Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Progress M-55
2005-047A
Mission 20P, spacecraft 355. Mass 7285 kg launch, 6985 docking, 5634 kg undocking.
| PM-55 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Dec 21 | 1838:20 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| T+1:59 Strapons sep | |||
| T+2:41 GO sep | |||
| T+4:47 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:57 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok I MECO | |||
| 1847:09 | T+8:49 Blok I sep | ||
| 2232:18 | TCM-1 25s 9m/s | ||
| 2311:31 | TCM-2 64s 25.8m/s | ||
| 2005 Dec 22 | 1935:24 | TCM-3 4s 1.1m/s | |
| 2005 Dec 23 | 1757:33 | TCM-4 23m/s | |
| 1821:55 | TCM-5 1m/s | ||
| 1845:23 | DV 9m/s | ||
| 1924:11 | DV 8m/s | ||
| 1930:52 | DV 5m/s range 0.9 km | ||
| 1933:02 | DV 2m/s, 580m | ||
| 1946:18 | Docking with Pirs | ||
| 2006 Feb 10 | 0.5m/s test burn | ||
| 2006 Feb 11 | 2222 | M-55 burn 522s, raise ISS 1.5km | |
| 2006 Jun 19 | 1406:35 | Undocking from Pirs | |
| 1409:35 | Sep-1 burn 15s 0.35m/s | ||
| 1415:45 | Sep-2 burn 30s 1.1m/s | ||
| 1428 | Pass 2.3km below ISS | ||
| 1706:00 | Deorbit 83.7 m/s, 171 kg, 159s 43 30 N 58 30E | 335 x 349 x 51.6 | |
| 1708:41 | Deorbit cutoff 48 14 N 71 18E | 58 x 351 x 51.6 | |
| 1741:48 | Entry 90 km, 19 37 S 162 38 W | ||
| 1747:02 | Breakup 70 km, 35 12 S 146 31 W | ||
| 1753:14 | Debris impact 41 31 S 136 37W | ||
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
DirecTV-9S
2006-043A
Backup to 4S and 7S at 101W or 119W. Initial station 101W.
54 transponders for digital video service broadcast in 27 high power spot beams.
Loral LS-1300-Omega satellite. Mass 5535 kg launch 2364 kg dry. Size 7.5 x 2.9 x 3.3m span 31.3m.
Mass 5505 kg (EADS PK) launch, 2346 kg dry.
Ariane 5 ECA L533, V175 with Sylda 5C (900m stretch) 5.8m high and large fairing. DTV9S on an 1194H adapter; Optus on a 937VB5 adapter and LDREX-2 (NEC TOSHIBA) on an Astrium-UK ASAP5, 2.62m dia 0.35 high with a 0.06m high 3.86m dia platform.
| DTV9S | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Oct 13 | 2056 | Launch by Ariane 5ECA | CSG ELA3 |
| T+2:20 PAP sep | |||
| T+3:14 Fairing sep | |||
| T+8:56 EPC MECO | |||
| 2105 | T+9:02 EPC sep | -1105 x 159 x 6.73 | |
| 2105 | T+9:06 ESC-A burn | ||
| 2140 | T+24:44 ESC-A MECO | ||
| 2142 | T+26:58 DTV 9S sep | ||
| 2146 | T+30:49 Sylda 5 sep | ||
| 2148 | T+32:02 Optus D1 sep | ||
| 2148 | T+32:14 ESC-A sep burn | ||
| 2158 | T+42:46 Begin LDREX deploy | ||
| 2223 | T+1:27:05? Complete LDREX deploy | ||
| 2224 | T+1:28:07 LDREX separates | ||
| T+1:37:20 Passivation of ESC-A | |||
| T+1:37:44 End of Ariane mission | |||
| 2006 Oct 17 | 631.34 249 x 35750 x 7.0 | ||
| 2006 Oct 18 | 1385.45 33775 x 35803 x 0.1 | ||
| 2006 Oct 21 | 1436.61 35736 x 35856 x 0.0 GEO 139.6W+0.14/d | ||
| 2006 Nov 8 | 1433.25 35717 x 35743 x 0.1 GEO 138.0W+0.7/d | ||
| 2006 Dec 13 | Braking | ||
| 2006 Dec 19 | On station | ||
| 2006 Dec 23 | 1436.10 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 101.1W | ||
Monday, January 15, 2007
Kosmos 2424
2006-062A
A Proton-K rocket with a DM-2 (11S861 no. 108L) upper stage launched Kosmos-2424, -2425, -2426 (three Glonass-M) satellites from Baikonur on December 25.
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Dec 25 | 2018:12 | Launch by Proton-K/DM-2 | KB LC81/24 |
| T+2:06 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:17 GO sep | |||
| 2023 | T+5:38 St 2 sep | ||
| 2027 | T+9:40 St 3 MECO | ||
| 2028 | T+9:52 St 3 sep | ||
| 2107? | T+49:19? DM 11S861 No. 106L burn 1 | ||
| 2113? | T+55:06? DM MECO 1 | ||
| 2006 Dec 26 | 0000? | DM MES2 | |
| 0002? | DM MECO 2 | ||
| 0002? | DM sep | 19134 x 19143 x 64.9 | |
Saturday, January 6, 2007
Brasilsat B2
1995-016B
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 | ||
Friday, January 5, 2007
DMSP 1980
1980-F02
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? | ||
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Monday, January 1, 2007
Meridian 1
2006-061A
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
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 | ||