Saturday, October 18, 2003

GOES-9

 1995-025A


GOES J (GOES 9 on orbit) was launched a year after the first GOES NEXT satellite. The satellite was 2134 kg at orbit insertion. It started having momentum wheel problems in 1998 and was replaced by GOES 10 before being moved to serve as a spare satellite.


GOES 9 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1995 May 23  0552.02  Launch from LC36B 
 0554.37  BECO 
 0554.40  Booster sep 
 0555.02  Insulation panel sep 
 0555.38  Fairing sep 
 0556.28  SECO
 0556.30  Atlas sep 
 0556.52  AC-77 MES1 
 0602.06  AC-77 MECO1 
 0616.05  AC-77 MES2 
 0617.38  AC-77 MECO2 
 0621.05  Centaur sep 
1995 May 22    755.57 161 x 42041 x 27.0 
1995 May 25  0145  AMF-1 
1995 May 25    989.89 10929 x 42117 x 8.2 
1995 May 27  1957  AMF-2 
1995 May 29  1839  AMF-3 
1995 May 29    1604.32 35622 x 42413 x 0.3  
1995 May 31  1259  AAM (LAM4) 
1995 Jun 1   Mag boom deploy 
1995 Jun 2    1434.74 35633 x 35886 x 0.3 GEO 90.0W+0.3E 
1995 Jun 3   Solar sail deploy 
1995 Jun 4    1436.06 35650 x 35921 x 0.2 GEO 89.9W 
1995 Jun 7  0106  TMF-1 
1995 Jun 8  1259  TMF-2 
1995 Jun 10 0142  TMF-3, GEO 
1995 Jun 15  Cooler covers opened 
1995 Dec 1   Complete checkout  GEO 90W 
1995 Dec 5    1436.18 35770 x 35806 x 0.2 GEO 90.1W 
1995 Dec 14   mv out 
1996 Feb 1   mv in  1436.27 35775 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 134.7W+0.05W 
1996 Jan 22   mv in GOES W  GEO 135W 
1996 Mar 19    1436.02 35773 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 135.2W 
1997 Apr 6    1435.92 35773 x 35793 x 0.2 GEO 134.9W+0.04E 
1998 Apr 6    1435.92 35770 x 35795 x 0.2 GEO 134.7W 
1998 Jul 10   Replaced by GOES 10 
1998 Jul 28    1435.99 35782 x 35786 x 0.4 GEO 135.2W 
1998 Aug 2   mv out GEO 135W 
1998 Aug 17   mv in  GEO 106W 
1998 Aug 20   mv in  1435.90 35771 x 35793 x 0.3 GEO 105.7W+0.04E 
1998 Aug   Drifting 105W-98W 
1999 May 26    1436.15 35767 x 35808 x 0.3 GEO 98.3W+0.02W 
1999 Oct 17    1436.28 35768 x 35812 x 0.6 GEO 102.8W+0.05W 
2000 Jun 12    1436.09 35759 x 35813 x 0.1 GEO 106.7W+0.01W 
2002 Mar 8    1436.14 35741 x 35833 x 0.2 GEO 105.1W 

Zond 8

  1970-088A


The final L-1 flight was intended to develop technology for the L-3 program. 11F91 No. 14 (7K-L1 No. 14) was launched on 1970 Oct 20 and named Zond-8. The attitude control sensor failed during reentry; a ballistic reentry over the North Pole led to a splashdown in the Indian Ocean 730 km southeast of the Chagos Archipelago.


Zond-8 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1970 Oct 20  1955:39 Launch by Proton-K  KB 
 2004Stage 3 MECO 
 2009  Blok D MES-1 
 2011? Blok D MECO-1  190 x 200 x 51.6? 
 2055?SOK cone sep 
 2109? Blok D MES-2  
 2109? SOZ sep 
 2113  Asc node  
 2114 Blok D MECO-2 
 2114? Blok D sep  200 x 400000? x 51.6 
1971 Oct 21  0700  Altitude 118000 km over 27N 9W 
1970 Oct 23  0300? TCM 
1970 Oct 24  0035?  Perilune 1120 km 
1970 Oct 27   Attitude control sensor failed 
 1330?  PAO sep 
 1340? Ballistic entry over N pole 
 1355  Splashdown in Indian Ocean 

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Thursday, October 16, 2003

Shenzhou 3

 2002-014A


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The SZ 3 was the first SZ to have full life support systems and carried an astronaut-simulator. The simulator reproduces the shape and mass distribution of a real astronaut and simulates the electrical, breathing, body temperature and blood pressure signals for telemetry.

It was also the first CZ-2F to have a live escape tower.

The LES including the upper fairing is 15.1m long and 3.8m dia, with a mass of 11260 kg.


SZ 3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2002 Mar 25 1415 Launch by CZ-2F  JQ 
  T+2:16 SRM burnout, sep 
  T+2:38 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:39 St 1 sep, St 2 burn 
  T+2:40? LES sep 
  T+2:40 Fairing sep 
  T+7:41 St 2 MECO 
  T+9:43 St 2 VECO 
 1424  Stage 2 MECO 
 1425 Stage 2 sep  89.75 197 x 326 x 42.40 
 2120? Orbit raise  91.23 332 x 337 x 42.40 
2002 Mar 27    91.22 331 x 337 x 42.40 
2002 Mar 29  1015  Orbit adj 8s 
2002 Mar 30    91.21 330 x 337 x 42.40 

 Orbit adj?  91.22 330 x 339 x 42.41 
2002 Apr 1  0752?  OM separated 

0802? Deorbit burn -200 m/s?  -300 x 330 x 42.4 
 0815  Asc node at 34E 

0830?  Entry 
 0851  Landed

May 13,2026

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