DSP 15

 1990-095A

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DSP 15 was launched by Titan 4/IUS from Cape Canaveral in Nov 1990. The satellite was still operating in 2003.

DSP 15
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1990 Nov 13	0037	Launch by Titan 402/IUS	CC LC41
	0039?	T+2:00 St 1 MES
	0039?	T+2:04 SRM sep
	0041?	T+3:59 Fairing
	0042?	T+5:09 St 2 MES
	0042?	T+5:10 St 1 sep
	0045?	T+8:50 St 2 MECO	152 x 215 x 28.6 (Kit)
	0046?	T+8:59 Titan 4 stage 2 sep	88.1 156 x 159 x 28.6 (UN)
	0144?	T+1:07:19? IUS SRM-1 burn
	0146?	T+1:09:46? IUS SRM-1 burnout
	0151?	T+1:14? IUS RCS-1
	0654?	T+6:17? IUS SRM-1 sep
	0657?	T+6:20? IUS SRM-2
	0659?	T+6:22? SRM-2 burnout
	0702?	T+6:25? SRM-2 RCS
	0719?	T+6:42? IUS SRM-2 sep from DSP
1991 Jan 30			GEO 105E
1991 Jun 1		mv out	GEO 105E
1991 Jun 20			GEO 70E
1992 Feb 4		mv out	GEO 70E
1992 Feb 18			GEO 5E
1993 Jul 10		mv out	GEO 5E
1993 Jul 25			GEO 35W
1999 Jan			GEO 38W
2003 Jan			GEO 38W

Progress M-43

 2000-064A

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Spacecraft 243 was assigned to reboost the Mir station while it was uninhabited pending a planned MirCorp mission.

Progress M-43 was successfully launched at 21:27:06.038 UTC on Oct 16 from the LC1 of Baykonur cosmodrome. Launch mass is 6860 kg. Cargo of 1170 kg of fuel.

Mass was: 532 kg in GO; 872 kg OKD propellant; 582 kg water and O2; 300 kg further propellant? Remaining mass would be 4576 kg. Post undocking mass was 5800 kg.

The long 4-day rendezvous saved on fuel.

Progress M-43
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2000 Oct 16	2127:06	Launch	KB
	2136	Blok-I sep
2000 Oct 17	0203:57	TCM-1 28s DPO 2.6m/s	194 x250 x 51.6
	2101:46	TCM-2 415s 30m/s	192 x 340 x 51.6
2000 Oct 18	1850:00	TCM3 5s 2 m/s	197 x 335 x 51.6
2000 Oct 19	1831:54	TCM4 454s 33 m/s	284 x 350 x 51.6
2000 Oct 20	2116:06	Docked with Mir (Kvant +X)
2000 Oct 24	2012:34	SKD burn 298s 9m/s
2001 Jan 25	0519:23	Undocked from Kvant
	0733:55	TCM 9.5m/s
2001 Jan 29	0211:55	Deorbit burn 64.6m/s 125s
	0245?	Reentry

STS-87 (Columbia)

 1997-073A

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STS-87 pioneered a heads-up roll at T+5min, communicating with the TDRS network instead of the old Bermuda station.

Deploy of the Spartan solar observatory was delayed a day when SOHO went into safemode. Then on Nov 21, Chalwa released Spartan using the RMS arm. But Spartan failed to make its orientation `pirouette' and an attempt was made to regrapple the satellite. Capture was not successful and the arm tipped the satellite over, causing it to tumble. For about an orbit the astronauts tried to manuever to match Spartan's rate, but then Mission Control ordered them to back off to preserve fuel for an attempt during the already planned spacewalk a few days later. In April 1998 the internal review was made public, blaming Chalwa for failing to send the command to switch on the satellite before deployment, and for closing the RMS grapple too quickly, messing up the attempt to recapure it.

In the Nov 25 spacewalk, astronauts Scott and Doi placed themselves on the SPSS as Columbia flew up to match orientation and rates with Spartan. After several hours flying close to the craft, they grabbed it out of space and held it. It was finally lowered into the cradle using the RMS.

The second EVA on Dec 3 was added to the schedule to allow more tests of the crane. It also featured the free flight of AERCam, which reached a maximum range of 12m from Columbia.

STS-87
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 Oct 24		Roll to VAB/3
1997 Oct 25		Mate to ET/SRB
1997 Oct 29		Rollout to LC39B
1997 Nov 19	1946:00	Launch
	1948	SRB sep
	1954:37	MECO	83 x 286 x 28.5 (OMS dV)
	1954:49	ET sep T+8:49
	2027:09	OMS-2 burn 126.2s 59.1m/s
	2029:13	OMS-2 cutoff	90.22 283 x 286 x 28.5
	2117	PLBD open complete
1997 Nov 20	0205	RMS checkout
	0446	RMS checkout complete
	1650	+X trim-1 19s 1.4m/s
1997 Nov 21	1919	RMS uncradle
	1932	RMS grapple Spartan
	2018	RMS unberth Spartan
	2104	RMS deploy Spartan	90.16 279 x 285 x 28.5
	2107	Spartan fails to orient
	2110	RMS grapple Spartan
		Spartan free and tumbling
	2211	End of prox RCS burns
	2232	RMS cradle
	2310	RCS sep 3.5s
1997 Nov 22	0142	RMS end effector test
	0158	RMS test complete
1997 Nov 24	0833:17	NC4 burn, 0.4m/s 6s RCS
	2119:33	OMS-3/NC5, 15s 3.5m/s
	2250:38	OMS-4/TI 12s 3m/s
	2256	RMS uncradle
	2310:29	MC1 5s 0.4m/s
	2314	Ku radar acq Spartan
	2342:14	MC2 4s 0.3m/s
	2342	Begin AL 5.5psi hold
	2350?	AL depress complete
	2359:14	MC3 5s 0.4m/s
1997 Nov 25	0001	EVA-1 to battery
	0002	EVA-1 HO	90.13 277 x 283 x 28.5
	0009:15	MC4 3s 0.6m/s
	0053	Range 26m
	0209	Spartan manual capture by Scott, Doi
	0239:04	RMS grapple Spartan
	0240?	Scott, Doi release Spartan
	0323:22	RMS berth Spartan
	0326:36	RMS ungrapple Spartan
		DTO-671 EDFT-5 tests
	0735	Ingress
	0735?	HC
	0745	Rpress
	0745	EVA-1 end
	0758	Repress complete
1997 Nov 27	0049:57	AADSF attitude RCS trim 29s 2.0m/s
1997 Nov 28			90.14 278 x 283 x 28.5
1997 Dec 1	1544:21	Trim 17s 1m/s
1997 Dec 3	0452	RMS grapple Spartan	90.05 275 x 280 x 28.5
	0552	unberth Spartan for VGS tests
		(Video Guidance Sensor)
	0635	RMS berth Spartan
	0650	RMS ungrapple Spartan
	0825	275 x 280x 28.5
		EVA-2
	0847	Begin depress
	0905	AL depress complete
	0908	Battery power
	0915	HO
	0920	Egress
	1215	Scott hand-launches Aercam
	1327	Scott captures Aercam
	1402	HC
	1408	Repress
	1417	Repress complete
1997 Dec 4	0829:06	5s RCS burn for MSX
	0829:21	10s RCS burn for MSX
1997 Dec 5	0600		90.03 273 x 278 x 28.5
	0843	PLBD closed
	1121:28	Deorbit 2:32 dv 76.4m/s
	1124:00	OMS DO CO	87.44 21 x 274 x 28.5
	1220:02	MGTD KSC RW33
	1220:14	NGTD
	1221:02	Wheels stop

Iridium 22

 1997-043E

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The next Iridium launch, Delta Iridium MS-3, was the first under Boeing auspices (Boeing and McDonnell Douglas having just merged). Mass of SV022 is 658 kg. Two sats on this launch were 658 kg and three were 663 kg, I don't actually know which were which; the heavier satellite had a larger battery pack. The larger mass led to a lower deployment orbit.

Iridium 22
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 Aug 21	0038:40	Launch by Delta II	V SLC2
	0039:44	T+1:04 SRM 1-6 burnout
	0039:45	T+1:05 SRM 7-9 TIG
	0040:06	T+1:26 SRM 1-3 sep 28 km	-6330 x 33 ?
	0040:07	T+1:27 SRM 4-6 sep
	0040:10	T+1:30 Dogleg manuever to 86.4 deg
	0040:49	T+2:09 SRM 7-9 burnout
	0040:51	T+2:11 SRM 7-9 sep 55 km	-6200 x 75 ?
	0041:10	T+2:30 End of dogleg
	0043:00	T+4:20 MECO, 105 km
	0043	Stage 1 sep
	0043:14	T+4:34 Stage 2 burn 1, 133 km	-4200 x 170 ?
	0043:23	T+4:43 PLF sep 138 km	-4150 x 175 ?
	0049:50	T+11:10 SECO-1
		Coast	169 x 564 x 86.4
	0137:00	T+58:20 Stage 2 burn 2
	0137:14	T+58:34 SECO-2
			541 x 559 x 86.7
	0141:10	T+1:02:30 SV026 deploy
	0151:10	T+1:12:30 SV025 deploy
	0155:20	T+1:16:40 SV024 deploy
	0159:30	T+1:20:50 SV023 deploy
	0203:40	T+1:25:00 SV022 deploy
	0204	Stage 2 retro
	0222:50	T+1:44:10 Depletion burn (20s)
	0223:10	T+1:44:30 SECO-3
1997 Aug 21			95.56 535 x 556 x 86.7
1997 Aug 25			95.67 542 x 560 x 86.7
1997 Aug 29			95.70 542 x 561 x 86.7
1997 Sep 1			96.77 601 x 605 x 86.7
1997 Sep 2			97.19 620 x 627 x 86.6
1997 Sep 3			98.12 666 x 671 x 86.6
1997 Sep 4			98.80 698 x 704 x 86.5
1997 Sep 6			100.05 756 x 764 x 86.4
1997 Sep 7			100.09 753 x 772 x 86.4
1997 Sep 8			100.39 774 x 779 x 86.4
1997 Sep 10			100.38 776 x 777 x 86.4
1998 Mar 5			100.40 775 x 779 x 86.4

Panamsat 4

 1995-040A

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The PanAmSat K3 satellite was launched in Aug 1995 and named PAS 4. The 3.53 x 2.84 x 3.6 m bus had a solar panel wingspan of 26.2 m. PAS 4's shaped antennas covered Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia from its 69E planned location. Dry mass is 1671 kg, while liftoff mass was 3043 kg and BOL mass was 1868 kg. Mass of the third stage and VEB was 2079 kg at the end of propulsion.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1995 Aug 3	2258	Launch by Ariane 42L (V76)	CSG ELA2
	2300	PAL sep (2:20)
	2301	St 1 sep, St 2 TIG (3:16)
	2303	St 2 sep, St 3 TIG (5:28)
	2316	H-10+ cutoff (18:25)
	2319	H-10+ sep (21:14)	636.1 507 x 35735 x 4.2
	2319	H-10+ avoidance maneuver
	2322	V76 mission complete
1995 Aug 4			636.28 510 x 35743 x 4.2
1995 Aug 5	0150?	LAM-1
1995 Aug 5			844.61 10727 x 35712 x 1.3
1995 Aug 6	2000?	LAM burn
1995 Aug 6			1203.22 26461 x 35729 x 0.4
1995 Aug 9?		LAM burn
1995 Aug 10			1436.13 35734 x 35840 x 0.0 GEO 68.3E+0.02W
1995 Aug 14			GEO 69.5E+0.3E/d
1995 Sep 21			1434.48 35726 x 35783 x 0.1 GEO 85.3E+0.4E
1995 Sep 21			1436.04 35770 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 68.6E
1996 Feb 8			1436.07 35774 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 68.5E
1998 Nov		Primary SCP failed
2000 Oct			1436.07 35775 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 68.5E
2001 Aug		Moved to 72E
2001 Aug 29			1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 72.0E
2003 Jan 10			1436.08 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 72.0E

Spaceflight: November 2002

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Designs on space : blueprints for 21st century space exploration

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Kopernikus 3

 1992-066A

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The DFS 3 satellite operated by Deutsche Bundespost Telekom was launched in Oct 1992 to supplement the German domestic comsat system. DFS 3 was due at 33.5E. It was to be replaced in 2001 by Astra 1D.

DFS 3 was built by Consortium R-DFS, including ANT, MBB-ERNO, Siemens and SE-Lorenz.

In Jun 2002 DFS 3 was leased by HellasSat and became HellasSat 1.

DFS 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1992 Oct 12	0947	Launch by Delta 7925 (Delta215)	CC LC17B
	0951	Stage 1 MECO (T+4:20)
	0951	Stage 2 TIG for 5:20
	0957	T+10 Stage 2 MECO	161 x 189 x 28.5
	1011	T+24? Stage 2 TIG2
		Stage 2 SECO2	161? x 1515 x 27.5
	1100?	T+1:13 Stage 2 SES3
	1100?	Stage 2 SECO3	1357 x 1575 x 26.2
	1101?	Stage 2 sep
	1102?	PAM-D burn
	1103?	PAM-D burnout
	1108	PAM-D sep	658.49 1517 x 35871 x 19.8
	1120?	Stage 2 SES4 depletion	132.66 1405 x 3070 x 25.1
1999 Oct 13	0300?	S400 burn 1	867.99 11572x 35955x 5.98
1992 Oct 14		S400 burn 2
1992 Oct 16		S400 burn 3
1992 Oct 16	0730		1441.09 35774 x 35993 x 0.07 GEO 32.8E-1.3/d
1992 Nov 13			1435.92 35775 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 30.9E
1992 Nov 26			1436.07 35779 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 30.6E
1992 Dec 21			1436.04 35777 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 30.7E
1992 Dec 24		mv out
1993 Jan 3			1436.50 35791 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 29.2E+0.1W
1993 Jan 23		mv in	1436.09 35755 x 35817 x 0.0 GEO 28.4E
1993 Jan 26			1436.07 35762 x 35809 x 0.0 GEO 28.5E
1993 Feb 4			1436.03 35767 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 28.5E
1993 Feb		mv to 23.5E
1993 Feb 16			1436.06 35778 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 23.5E
1993 Apr 18			1436.07 35771 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 23.5E
1993 Nov 18			1436.02 35751 x 35819 x 0.0 GEO 23.6E
1996 Jul 30			1436.04 35772 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 23.5E
1998 Oct 2			1436.07 35771 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 23.5E
1999 Oct 17			1436.03 35776 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 23.6E
2002 Apr 5			1436.05 35771 x 35800 x 0.2 GEO 23.5E
2002 May 28		mv out
2002 Jun 7		mv in 38E as HellasSat
2002 Jun 13			1436.09 35765 x 35807 x 0.4 GEO 39.0E
2003 Jan 17			1435.97 35769 x 35799 x 0.9 GEO 39.4E

People: January 27,2003

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Kosmos 2384

 2001-058A

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Three Gonets D-1 and three Strela-3 satellites were launched in Dec 2001 by Tsiklon.

Kosmos-2384
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2001 Dec 28	0324:24	Launch by Tsiklon-3	PL LC32
	0326:24	T+2:00 St 1 sep
	0327:57	T+3:33 GO sep
	0329:02	T+4:38 St 2 MECO
	0330:24	T+6:00 S5M burn 1
	0332:00	T+7:36 S5M MECO-1	-550? x 1442 x 82.5
	0406:15	T+41:51 S5M burn 2
	0406:37	T+42:13 S5M MECO-2
	0407:07	T+42:42 GD1-10 sep
	0407:28	GD1-11 sep
	0407:44	GD1-12 sep
	0408:01	Kosmos sep
	0408:17	Kosmos sep
	0408:33	T+44:09 Kosmos sep