TeamNathanFTW’s New and Improved Blog : February 2007

Saturday, February 24, 2007

NSS-8

2007-F01

At launch, a LOX pump failed due to debris and the rocket exploded in a spectacular fireball which enveloped the floating launch platform, as the flame trench supports failed and the rocket fell through into the sea. In the event the platform suffered very little damage and was able to sail home a few days later.

Date	Time	Event

NSS 8



2007 Jan 30	2322	Launch by Zenit-3SL
		Exploded on pad

Date	Event	Orbit

Plan



	T+2:30 Stage 1 sep
	T+3:48 PLF
	T+8:31 Stage 2 sep	-2264 x 186
	T+8:40 DM MES-1
	T+13:12 MECO-1	180 x 230 x 0.0
	T+43:13 MES-2
	T+50:19 MECO-2	246 x 37433 x 0.0
	T+1:00:10 DM sep

Thursday, February 22, 2007

The New York Times Essential Library: Opera: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Works and the Best Recordings

https://welib.org/md5/f5231b667e6d59062e6adab282e7a649

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Handel’s Operas: 1726-1741

https://welib.org/md5/c4033a3e6f07888bfe7c1c60910265ad

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Fleetsatcom 7

1986-096A

FLTSATCOM F7 (NASA manifest designation FLTSATCOM G) was launched out of sequence in 1986. It became the FLTSATCOM Pacific satellite. F7 and later satellites carried an experimental EHF (20/40 GHz) channel as part of the development program for MILSTAR. It also carried the first Star 37FM apogee motor, replaceing the Star 37F used previously.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

FLTSATCOM F7



1986 Dec 5	0230:01	Launch by Atlas Centaur	CC LC36
		T+2:33 BECO
		T+2:36 Booster jettison
		T+2:58 Insulation panels sep
		T+3:46 Fairing sep
		T+4:42 SECO
		T+4:42 VECO
		T+4:44 Atlas sep
		T+4:55 MES-1
	0240:08	T+10:07 MECO-1	148 x 369 x 28.55
	0254:05	T+24:02 MES-2 at equator 96.8s
	0255:40	T+25:39 MECO-2
	0257:55	T+27:54 Centaur sep	147 x 34366 x 28.5
			167 x 35967 x 28.54 (s)
		Centaur blowdown	174 x 35108 x 28.46 (Cen)
1986 Dec 5			629.72 171 x 35744 x 28.5
	0900?	Apo 1 over 90E
	1900?	Apo 2 over 60W
1986 Dec 6	0600?	Apo 3 over 135E
	1600?	Apo 4 over 15W
1986 Dec 7	0200?	Apo 5 over 180E
1986 Dec 7	0207?	Star 37FM-03 burn
1986 Dec 7			1446.17 35675 x 36292 x 5.1 GEO 176.2W+2.5W
1986 Dec 9			1426.0 35326 x 35860 x 5.3 GEO 176E + 2.5/d
1986 Dec 16		On station	1436.12 35551 x 36023 x 5.2 GEO 179.5W-0.01/d
1987 Jan 8			GEO 179W
1987 Jan 13		mv out	1428.29 35477 x 35790 x 5.2 GEO 178.3W+2.0E
1987 Mar 8		mv in	1435.91 35677 x 35888 x 5.0 GEO 99.9W
1987 Dec 16			1436.18 35701 x 35874 x 4.3 GEO 100.9W
1989 Jun 21			1436.03 35708 x 35862 x 2.9 GEO 100.2W
1991 Jun 13			1436.18 35713 x 35863 x 1.1 GEO 100.3W
1992 Sep 28			1436.04 35735 x 35835 x 0.4 GEO 99.5W
1994 Sep 5			1435.99 35737 x 35831 x 1.6 GEO 100.5W
1995 Oct 24			1436.05 35752 x 35819 x 2.4 GEO 99.3W
1996 Dec 12			1436.11 35765 x 35807 x 3.2 GEO 99.4W
1998 Jan 1			1436.12 35776 x 35797 x 3.9 GEO 99.2W
1999 Jun 14			1436.14 35762 x 35812 x 4.8 GEO 99.7W
2001 Jan 1			1436.12 35692 x 35881 x 12.1 GEO 101.3E
2004 Dec 31			1436.12 35741 x 35833 x 14.5 GEO 99.2E
2007 Jan 1			1436.30 35707 x 35873 x 14.7 GEO 100.3E

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Swift

2004-047A

The Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer is a MIDEX mission selected mid 1999. PI Gehrels/GSFC. Spectrum Astro SA-200LL bus. (SA-200HP version). Launch by Delta 7320-10 to 600 x 600 km x 20 deg orbit. Control from GSFC via Malindi.

Size is 2.4h 1.7dia 1470 kg. ( 1331 kg as of 2003, 1550 kg max). Deployed 5.6m high 5.4m wide. Irreg cyl + 2 panels

XRT is f=3.5m 0.35m dia, 15" res, 23 arcmin FOV. with one 600 x 600 EPIC-MOS type CCD. Area 110 cm2 at 1.5 keV.

The largest instrument is BAT, a box about 2.5m across 1.5m high. It has a coded mask telescope with a CdZnTe solid state detector. Effective area is 5200 cm² and FOV is 1.4 sr with 17 arcmin PSF. Swift/BAT will also do a hard x-ray survey.

The UVOT optics were built from XMM/OM flight spares.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

Swift



2004 Nov 20	1716:00	Launch by Delta 7320-10C	CC SLC17A
		Azimuth 93 deg
		T+1:03 SRM 1-3 out
		T+1:06 SRM 1-3 sep 17 km	-6330? x 20? x 28?
		T+4:24 MECO
	1720	T+4:38 SES-1 112 km 5.3657km/s	-4450? x 180? x 28.5
		T+4:57 Fairing sep 125 km 5.431km/s	-4380? x 180?
	1726	T+10:16 SECO-1 189 km 7.7932 km/s	185.1 x 185.4 x 28.47
	1742	T+26:11 SES-2 182 km 7.7974 km/s
	1742	T+26:41 SECO-2 182 km 7.9186 km/s
	1827	T+1:11:17 SES-3 598 km 7.446km/s	181 x 618 x 26.1
	1828	T+1:12:11 SECO-3	600 x 600 x 20.7
	1836	T+1:20:00 Stage 2 sep
	1836	T+1:20:40 Stage 2 cold gas evasive
		T+1:42:30 SES-4
	1858	T+1:42:51 SECO-4
2004 Dec 7		XRT door open