Space Exploration: Triumphs And Tragedies

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Aviation Week: October 15,2007

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The Class Of '58 Writes A Book: A Collection Of Original Stories By The Class Of 1958

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Telstar 8

 2005-022A

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IA-8, formerly Loral Skynet Telstar 8, is a 5493 kg FS-1300S (or 1300E?), first extended bus satellite. Total of 92 transponders. Launch by Zenit-3SL. Sold to Intelsat prior to launch in 2003. In 2007 it was renamed Galaxy 28.

IA8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2005 Jun 23	1402:59	Launch by Zenit-3SL No. 14	Odyssey
		T+2:29 St 1 sep
		T+3:41 PLF sep
		T+8:35 St 2 sep	-2138 x 179 x 0
		T+8:45 DM MES-1
	1422:24	T+19:25 DM MECO-1	144 x 35609 x 0.1
	1432:14	T+29:15 DM sep
			202 x 35636 x 0 (RKKE)
2005 Jun 24			627.85 165 x 35651 x 0.0
2005 Jun 24	0600?	LAM-1	1150.49 24248 x 35558 x 0.1
2005 Jun 28	0345?	LAM-2	1380.86 33762 x 35634 x 0.17
2005 Jun 29			1426.82 35542 x 35667 x 0.02
2005 Jul 11			1436.10 35766 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 89.0W
2006 Aug 8			1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 89.0W

Space and Astronomy

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Telecom 2C

 1995-067A

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Telecom 2C was the third Eurostar class payload for France Telecom. Launch mass was 2283 kg, BOL mass was 1360 kg, and dry mass was 1120 kg. The bus was 1.9 x 2.6m across and 3.1 m high, with a 22m solar panel span.

Telecom 2C
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1995 Dec 6	2323	Launch by Ariane 44P (V81)	CSG ELA2
	2326	Stage 1 sep
	2326	Stage 2 on
	2327	Fairing 01 sep
	2328	Stage 2 off (T+5:42)
	2328	Stage 3 on (T+5:48)
	2340	H-10-III cutoff (T+17:06)
	2344	Telecom 2C sep from Mini-Spelda (T+21:18)	630.1 224 x 35712 x 6.8
1995 Dec 7			630.11 223 x 35677 x 7.0
1995 Dec 17			629.42 223 x 35677 x 7.0
1995 Dec 18?		LAM burn
1995 Dec 20?		LAM burn
1995 Dec 21			1435.91 35765 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 1.0E+0.04E
1995 Dec 24			1436.02 35777 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 1.0E
1996 Jan 18		mv out
1996 Jan 26		mv in 3E
1996 Feb 18			1436.09 35767 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 3.0E
1998 Oct 23			1436.05 35771 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 3.0E
2001 Feb 7			1436.04 35768 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 3.1E
2007 Jul 24			1436.08 35763 x 35808 x 2.5 GEO 3.1E

Aviation Week: November 19,2007

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Foton 2005

 2005-020A

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Launch mass 6425 kg (TsENKI says 6535 kg). Total internal payload mass 382 kg.

Foton M-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2005 May 31	1200:00	Launch by Soyuz-U Zh15000-091	KB LC1/5
		T+1:58 Strapon sep
		T+2:36 GO sep
		T+4:47 Blok A sep
		T+4:50 KhO sep
		T+8:46 Blok I MECO
	1208:49	T+8:49 Blok I sep	258 x 291 x 63.0
2005 Jun 16
	0705	T+15.6d Deorbit burn 137m/s	248 x 276 x 63.0
		Deorbit complete	-220 x 268 x 63.0
	0715?	Battery and PO sep
	0729	Parachute system deploy
	0736	SA landing 52N 64E 140 km SE Kustanai

Payload:

• ESA TCA Tether Cutter Assembly (on battery pack)

• Fluidpac, fluid physics

• Telesupport

• Biopan, 9 exobio and radiation exposure expts

• SCCO diffusion effects on crude oil

• AGAT diffusion coeffs in alloys

• Stone - 2 0.5 kg meteoritic entry expts

• Outreach - 3 edu expts.

• Aquacells - bio, aquatic microorgs, DLR

• Polizon - KBOM crystal growth

• Keramik DLR entry expt.

• Favorite Life support electrolysis test

• DataLogger, ESA/TsSKB Foton environment monitoring

• TAS-3 Triax accelerometer

Gorizont 31

 1996-005A

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The penultimate Gorizont satellite was launched in Jan 1996 to 40 deg E for testing. It moved to 102E in 2002 and 140E the following year.

Gorizont (31)
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1996 Jan 25	0956:00	Launch by Proton-K/DM2	KB
	1005	8S812 burn, orbit insertion	88.30 186 x 195 x 51.63
	1100?	Blok-DM2 burn 1
	1620?	Blok-DM2 burn 2
	1640?	Blok-DM2 sep	1482.58 36573 x 36810 x 1.51
1996 Jan 27			1482.58 36573 x 36810 x 1.5 GEO 94.4E+11.3W
1996 Jan 30	1700		1448.26 35907 x 36141 x 1.63
1996 Feb 2	1619		1436.41 35763 x 35822 x 1.52 GEO 40E
1996 Feb 9			1436.32 35763 x 35818 x 1.5 GEO 40.1E
1997 Oct 18			1436.29 35776 x 35804 x 0.3 GEO 40.2E
1999 Oct 18			1436.24 35779 x 35799 x 1.3 GEO 40.1E
2002 Sep		mv out
2002 Sep		mv in	GEO 102E
2003 Jul 5			1435.96 35780 x 35784 x 4.4 GEO 102.7E
2003 Aug 8?		mv up
2003 Sep 5			1434.33 35719 x 35784 x 4.5
2003 Nov 12		move in at 140E	1436.13 35769 x 35804 x 4.7 GEO 140.2E
2006 May 4			1436.17 35783 x 35792 x 6.9 GEO 140.0E