DFH-50

 2000-050A

---

ZY-2 was a domestic remote sensing satellite developed by CAST. It has 3-meter resolution. The satellite was flown into a 474 x 493 km orbit, much lower than ZY-1. In 2001, Bill Gertz of the Washington Times reported that the civilian ZY-2 name was a cover for the Jianbing-3 imaging military reconnaissance satellite.

The ZY-2 adjusted its orbit on a regular basis, keeping it within a few km of its operational altitude.

The Phoenix Eye 2 bus, 1.8 x 2.0 x 4.6m, with a 1200 kg payload capacity, may be the spacecraft used for ZY-2.

ZY-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2000 Sep 1	0325	Launch by CZ-4B	Taiyuan
		T+2:33 Stage 1 MECO
		T+2:34 Stage 1 sep
		T+2:54 Fairing sep
		T+4:37 St 2 MECO
		T+4:47 St 2 VECO
		T+4:48 St 2 sep
		T+4:48 St 3 burn
	0336	T+11:18 St 3 MECO
	0337	T+12:28 ZY 2 sep	94.28 474 x 493 x 97.4
2000 Sep 8		Orbit raise	94.40 483 x 496 x 97.4
2000 Sep 10		Orbit raise	94.44 484 x 499 x 97.4
2000 Sep 28			94.42 482 x 499 x 97.4
2000 Sep 28		Orbit trim	94.45 485 x 499 x 97.41
2000 Oct 10		Orbit trim	94.45 486 x 498 x 97.4
2000 Oct 25		Orbit trim
2000 Nov 6		Orbit trim
2000 Nov 24		Orbit trim
2000 Dec 3		Orbit trim
2000 Dec 22		Orbit trim
2001 Jan 12		Orbit trim
2001 Feb 6		Orbit trim
2001 Mar 2		Orbit trim
2001 Mar 24		Orbit trim
2001 Apr 3		Orbit trim
2001 Apr 26		Orbit trim
2001 May 17		Orbit trim
2001 Jun 18		Orbit trim
2001 Jul 17		Orbit trim
2001 Sep 2		Orbit trim
2001 Sep 20		Orbit trim
2001 Oct 3			94.41 488 x 492 x 97.4
2001 Oct 3		Orbit trim	94.46 489 x 495 x 97.4

Children of Apollo

 https://welib.org/md5/de89aefc4c0b0a6d978300bba3391407

USA-170

 2003-040A

---

Launch by Delta 4M 2003 Aug. Will replace B-7 over the western Atlantic zone. Entered service in Dec 2003.

Uses IABS-7 and 11.7-m-long fairing. Launch mass is 2733 kg.

DSCS III B6
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2003 Aug 29	2313:00	Launch by Delta IVM	CC SLC37B
		T+4:20 MECO
		T+4:31 St 1 sep
	2317:44	T+4:44 SES-1 569s	-5000? x 200? x 29?
	2317:55	T+4:55 Fairing sep
	2327:13	T+14:13 SECO-1	186 x 401 x 29.20
	2339:03	T+26:03 SES-2 248s
	2343:11	T+30:11 SECO-2	235 x 35551 x 25.50
	2355:01	T+42:01 St 2 sep
2003 Aug 30	0500	T+5:47:13 At first ascending node (and apo)
	1530?	Apo 2
2003 Aug 31	0200?	Apo 3
	1230?	Apo 4
	2300?	Original plan: 5th apo IABS burn 1 hr
2003 Sep 2		Actual IABS burn
2003 Sep 3?		T+4d 1 min trim burn
		Despun
2003 Sep 3?		T+4d IABS sep

Kosmos 299

  1969-078A

---

Zenit-4 No. 72 was launched on Sep 18 from Baikonur and flew a 4 day flight,returning early due to issues with the propulsion system. Nevertheless,the mission’s photographic objectives were mostly achieved.

Kosmos-299
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1969 Sep 18	0840:01	Launch by 11A57	KB
	0844	Blok-I burn
	0849	Blok-I sep
	1728		89.40 206 x 283 x 65.0
1969 Sep 19	0930		89.39 206 x 282 x 64.97
1969 Sep 22	0752?	Retrofire
	0812?	Landed after 3.98d

Beverly Hills High

https://welib.org/md5/9ff9957c1d34e18b519a85e7bcd9d963