Friday, March 23, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Intelsat 907
2003-007A
The last Ariane 4 carried another Intelsat 9 to orbit. Mass 4680 kg full, 2838 kg BOL, 1973 kg dry. Size 2.8 x 3.5 x 5.6m with 31 m span. Ariane 4 medium fairing 9.6m and 42 kg adapter ACU1194A.
| Intelsat 907 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Feb 15 | 0700 | Launch by Ariane 44L | |
| T+2:29 PAL 2,4 sep | |||
| T+2:30 PAL 1,3 sep | |||
| T+3:25 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+3:30 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:31 St 2 MES | |||
| T+4:18 Fairing sep | |||
| T+5:36 St 2 MECO | |||
| T+5:42 St 2 sep | |||
| 0705 | T+5:45 St 3 MES | ||
| 0718 | T+18:47 St 3 MECO | ||
| 0720 | T+20:55 St 3 sep | ||
| T+22:29 end of V159 mission | |||
| 2003 Feb 15 | 1301 | 653.91 256 x 36899 x 7.0 | |
| 2003 Feb | LAM-1 | ||
| 2003 Feb | LAM-2 | ||
| 2003 Feb 19 | LAM-3 | ||
| 2003 Feb 19 | 0409 | 1323.80 31419 x 35697 x 0.4 | |
| 2003 Feb 21 | 2100? | LAM-4 | |
| 2003 Feb 21 | 2122 | 1428.53 35564 x 35712 x 0.1 GEO 28W+2E | |
| 2003 Feb 25 | 1014 | 1436.13 35777 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 25.8W | |
| 2003 May 12 | 1436.03 35775 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 27.2W | ||
| 2006 Aug 8 | 1436.10 35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 27.5W | ||
Spot 5
2002-021A
SPOT 5 will have a resolution of 2.5m (pan) and 10-20m (color), with a 60 km field of view. Mass will be 3030 kg. SPOT 5 is built by Matra/Toulouse. Orbit will be 832 km sun-synch. Size is 3.1 x 3.1 x 5.7m plus an end-mounted transverse solar panel of about 7m. Total length deployed is probably 10m.
| SPOT 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 May 4 | 0131:46 | Launch by Ariane 42P V151 | CSG ELA2 |
| T+1:31 PAL sep | |||
| T+3:20 St 1 sep 78.2 km 1.87 km/s | |||
| T+3:23 St 2 burn | |||
| T+3:53 Fairing sep 137 km 2.40 km/s | |||
| T+5:31 St 2 sep 277 km 3.91 km/s | |||
| T+5:36 St 3 burn | |||
| T+9:21 600 km 4.14 km/s | |||
| T+15:44 802 km 6.05 km/s | |||
| T+16:30 806 km 6,42 km/s | |||
| 0150:18 | T+18:32 St 3 MECO | ||
| 0151:01 | T+19:15 St 3 sep | ||
| T+25:36 St 3 end of mission | |||
| 2002 May 13 | 101.24 816 x 818 x 98.8 | ||
| 2002 May 15 | Orbit raise to operational orbit | ||
| 2002 May 15 | 101.41 824 x 825 x 98.8 | ||
| 2006 Aug 8 | 101.41 824 x 825 x 98.7 | ||
Payload:
- AOCS 150 kg hydrazine, 15N thrusters
- HRVIR Imaging cameras
- Pan Cameras, 2.5-m res pan
- Multispectral cameras 20-m res color, 3 vis and 1 IR band
Monday, March 19, 2007
DBS 1
1993-078A
DirecTV, a subsidiary of Hughes HCI, ordered two Hughes HS-601 satellites for Ku-band DTH domestic US television broadcasting. The first DBS satellite was launched in Dec 1993, by which time DirecTV Inc. was a separate Hughes Electronics company and no longer part of HCI. Half of the satellite capacity was sold to US Satellite Broadcasting (USSB). The DBS 1 satellite had a mass of 1270 kg, with 1590 kg of fuel in GTO and 455 kg of fuel at BOL. The bus was 2.3 x 2.3 x 2.6 m in size with a 26.2 m solar panel span.
| DBS 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Dec 18 | 0127:00 | Launch by Ariane | |
| 1993 Dec 18 | 0129 | PAL sep (2:21) | |
| 0130 | St 1 sep (3:32) | ||
| 0131 | Fairing sep (4:31) | ||
| 0132 | St 2 sep (5:44) | ||
| 0132 | St 3 TIG (5:49) | ||
| 0145 | St 3 MECO (18:13) | ||
| 0148 | DBS 1 sep (21:37) | ||
| 1993 Dec 18 | 638.17 214 x 36136 x 4.0 | ||
| 1993 Dec 21 | 1156.47 24104 x 36132 x 0.5 | ||
| 1993 Dec 21 | 2041? | LAM | |
| 1993 Dec 23 | 1402.10 34134 x 36102 x 0.1 | ||
| 1994 Jan 5 | 1436.10 35767 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 101.3W | ||
| 1994 Jan 25 | 1436.08 35767 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 101.2W | ||
| 1995 Jul 25 | 1436.09 35777 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 101.3W | ||
| 1997 Feb 10 | 1436.10 35777 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 101.2W | ||
| 1998 Jul 4 | Primary SCP failed | ||
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1436.11 35776 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 101.2W | ||
| 1999 Dec 5 | mv out | ||
| 1999 Dec 8 | 1441.86 35888 x 35910 x 0.01 | ||
| 1999 Dec 21 | mv in | 1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.01 GEO 109.8W | |
| 2000 Jun 14 | 1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.05 GEO 109.8W | ||
| 2003 Jul 19 | mv out | 110W | |
| 2003 Jul 30 | mv in | 102W | |
| 2005 Jul 15 | 1436.08 35782 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 101.1W | ||
| 2005 Jul | mv out to 72W | ||
| 2005 Aug 21 | 1435.84 35772 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 72.6W | ||
Kosmos 2402
2003-056A
11F654M Uragan satellite 794. The first set launched with a Briz-M upper stage, with the Proton third stage suborbital and falling in the Pacific. The first Briz burn lasted 24 minutes, with orbit achieved a full 35 min after liftoff. Briz-M no. 88506 was used.
| Kosmos-2402 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Dec 10 | 1742:12 | Launch by Proton-K/Briz-M | KB LC81 |
| T+1:58 St 2 start | |||
| T+2:03 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:03 GO sep | |||
| T+5:28 St 2 MECO | |||
| 1747:43 | T+5:31 St 2 sep | ||
| 1751:45 | T+9:33 St 3 MECO | -1200 x 181 x 51.55 | |
| 1751:56 | T+9:44 St 3 sep | ||
| 1753:54 | T+11:42 Briz MES1 | ||
| 1803? | T+21.5m? Positive perigee | ||
| 1805? | T+23.0m? Circular orbit? | ||
| 1817:24 | T+35:12 Briz MECO1 | 190 x 4347 x 52.4 | |
| 2023:19 | T+2:41:07 MES-2 | ||
| 2028 | Perigee on equator | ||
| 2036:48 | T+2:54:36 MECO2 | ||
| 2038:08 | T+2:55:56 DTB sep | 291 x 19093 x 53.08 | |
| 2313:27 | T+5:31:15 MES-3 | ||
| 2317 | DTB Apogee on equator | ||
| 2323:29 | T+5:41:17 MECO3 | ||
| 2324:52 | T+5:42:40 Briz sep | 18929 x 19328 x 65.11 | |
| 2325 | Deployed | ||
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Soyuz TMA-5 (Tian Shan)
2004-040A
11F732 No. 215 was used for the Soyuz TMA-5 flight carrying Expedition 10 to the ISS, mission 9S. Crew was Salizhan Sharipov (Kdr Soyuz, BI ISS-10), Leroy Chiao (BI-1 Soyuz, Cdr ISS) and Yuriy Shargin (BI-2 Soyuz, BI of EP-7 crew).
Callsign Tyan'-Shan' (Tien Shan).
Launch mass 7270 kg. Docking mass 6849 kg, undocking 6862 kg.
Landing position 51 03N 67 18E, very close to the target.
| Soyuz TMA-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Oct 14 | 0306:26 | Launch by Soyuz-FG No. 0112 | PU5 |
| T+1:53 SAS sep | |||
| T+1:57 Strapons sep | |||
| T+2:37 Fairing sep | |||
| 0310 | T+4:47 Blok A sep | ||
| T+4:57 KhO interstage sep | |||
| 0315:11 | T+8:45 Blok I MECO | ||
| 0315:14 | T+8:48 Blok I sep | ||
| 0818:52 | DV1 13.8m/s 35s SKD | ||
| 0904:19 | DV2 4.6m/s 12.6s SKD | ||
| 1715 | 89.26 231 x 243 x 51.6 | ||
| 2004 Oct 15 | 0353:30 | DV3 1.9m/s 6s SKD | |
| 2004 Oct 16 | 0300 | 91.77 355 x 367 x 51.6 | |
| 0355 | Begin flyaround | ||
| 0400:42 | Stationkeeping with Pirs at 243 m | ||
| 0404 | Resume approach | ||
| 0408 | At 97 m, halt | ||
| 0410 | Resume approach | ||
| 0415:32 | Docked with Pirs | ||
| 0714 | HO to ISS | ||
| 2004 Oct 22 | 91.75 354 x 366 x 51.6 | ||
| 2004 Nov 29 | 0932 | Undock from Pirs | |
| At 30 m | |||
| Approach | |||
| 0953 | Dock with Zarya | ||
| 2005 Apr 24 | 1545 | HC | |
| 1844:40 | Undock Zarya | ||
| 1847:43 | Sep burn 8s | ||
| 2116:38 | Deorbit 278 kg 4:19 115.4 m/s | ||
| 2120:50 | DO CO | -35 x 355 x 51.6 | |
| 2141:28 | Modules sep | ||
| 2144:25 | Entry interface | ||
| 2208:27 | Landing at 51 03 24.96N 67 18 02.88E | ||
Inmarsat 303
1996-070A
Lockheed Martin Telecommunications built the third Inmarsat III, this time with the usual apogee motor for Atlas launch from Canaveral. Mass was 2071 kg.
| Inmarsat III F3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Dec 18 | 0157 | Launch by Atlas IIA AC-129 | CC LC36 |
| 0159 | Atlas booster sep | ||
| 0201 | Atlas sep | ||
| 0201 | Centaur MES-1 | ||
| 0207? | Centaur MECO-1 | 200? x 1045? x 28.5? | |
| 0222? | Centaur MES-2 | ||
| 0223? | Centaur MECO-2 | ||
| 0229 | Centaur sep T+32:02 | ||
| 1996 Dec 19 | 646.66 1007 x 35778 x 22.7 | ||
| 1996 Dec 20 | 0250? | AKM | |
| 1996 Dec 20 | 1429.48 35450 x 35863 x 2.7 GEO 154.8E+1.6E | ||
| 1996 Dec 27 | 1436.16 35698 x 35877 x 2.7 GEO 158.1E | ||
| 1997 Jan 15 | 1436.25 35694 x 35884 x 2.6 GEO 157.4E | ||
| 1997 Jan | mv out | ||
| 1997 Feb 1 | mv in | 1436.07 35768 x 35804 x 2.6 GEO 177.9E | |
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1436.05 35768 x 35802 x 0.6 GEO 178.1E | ||
| 2006 Aug 2 | 1436.10 35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 178.1E | ||
Thuraya 1
2000-066A
The Emirates Telecommunications Corp. of Abu Dhabi (Etisalat) contracted for the Al Thuraya comsat system for Middle East mobile telephony services and spun off Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications. Thuraya uses a Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) Boeing 702/GEM (Hughes HS-GEM, GEO Mobile) model with large 12.25m, 78 kg L-band antenna, based on the HS-702 bus. Power will be 13 kW. Launch 2000 May by Zenit-3SL, with HSC turning over the satellite to Thuraya after 4 months in orbit. Problems with the system meant that Thuraya Satellite Comms finally accepted the overall system in Feb 2002.
Mass is 5108 kg launch. Span is 34.5m. Location 44E.
In 2003, it was planned to lease the satellite to Planetel (California) to provide mobile comms to Asia. It moved to 52E in Aug-Sep 2003 and then to 98E in Jul 2004.
| Thuraya 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Oct 21 | 0552 | Launch by Zenit-3SL | Odyssey |
| T+2:21 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:29 St 2 MES | |||
| T+3:33 Fairing sep | |||
| T+7:20 St 2 MECO | |||
| 0600 | T+8:35 St 2 sep | -2212 x 182 | |
| T+8:40? Adapter sep | -2212 x 182 | ||
| T+8:45 DM-SL MES-1 | |||
| 0604 | T+12:50 DM-SL MECO-1 | 180 x 200 x 6.3 | |
| 0733 | T+1:41:00 DM-SL MES-2 | ||
| T+1:47:35 DM-SL MECO-2 | 210 x 35891 x 6.3 | ||
| 0751 | T+1:59:05 DM-SL sep | ||
| T+5:13:19 DM-SL disposal orbit | |||
| 2000 Oct 21 | 632.01 222 x 35812 x 6.4 | ||
| 2000 Oct 24 | LAM1 | 637.44 567 x 35745 x 6.5 | |
| 2000 Oct 25 | LAM2 | 720.15 4693 x 35777 x 5.3 | |
| 2000 Oct 26 | LAM | 793.23 8269 x 35744 x 5.9 | |
| 2000 Oct 28 | LAM3 | 976.16 16681 x 35755 x 5.9 | |
| 2000 Oct 30? | 0600? | LAM4 | |
| 2000 Oct 31 | 1399.89 34380 x 35769 x 6.4 | ||
| 2000 Nov 3 | LAM5 | 1497.98 33812 x 40166 x 6.1 | |
| 2000 Nov 15 | 1435.97 35738 x 35830 x 6.2 GEO 43.4E | ||
| 2000 Dec 7 | 1436.12 35744 x 35829 x 6.2 GEO 44.3E | ||
| 2003 Aug 27 | mv out | GEO 44E | |
| 2003 Sep 20 | Arrive 52E | 1436.09 35766 x 35806 x 4.5 GEO 52.44E | |
| 2004 Jun 16 | 1436.05 35767 x 35804 x 4.1 GEO 52.4E | ||
| 2004 Aug 4 | Arrive at 98E | ||
| 2004 Aug 25 | 1436.13 35766 x 35807 x 4.0 GEO 98.4E | ||
| 2006 Aug 2 | 1436.15 35765 x 35810 x 3.1 GEO 98.5E | ||
| 2007 May 10 | 1436.11 35765 x 35808 x 3.0 GEO 98.6E | ||