Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Navstar 58

 2006-052A



GPS 52 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2006 Nov 17  1912  Launch by Delta 7925  CC SLC17A  
  T+1:03 SRM1-6 off  
  T+1:05 SRM7-9 on 
  T+1:06 SRM 1-6 sep 
  T+2:09 SRM 7-9 off 
  T+2:11 SRM 7-9 sep 
  T+4:23 MECO 
  T+4:31 Thor sep 
  T+4:37 SES-1 
  T+4:57 Fairing sep
 1922 T+10:48 SECO-1 174 x 206 x 37.5  
 2014 T+1:02:29 SES-2 7.6s  
 2015 T+1:03:11 SECO-2 191 x 1240 x 37.94  
 2016 T+1:04:04 St 2 sep 
 2016 T+1:04:41 TES 
 2018 T+1:06:08 TECO  193 x 20368 x 40.0  
 2020 T+1:08:01 St 3 sep 
 2020 T+1:08:03 S+2s Yo sep 
  T+1:46:40 SES-3 depletion 
  T+1:47:12 SECO-3   
2006 Nov 19  2234?  AKM  20204 x 20366 x 55.06  
2006 Nov 22   Handover to operational team

Monday, November 20, 2006

Kosmos 2388

 2002-017A


Launch 1912 UT Apr 1 2002. The satellite was not tracked by Space Command as of Apr 5 but was tracked later. First Oko with an AOP of 287 deg instead of around 310-320 deg.


Kosmos-2388 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2002 Apr 1  2206:45 launch by Molniya  PL LC16/2 
 2216  Blok-I MECO 
 2216  Blok-I sep 
 2310? BOZ burn 
 2310?  Blok-L burn 
 2310? BOZ sep 
  Blok-L MECO 
 2314? Blok-L sep   
   705.1 548 x 39217 x 65.9 
2006 Aug 8   Still stationkeeping  717.27 1489 x 38839 x 65.8

Saturday, November 4, 2006

Koreasat 5

 2006-034A


Korea Telecom's Mugunghwa 5/Koreasat 5 was a joint project with the Korean Agency for Defense Development. Alcatel Alenia Spacebus 4000C1, mass 4448 kg.


Koreasat 5 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2006 Aug 22 0327:01 Launch by Zenit-3SL No. 22 
  T+2:30 Stage 1 sep 
  T+3:45 PLF sep 
  T+8:31 Stage 2 sep  -1944 x 177 x 0 
 0335 T+8:41 DM No. 23L MES-1 
 0344 T+17:10 DM MECO-1  180 x 10230 x 0 
 0418 T+51:13 DM MES-2 
 0421  T+54:16 MECO-2  2923 x 35671 x 0 
 0431 T+1:04:56 DM sep 
2006 Aug 22    681.35 2956 x 35585 x 0.0 
2006 Aug 24?  LAM burns 
2006 Aug 26    1434.00 35709 x 35781 x 0.0 GEO 98.1E+0.5E/d 
2006 Aug 29    1436.65 35775 x 35819 x 0.0 GEO 98.3E+0.15W/d 
2006 Sep 18    1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 98.2E 
2006 Sep 19   Depart 98E 
2006 Sep 27  Arrive 113E 
2006 Sep 28    1436.02 35778 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 113.5E+0.0E/d 

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