Saturday, February 21, 2009

Star One C2

 2008-018B


Thales Spacebus 3000B3 for 65W. 4100 kg full, 1754 kg dry.

Size 5.3 x 3.3 x 2.5m, 37.0m span.

To be located at 65W. Control from Guaratiba.


Star One C2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2008 Apr 18  2217 Launch by Ariane 5ECA L539  CSG ELA3 
  T+2:20 EAP sep 
  T+3:09 Fairing sep
 2225:55 T+8:55 EPC MECO 
 2226:01 T+9:01 EPC sep  -1405 x 211 x 7.4  
  T+9:05 ESC A MES 
 2241 T+24:41 ESC A MECO 
 2243 T+26:06 Star One sep 
 2245 T+28:45 Sylda 5 sep 
 2247 T+30:57 Vinasat sep 
  T+41:51 ESC-A passivation  
2008 Apr 21    741.47 6299 x 32517 x 1.0  
2008 Apr 27    1434.57 35729 x 35783 x 0.1 GEO 130.9E+0.4E/d 
2008 Apr 28    1436.81 35781 x 35819 x 0.1 GEO 68.0W+0.2W/d 
2008 May 3    1436.04 35784 x 35786 x 0.1 GEO 68.0W+0.01W/d 
2008 Jun 4    1436.14 35785 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 70.0W+0.02W/d 

Monday, February 16, 2009

Omid

 2009-004A


The payload was inserted into a 245 x 378 km orbit, with the stage 2 in a 246 x 438 km orbit. The two orbits intersect at 1842 UTC, which was the expected time of orbit insertion, suggesting payload separation with an 18 m/s ejection. Insertion was at the 246 km perigee over 65E 22N on azimuth 142 deg.


 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2009 Feb 2  1834?  Launch by Safir-2  Semnan? 
 1836?  Stage 1 sep 
 1836?  Stage 2 burn  
 1841?  Stage 2 burnout 
 1842?  Stage 2 sep  245 x 378 x 55.51 
 1843Omid sep 
 2010Stage 2 orbit  246 x 438 x 55

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Kosmos 2251

 1993-036A


Impacted Iridium 33 at 2009 Feb 10 1656 over 98E 72N


Kosmos-2251 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1993 Jun 16  0417:00  Launch by 11K65M  PL 
 0419  Stage 2 burn 
 0425? Stage 2 MECO-1 
 0451? Stage 2 MES-2 
 0451? T+34min Stage 2 MECO-2 
 0451? Stage 2 sep 
 0451  Eq cross at apogee  100.74 781 x 806 x 74.0  
2009 Feb 10  1656  Impacted Iridium 33 

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

WGS-1

 2007-046A


WGS SV-1 was placed over the Pacific after launch on Atlas V into supersynchronous orbit. It supports US Pacific Command, possibly from 132E.

Boeing 702A satellites. Control from Schriever/Colo 3SOPS. Managment at USAF SMC (LAAFB) with payload by SMDC/ARSTRAT. Four Army Wideband Satellite Operations Centers (WSOCs).

Replaces DSCS and GBS; will be replaced by AWS (Advanced Wideband System). X-band; Ka-band intersatellite links.

(Was Wideband Gapfiller). Later WGS will have GBS Global Broadcast System, followon to payloads on UHF FO satellites.

Launch now due 2007 Jun. by Atlas V 421 S/N AV-011, a 4-meter fairing, an SEC Centaur, and two SRBs.

Launch mass 5768 kg. Size 6.0m? high 3.0?m wide with span of 46?m


WGS SV1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2007 Oct 11  0022 Launch by Atlas V  CC SLC41 
  T+2:28 SRB sep 
  T+4:14 BECO 
  T+4:20 Atlas sep 
  T+4:30 Centaur MES1 
 0026 T+4:38 PLF jettison 
 0037 T+15:12 Centaur MECO-1  180? x 400? x ? 
 0046 T+24:10 MES-2 272s 
 0050 T+28:42 MECO-2  408 x 65875 x 20.7 (plan) 
   392 x 65303 x 20.5 (UN) 
 0053 T+31:31 Centaur sep  477 x 66847 x 20.1 (TLE) 
   405 x 65173 x 20.5 (UN B) 
 0056 T+34:42 Centaur CCAM end  
2007 Oct 13?   LAM  
2007 Oct 15?   GEO  
2008 Jan 28   WGS handed over from Boeing to 3SOPS 

Payload:

  • X-band with 8 steerable beams

  • Ka-band with 10 steerable diplexed antennas

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