Saturday, July 23, 2005
Friday, July 22, 2005
Hellas-Sat 2
2003-020A
Astrium Eurostar 2000+ satellite. Original construction: Intelsat K-TV.
Built by Astrium SAS/Toulouse. 178E location Asia-Pacific satellite to be partly leased by Sinosat. Intelsat K-TV is Intelsat's first satellite dedicated to direct TV broadcasting. The satellite will be built by Matra Marconi Space and may be the first of three. It will be stationed to provide service for Asia.
Hellas Sat Consortium Ltd, Athenai and Nicosia,Cyprus, will launch a sat to 39E. It is a joint Greek/Cypriot satellite. Astrium Eurostar E2000+ with 3250 kg mass. Size 4.9h x 1.7 x 2.5, span 32m.
(A HellasSat presentation claimed a mass of 4150 kg full, 1729 kg dry but all other data indicates a launch mass in the 3000-3500 kg range).
Consortium includes Avacom Net (Cyprus), Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTE), Cyprus Bank of Development, Hellenic Aerospace Industry, Telesat Canada. Control supported by SES Astra, using Thermopylae station.
The Atlas 401 uses an SEC Centaur.
| Hellas Sat 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 May 13 | 2210 | Launch by ILS Atlas V | CC LC41 |
| T+4:02 BECO | |||
| T+4:10 Atlas sep | |||
| T+4:20 MES-1 | |||
| T+4:28 Fairing sep | |||
| 2224 | T+14:53 MECO-1 | ||
| T+23:54 MES-2 | |||
| 2238 | T+28:22 MECO-2 | ||
| 2241 | T+31:11 Centaur sep | 312 x 85457 x 17.1 | |
| 395 x 84737 x 17.0 | |||
| 2003 May 15 | 1796.06 395 x 84737 x 17.0 | ||
| 2003 May 16 | LAM-1 | ||
| 2003 May 18 | LAM-2 | ||
| 2003 May 19 | 1428.48 35487 x 35786 x 0.0 GEO 27.0E+1.9E | ||
| 2003 May 26 | 1438.82 35715 x 35964 x 0.1 GEO 38.8E+0.7W | ||
| 2003 Jun 2 | Move in at 39E | ||
| 2003 Oct 26 | 1436.10 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 39.0E | ||
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Soyuz TM-26 (Spring)
1997-038A
The EO-24 'Rodnik' crew was launched on 1997 Aug 5. Mass at orbit insertion was 7000 kg.
| Soyuz TM-26 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Aug 5 | 1535:53 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB LC1 |
| 1544:43 | Sep from Blok-I | ||
| 1915:09 | TCM 1 | ||
| 2005:47 | TCM 2 | ||
| 1997 Aug 6 | 1632 | TCM 3 | 241 x 279 x 51.7 |
| 1997 Aug 7 | 1457 | TCM 4 | |
| 1542 | TCM 5 | ||
| 1700 | Kdr takes over manual control | ||
| 1702:08 | Docked Kvant | ||
| 1832 | Hatch open | ||
In Aug 1997 the new EO-24 crew of Solov'yov, Vinogradov and Foale reparked the Soyuz TM-26, taking the opportunity to inspect the condition of the Spektr module.
| Soyuz TM-26 flight 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Aug 17 | 1329:20 | Undocked Kvant | |
| Back off to 70m | |||
| Spektr photo survey | |||
| 1413:04 | Docked Mir -X | ||
In Feb 1998, Soyuz TM-26 returned to Earth carrying Solov'yov, Vinogradov and Eyharts. Mass was 6644 kg (with a 1200 kg BO, 2836 kg SA). The ship landed near Arkalyk in Kazakstan during a blizzard.
| Soyuz TM-26 flight 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Feb 19 | 0250 | Hatch closed | |
| 0536:50 | Undocked -X | ||
| 0816:20 | Deorbit 255s | ||
| 0841:35 | BO, SA sep DO+25 | ||
| 0910:30 | Landed | ||
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Westar 1
1974-022A
The Westar 1 satellite was the first US domestic comsat. The HS-333 class C-band commercial satellite was owned and operated by the Western Union Telegraph Co. from 1974 to 1983. The TT&C station was at Glenwood,NJ.
| Westar 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Apr 13 | 2333:03 | Launch by Delta 2914 | CC LC17 |
| T+0:38 SRM 1-6 out | |||
| T+0:39 SRM 7-9 on | |||
| T+1:17 SRM 7-9 out | |||
| T+1:27 SRM 1-9 sep | |||
| 2336:48 | T+3:45 MECO | ||
| 2337 | T+3:56 St 1 sep, 132 km | ||
| 2337:04 | T+4:01 SES-1 5:17 | ||
| T+4:35 Fairing | |||
| 2342:21 | T+8:54 St 2 SECO-1, 216 km, parking orbit 7.772km/s | ||
| 2355:40 | T+22:37 St 2 sep, 231 km, 7.742km/s | ||
| 2356:18 | T+23:15 Star 37E burn 44s? | ||
| 2357:02? | T+23:59 Star 37E burnout | ||
| 2358:17? | T+25:15 Star 37E sep | 230 x 36238 x 24.7 | |
| SES-2 0:01 engineering | |||
| SECO-2 | |||
| 1974 Apr 16 | 2121 | AKM 42s | GEO +5.2E/d |
| 1974 May | On station | GEO 99W | |
| 1975 Dec | GEO 99W (Morgan) | ||
| 1977 Jan 20 | 1436.11 35764 x 35808 x 0.0 GEO 99.1W | ||
| 1979 Nov 14 | 1436.11 35776 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 99.0W | ||
| 1981 Jan 1 | 1436.10 35777 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 99.0W | ||
| 1982 Jan 3 | 1436.11 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 99.0W | ||
| 1982 Feb 3 | 1436.11 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 99.1W | ||
| 1982 Mar | Move to 100W | ||
| 1982 Mar 7 | 1436.12 35774 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 100.1W | ||
| 1982 Mar 29 | 1436.11 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 100.1W | ||
| 1982 Apr | Replaced by Westar 4 | GEO 99W | |
| 1982 Apr | Mv. out of GEO | ||
| 1982 Apr 15 | 1435.49 35760 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 97.6W+0.1 | ||
| 1982 May | In reserve | GEO 97W | |
| 1982 May 29 | 1436.10 35784 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 97.0W | ||
| 1982 Sep 1 | 1436.10 35783 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 97.0W | ||
| 1982 Oct 4 | 1436.18 35781 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 79.0W | ||
| 1982 Oct | In reserve at 79W | ||
| 1983 Apr 20 | 1436.15 35779 x 35796 x 0.3 GEO 79.0W | ||
| 1983 Apr 21 | Mv out | 1438.63 35829 x 35843 x 0.4 | |
| 1983 Apr 27 | Raise orbit | 1439.98 35846 x 35878 x 0.4 | |
| 1983 May 2 | Raise orbit | 1441.34 35863 x 35914 x 0.4 | |
| 1983 Jun 15 | Decommissioned | ||
| 1987 Mar 29 | 1441.30 35851 x 35925 x 4.0 | ||
| 1990 Jan 2 | 1441.57 35879 x 35908 x 6.6 | ||
| 1993 Apr 19 | 1441.60 35866 x 35921 x 9.4 | ||
| 1995 Nov 10 | 1441.58 35855 x 35931 x 11.1 | ||
| 1998 Aug 2 | 1441.32 35841 x 35936 x 12.4 | ||
Monday, July 18, 2005
USA-43/44
1989-069A
The final TRW DSCS II, E-15, was launched seven years after the previous one, again together with a DSCS III satellite. It was given the designation USA 43.
| DSCS II E-15 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Sep 4 | 0554 | Launch by Titan 34D/Transtage | CC LC40 |
| 97.55 153 x 1129 x 28.6 | |||
| Transtage burn 1 | GTO | ||
| Transtage burn 2 | GEO | ||
| 1995 Jul | IO Reserve | GEO 57.0E | |
The second prototype satellite, A-2, was launched on 1989 Sep 4 by Titan 34D/Transtage. The final DSCS II satellite, F-15, was also mounted on the Transtage. This was the final DSCS launch on a Titan. DSCS III A-2 was designated USA 44 after launch.
| DSCS III A-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Sep 4 | 0554:01 | Launch by Titan 34D/Transtage | CC LC40 |
| T+1:50 Stage 1 ignition | |||
| T+2:02 SRM sep | |||
| T+4:35 St 1 sep | |||
| 0558 | T+4:45 Fairing sep | ||
| 0602:06 | T+8:05 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 97.55 153 x 1129 x 28.6 | |||
| 0618? | Transtage burn 1 | ||
| GTO | |||
| 1200? | Transtage burn 2, GEO | ||
| 1215? | Sep from DSCS II F-15 and Transtage | ||
| 1995 Jul | IO Prime | GEO 60.0E | |
| 1997 Oct | IO Reserve | GEO 57E | |
| 2005 Jun | Orbit raise | ||
| 2005 Jun 10 | end of ops | ||
Payload:
- SHF 7.9-8.4/7.2-7.7 GHz X-band transponders (6)
- High gain spot dish antenna
- Waveguide multibeam antenna (2)