Saturday, June 24, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
Prognoz 1
1972-029A
Prognoz 1 carried scientific apparatus for research of radiation from the sun, solar wind, and magnetic fields in circumterrestrial space, radio transmitter on 928.4 MHz. It was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Molniya rocket.
| Prognoz No. 501 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Apr 14 | 0054:36 | Launch by Molniya-M | KB |
| 0059 | Blok I burn | ||
| 0103 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 0103 | Blok I sep | ||
| 0155? | Blok L burn | ||
| Blok L MECO | |||
| 0159? | Blok L sep | ||
| 0217 | (Blok I?) | 91.21 223 x 444 x 64.92 | |
| 2028? | Pass EL1:4 | ||
| 1972 May 1 | 5782.1 1005 x 199667 x 65.0 | ||
| 1972 Oct | Still operating | ||
| 1975 Aug 24 | 5774.0 468 x 200002 x 64.9 | ||
| 1981 Apr | Reentered? | ||
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
DFH-49
2000-032A
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FY-2B was developed by SARTI/Shanghai for CASC. It carries a 1.2km resolution radiometer. Launch mass is 1380 kg.
In the table below, velocities (supplied by CALT) are Earth-fixed.
FY-2C/D/E will have 5 radiometer channels but are otherwise similar.
| FY-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Jun 25 | 1150 | Launch by CZ-3 | XSC |
| T+2:00 St 1 sep 55 km, 2.274 km/s | |||
| T+4:13 Fairing 178 km, 5.224 km/s | |||
| T+4:17 St 2 sep 181 km, 5.226 km/s | |||
| 1201 | T+11:43 St 3 MECO-1 299 km, 7.089 km/s | -400? x 300 x 27.4 | |
| T+17:48 St 3 MES-2 243 km, 7.189 km/s | |||
| 1213 | T+23:00 St 3 MECO-2 207 km, 9.804 km/s | ||
| 1213 | T+23:44 St 3 sep, 223 km, 9.797 km/s | 233 x 35820 x 27.4 | |
| 2000 Jun 26 | 0358? | AKM burn | |
| AKM sep | |||
| 2000 Jul 2 | 1438.22 35796 x 35859 x 1.1 | ||
| 2000 Jul 6 | First image | ||
| 2000 Jul 8 | 1436.00 35776 x 35793 x 1.1 GEO 104.4E | ||
| 2001 Jun 9 | 1435.72 35766 x 35792 x 0.3 GEO 103.1E | ||
| 2004 Jan 16 | 1436.11 35781 x 35791 x 0.3 GEO 104.7E | ||
| 2004 Oct | Move to 124E | ||
| 2004 Dec 1 | 1436.266 35788 x 35791 x 0.08 123.22E | ||
Monday, June 19, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Morelos 2
1985-109B
Morelos 2 was the second Mexican domestic comsat, owned by Mexico's SCT. It was deployed from Atlantis on 1985 Nov 27, on mission 61-B which included the Mexican payload specialist Rodolfo Neri Vela.
| Morelos 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Nov 27 | 0746:50 | Deploy from Atlantis | |
| 0832 | PAM-D burn 86s | ||
| 0833 | burnout | ||
| 0835 | Sep | ||
| 1985 Nov 28 | 660.18 730 x 36742 x 24.5 | ||
| 1985 Nov 29 | 2058 | AKM burn | 1384.76 32793 x 36758 x 3.4 GEO 125.0W+13.4E |
| 1985 Dec 1 | 1434.93 35745 x 35781 x 3.0 GEO 106.5W+0.3E | ||
| 1985 Dec 2 | mv in | 1436.19 35774 x 35802 x 3.0 GEO 116.2W | |
| 1986 Jan 16 | In inclined orbit storage | GEO 116.5W | |
| 1986 May 26 | 1436.11 35776 x 35797 x 2.6 GEO 116.6W | ||
| 1988 Apr 4 | 1436.07 35775 x 35797 x 0.9 GEO 116.5W | ||
| 1989 May 10 | 1436.10 35725 x 35848 x 0.8 GEO 116.4W | ||
| 1989 May 11 | Incl. mvr | 1436.08 35780 x 35791 x 0.03 GEO 116.8W | |
| 1989 Jun | Operational use | ||
| 1990 Sep 26 | 1436.06 35772 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 116.8W | ||
| 1992 Jan 25 | 1436.07 35784 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 116.8W | ||
| 1994 Jan 1 | 1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 116.8W | ||
| 1996 Jan 30 | 1436.08 35778 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 116.8W | ||
| 1998 Dec 8 | 1436.08 35777 x 35794 x 0.2 GEO 116.7W | ||
| 1998 Dec 16 | mv out | 1436.21 35783 x 35794 x 0.3 GEO 117.0W+0.04W | |
| 1999 Jan 26 | mv in | 1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 0.3 GEO 120.3W | |
| 2002 Jul 30 | mv out 120W | ||
| 2002 Aug 23 | mv in 110W | ||
| 2003 Sep 3 | 1436.10 35775 x 35797 x 4.2 GEO 109.3W | ||
| 2003 Sep 22 | mv out 109W | ||
| 2003 Nov 1 | mv in 115W | ||
| 2004 Jun 8 | 1436.08 35776 x 35795 x 4.9 GEO 115.0W | ||
Molniya 193
2004-005A
A satellite launched as part of the Bezopasnost'-2004 military exercise was given the Kosmos-2405 name, but was renamed Molniya-1T in May 2004.
| Kosmos-2405 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Feb 18 | 0706:16 | Launch by Molniya-M | PL 16/2 |
| 0715 | Blok-I MECO | ||
| 0715 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 0802? | Blok-L burn | ||
| 0804 | Blok-L sep | ||
| 2004 Feb 18 | 735.49 623 x 40600 x 62.8 | ||
| 2004 Feb 23 | 717.82 630 x 39726 x 62.8 | ||
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