Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Yaogan 2
2007-019A
Remote Sensing (Yaogan) satellite. Possibly an optical satellite, smaller mass than Yaogan 1 (500 kg class?).
| Yaogan | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 May 25 | 0712 | Launch by CZ-2D | JQ |
| 0724? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 2007 May 27 | 97.59 631 x 655 x 97.8 | ||
| 2009 Apr 6 | 97.58 630 x 655 x 97.9 | ||
Monday, April 27, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Soyuz TM-34 (Uranus)
2002-020A
Spacecraft 208 was used for the 4S (EP-3) taxi flight with KDR Yuriy Gidzenko, BI-1 Roberto Vittori and UKP Mark Shuttleworth.
Mark Shuttleworth was born in Welkom, S.A and lives in Cape Town. He was the founder of Thawte Consulting and the venture capital company HBD. He flew as a private citizen, his mission was called the FAIS (First African In Space) project. He will carry out experiments on stem cells, soluble protein crystallization, and physiology (heart and muscle monitoring).
TM-34 landed 100 km NE of Arkalyk. The MPAC/SEED C1 sample tray may have been returned on this flight.
| Soyuz TM-34 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Apr 25 | 0626:35 | Launch by Soyuz | KB LC1/5 |
| T+1:56 SAS sep | |||
| T+1:59 Strapons sep | |||
| 0629:18 | T+2:43 GO sep | ||
| T+4:47 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| 0635:19 | T+8:46 Blok I MECO | ||
| 0635:23 | T+8:50 Blok I sep | ||
| 1009:08 | DV1 15m/s 39s | 216 x 245 x 51.6 | |
| 1100:23 | DV2 16m/s 40s | 238 x 295 x 51.6 | |
| 2002 Apr 26 | 0721:49 | DV3 2m/s 6s | 246 x 292 x 51.6 |
| 2002 Apr 27 | 0544:51 | DV4 32m/s 78s | 281 x 354 x 51.6 |
| 0630:08 | DV5 33m/s 80s | 353 x 407 x 51.6 | |
| 0745? | Rendezvous | ||
| 0755:48 | Docked with Zarya nadir | ||
| 0925 | HO | ||
| 2002 Nov 9 | 1745 | HC | |
| 2044:05 | Undocked from Zarya nadir | ||
| Sep burn | |||
| 2309:49 | Deorbit 4:19 261s 115.2m/s | ||
| 2314:10 | DO complete | -8 x 401 x 51.6 | |
| 2334? | PAO, BO sep | ||
| 2337:49 | Entry at 101.4 km | ||
| 2002 Nov 10 | 0004:20 | Landed 50 59N 67 35 E | |
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Venesat (Simon Bolivar)
2008-055A
VENESAT-1 Venezuelan satellite with C, Ku payload built by China/CAST using DFH-4 bus.
Developed by the Centro Espacial Venezolano (CEV) for the Gobiemo Bolivariano de Venezuela Ministerio del Poder Popular para Ciencia y Tecnologia (MCT).
| Venesat-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Oct 29 | 1654 | Launch by CZ-3B | Xichang |
| T+2:07 Booster sep | |||
| T+2:27 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:52 Fairing | |||
| T+5:32 St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:32 St 3 MES-1 | |||
| 1704? | T+10:31? MECO-1 | 160? x 450? x 28.5? | |
| 1715? | T+21:21? MES-2 | ||
| 1717 | GTO perigee | ||
| 1718? | T+24:20? MECO-2 | 169 x 41771 x 24.80 | |
| 1720? | St 3 sep | ||
| 2008 Oct 29 | 749.18 169 x 41723 x 24.81 | ||
| 2008 Nov 12 | 1436.08 35784 x 35788 x 0.4 GEO 78.0W | ||
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Navstar 41
2000-071A
PRN 18, SVN 41 was sent to slot F-1 replacing IIA-17, which was moved to slot F5.
| Navstar 41 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Nov 10 | 1714:02 | Launch by Delta 2 | CC SLC17A |
| T+1:03 SRM 1-6 off | |||
| T+1:05 SRM 7-9 on | |||
| T+1:06 SRM 1-6 sep | |||
| T+2:12 SRM 7-9 sep | |||
| T+4:21 MECO | |||
| T+4:29 St 1 sep | |||
| T+4:34 SES-1 | |||
| T+4:50 Fairing sep | |||
| 1724 | T+10:34 SECO-1 | 153 x 418 x 36.9 | |
| 1733:56 | T+19:54 SES-2 35s | ||
| 1734:31 | T+20:29 SECO-2 | 172 x 1144 x 37.0 | |
| 1735 | T+21:22 St 2 sep | ||
| 1736:01 | T+21:59 PAM-D burn | ||
| 1737:28 | T+23:26 PAM-D burnout | ||
| 1739:21 | T+25:19 PAM D sep | ||
| 2000 Nov 11 | 356.68 106 x 20457 x 39.41 | ||
| 2000 Nov 12 | 2025? | AKM | 724.29 20177 x 20497 x 55.07 |
| 2000 Dec 1 | 721.33 20113 x 20416 x 55.08 | ||
AMC-18
2006-054B
Cable TV distribution to the US for SES Americom.
A2100A. Launch mass 2081 kg; 918 kg dry. Size 3.8 x 1.9 x 1.9m with 14.7m span.
| AMC 18 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Dec 8 | 2208 | Launch by Ariane 5ECA | |
| T+2:20 EAP sep | |||
| T+3:07 Fairing sep | |||
| T+8:55 EPC MECO | |||
| 2217 | T+9:01 EPC sep | -1282 x 233 x 6.87 | |
| 2217 | T+9:05 ESC-A burn | ||
| T+10:30 223 6.97 km/s | |||
| T+11:30 218 km 7.12 km/s | -577? x 218 | ||
| T+12:10 215 7.23 | |||
| T+12:30 213 7.28 | -104? x 213 | ||
| T+13:00 210 7.37 | 181? x 209 | ||
| 2232 | T+24:45 ESC-A MECO | ||
| 2234 | T+26:52 Wildblue-1 sep | ||
| 2238 | T+30:46 Sylda 5 sep | ||
| 2240 | T+32:02 AMC 18 sep | ||
| 2006 Dec 8 | 643.84 372 x 36269 x 1.8 | ||
| 2006 Dec 12 | 1179.56 26202 x 35753 x 0.1 | ||
| 2006 Dec 14 | 1400? | LAM | |
| 2006 Dec 18 | 1435.64 35768 x 35786 x 0.0 | ||
| 2006 Dec 23 | 1436.11 35784 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 80.0W | ||