Saturday, April 15, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
Panamsat 6
1997-040A
PAS 6 was launched by Ariane 4 in 1997 as an AOR satellite. The FS-1300 satellite has 36 Ku-band transponders. It will be used for DTH broadcasting to Latin America by the Sky Entertainment Services consortium. Panamsat/Greenwich,CT and Hughes Galaxy/LA merged 1997 May 16 to form a new Panamsat.
The launch vehicle was a dedicated AR44P with Fairing 01. Launch mass was 3420 kg, BOL 2050 kg, dry 1285 kg. Bus is 2.4 x 2.7 x 5.3m, with 27m span.
| PAS 6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Aug 8 | 0646 | Launch by Ariane 4 | |
| 0647 | T+1:10 PAP sep | ||
| 0649 | T+3:32 St 1 sep | ||
| 0649 | T+3:35 St 2 burn | ||
| 0650 | T+4:37 Fairing 01 sep | ||
| 0651 | T+5:43 St 2 sep | ||
| 0651 | T+5:48 St 3 burn | ||
| 0704 | T+18:45 St 3 cutoff | ||
| 0705 | T+19:39 St 3 sep | ||
| 0705 | T+19:43 St 3 avoidance | ||
| 0709 | T+24:09 end of V98 mission | ||
| 1997 Aug 8 | 630.90 174 x 35802 x 7.0 | ||
| 1997 Aug 9? | LAM-1 | ||
| 1997 Aug 11? | LAM-2 | ||
| 1997 Aug 11 | 1405.58 34582 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 48.2W+7.8E | ||
| 1997 Aug 14 | 1435.01 35741 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 43.8W+0.2E | ||
| 1997 Oct 23 | 1436.12 35779 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 43.2W | ||
| 1998 Jul 5 | 1436.13 35779 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 43.2W | ||
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1436.09 35783 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 43.2W | ||
| 2004 Feb 1 | 1436.13 35777 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 43.2W | ||
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Kosmos 625
1973-105A
Kosmos-625 flew a topographic studies mission in Dec 1973.
| Kosmos-625 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Dec 21 | 1230:00 | Launch by 11A57 | NIIP-53 |
| 1234 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1238 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 89.77 204 x 321 x 72.8 (RAE) | |||
| 1973 Dec 21 | 2116 | 89.73 202 x 320 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Dec 22 | 1044 | 89.74 203 x 319 x 72.9 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1973 Dec 23 | 1811 | 89.96 203 x 341 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Dec 25 | 0141 | 89.96 203 x 340 x 72.8 | |
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1973 Dec 27 | 0930 | 89.80 188 x 340 x 72.8 (RAE) | |
| 1973 Dec 27 | 1040 | 89.76 186 x 339 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Dec 29 | 1931 | 89.73 185 x 336 x 72.8 | |
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1973 Dec 30 | 1158 | 89.39 168 x 319 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Dec 31 | Engine sep | ||
| 1974 Jan 1 | 0113 | 89.32 167 x 314 x 72.8 | |
| 1974 Jan 3 | 0645? | Retrofire | |
| 0655? | PO sep | ||
| 0659? | Entry | ||
| 0714? | Landed after 12.78d | ||
Monday, April 10, 2006
Falconsat 2
2006-F01
Ionospheric plasma depletion measurements; measure morphology of depletions relative to geomagnetic activity. Payload on first Falcon-1 launch.
The vehicle failed when an aluminium tube in the engine melted; the part was switched to stainless steel in later vehicles.
Launch from Omelek I. 167 44E 9 3N just north of Meck. 450 x 450 km x 39.0 deg.
20 kg. 0.32m cube, inactive attitude control.
Stage 1; 16m long 1.7d Stage 2: 1.7d long 2.7m long (5.6 with engine?) Overall 27.2t.
Operation by DARPA and USAF Academy.
| Falconsat-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Mar 24 | 2230 | Launch by Falcon 1 | KMR Omelek |
| T+0:25 Fire in engine | |||
| T+0:29? Shutdown at 1 km | |||
| T+0:41 Impact | |||
| Planned profile | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| T+2:41 St 1 MECO, sep | |||
| T+2:46 St 2 MES Vi 2.929 km/s 86.6 km | |||
| T+3:06 118 km Fairing sep, 2.948 km/s | |||
| T+9:31 St 2 MECO 400 km 7.696 km/s | |||
| T+9:35 St 2 sep | |||
| T+10m? St 2 retro | |||
| T+16:10 Stage 1 impact, begin recovery op | |||
| T+26:16 St 2 MES-2 restart test | |||
Payload:
- Miniature Electrostatic Analyser (MESA) 10Hz