Brasilsat B2

 1995-016B

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The Brasilsat B2 satellite launched for the Brazilian telephone company Embratel of Rio De Janeiro was another HS376W widebody model. The 1078 kg satellite would be stationed over the Atlantic; its C-band transponders provide television relay and telephone and data communication functions, while the X-band transponder is for military use.

Brasilsat B2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1995 Mar 28	2314	Launch	CSG ELA2
	2317	T+3:14? Stage 1 sep
	2318	T+4:07? Fairing sep
	2319	T+5:27? Stage 2 sep
	2319	T+5:32? Stage 3 burn
	2332	Stage 3 MECO
	2334?	Stage 3 sep
1995 Mar 28			632.30 220 x 35829 x 7.0
1995 Mar 30	1230?	LAM-1
1995 Mar 31			765.31 6766 x 35907 x 2.7
1995 Apr 1	1600?	LAM-2
1995 Apr 6			1424.69 35343 x 35782 x 0.2 GEO 60.9W+2.8E
1995 Apr 8			1436.02 35764 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 60.8W
1995 Aug 4			1436.14 35784 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 65.1W
1997 Oct 16			1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 65.0W
1999 Oct 15			1436.15 35781 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 65.0W
2006 Jul 28			1436.13 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 65.0W

DMSP 1980

 1980-F02

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Block 5D-1 S-4 was launched on 1980 Jul 15 by Thor DSV-2U No. 59-2425 from SLC10W at Vandenberg. The Thor and Star 37XE stages separated successfully and placed the spacecraft in transfer trajectory, coasting to apogee where the Star 37S motor ignited. However, 9 sec into the burn contact with the spacecraft was lost and it was initally assumed the motor exploded. A later Thiokol document indicates a successful motor burn. An article in The Space Review by Wayne Eleazer reveals that an incident during launch preparations when the booster partly fell off the launch mount resulted in misalignment of the electrical connectors between stage 2 and 3. Stage 2 initially failed to separate, with the third stage firing and dragging along the second stage until the wiring ripped free, causing short circuits and errors in the guidance computer. The motor burn was completed but with the vehicle descending, and the spacecraft did not achieve orbit.

It is retrospectively known as Block 5D-1 F-5. The satellite carried the first SSH-2, a vertical temperature profile instrument with tighter filter bands and the SSR, a special sensor followon to the IFM experiment on S-2. The OLS sensor was OLS-5; OLS-4 was kept on the ground and later converted to OLS-11.

DMSP 16538 (S-4, F-5)
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Jul 15	0222:11	Launch by Thor DSV-2U	V SLC10W
	0224:44	Thor MECO (T+2:33)
	Fairing sep
	0224	Thor sep, impact 2800 km SW VAFB
	0225?	Star 37XE burn
		Coast
	0232?	Star 37S ignition at apogee, 820 km?	-4
	0232?	Guidance failure 9s into burn	-3700 x 820 x 98.7
	0232?	Stage 2 breaks free?
	0243	DMSP/Star 37S reentry near 132W 9S?

Le morte Darthur, or, The whole book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Rounde Table : authoritative text, sources and backgrounds, criticism

 https://welib.org/md5/acf7a4ceabd4eaabada04bdadf104cde

Club Management: August 2006

 https://welib.org/md5/50f1528ffbbcabf382ccca2a21318943

Meridian 1

 2006-061A

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NPO-PM 14F112 communications satellite launched by Soyuz. Operated by Titov Center.

Replaces Molniya-1,3 and the naval comms capability of Parus. Based on Uragan-M bus? Carries 25 kg of hydrazine. Uses 14S737 fairing of 3.715m dia 10.4m long.

Meridian No. 11L
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2006 Dec 24	0834:44	Launch by Soyuz-2-1A/Fregat	PL LC43/4
		Strapons sep
	0839	Blok A sep
	0843	Blok I sep	8 x 204 x 62.8
	0844	Fregat MES-1
	0846?	Fregat MECO-1	203 x 203 x 62.8
	0924	Fregat MES-2 10.5min
	0930	Meridian perigee
	0934	Fregat MECO-2	278 x 39801 x 62.8
	1528	Meridian first apogee
	1530?	Fregat MES-3 15s
	1530?	Fregat MECO-3	1011 x 39815 x 62.8
	1534	Fregat sep
	2130	Perigee at 1011 km

Iridium 4

 1997-020E

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The first batch of three Iridium satellites were ready for launch in Jan 1997, but a weather delay meant that another Delta carrying GPS satellite was launched first. When this Delta promptly exploded, the Iridium launch slipped four months and two more satellites were added to the cargo. The Delta 7920-10C made a two-burn ascent to a circular 86 degree orbit and the specially designed dispenser released the five payloads, SV004 to SV008. After the third satellite was deployed, the reaction control system of the Delta stage lost pressure. The final two satellites were safely ejected, although the last one ended up slightly low, but the vehicle was not oriented correctly for the depletion burn and ended up in a higher orbit instead of a lower one.

Iridium SV004
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 May 5	1455	Launch by Delta 7920A-10C	V SLC2W
	1459	Thor sep
	1459	Delta burn 1
		10C fairing sep
	1506	Delta SECO 1
	1553	T+58? Delta burn 2
	1553	Delta SECO 2	625 x 643 x 86.4
	1557	Iridium 8 deploy
	1605?	Iridium 7 deploy
	1610?	Iridium 6 deploy
		Delta GN2 pressure drop
	1615?	Iridium 5 deploy
	1620	Iridium 4 deploy
1997 May 5			97.39 625 x 643 x 86.4
1997 May 14	0100	Iridium SV008 orbit raise phase
1997 May 15			97.44 626 x 645 x 86.4
1997 May 20	1324		98.07 664 x 668 x 86.4
1997 May 23	0335		98.07 663 x 669 x 86.4
	2135		98.87 702 x 707 x 86.4
1997 May 27	1735		100.44 773 x 785 x 86.4
1997 May 30	1546		100.40 771 x 784 x 86.4
1997 Sep 9	1547		100.40 772 x 782 x 86.4
1997 Sep 11	1114		100.15 761 x 770 x 86.4
1997 Sep 22	0430		100.18 760 x 773 x 86.4
1997 Sep 26	1528		100.38 769 x 784 x 86.4
1997 Sep 30	1315		100.40 771 x 783 x 86.4
1998 Mar 8			100.40 774 x 780 x 86.4
2004 Jun 29			100.40 775 x 779 x 86.4