900? | Apo 2 over 96W | ||
| 2230? | Peri 2 | ||
| 1990 Jan 2 | 0500? | Apo 3 over 110E | |
| 0900? | Peri 3 | ||
| 1500? | Apo 4 over 42W | ||
| 1900? | Peri 4 | ||
| 1990 Jan 3 | 0044? | AKM burn over 167E | |
| 0130? | Apo 5 over 162E | ||
| 1990 Jan 3 | 1380.42 33675 x 35703 x 3.4 GEO 170.1E+14.5E | ||
| 1990 Jan 10 | 1382.67 33673 x 35794 x 3.4 GEO 80.8W+13.9E | ||
| 1990 Jan 16 | 1419.99 35133 x 35808 x 3.4 GEO 42.1W+4.1E | ||
| 1990 Jan 20 | 1428.19 35453 x 35809 x 3.4 GEO 27.1W+2.0E | ||
| 1990 Jan 29 | 1427.54 35449 x 35788 x 3.4 GEO 7.8E+2.2E | ||
| 1990 Feb 17 | 1436.12 35781 x 35793 x 3.4 GEO 6.0E | ||
| 1990 Dec 10 | 1436.03 35652 x 35918 x 2.7 GEO 6.2E | ||
| 1990 Dec 26 | mv out | ||
| 1991 Jan 11 | mv in | 1436.00 35731 x 35838 x 2.7 GEO 29.5E | |
| 1991 Mar 24 | 1436.03 35769 x 35800 x 2.6 GEO 29.5E | ||
| 1991 Jun 20 | 1435.99 35732 x 35836 x 2.4 GEO 29.6E | ||
| 1991 Jul 7 | 1436.03 35497 x 36073 x 2.5 GEO 29.2E | ||
| 1991 | Move to 65E? | ||
| 1991 Oct 4 | 1435.71 35625 x 35932 x 2.8 GEO 65.4E+0.1E | ||
| 1991 Oct 14 | 1435.73 35620 x 35738 x 3.0 GEO 65.6E | ||
| 1991 | Move to 34W | ||
| 1992 Jan 3 | 1436.00 35771 x 35797 x 2.2 GEO 34.0W | ||
| 1992 May 2 | 1436.12 35784 x 35789 x 2.0 GEO 34.0W | ||
| 1994 Apr 30 | 1436.15 35774 x 35800 x 1.7 GEO 34.1W | ||
| 1997 Oct 15 | 1436.12 35772 x 35801 x 3.0 GEO 34.0W | ||
| 1999 Jun 16 | 1436.09 35782 x 35791 x 3.8 GEO 34.0W | ||
| 2000 Sep 5 | 1436.11 35774 x 35798 x 5.6 GEO 34.5W | ||
Sunday, September 15, 2002
Kosmos 670
1974-061A
The first of the new Soyuz class was 11F732 No. 1L, or 7K-S No. 1L. It was launched on an unpiloted test flight on 1974 Aug 6, into an unprecedented 50.6 degree inclination orbit, and recovered 3 days later. The craft was given the cover name Kosmos-670. The reentry was ballistic rather than lifting because of a problem at module separation.
| Kosmos-670 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Aug 6 | 0002:00 | Launch by Soyuz | KB |
| 0004 | Blok BVGD sep | ||
| 0006 | Blok A sep | ||
| 0010 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 0010 | Blok I sep | ||
| 1974 Aug 6 | 89.51 209x292x50.57 | ||
| 1974 Aug 7 | 89.51 209x292x50.57 | ||
| 1974 Aug 8 | 89.46 210x286x50.55 | ||
| 1974 Aug 9 | 0044? | DO 80m/s | |
| 0048? | DO CO | ||
| 0100? | PAO sep | ||
| 0108? | Entry | ||
| 0130 | Landed | ||