DirecTV 11

 2008-013A

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Boeing 702 launch by Zenit-3SL Size 8.0 x 3.7 x 3.3m stowed, 8.0 x 7.3 x 48.1m deployed. Mass 6060 kg launch, 3700 kg BOL. 445N LAE plus four XIPS-25 thrusters.

DTV 11
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2008 Mar 19	2248	Launch by Zenit-3SL
		T+2:29 Stage 1 sep
		T+3:52 Fairing sep
	2256	T+8:31 Stage 2 sep	-2248 x 184 x 0.0
	2256	T+8:41 MES-1
	2301	T+13:10 DM MECO-1	180 x 236 x 0.0
	2331	T+43:10 DM MES-2
	2338	T+50:15 DM MECO-2	250 x 36482 x 0.0
	2348	T+1:00:55 DM sep
2008 Mar 20			645.78 267 x 36473 x 0.1
2008 Mar 24			699.80 473 x 38890 x 0.1
2008 Mar 27			735.23 468 x 40743 x 0.1
2008 Mar 27			886.54 7391 x 40991 x 1.2
2008 Mar 31			1113.77 17362 x 41065 x 0.8
2008 Apr 4	1800?	LAM
2008 Apr 4			1417.70 29624 x 41227 x 0.18 GEO 4.6E/d
2008 Apr 6			1417.64 29621 x 41228 x 0.18
2008 Apr 13			1431.58 30245 x 41151 x 0.2
2008 Apr 21			1439.89 31309 x 40410 x 0.2 GEO 75.1W+1.0W/d
2008 Apr 28			1440.11 32302 x 39428 x 0.1

STS-88 (Endeavour)

 1998-069A

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STS-88 was the first Station assembly flight, carrying the Unity module to Zarya.

The first launch attempt on Dec 3 was briefly held at T-4 min because of a sensor problem, and then scrubbed at T-19 seconds when the launch window ended.

During hard dock with Zarya, pressure from the RMS arm caused a slight misalignment, which was corrected when the arm was ungrappled.

The EVA includes a SAFER flight demonstration. The astronauts used the ODS hatch, emerging into the payload bay.

STS-88
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1998 Oct 15		Roll from OPF/1 to VAB/3
1998 Oct 15		Mate to ET-97/SRB RSRM-67
1998 Oct 22	0718	MLP-3 Roll to LC39A
1998 Dec 3	0858	RSLS hold T-19s
1998 Dec 4	0835:34	Launch
	0837:37	T+02:03 SRB Sep
	0837:48	OMS Assist burn 1:42
	0839:30	OMS Ass CO
	0843:57	T+08:22 MECO	88.38 75 x 313 x 51.6
	0844:16	T+08:59 ET sep
	0919:16	T+44:31 OMS-2 1:07 31m/s	89.73 204 x 317 x 51.6
	0920:22	OMS-2 CO
	1016	PLBD open
	1225:40	OMS-3 L NC1 14s 3m/s
	1225:55	OMS-3 CO
1998 Dec 5	2154:19	Grapple Unity
	2208:10	Unberth Unity
	2344:43	Soft dock PMA-2/ODS
	2352:40	Dock Unity PMA-2 and ODS
1998 Dec 6	0009:30	Ungrapple Unity
	0234	RMS berth
	0332:02	OMS-4 NC-4A L 1:50 26m/s
	0333:53	OMS-4 CO
	0628:58	RCS NC5 6s 0.4m/s
	0825:34	RCS NC5A 5s 0.3m/s COLA
	1934:37	OMS-5 R NC6 3:11 46m/s
	1937:48	OMS-5 CO
	0216:58	RCS NCC 3s 0.4m/s
	2114:42	OMS-6 TI L 16s 4m/s
	2114:58	OMS-6 CO
	2131	MC1
	2220	MC3
	2231	MC4
	2248	161m on -Rbar, begin flyaround
	2258	122m, 90 deg around
	2310	77m on +Rbar, begin approach
	2325	1.5m, stationkeep
	2347:02	Grapple Zarya
1998 Dec 7	0158	Ready to dock
	0207:15	Soft dock Zarya and PMA-1
	0212	Hard dock interrupted
	0243:52	RMS ungrapple Zarya
	0250:15	Hard dock
	0402	RMS berth
	2206:24	Depress complete
	2210	EVA-1 ODS hatch open
		7h 21min Ross, Newman
		Ross on RMS
		Connect PMA-2/Unity cables
		Install Unity EVA slide wire
		Connect PMA-1/Unity cables
		Connect Zarya/Unity power cables
1998 Dec 8	0034	Slidewire carrier loose
	0315	WIF socket and tether loose
		Newman on RMS
		EVA handles and sockets installed on Unity
	0530:43	EVA-1 Repress
	2035:34	Reboost-1 22:47 3m/s Raise orbit
	2058:21	End reboost
1998 Dec 9	2030:04	Depress
	2033	EVA-2 begin
		Ross, Newman
		Newman on RMS
		Install port S-band TDRS antenna on Unity
		Install stbd S-band TDRS antenna on Unity
		Install insulation blankets
		Free TORU antenna
1998 Dec 10	0052	Trunion pin cover lost
	0335:06	EVA-2 repress
	1954	ISS entry
	2112	Zarya entry
1998 Dec 11	2151s	Zarya hatch closed
1998 Dec 12	0026	Unity hatch closed
	2031:08	Depress
	2033	EVA-3 Ross. Newman 6:59
		Install Node Bag of EVA tools
		Remove PMA/Zarya docking cables
		SAFER test (Ross)
1998 Dec 13	0332:00	EVA-3 repress
	2024:35	T+9:11:12 Undock
		Back off to 137m
		Flyaround
	2148:00	RCS Sep burn 20s 1.6m/s
1998 Dec 14	0215:32	SIMPLEX OMS-7 R 10s 3m/s
	0215:43	OMS-7 CO
	0431	T+9:20:44 SAC-A ejected
1998 Dec 15	0209	T+10:18:17 Mightysat ejected
1998 Dec 16	0013	PLBD closed
	0248:04	T+11:17:20 Deorbit 3:01 103.5m/s
	0251:05	OMS DO CO
	0322:01	Entry interface
	0353:29	MGTD RW33
	0353:38	NGTD
	0354:21	WS
	1030	Tow to OPF/2

RapidEye 1

 2008-040C

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RapidEye AG of Brandenberg an der Havel launched five SSTL-150 sats for medium res, 6.5m resolution observation. The system will provide rapid-response data products for agricultural and forestry use, such as storm assessment damage. RapidEye was founded in 1998 by the Vereingte Hagel insurance firm. After bankruptcy in 2011 the company was bought by Iunctus Geomatics Corp of Lethridge, Alberta, Canada and became RapidEye Canada, Ltd.

The satellites were built and integrated by SSTL/Guildford, while the overall RapidEye space, ground and processing system prime contractor was MacDonald Dettwiler (Richmond, British Columbia). The imager was from Jena Optronik.

The satellites were named Tachys, Mati, Choma, Choros and Trochia, after the greek words TauAlphaChiUpsilon

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, MuAlphaTauIota, ChiOmegaMuAlpha, ChiOmegaRhoOmicron

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and TauRhoOmicronChiIotaAlpha, meaning Rapid, Eye, Earth, Space and Orbit or Path.

620 km SSO.

0.8m sized box, 150 kg. Solar arrays on 3 sides. Dnepr launch. Kosmotras.

All 5 satellites seemed to still be maintaining orbit in 2014.

RE-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2008 Aug 29	0715:58	Launch by Dnepr	KB
	0718	T+1:49? Stage 1 sep
	0720	T+4:36? GO
	0720?	T+4:41? St 2 sep
	0720?	T+4:45? DU on
	0730	Plume shield sep
	0730	DS MECO
	0730:59	Satellite separation
	0731:05	Sat-5 sep

Payload:

• CCD imager 0.1m aperture. 5 bands 0.44-0.85mu.

August 16,1998

 https://web.archive.org/web/20080504032843/http://digest-archive.degrassi.ca/DD36.htm

Kizuna

 2008-007A

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WINDS, the Wideband Internetworking Engineering Test and Demonstration Satellite, is an Asia-Pacific high bandwidth relay satellite using the COMETS bus. WINDS has the nickname Kizuna ('bonds') and was built by JAXA and NEC Toshiba Space. The Japanese Inst. of Comms. Tech. is also involved. The satellite seems to have been assembled at NT-S Keihin and at JAXA Tsukuba.

Launch by H-IIA 2024/4S. The HIIA second stage uses an improved LE-5B-2 with lower vibration.

Size 3.3m high 3.0m dia 21.6m span box + 2 panels. Mass 4850 kg full 2400 kg dry?

WINDS
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2008 Feb 23	0855	Launch by HIIA 2024 F14	TNSC
		T+0:10 SSB 1-2 on
		T+1:09 SSB 1-2 out
		T+1:16 SSB 3-4 on
		T+1:39 SRB-A out
		T+1:48 SRB-A sep 49 km
		T+2:15 SSB 3-4 out
		T+2:24 SSB 3-4 sep, 80 km
	0859	T+4:15 Fairing sep 160 km
	0901	T+6:36 MECO, 242 km
	0901	T+6:44 St 1 sep
	0901	T+6:40 SEIG1, 251 km
	0907	T+12:10 SECO1, 313 km
		115 x 314 x 30.1
	0918	T+23:51 SEIG2, 255 km
	0922	T+27:12 SECO2, 258 km
	0923	T+28:03 St 2 sep, 283 km in GTO
2008 Feb 24	0029	LAM-1 87min	4429 x 35827 x 15.86
2008 Feb 25	0025	LAM-2 74min	11971 x 35825 x 7.55 (JAXA)
	1537	873.774 11997 x 35797 x 7.58 (TLE)
2008 Feb 26	0529s	LAM-3 80 min	32261 x 35822 x 0.5
2008 Feb 27	0434	LAM-4 6 min	34652 x 35822 x 0.21
2008 Feb 29	0324	20N thruster, 9 min
2008 Mar 2			1421.80 35188 x 35824 x 0.10
2008 Mar 8			GEO 138.6E+3.6E/d

Payload:

• Ka-band dish 27/18 GHz

• On-board switching router

• MBA Multi-beam antenna reflector Asia-pacific, 2.4m dia, Ka

• MBA Multi-beam antenna reflector domestic, 2.4m dia, Ka

• APAA Active Phased Array Antenna, Ka

Milstar 6

 2003-012A

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The last Milstar II satellite was ready in 2003, for launch by Titan 4B(401) B-35 with TC-23 upper stage and a 76' fairing. The satellite was scheduled to be positioned at the 90W Atlantic position.

Milstar 2-F4 (DFS 6)
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2003 Apr 8	1343	Launch by Titan 4B	CC SLC40
		T+2:11 St 1 burn
		T+2:27 SRMU sep
		T+3:36 Fairing sep
		T+5:25 St 1 sep
	1352	T+9:15 St 2 MECO
		T+9:23 St 2 sep
	1352:44	T+9:44 TC-23 MES-1
	1354:44	T+11:44 TC-23 MECO-1	169 x 179 x 28.6
	1448:02	T+1:05:02 TC-23 MES-2
	1453:16	T+1:10:16 TC-23 MECO-2	206 x 35782? x 26.7
			631.25 204 x 35791 x 26.6 (UN)
	2006:05	T+6:23:05 TC-23 MES-3
	2008:17	T+6:25:17 TC-23 MECO-3
	2018:30	T+6:35:30 TC-23 Sep	35730 x 35740 ? x 4.5
2003 Jul 25			1438.1 35844 x 35847 x 4.5 (UN)