Saturday, March 25, 2006
Monday, March 20, 2006
Brasilsat 2
1986-026B
Embratel's second Brasilsat SBTS satellite was launched on Ariane in 1986. It was still in use in 2000 when it was replaced by Brasilsat B4.
| Brasilsat 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Mar 28 | 2330:00 | Launch by Ariane I (V17) | CSG ELA2 |
| T+0:07 PAP on | |||
| T+0:40 PAP sep 5 km 0.28 km/s | |||
| T+2:21 St 1 sep 57 km 1.984 km/s | -6100? x 95? | ||
| T+3:40 Fairing 112 km | -5600? x 130? | ||
| T+4:26 St 2 MECO | |||
| 2334 | T+4:31 St 2 sep 152 km | -5100? x 210? | |
| 2346:40 | T+16:40 St 3 MECO | ||
| 2349 | T+19:11 GSTAR sep | ||
| 2350 | T+20:20? SYLDA | ||
| 2350 | T+20:46 Brasilsat sep | ||
| 1986 Mar 28 | H-10 sep | 644.51 687 x 35988 x 6.4 | |
| 1986 Mar 29 | 0500 | Apo 1 | |
| 1030? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1600? | Apo 2 | ||
| 1986 Mar 29 | 1603? | Star 30BP burn | |
| 1986 Mar 29 | 1418.61 34938 x 35948 x 0.3 GEO 75.2W+4.4E | ||
| 1986 Apr 1 | mv in | 1436.13 35784 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 70.0W | |
| 1987 Jan 8 | 1436.11 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 70.0W | ||
| 1989 Aug 29 | 1436.15 35786 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 70.0W | ||
| 1992 Apr 9 | 1436.12 35787 x 35787 x 0.0 GEO 70.0W | ||
| 1994 Oct 24 | 1436.14 35718 x 35856 x 0.0 GEO 70.1W | ||
| 1995 Jun 1 | mv out? | ||
| 1995 Jun 19 | 1436.13 35782 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 65.0W | ||
| 1995 Jun 21 | mv out | 1437.41 35806 x 35818 x 0.1 GEO 71.8W+0.3W | |
| 1995 Aug 22 | mv in | 1435.95 35775 x 35792 x 0.2 GEO 91.9W+0.03E | |
| 1995 Sep 15 | 1436.11 35780 x 35793 x 0.2 GEO 91.9W | ||
| 1997 Jan 19 | 1436.12 35778 x 35795 x 0.4 GEO 92.1W | ||
| 1999 Jun 15 | 1436.10 35775 x 35798 x 2.2 GEO 92.0W | ||
| 2001 Jan 7 | 1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 92.0W | ||
| 2001 Mar 9 | move to 63W | ||
| 2001 Jun 6 | 1436.20 35777 x 35800 x 3.7 GEO 63.0W | ||
| 2003 Sep 20 | 1436.13 35784 x 35790 x 5.6 GEO 63.1W | ||
| 2004 Apr 15 | 1436.15 35780 x 35794 x 6.0 GEO 63.1W | ||
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Kosmos 2417
2005-050A
Three Uragan navigation satellites were launched in Dec 2005. Mass was around 1415-1480 kg each.
| Kosmos-2417 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Dec 25 | 0507:10 | Launch by Proton-K 410-12 | KB LC81-23 |
| T+2:06 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:17 GO sep | |||
| 0512 | T+5:38 St 2 sep | ||
| 0516 | T+9:40 St 3 MECO | ||
| 0516 | T+9:52 St 3 sep | ||
| 0556? | T+49:19? DM 11S861 No. 106L burn 1 | ||
| 0502? | T+55:06? DM MECO 1 | ||
| 0836? | DM MES2 | ||
| 0838 | DM MECO 2 | ||
| 0838 | DM sep | 19134 x 19143 x 64.9 | |
SBS-4
1984-093B
Originally owned by Satellite Business Systems, Inc., the spacecraft was sold to MCI in 1985 and transferred to IBM Satellite Transponder Leasing Corp. in 1987. In 1993 communications capacity on the satellite was bought up by NBC. In 1990 STLC was acquired by Hughes/HCI. By 2000, SBS 4 was assigned to Hughes Global Services and renamed HGS-5. In 2003-2004 it was moved to 125W, and then in 2005 it was retired.
| SBS 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Aug 30 | 2040 | Deploy from PAM-D ASE, OV103 | |
| 1984 Aug 30 | 2125 | PAM-D ignition 83s | |
| 2126 | PAM-D burnout | ||
| 2128 | PAM-D sep | ||
| 1984 Sep 1 | 630.96 294 x 35686 x 22.8 | ||
| 1984 Sep 1 | 2049 | AKM 56s burn | |
| 1984 Sep 2 | 1423.22 35371 x 35696 x 0.6 GEO 112.6W+3.3E | ||
| 1984 Sep 5 | 1431.98 35656 x 35755 x 0.6 GEO 102.0W+1.0E | ||
| 1984 Sep 14 | 1436.01 35772 x 35796 x 0.5 GEO 101.9W | ||
| 1984 Oct 29 | 1436.11 35784 x 35789 x 0.4 GEO 102.0W | ||
| 1984 Nov 1 | 1435.81 35772 x 35789 x 0.4 GEO 101.0W | ||
| 1985 Jan 24 | 1436.07 35779 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 101.0W | ||
| 1985 Nov 10 | 1436.10 35776 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 100.9W | ||
| 1985 Nov | Move to 91W | ||
| 1985 ? | Transfer to IBM STLC | ||
| 1985 Dec 4 | 1436.13 35781 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 91.1W | ||
| 1987 Jul 10 | 1436.10 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 91.1W | ||
| 1989 Jul 4 | 1436.10 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 91.1W | ||
| 1990 Apr | STLC acquired by Hughes | ||
| 1991 Jan 13 | 1436.13 35782 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 91.0W | ||
| 1993 Jan 17 | 1436.13 35780 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 91.1W | ||
| 1993 Jan 21 | mv out | 1434.26 35720 x 35781 x 0.1 GEO 89.7W+0.4E | |
| 1993 Feb | Replaced by Galaxy 7 | GEO 91W | |
| 1993 Feb | Moved for storage | GEO 77W | |
| 1993 Feb 21 | 1436.05 35783 x 35788 x 0.2 GEO 77.0W | ||
| 1994 Oct 10 | 1436.12 35782 x 35792 x 1.5 GEO 77.0W | ||
| 1996 Feb 10 | 1436.10 35779 x 35794 x 2.5 GEO 77.0W | ||
| 1997 May 16 | To Panamsat | GEO 77W, inclined | |
| 1997 Jul 11 | 1436.13 35780 x 35793 x 3.5 GEO 77.0W | ||
| 1999 May 18 | 1436.15 35783 x 35791 x 4.7 GEO 77.1W | ||
| 2000 | Renamed HGS-5 | ||
| 2002 May 8 | 1436.11 35773 x 35800 x 6.7 GEO 77.1W | ||
| 2003 Jul 3 | 1436.10 35778 x 35794 x 7.5 GEO 76.8W | ||
| 2003 Aug 20? | mv out | 1437.33 35802 x 35819 x 7.6 | |
| 2004 Feb 6 | mv in | 1436.07 35778 x 35793 x 7.9 GEO 125.3W | |
| 2005 Sep 26 | 1436.10 35778 x 35795 x 9.1 GEO 124.6W | ||
Friday, March 17, 2006
FSW-18
2003-051A
A new generation FSW/JB satellite was launched by a CZ-2D with a stretched second stage in late 2003, shortly after the first piloted Shenzhou flight. It was reportedly designated Jianbing-4.
I speculate a slightly larger mass of 3200 kg for the JB-4, with a recoverable section mass of 1200 kg. Chen Lan reports the mass as 3800 kg and the launch vehicle as CZ-2D2 (an uprated second lot of CZ-2D rockets).
| FSW-3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Nov 3 | 0720 | Launch by CZ-2D | |
| 0730? | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 2003 Nov 3 | 89.69 193 x 324 x 62.99 | ||
| 2003 Nov 4 | 89.78 193 x 333 x 62.99 | ||
| 2003 Nov 8 | 2154 | 89.75 192 x 331 x 62.99 | |
| Apogee raise 4 km | |||
| 2003 Nov 9 | 89.79 192 x 335 x 62.99 | ||
| 2003 Nov 14 | 89.76 192 x 332 x 62.99 | ||
| Apogee raise 5 km | |||
| 2003 Nov 15 | 89.81 192 x 337 x 62.99 | ||
| 2003 Nov 20 | 89.70 191 x 328 x 62.99 | ||
| 2003 Nov 21 | 0142 | Deorbit command over 54N 80E | |
| RV separation | -430? x 550? x 63.0 | ||
| 2003 Nov 21 | 0204 | Landed in Sichuan province | |
| 2003 Nov 22 | Apogee raise 29km | ||
| 90.01 192 x 357 x 62.99 | |||
| 2003 Nov 28 | 89.82 190 x 340 x 62.98 | ||
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Saturday, March 11, 2006
SERT 2
1970-009A
The SERT II spacecraft was 7.9m long and built around the Lockheed Agena D spacecraft, used as the upper stage of the Long Tank Thrust Augmented Thor Agena D launch vehicle. The payload at the front end of Agena 6111 was built by NASA-LeRC and contained two ion thrusters. The span across solar panels was 12.7m.
Launch was on 1970 Feb 4 from Vandenberg; the spacecraft entered a 105.2 min, 997 x 1003 km x 99.1 deg orbit. Thruster 1 was operated first, until 1970 Jul 23 when it shut down and Thruster 2 was started. On 1970 Oct 17 Thruster 2 also shorted and shut down, and NASA declared the mission as a failure in Dec 1970. The spacecraft itself was deactivated in Jan 1972. It was reactivated for a while from May to Sep 1973, and then in the summer of 1974 Thruster 2 started working again when the spacecraft was reoriented to get more power to the solar arrays. In 1980 SERT II was again reactivated and the ion thrusters were fired until the propellant supply was depleted. The satellite was turned off in 1981, but reactivated once again in 1988. In 1989 Jun full control was regained and micrometeor data was received. After deactivation for an eclipse phase from 1989 Dec to 1990 Jun, SERT II was reactivated once more and finally switched off in 1991 Nov.
| SERT 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Feb 4 | 0259:50 | Launch by Thorad Agena D | |
| T+0:38 SRM out | |||
| T+1:42 SRM sep | |||
| T+3:44 MECO | |||
| T+3:53 VECO | -5496 x 148 x 96.40 | ||
| T+3:59 Thorad sep | |||
| T+4:19 Agena 6111 MES-1, 232s | |||
| T+4:29 Fairing sep | |||
| 0308:02 | T+8:12 Agena MECO | 155 x 1000 x 99.12 | |
| 0355:47 | T+55:57 Agena MES-2, 3s | ||
| 0355:52 | Agena MECO-2 | ||
| 105.2 997 x 1003 x 99.1 | |||
| 0445:42 | Solar array deploy | ||
| 1970 Jul 23 | Thruster 1 shutdown | ||
| 1970 Jul | Thruster 2 test | ||
| 1970 Oct 17 | Thruster 2 short | ||
| 1972 Jan | Deactivated | ||
| 1973 | Reactivated | ||
| 1981 | Turned off | ||
| 1988 | Reactivated | ||
| 1991 Nov | Decommissioned | ||
Saturday, March 4, 2006
Arabsat 2B
1996-063A
Aerospatiale/Cannes Spacebus 3000 series. Launch by Ariane 4 in Nov 1996. Mass was 2661 kg launch, 1610 kg BOL, 1108 kg dry. Size is 1.8 x 2.3 x 2.6 m (bus), 3.46m high with a 26.3 m span. H-10-3 mass in orbit was 2100 kg. Arabsat 2B will be located over 32E.
| Arabsat 2B | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Nov 13 | 2240 | Launch by Ariane 44L (V92) | CSG ELA2 |
| 2243 | Stage 1 sep T+3:32 | ||
| 2243 | Stage 2 burn T+3:35 | ||
| 2244 | Fairing 01 sep T+4:24 | ||
| 2245 | Stage 2 sep T+5:43 | ||
| 2245 | Stage 3 burn T+5:48 | ||
| 2258 | Stage 3 cutoff T+18:43 | ||
| 2259 | Arabsat sep T+19:55 | ||
| 2302 | SMS sep T+22:17 | ||
| 2305 | Measat sep T+25:14 | ||
| 2305 | H10-3 avoidance burn T+25:41 | ||
| 2312 | H10-3 depletion | ||
| 1996 Nov 13 | 633.32 255 x 35847 x 4.0 | ||
| 1996 Nov 20 | 632.96 252 x 35831 x 4.0 | ||
| 1996 Nov 22? | LAM-1 | ||
| 1996 Nov 25? | LAM-2 | ||
| 1996 Dec 28 | 1433.24 35722 x 35739 x 0.0 GEO 26.5E+0.7E | ||
| 1997 Jan 4 | 1435.57 35758 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 30.5E+1.0W | ||
| 1997 Aug 19 | 1435.99 35748 x 35820 x 0.0 GEO 30.5E | ||
| 1999 Feb 20 | 1436.00 35765 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 30.5E | ||
| 2004 May 8 | 1436.09 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 30.5E | ||