Saturday, October 16, 2004

Navstar 59

 2004-009A


GPS 2R-11 (SVN 59) was launched in 2004 to plane C, slot 3 to replace SVN 31, which had developed a suspect Navigation Data Unit.

Launch mass 2032 kg. Spin rate 55 rpm at launch injection.


GPS 59 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Mar 20 1753:00 Launch by Delta 7925-9.5  CC SLC17B 
  T+1:05 SRM 7-9 on 
  T+1:06 SRM 1-6 sep 
  T+2:11 SRM 7-9 sep 
  T+2:02 dog-leg 20s 
  T+4:23 MECO 
  T+4:31 St 1 sep 
  T+4:36 SES-1 
  T+4:43 dog-leg 10s 
  T+4:58 Fairing sep-3600 x 140? x 36.9 
 1803:44 T+10:44 SECO-1  174.0 x 199.1 x 36.85  
 1855:30 T+1:02:30 SES-2 
 1856:10 T+1:03:10 SECO-2  187 x 1152 x 37.20 
  T+1:04:00 Spinup 
 1857:03 T+1:04:03 St 2 sep 
 1857:40 T+1:04:40 TES 
 1859:07 T+1:06:07 TECO 
  T+1:06:50 Third stage NCS (nutation thruster) blowdown 
  T+1:07:43 end NCS blowdown 
 1901:00 T+1:08:00 St 3 sep 
 1901:02 T+1:08:02 St 3 yo deploy 
 1939 T+1:46:40 SES-3  
 1940 T+1:47:07 SECO-3 depletion 
2004 Mar 20    355.69 183 x 20318 x 38.9 
2004 Mar 23  0256?  AKM burn over 62E 7S 
2004 Mar 28  718.02 20089 x 20276 x 55.1 

Kosmos 1217

 1980-085A


This was reportedly the first second-generation Oko satellite launched.


Kosmos-1217 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1980 Oct 24  1053 Launch by 8K78M  Plesetsk 
  BVGD sep 
  GO sep 
  T+4:46 Blok A sep 
  T+4:56 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 Blok-I MECO 
 1101 T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+1:00? BOZ burn 
 1153?  T+1:00? BOZ sep 
  2BL burn 
  2BL MECO 
 1156?  T+1:03 2BL sep  
1980 Oct 24    92.67 210 x 600 x 62.8 
1980 Oct 24    725.3 596x40131x62.9 
1980 Oct 30    718.08 607 x 39752 x 63.0 
1981 Feb 14    717.78 777 x 39576 x 63.0 
1981 Feb-Mar  mv to new node 
1981 Feb 25   Move down  712.95 791 x 39324 x 63.0 
1981 Mar 7    713.05 806 x 39314 x 63.0 
1981 Mar 9   Move up  717.37 809 x 39525 x 63.0 
1981 Sep 12    717.83 1054 x 39303 x 63.5 
1983 Feb 12  end of ops 
1983 Jun  717.96 1543 x 38819 x 65.3

Friday, October 15, 2004

DSP-16

 1991-080B


DSP 16 was carried into space by the Shuttle on mission STS-44; it was nicknamed `Liberty' by the crew. The satellite was placed in geostationary orbit by the IUS upper stage and replaced DSP 12.


DSP 16 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1991 Nov 24  2344Launch by STS 
1991 Nov 25  0602  IUS-14 deploy  91.80 358 x 367 x 28.5 
1991 Nov 25  0702?  IUS SRM-1 
 0704? SRM-1 burnout 
 1213? IUS SRM-1 sep  636.8 380 x 35899 x 26.9 (UN) 
 1216  IUS SRM-2 (12:32) 
 1239  IUS-14 sep from DSP  1421.9 35795 x 35787 x 2.5 (UN) 
1991 Nov 26?  Cover sep 
1991 Nov    GEO 180E dr 
1991 Dec 10    GEO 130W 
1992 Feb 1    GEO 70E 
1997 Jun?    GEO 70E 
1997 Jul?   mv out 
1997 Aug?   mv in  GEO 8.5E 
1999 Jan    GEO 8.5E 
2000 Oct?   mv out 
2001 Mar?   mv in 165W 
2003 Mar    GEO 165W 
2003 Nov    GEO 165W 

May 25,2004

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May 13,2026

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