Saturday, January 7, 2006
Thursday, January 5, 2006
Kosmos 2417
2005-050A
| 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 | |
Himawari 5
1995-011B
The GMS-5 (Himawari-5) satellite was launched on 1995 Mar 17 on the third H-II flight. This flight used extra SSB (Solid Sub Boosters) in addition to the SRBs.
| GMS 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Mar 18 | 0801 | Launch by H-II | TNSC |
| T+1:16 SSB burnout 25 km 1.3 km/s | |||
| T+1:30 SSB sep 36 km 1.6 km/s | |||
| T+1:34 SRB burnout | |||
| T+1:37 SRB sep 42 km 1.6 km/s | |||
| T+3:39 Upper fairing sep 128 km 2.8 km/s | |||
| T+5:47 MECO | |||
| T+5:56 Stage 1 sep 222 km 5.3 km/s | |||
| T+6:02 Stage 2 SES-1 | -4400 x 250 ? | ||
| 0813 | T+12:20 SECO-1 | ||
| 0814 | T+13:16 SFU separation | ||
| 0817 | T+16:11 Lower fairing sep | ||
| 0826 | T+25:03 SES-2 | ||
| 0828 | T+27:02 SECO-2 | ||
| 0828 | T+27:52 Stage 2 sep from GMS | ||
| 647.17 346 x 36465 x 25.1 | |||
| 1995 Mar 19 | 0056 | Star 27 burn | |
| 0110 | Star 27 sep | ||
| 1419.06 35483 x 36321 x 1.1 GEO 151.7E+4.3E | |||
| 1995 Apr 1 | 1434.74 35730 x 35789 x 1.1 GEO 159.6E+0.3E | ||
| 1995 Apr 14 | 1436.08 35783 x 35789 x 1.0 GEO 159.7E | ||
| 1995 Jun 5 | 1436.11 35784 x 35789 x 0.9 GEO 159.7E | ||
| 1995 Jun | Move to 140E | ||
| 1995 Jun 13 | Begin data | ||
| 1995 Jun 26 | 1436.10 35779 x 35793 x 0.9 GEO 140.1E | ||
| 1996 Oct 26 | 1436.15 35784 x 35790 x 0.4 GEO 140.0E | ||
| 1999 Oct 6 | 1436.26 35427 x 36151 x 0.4 GEO 140.1E | ||
| 2001 Jul | S Hemisphere coverage reduced | ||
| 2005 May 5 | 1436.20 35780 x 35796 x 3.8 GEO 140.1E | ||
Progress M-47
2003-006A
Launch 1259:40 UTC. Progress 247 on mission 10P.
Mass 7230 kg. 880 kg of prop, 1328 kg of dry cargo. (NK: 7267 kg). Mass at undocking was 7356 kg.
On Feb 11 it reboosted the station's orbit following the loss of Columbia. Operator error resulted in an underburn and an altitude raise of only 7 instead of 10 km.
| Progress 247 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Feb 2 | 1259:40 | Launch by Soyuz-U E15000-680 | KB |
| T+1:58 Block BVGD sep | |||
| T+2:41 GO sep | |||
| T+4:47 Block A sep | |||
| T+4:57 KhO sep | |||
| 1308:25 | T+8:45 St 3 MECO | ||
| 1308:29 | T+8:49 St 3 sep | ||
| 2003 Feb 4 | 1305 | Zvezda Kurs activated | |
| 1438 | Zvezda arrays feathered | ||
| 1449 | Docked with Zvezda | ||
| 1915s | HO | ||
| 2003 Feb 11 | 1050 | TCM 4.2 m/s 1200s | |
| 2003 Mar 12 | 2258 | DPO test burn 1.3m/s raise perigee 4 km | |
| 2003 Mar 13 | 2337s | DPO test burn 0.3m/s | |
| 2003 Apr 4 | 1259 | ISS reboost 1.8m/s 3.1 km 179 kg | |
| 2003 Apr 10 | 1055 | ISS reboost 1.5m/s 2km 140 kg | |
| 2003 Aug 27 | 2248:08 | Undock | |
| 2003 Aug 28 | 0155 | Deorbit 190.9s 103.9m/s | |
| 0228 | Entry over Pacific | ||
| 0238 | Impact near 40 39S 133 46W | ||
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Monday, January 2, 2006
Arabsat 1C
1992-010B
The Arabsat 1C satellite was launched to replace the aging 1A and 1B spacecraft, which were retired the same year. Launch mass was 1310 kg, dry mass 600 kg, BOL mass 785 kg. Size is 2.26m high x 1.6 x 1.5m dia, 20.7m span. It was launched inside the Spelda adapter.
In late 1997 Arabsat 1C was sold to ISRO and became INSAT-2DT (or INSAT-2R). The satellite was retired in Sep 2004.
Astrium claims Arabsat 1C has an S400 engine instead of the R-4D .
| Arabsat 1C | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Feb 26 | 2358:09 | Launch by Ariane 44L (V49) | CSG ELA2 |
| 1992 Feb 27 | 0000:38 | T+2:29 PAL sep | |
| 0001:42 | T+3:33 St 1 sep | ||
| 0001:45 | T+3:36 St 2 MES | ||
| 0002:17 | T+4:08 Fairing sep | ||
| 0003:53 | T+5:44 St 2 Sep | ||
| 0003:58 | T+5:49 St 3 MES | ||
| 0015:59 | T+17:50 St 3 MECO | ||
| 0018:32 | T+20:23 Superbird sep | ||
| 0020:07 | T+21:58 Spelda sep | ||
| 0023:28 | T+25:19 Arabsat sep | ||
| 1992 Feb 27 | 0018 | Superbird sep from H10 | |
| 1992 Feb 27 | 0022 | Arabsat sep from H10 | |
| 1992 Feb 27 | 632.22 220 x 35824 x 7.0 | ||
| 1992 Feb 28 | 0230? | LAM1 | 999.29 17670 x 35793 x 1.3 |
| 1992 Feb 29 | 1130? | LAM2 | 1373.80 33305 x 35811 x 0.1 |
| 1992 Mar 2 | 0030? | LAM3 | 1419.15 35056 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 18.6E+4.3E |
| 1992 Mar 3 | 1800? | LAM 4 | |
| 1992 Mar 5 | 1431.89 35629 x 35778 x 0.0 GEO 31.0E+1.0E | ||
| 1992 Mar 12 | 1436.07 35773 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 31.0E | ||
| 1992 Apr 6 | 1436.00 35774 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 31.1E | ||
| 1993 Oct 25 | 1436.13 35771 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 30.9E | ||
| 1993 Nov | Move to 35E | ||
| 1993 Nov 28 | 1435.96 35774 x 35793 x 0.2 GEO 34.7E | ||
| 1993 Dec 23 | 1435.81 35759 x 35802 x 0.3 GEO 36.0E | ||
| 1993 Dec | Move back to 31E | ||
| 1994 Jan 10 | 1436.08 35635 x 35937 x 0.0 GEO 30.8E | ||
| 1995 Apr 3 | 1436.02 35740 x 35829 x 0.1 GEO 30.9E | ||
| 1997 Nov 20 | 1436.01 35714 x 35855 x 0.5 GEO 31.1E | ||
| 1997 Nov 26 | Sold to ISRO as INSAT-2DT | ||
| 1997 Dec 6 | mv out | ||
| 1997 Dec 24 | 1433.50 35703 x 35768 x 0.1 GEO 43.1E+0.6E | ||
| 1998 Jan 15? | mv in | ||
| 1998 Jan 24 | 1436.05 35774 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 55.0E | ||
| 1998 Oct 25 | 1436.09 35760 x 35813 x 0.1 GEO 54.9E | ||
| 1999 Jun 12 | 1436.04 35760 x 35809 x 0.1 GEO 55.0E | ||
| 2001 Sep 16 | 1436.07 35762 x 35809 x 0.1 GEO 55.0E | ||
| 2003 Jul 23 | 1436.07 35756 x 35816 x 0.6 GEO 55.2E | ||
| 2003 Aug 25 | Begin move? | ||
| 2003 Oct 10 | Move in to GEO | 1436.11 35758 x 35815 x 0.8 GEO 82.0E | |
| 2004 Jul 21 | 1436.08 35761 x 35811 x 1.5 GEO 82.1E | ||
Sunday, January 1, 2006
Asiasat 3
1997-086A
Asia Satellite Telecommunications' HS-601HP Asiasat 3, was to provide Asia-wide C-band coverage and 3 high power Ku band beams. Total power is 9.9 kW. Launched by Proton in Dec 1997, it was stranded in transfer orbit when the second DM3 burn failed, shutting down after only 1s of the 110s burn. Mass was 3480 kg launch, 2560 kg BOL, 1822? kg dry. Size 4m high, 3.1m wide, 26.2m span.
Asiasat 3 was to have replaced Asiasat 1 at 105.5E, with the latter satellite moving to 122E.
In mid 1998 a remarkable rescue strategy evolved: a lunar gravity assist. Asiasat 3 became the property of Hughes Global Services (HGS) in Apr 1998 and was informally renamed HGS-1. The apogee was raised in stages until a TLI burn in May placed it on a free-return lunar flyby trajectory.
In Apr 1999 HGS-1 was purchased by PanAmSat and renamed PAS 22.
| Asiasat 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Dec 24 | 2319 | Launch by Proton 394-01/DM3-6L | KB |
| 2321 | Stage 1 sep T+2:07 | ||
| 2324 | Stage 2 sep T+5:35 | ||
| 2324 | Fairing sep T+5:44 | ||
| 2324 | 8S812 burn T+5:40 | ||
| 8S812 shutdown T+9:38 | |||
| 2328 | 8S812 sep T+9:49 | 180 x 210? x 51.6 | |
| 2329 | T+10:44 PB (perekhodnikiy blok) sep | ||
| 1997 Dec 25 | 0036 | DM3 burn 1 | |
| 1997 Dec 25 | 0036 | Eq crossing at 10W | |
| 0037 | DM3 MECO-1 | ||
| 1997 Dec 25 | 0537 | DM-3 burn 2 T+6:18 | |
| 0537 | DM-3 burn 2 failed after 1s | ||
| 10 DM3 debris objects tracked | |||
| 0540? | DM3 sep | ||
| 1997 Dec 27 | 638.25 365 x 35989 x 51.05 | ||
| 1998 Jan 5 | 638.31 375 x 35982 x 51.1 | ||
| 1998 Feb 8 | 638.29 393 x 35963 x 51.1 | ||
| 1998 Apr 1? | Renamed HGS-1 | ||
| 1998 Apr 7 | 638.33 412 x 35947 x 51.24 | ||
| 1998 Apr 9 | LAM-1 burn | 638.59 417 x 35955 x 51.2 | |
| 1998 Apr 13 | LAM burn | 638.51 392 x 35977 x 51.3 | |
| 1998 Apr 14 | LAM burn | 1244.05 402 x 63475 x 51.3 | |
| 1998 Apr 15 | LAM burn | 1512.05 397 x 74124 x 51.3 | |
| 1998 Apr 16 | LAM burn | 1882.60 399 x 87854 x 51.35 | |
| 1998 Apr 18 | 0726 | LAM-7? | 2479.12 425 x 108172 x 51.2 |
| 1998 Apr 21 | 1423 | LAM-8? | 2492.67 447 x 108592 x 51.2 |
| 1998 Apr 23 | 1214 | LAM-9? | 3800.17 432 x 148144 x 51.21 |
| 1998 Apr 26 | LAM-10? | 6078.06 365 x 207527 x 51.5 | |
| 1998 Apr 30 | LAM-11? | 240 x 319786 x 52.1 | |
| 1998 May 8 | 0042 | LAM-12 TLI 2min | 344 x 413596 x 52.2 |
| 1998 May 13 | 1852 | LOS | |
| 1920 | AOS | ||
| 1955 | Lunar flyby 1, 6250 km | ||
| 42061 x 475000? x 18 | |||
| 1998 May 17 | 0300s | Perigee 42061 km? | |
| 1998 May 17 | 0308 | Burn | 35646 x 475763 x 18.2 |
| 1998 May 25 | 0300 | Apogee | 488000 km |
| 1998 Jun 2 | 37451 x 474241 x 18.3 | ||
| 1998 Jun 2 | 0240 | Perigee, Trim burn 30min | |
| 1998 Jun 6 | 1630s | Lunar flyby 2 , 34300 km | |
| 1998 Jun 11 | Trim burn | ||
| 1998 Jun 14 | 1615 | Perigee, Trim burn 46min | |
| 1750 | Trim burn 2min | 2777.10 35883 x 82253 x 8.9 | |
| 1998 Jun 16 | 1429 | GEO insertion | 1679.89 35869 x 44996 x 8.8 |
| 1998 Jun 17 | 1829 | GEO insertion 12min | |
| 1998 Jun 18 | 1433.92 35622 x 35865 x 8.7 GEO 152.5W+0.5E | ||
| 1998 Jun 19 | 35681 x 35963 x 8.7 GEO 152W+0.5/d | ||
| 1998 Aug 10 | 1436.05 35676 x 35895 x 8.6 GEO 153.6W | ||
| 1998 Sep 28 | mv out | 1435.60 35652 x 35900 x 8.5 GEO 150.5W+0.1E | |
| 1998 Nov 16 | 1436.50 35649 x 35939 x 8.4 GEO 153.9W | ||
| 1999 Apr | GEO dr | ||
| 1999 Apr | To Panamsat as PAS 22 | ||
| 1999 May 25 | 1436.00 35601 x 35968 x 8.0 GEO 60.4W | ||
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1436.12 35587 x 35986 x 7.8 GEO 59.5W | ||
| 2002 Jul 1 | 60W mv out | ||