Monday, September 8, 2003

Scisat

 2003-036A


CSA's Small Satellite Program (SSP) envisages larger missions than the SPP. SciSat 1 candidates were ACE (Atmos Chem Expt), CUVIT (UV Imaging Tel) and MODE (Middle Atmosphere Ozone, Dynamics and Energetics). ACE was selected.

Launch from VAFB on Peg XL in May 2003. Built by Bristol Aerospace/Winnipeg (later Magellan Aerospace). The mission will study the Arctic ozone layer.


SCISAT-1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2003 Aug 13  0113  L-1011 takeoff from VAFB 
 0209:33 Pegasus drop 
 0209:38  Stage 1 burn 
  T+1:16 Stage 1 burnout 
  T+1:37 Stage 2 burn 
  T+2:16 Fairing 
  T+2:47? St 2 burnout 
  T+7:24? St 2 sep 
  T+7:35 St 3 burn 67s burn  -5035 x 648 x 73.9  
 0218 T+8:42 St 3 burnout 
 0220 T+10:38? St 3 sep  641 x 654 x 73.94  

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