Tuesday, August 23, 2005

GOES-7

 1987-022A


Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 07 (GOES H) was launched by Delta 3914 from Cape Canaveral at 2305 on 1987 Feb 26. The Delta second stage entered a 21 degree parking orbit, separated and executed a depletion burn, ending up in a 252 x 3904 km x 21.7 deg orbit. Meanwhile the Star 37E third stage fired to enter a 284 x 40835 km x 18.1 deg transfer orbit. GOES 7 separated and at 1746 on Feb 27 fired its solid motor to enter a drift orbit at geostationary altitude. The archival orbital data is a little inconsistent; an element set which matches this burn was issued with the printed TLEs but is no longer in the public archive. Assuming it is correct, another burn was made on Mar 1 which lowered the orbit to only a 1343 min period, below the geostationary ring, before another burn raised it again to 1380 min on Mar 2. By Mar 5 it was on station at 81.5 deg W for checkout. By Apr 10 it had taken up GOES E duties at 75W, giving a two satellite GOES system for the first time since 1984. In early 1989 it moved to 108W. From Jul to Oct of 1989, 1990 and 1991 it was moved to 98W for a better view of the hurricane season. In Jan 1992 it was moved to 112W, arriving in Apr 1992. In 1998 the satellite was left to drift; and in the 2000s it was transferred to PEACESAT for Pacific Island communications.


GOES 7 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 Feb 26  2305  Launch by Delta 3924  CC 
 2309 Stage 2 burn  
 2309  T+4:25 Fairing, 84 km 
 2315?  Stage 2 SECO-1  185? x 232 x 28.77 
 2325?  Stage 2 burn 2  
 2325?  SECO-2 
  Spinup 
 2326?  Stage 2 sep   
 2327?  Star 37E burn at equator crossing  
 2328?  Star 37E burnout 
 2329? Star 37E sep  733.32 281 x 40836 x 18.1 
  Stage 2 depletion  128.97 252 x 3904 x 21.7 
1987 Feb 27  1746 Star 27 burn over 106W? 
1987 Feb 27   (old elset) 1455.87 31664 x 40680 x 0.5 GEO 111.8W+4.9W 
1987 Feb 27  1756? Star 27 eject 
1987 Mar 1  1950? Lower orbit 
1987 Mar 1    1343.82 31839 x 36082 x 0.6 GEO 118.4W+24.8E 
1987 Mar 2  1730?  Orbit raise 
1987 Mar 2    1382.10 33362 x 36083 x 0.6 GEO 95.8W+14.1E 
1987 Mar 6    1437.16 35579 x 36035 x 0.6 GEO 82.4W+0.2W 
1987 Apr 3    1435.94 35763 x 35803 x 0.5 GEO 75.4W 
1987 May 3    1436.07 35760 x 35812 x 0.4 GEO 74.5W 
1988 Oct 15    1436.27 35739 x 35840 x 0.0 GEO 74.9W+0.05W 
1988 Nov   mv to 108W 1436.42 35760 x 35826 x 0.1 -0.1/d 
1989 Jan 5   mv in 1436.10 35766 x 35808 x 0.0 GEO 82.0W 
1989 Jan 25   mv out 144.0.17 35854 x 35878 x 0.1 GEO 81.3W+1.0W 
1989 Mar 19   mv in  1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 108.7W 
1989 Jul 21    1436.13 35776 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 107.3W 
1989 Jul   Move to 98W 
1989 Jul 28    1436.08 35767 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 97.9W 
1989 Oct 10    1436.10 35766 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 97.5W 
1989 Oct 27   mv out  
1989 Dec 19   mv in  1436.16 35771 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 107.4W 
1990 Apr 28    1435.76 35758 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 107.3W 
1990 May 1   mv out 
1990 Jul 3    1435.84 35757 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 100.3W+0.06E 
1990 Sep 13   mv in  1436.03 35767 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 97.5W 
1990 Oct 18    1437.17 35794 x 35820 x 0.0 GEO 97.1W 
1990 Oct 18   mv out 
1990 Nov 30    1437.07 35445 x 36165 x 0.1 GEO 108.2W+0.2W 
1990 Dec 9   mv in  1436.08 35765 x 35807 x 0.0 GEO 107.6W 
1991 May 29    1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 107.3W 
1991 May 31   mv out 
1991 Aug 1   mv in 1435.86 35473 x 36090 x 0.0 GEO 99.1W 
1991 Oct 3    1436.05 35776 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 97.1W 
1991 Oct 21   mv out  
1992 Jan 16   mv in  1436.30 35776 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 108.9W+0.06W 
1992 Feb   Drift to 111W 
1992 Mar 27    1436.18 35770 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 111.0W 
1992 Jul 3    1436.10 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 111.1W 
1992 Dec 10    1436.08 35723 x 35848 x 0.0 GEO 111.0W 
1992 Dec   Move to 112W 
1992 Dec 19    1436.15 35779 x 35796 x 0.3 GEO 112.2W 
1993 Apr 13    1436.06 35767 x 35804 x 0.6 GEO 112.3W 
1994 Jan 30    1436.06 35773 x 35798 x 1.3 GEO 112.4W 
1994 Dec 20    1436.12 35779 x 35794 x 1.9 GEO 112.2W 
1994 Dec 21   mv out  1438.49 35826 x 35840 x 2.0 
1995 Feb   mv in 
1995 Feb 10    1436.35 35779 x 35803 x 2.1 GEO 135.4W 
1995 Dec 1  GOES W  GEO 135.3W 
1995 Dec 31    1435.93 35778 x 35788 x 2.7 GEO 134.7W 
1996 Jan   Replaced by GOES 9 
1996 Jan 26   mv out of GEO 
1996 Jul 10   mv in  GEO 95W 
1996 Jul 30    1436.10 35762 x 35810 x 3.1 GEO 94.3W 
1996 Nov 18    1435.97 35602 x 35965 x 3.3 GEO 95.1W 
1997 Apr 30    1436.26 35769 x 35810 x 3.7 GEO 96.0W 
1997 Jul 5    1436.35 35782 x 35800 x 3.8 GEO 99.7W 
1998 Jan 16    1436.20 35775 x 35801 x 4.2 GEO 98.8W 
1998 Jan 31   attitude control tests
1998 Oct 1    1436.27 35783 x 35796 x 4.7 GEO 99.4W 
1998 Nov 16    1436.32 35781 x 35800 x 4.7 GEO 101.7W+0.06W 
1999 Jun 14    1436.21 35780 x 35797 x 5.1 GEO 112.9W+0.04W 
1999 Jun   Relocate to Pacific as PEACESAT 
2002 Sep 28    1436.05 35765 x 35805 x 7.3 GEO 177.7W 
2003 Jul 5    1435.76 35755 x 35804 x 7.9 GEO 177.7W 
2004 Jan 6    1436.06 35778 x 35793 x 8.2 GEO 176.2W 
2004 Apr 22    1435.53 35758 x 35792 x 8.4 GEO 170.8W+0.1E 

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Progress M-52

 2005-007A


Spacecraft 11F615A55 No. 352 on mission 17P. Included the PCE (Proximity Communications Equipment) to be installed on ISS for the ESA ATV.

Mass 7259 kg launch, 6966 kg docking.

 


Progress M-52 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Feb 28  1909:18  Launch by Soyuz-U No. 093 KB LC1/5 
  T+1:59 Strapon sep 
  T+2:41 GO sep 
  T+4:47 Blok A Sep 
  T+4:57 KhO sep 
 1918:03 T+8:45 MECO 
 1918:07 T+8:49 sep 
2005 Mar 1  0051 DV1 17m/s 
 0137 DV2 8m/s 
 1954 DV3  
2005 Mar 2  1817:33  DV 24 m/s 
 1842:45  DV 1 m/s 
 1903:31  DV 25 m/s 
 1945  DV 8.8m/s 
 1950  Begin flyaround 
 1951:42  5 m/s, at 1 km 
 1954  2m/s, 550 m 
 1959  Stationkeep at 160m 
 2002  Resume approach 
 2010:08  Docked with Zvezda 
 2019:10  DV 0.7m/s 15s 
2005 Jun 15  2016:10  Undock  
 2316:00  Deorbit 85.8m/s 162.1s  347 x 353 x 51.6 
 2319:12  DO CO 56 x 353 x 51.6  
 2351:27  Entry  

Cosmos 1

 2005-F02


Orbital launch Volna late 2001. Built by NPOL/Babakin. 850 x 850 km orbit. 8 blades, 600 m2 aluminized mylar.

Mass 103 kg on orbit (23 kg sail) with 8 15-m petals, spanning 30m. Petals are 5 micron aluminized Mylar polyethlteraphtalate, inflated with nitrogen. Expected solar thrust is 5mN.

Has nosecone: blunt cone 1.1d 1.75l TPS Apogee motor 0.42d 0.50?l Isaev liquid engine UDMH/N2O4, 240s burn giving 0.9?km/s.

S/C 1.1l 1.1d cone-cylinder-cone (two cones connected by small cylinder); deployed 28.8d with 8 blades.

Control from Babakin/Moskva.


Cosmos sail 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Jun 21  1946:09  Volna launch from Borisoglebsk 
  Stage 1 sep 
  Stage 2 sep 
  Stage 3 burn 
 1952:27 T+6:18 Stage 3 sep  -2000? x 765 x 80  
  T+15 min telemetry starts 
 2005:22 T+19:13 Apogee engine burn 
  AKM sep  832 x 840 x 78.6  
  Plume shield sep (planned) 
  Spinup to 95 rpm (planned) 
  Solar sail deploy(planned) 
 2007 T+21 min loss of telemetry 
  Spindown 
 2019? Reentry? 

Payload:

  • 8-bladed solar sail

  • UHF, S-band radio systems

  • Advanced Pixel Sensor CMOS camera

  • CCD rotating Matrix camera (Mars-96 model)

  • Microaccelerometers

  • Charged particle environment monitor

Friday, August 12, 2005

Navstar 61

 2004-045A


GPS IIR-13 was launched in Nov 2004 after some hurricane-related delays.


GPS SVN 61 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Nov 6  0539:00?  Launch by Delta 7925-9.5  CC SLC17B 
  T+1:06 SRM 1-6 jett 18 km 1.011 km/s  -6330? x 20? x 36.9  
 0541 T+2:01 SRM 7-9 jett 52 km 2.468 km/s  -6050? x 70? x 36.9  
 0543 T+4:23 MECO 111 km 6.020 km/s  -3700? x 150? x 36.9  
  T+4:31 St 1 sep 
  T+4:37 SES-1 119 km 6.021 km/s  -3700? x 150? x 36.9  
 0543:58 T+4:58 Fairing sep 130 km 6.079 km/s  -3600? x 165? x 36.9  
 0549:54 T+10:54 SECO-1 176 km 7.862 km/s  174 x 393 x 36.90 
 0558:55 T+19:55 SES-2 195 km 
 0559:31 T+20:31 SECO-2  191 x 1270 x 37.2  
 0600:24 T+21:24 Stage 2 sep 
 0601:01 T+22:01 TES 
 0602:27 T+23:27 TECO 
 0604:21 T+25:21 Stage 3 sep  173 x 20371 x 39.1  
 0604:23 T+25:23 Yo-yo weights sep  
 0729 T+1:50:00 SES-3 depletion 
 0729 T+1:50:23 SECO-3  172 x 1293 x 33.1  
2004 Nov 9    159 x 20380 x 39.1 
2004 Nov 9  0240?  AKM burn
2004 Nov 11   19794 x 20486 x 54.8 

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Progress M-51

 2004-051A


Spacecraft 351, Mission 16P. Mass 7268 kg launch, 6912 kg at docking. Undocking mass 5655 kg.

The ship carried ROKVISS, a German-built robot arm (Robotic Components Verification on ISS) which will be EVA-mounted externally.

Biorisk may also have been carried.

After undocking Progress was used for tests of microgravity attitude control regimes.


PM51 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Dec 23  2219:34  Launch by Soyuz-U Zh15000-092  KB LC1 
  T+1:58 strapon sep 
  T+2:41 GO sep 
  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
  T+4:57 KhO sep 
  T+9:45 MECO 
 2228:24  T+9:49 Blok I sep 
2004 Dec 24  0205:41  DV1 21.2m/s 53s 
 0643:21  DV2 16.9m/s 43s 
2004 Dec 24  2344:21 DV3 1.3m/s 5s 
2004 Dec 25  2133:35  14m/s 38s range 339 km 
 2217:56  18m/s 47s range 104 km 
 2259:01  8m/s range 2.4 km 
 2307:53  2m/s range 600m 
 2319  Range 160m 
2004 Dec 25  2358  Docked with Zvezda 
2005 Feb 21    91.71 355 x 361 x 51.6 
2005 Feb 27  1606:30  Undocked from Zvezda  91.70 355 x 360 x 51.6 
 1609:30  0.7 m/s sep  
 1908:00  Lower perigee 11m/s  91.28 317 x 357 x 51.6  
2005 Mar 9  1617:00  Deorbit burn 152s 79.7 m/s 48.2N 59.5E  315 x 354 x 51.6 
 1619:32? DO cutoff 51.0N 73.5E  46 x 354 x 51.6  
 1620:02  DO cutoff 
 1652:12  Entry  

Seventeen: March 2005

 https://welib.org/md5/3f52b991499abb0bb834880ff851d4c5

TSL: the Droids (songs and members)

 Core members, who began the band in 1990

Dana Larson, vocals & keyboardist

Max Dellon, bass

Dan Scott, bass

Emily Mayer, drums

Guy Chesney, guitarist

Lynne Henry, vocals

Added in 1991

Julie Porter, pianist

Carter Rollins, synthesizer 

Grace Oliver, vocals

Theresa Lyman, vocals 

Thomas Josephs, keyboardist 

Jennifer Mitchell, rhythm guitarist

Added in 1992

Andrea Slade, electric guitarist

Johanna Porter, vocals


Born with a Mike (1992,commercial release 1995)

Dana Larson,vocals

Emily Mayer,keyboard,backing vocals

Max Dellon,bass,backing vocals

Julie Porter,piano,backing vocals

Guy Chesney,keyboard

Grace Oliver,synthesizing keyboard

Lynne Henry,backing vocals

Johanna Porter,backing vocals

Aline Montgomery,music video director

Music video extras:

Mary Judson

Rachel Grant

Michelle Accette

Rosie Shaw

Cammi Adams

Tessa Campanelli

Lacey Frells

Nikki Darling

Cara Walker

Maria Slater

Christine Nelson

Lois Waller

Annie Whitman

Alexa Pappadopolos

Chloe Murphy

Suzanne Hanlon

Bethel McCoy

Brooke Dennis

Caitlin Ryan

Jeannie West

Heather Mallone

Heather Sanford

Toni Jennings

 

Xanadu (1992,commercial release 1995)

Larke Tanner,vocals

Dana Larson,backing vocals

Johanna Porter,backing vocals

Julie Porter,piano,synthesizer

Max Dellon,vocals,bass

Tim Bradley,backup bass

Aline Montgomery,music video

Mary Judson,video work

Aaron Dallas,video work

You Already Know (cover) (1993,commercial release 1994)

Dana Larson,main vocals

Grace Oliver,backing vocals

Emily Mayer,drums and backing vocals

Julie Porter,keyboard

Guy Chesney,keyboard

Aline Montgomery,music video director

 

Couples shown in music video (ordered by appearance):

Elizabeth Wakefield and Todd Wilkins

Cara Walker and Winston Egbert 

Peggy Abbott and John Pfeiffer

Lila Fowler and Christian Gorman

Julie Porter and Bruce Patman

Sandra Bacon and Jeannie West

Caitlin Ryan and Joey Jeremiah 

Guy Chesney and Lynne Henry

Cammi Adams and Jeff Schafer

Emily Mayer and Dan Scott

Dana Larson and Max Dellon

Kerry Glenn and Tad Johnson



Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Raduga 5

 1979-035A


Raduga No. 15 was launched in Apr 1979 to the 85E Statsionar 1/3 slot.


Raduga No. 15 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 Apr 25  0344 Launch by Proton-K  KB 
 0353 Stage 3 sep 
 0501? DM burn 1 
 1017? DM burn 2 
 1021? DM sep 
1979 Apr 30    1436.49 35794 x 35794 x 0.4 GEO 84.3E-0.1W 
1979 May    GEO 85E 
1979 Jun 4    1436.06 35750 x 35821 x 0.3 GEO 85.5E 
1980 Feb 21    1436.13 35727 x 35847 x 0.2 GEO 85.3E 
1980 Jul    GEO 85E 
1981 Aug    GEO 87E 
1981 Dec 20    1436.23 35754 x 35823 x 1.6 GEO 85.3E+0.04W 
1982 Jan    GEO 83E 
1982 Apr    GEO 86E 
1982 May 27   mv out  
1987 Jul 22   drifting1436.28 35765 x 35815 x 6.6 GEO 84.0E+0.05W 

Town and Country: March 2005

 https://welib.org/md5/6bdd45e9f8686798fb57f4b40010e9b7

Friday, August 5, 2005

Kosmos 2410

 2004-038A


A satellite launched in Sep 2004 was reported to be a test of a new model developed by the Arsenal/Progress team. It would have a life of 6 months. After only 107 days the spacecraft was deorbited but the capsule was lost.

The spacecraft may be designated 11F695U Kobal't-M, or Yantar'-4K2M / Kobal't-1.

One day before recovery two objects were ejected into 169 x 248 km x 67 deg orbits; they reentered within a day.


Kosmos-2410 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Sep 24  1650  Launch by Soyuz-U  PL LC16 
 1654  Blok A sep 
 1659  Blok I MECO 
 1659  Blok I sep 
 2250   89.75 165 x 358 x 67.1 
2004 Sep 29  2046   89.38 161 x 325 x 67.1 
2004 Oct 1  1151   89.23 159 x 312 x 67.1 
 1732   89.95 213 x 330 x 67.1 
2004 Oct 15  1217   89.61 206 x 304 x 67.2 
2004 Nov 1   SpK-1 fiducial 
 0358?  Deorbit 
 0420?  Land 
2004 Dec 1   SpK-2 fiducial 
 1839? Deorbit 
 1901? Land 
2004 Dec 9    205 x 335 x 67.1 
2005 Jan 1    190 x 317 x 67.1 
2005 Jan 8   C,D ejected 
2005 Jan 9  0330   183 x 288 x 67.1 
 0410  Pass over 98E 44N rev 1709 
 0540  Pass over 75E 44N rev 1710 
2005 Jan 9  0728?  Deorbited after 107d  
 0742? Entry 
 0753?  Landed? 
 0710  Pass over 54E 46N rev 1711 
 0840  Pass over 32E 46N rev 1712 

Tuesday, August 2, 2005

The Complete Book of Spaceflight

https://welib.org/md5/7c52df7572369adaeb515be9dd2577af

AMC-11

 2004-017A


A2100 satellite, mass 2315 kg. To replace Satcom C-3, working with AMC-10. Box + 2 panels.


AMC 11 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 May 19  2222 Launch by Atlas IIAS AC-166  CC SLC36B  
  T+0:59 SRM 3-4 on 
  T+1:12 SRM 1-2 sep 
  T+1:56 SRM 3-4 sep 
  T+2:42 BECO 
  T+2:45 Booster sep 
  T+3:25 Fairing sep
  T+5:06 SECO 
  Atlas sep 
  T+5:25 MES-1 
 2231 T+9:37 MECO-1 
  T+23:56 MES-2 1:56 
 2247 T+25:53 MECO-2  186 x 35926 x 12.4 
 2250 T+28:13 Centaur sep   
2004 May 20    629.53 176 x 35730 x 12.5 
2004 May 22  0800?  LAM-1 
2004 May 23    1196.83 26219 x 35705 x 0.9 
2004 May 24  2000?  LAM-2 
2004 May 25    1433.55 35717 x 35755 x 0.1 GEO 147.8W+0.6E 
2004 Jun 3    1436.10 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 146.0W 
2004 Oct 16   Relocate from 146W to 131W 
2004 Oct 30    1436.01 35779 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 131.0W 

Monday, August 1, 2005

FSW-20

 2004-039A


On landing, the recovery capsule fell through the roof of a house in Tianbeizi.


FSW 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Sep 27  0800  Launch by CZ-2D  JQ 
 0810? CZ-2D sep 
2004 Sep 27    89.53 205 x 297 x 63.0 
2004 Sep 28  0740 Orbit raise 89.77 206 x 320 x 63.0 
2004 Oct 4    89.76 205 x 319 x 63.0 
2004 Oct 4   Orbit raise 89.80 206 x 323 x 63.0 
2004 Oct 7    89.80 205 x 322 x 63.0 
2004 Oct 15    89.71 203 x 317 x 63.0 
 0226?  SRV separate 
  SRV deorbit  -400? x 530? x 63.0 
 0248 SRV landed  

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