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Sunday, August 30, 2009

FUSE

1999-035A

The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer was originally the last Delta explorer. It was descoped in the mid 1990s and a revised, smaller spacecraft was built by Orbital/Germantown for JHU. The new FUSE is a MIDEX class mission. The bus is the medium LeoStar bus derived from the Fairchild MMS.

The spacecraft has a mass of 1130 to 1220 kg. Launch vehicle is a Delta 7320-10. Bus mass is 580 kg; instrument mass is 780 kg. Total mass is 1360 kg. The 0.35m telescope has four off-axis parabolas with an effective area of 80 sq cm and 1.5 arcsec resolution. Wavelength range covered is 905-1195A. The satellite is 1.2 x 1.8 x 5.5m in size with about a 6.0m solar panel span.

The effect of FBC was apparent as understaffing meant less prelaunch testing and more small teething troubles on orbit. Initially large slit observations were done as the channel alignment and wavelength calibration were refined. In early 2000 the D/H measurement with the narrow slit was begun.

On 2004 Jun 6, nine debris objects were emitted from FUSE at the time of a sensor door closing in safemode; they were probably pieces of insulation.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

FUSE



1999 Jun 24	1544:00	Launch by Delta 271	CC LC17A
		T+1:03 SRM burnout
		T+1:06 SRM sep
		T+4:24 MECO
		T+4:37 SES-1
		T+4:58 Fairing sep
	1554	T+10:17 SECO-1	185 x 855 x 28.8
	1652	T+1:08:22 SES-2
	1653	T+1:09:07 SECO-2	100.08 754 x 769 x 25.0
	1700	T+1:16:05 Stage 2 sep
	1714	Stage 2 depletion burn	95.63 182 x 915 x 19.1
1999 Nov		Science operations begin
2001 May 31		Wheel failure 1
2001 Dec 10		Reaction wheel failure (2nd of 4)
2002 Mar 2?		FUSE restored to operation
2003 Jul		Zero gyro mode installed
2004 Jun 6		Safemode, debris objects
2004 Dec 27		Safemode,reaction wheel problem
2005 Nov		Resumed operations
2007 Jul 12		Last reaction wheel fails, end of science ops
2007 Oct 18		Decomissioned

Payload:

HRS High Resolution Spectrograph

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Russian Planetary Exploration: History, Development, Legacy and Prospects

https://welib.org/md5/150f7bd6697f9a3240a9f8a706c2c8c8

Friday, August 28, 2009

Whitemarsh Valley Pennsylvania Country Club - The First 100 Years

https://welib.org/md5/0089ab9169dc961177fffbc4c225ca35

TSL: members of the Unicorn Club

Janet Howell (founder, 1984-1989)
Jill Scott (1984-1988)
Betty Martin (1984-1989, first president)
Anna Halder (1984-1988)
Georgia Johnson (1984-1987)
Alexandra Buerhle (1984-1991)
Roberta Manning (1985-1987)
Jana Gilbert (1985-1990)
Elizabeth Britton (1985-1990)
Lea Britton (1985-1991)
Samantha Green (1985-1988)
Mira Carter (1985-1990)
Julie Laufeld (1985-1991)
Kristin McGuire (1985-1993, second president)
Josie Johnston (1986-1990)
Bonnie Irris (1986-1991)
Cara Walker (1986-1994)
Suzanne Hanlon (1986-1990)
Johanna Porter (1986-1991)
Julie Porter (1986-1990)
Brenda Andes (1987-1990)
Helen Bradley (1987-1992)
Kimberly Haver (1987-1991)
Amanda Miller (1987-1993)
Ellen Riteman (1987-1990, third president)
Elizabeth Wakefield (1987-1991)
Jessica Wakefield (1987-1992)
Tamara Chase (1987-1992)
Grace Oliver (1987-1992, fourth president)
Elizabeth Gordon (1987-1990)
Mary Wallace (1987-1992)
Belinda Layton (1987-1991)
Amy Sutton (1987-1990)
Mary Judson (1987-1991)
Lila Fowler (1987-1993)
Brooke Dennis (1987-1992)
Rosie Shaw (1987-1991)
April Sullivan (1988-1993)
Annie Whitman (1988-1991)
Tina Ayala (1988-1990)
Aline Montgomery (1988-1992)
Lori Banks (1988-1993)
Rachel Grant (1988-1993)
Sharon Haver (1988-1992)
Michelle Accette (1988-1990)
Alexa Pappadopolos (1988-1993)
Heather Sanford (1988-1991)
Maria Slater (1988-1994)
Katie Matthews (1988-1993)
Bethel McCoy (1988-1992, fifth president)
Emily Bourne (1988-1994)
Christa Sanchez (1989-1994)
Antonia Young (1989-1993)
Tricia Daly (1989-1993)
Sabrina Grissom (1989-1996)
Michelle Potter (1989-1994)
Vanessa Ruiz (1989-1995)
Kali Grant (1989-1994)
Nikki Mallone (1989-1995)
Laura Devlin (1989-1993)
Liv Whitney (1989-1996, sixth president)
Danielle Poole (1989-1994)
Elise Richardson (1989-1995)
Andrea Cooper (1990-1995)
Caitlin Goldman (1990-1996)
Jennifer Santelli (1990-1995)
Abby Ehrens (1990-1994)
Nora Mercandy (1990-1997)
Gail Collins (1990-1995)
Krista McClure (1990-1996)
Jenna Reyes (1990-1997)
Chloe Pappadopolos (1990-1998, seventh president)
Alicia Buerhle (1990-1996)
Kendra Mason (1990-1996)
Lily Moon (1990-1997)
Victoria Hanlon (1990-1997)
Kelsey Wood (1990-1996)
Tara Wood (1990-1997)
Isabelle Shaw (1990-1996)
Angela Jeremiah (1991-1997)

The Sweet Life: Sweet Valley High School classes

1988

1. Joseph Arthur Howell

1991

1. Janet Pauline Howell

2. Charles James Markus

3. Elizabeth Rosanna Martin

4. Belinda Jill Winkler

1992

1. Anne Julia Hunter

2. Susan Rae Jacks

3. Jacqueline Diane Perkins

4. John Glenn Simpson

5. Steven Harris Wakefield

1993

1. Lorraine Wilhelmina Delacorte

2. Lucia Rose Fernandez

3. Bryant Lester Thomas

1994

1. Michelle Diana Accette

2. Camilla Helene Adams

3. Teresa Rae Adams

4. Danielle Joy Alexander

5. Kirk Richard Anderson

6. Brenda Jayne Andes

7. Kathleen Anne Arnfield

8. Tracey Julia Atkins

9. Sabrina Evelyn Avery

10. Cristina Maris Ayala

11. Sandra Louise Bacon

12. Gloria Rose Banks

13. Roger Lucas Barrett-Patman

14. James William Barton

15. Susan Marie Barton

16. Kelly Sara Bates

17. Ginny Jo Belasca

18. Alicia Jennifer Benson

19. Lucy Flora Benson

20. Sonia Kathleen Bentley

21. Peter Thomas Blake

22. Joshua Cedric Bowen

23. Helen Emma Bradley

24. Timothy Robert Bradley

25. Jordan Wilshire Brentwood

26. Melanie Lilian Brodie

27. Brandi April Brown

28. Lavender Ann Brown

29. Stacey Johanna Cabot

30. Christy Laura Callahan

31. Richard Aric Capaldo

32. Leslie Hannah Carlisle

33. Charles Steven Cashman

34. Tamara Christine Chase

35. William Michael Chase

36. Guy Charles Chesney

37. Radley Keith Coleman

38. Theodore James Collins

39. Ginny Lu Culpepper

40. Aaron James Dallas

41. Nicole Evelyn Darling

42. Olivia Maria Davidson

43. April Rae Dawson

44. Peter Thomas DeHaven

45. Leslie Varina Decker

46. Maxwell Phillip Dellon

47. Brooke May Dennis

48. Bianca Susan Dupree

49. Patricia Beverly Duvall

50. Ronald Walton Edwards

51. Winston Leonard Egbert

52. Mandy Jayne Farmer

53. Erica Louise Farrell

54. Heather Elizabeth Farrell

55. Alanna Faye Feldman

56. Sandra Chase Ferris

57. Bryce Oliver Fisherman

58. Sophia Julia Fisherman

59. Melanie April Forman

60. Leslie Maria Forsythe

61. Lila Victoria Fowler

62. Lacey Stephanie Frells

63. Jeffrey Eric French

64. Mark Bryce Gathers

65. Teresa Fay Gathers

66. Cameron Peter Geary

67. Wendy Hanna Gibson

68. Patricia Rebecca Gilbert

69. Kerry Sabrina Glenn

70. Deanna Susan Gordon

71. Elizabeth Felice Gordon

72. Christian Leonard Gorman

73. Rachel May Grant

74. Hugh Robert Grayson

75. Denise Louise Hadley

76. Roland Garrick Hamilton

77. Suzanne Isabella Hanlon

78. Michael Durran Harris

79. Kimberly Hanna Haver

80. Sharon Victoria Haver

81. Amanda Elyse Hayes

82. Margaret Robin Hecht

83. Robert Bryn Hendricks

84. Lynette Evanna Henry

85. Allison Sara Hunter

86. Bonnie Susan Irris

87. Lynne Teresa Jacobs

88. Dennis Richard Jacobson

89. Pamela Laurel Jacobson

90. Rosa Elizaveta Jameson

91. Troy Frederick Jeffries

92. Antonia Charlotte Jennings

93. Joseph Martin Jeremiah

94. Theodore Wayne Johnson

95. Thomas Cyrus Josephs

96. Mary Victoria Judson

97. Lianne Susan Kane

98. Diane Elizabeth Kaplan

99. Darcy Kathleen Kayman

100. Dana Alicia Larson

101. Jeremy Charles Larson

102. Sally Brenna Larson

103. Belinda Joan Layton

104. Manuel Rinaldo Lopez

105. Therese Rosa Lyman

106. Michael Damon McAllery

107. Bethel Laura McCoy

108. Thomas Kent McKay

109. Heather Marie Mallone

110. Roberta Christine Manning

111. Patricia Jean Martin

112. Randall Patrick Mason

113. Kenneth Howard Matthews

114. Emily Jane Mayer

115. Kathleen Rose Mead

116. Claire Georgina Middleton

117. Amanda Sylvie Miller

118. Jennifer Dinah Mitchell

119. Aline Susan Montgomery

120. Johanna Pauline Morris

121. Nicolas Victor Morrow

122. Regina Anne Morrow

123. Shellae Julia Mueller

124. Chloe Hannah Murphy

125. Christine Samantha Nelson

126. Michele Emily Novak

127. Grace Nicola Oliver

128. Richard Alton Ordway

129. Alexandria Elena Pappadopolos

130. Bruce Vincent Patman

131. Caroline Josie Pearce

132. John Douglas Pfeiffer

133. Daniel Beren Porter

134. Johanna Gayle Porter

135. Julia Lee Porter

136. David Louis Prentiss

137. Cherie Angela Reese

138. James Mark Regis

139. Abigail Bain Richardson

140. Ellen Vanessa Riteman

141. Teresa Joanna Rivera

142. Barry Joseph Roarke

143. James Ward Robertson

144. Pamela Irene Robertson

145. Carter Steven Rollins

146. Enid Alexandra Rollins

147. Tara Belle Rosier

148. Caitlin Marie Ryan

149. Heather Anne Sanford

150. Dianne Grace Santelli

151. Maria Lucia Santelli

152. Dawn Read Schafer

153. Jeffrey Allen Schafer

154. Daniel James Scott

155. Christine Paula Seltzer

156. Rose Julia Shaw

157. Nicolas Edwin Shepard

158. Paul Jacob Sherwood

159. Archibald Rupert Simpson

160. Eva Marie Simpson

161. Andrea Patrice Slade

162. Maria Leslie Slater

163. Shanelle Hanna Spencer

164. Susan Kristina Stewart

165. Daniel Alexander Stouffer

166. April Emily Sullivan

167. Blaise Irene Summers

168. Amanda Mary Sutton

169. Larke Nicole Tanner

170. Kristin Haley Thompson

171. Scott Matthew Trost

172. Cathy Rae Ulrich

173. David Leonard Wakefield

174. Elizabeth Alice Wakefield

175. James George Wakefield

176. Jessica Helen Wakefield

177. Matthew Cameron Wakefield

178. Cara Lindsay Walker

179. Mary Ellen Wallace

180. Lois Melania Waller

181. Susan Rachel Waller

182. Allan Marcus Walters

183. George Neal Warren

184. Patricia Helen Webber

185. Arthur Ryan West

186. Jean Cynthia West

187. Lauren Julia Wexler

188. Becky Jane White

189. William Daniel White

190. Anna Carol Whitman

191. Cheryl Irene Whitman

192. Todd Henry Wilkins

193. Annabel Laine Williams

194. Corinne Samantha Williams

195. Robin Hannah Wilson

196. Megan Elisa Winters

197. Leanne Joan Woodruff

198. Sam Vincent Woodruff

199. Jade Diana Wu

200. Janice Emma Young

1995

1. Teresa Christina Campanelli

2. Barry Thomas Cooper

3. Olivia Jo Whitney

1996

1. Marci Samantha Kaplan

1997

1. Daisy Helen Benton

2. Rainbow Jane Benton

3. Danielle Victoria Poole

1998

1. Julia May MacGregor

2. Chloe Linnea Pappadopolos

2000

1. Angela Elizabeth Jeremiah

2006

1. Theresa Christina MacGregor

2. Gavin Shane Mason

Saturday, August 22, 2009

U.S. space-launch vehicle technology : Viking to space shuttle

https://welib.org/md5/2925613d572a2d022aa1f195cc349720

Friday, August 21, 2009

USA-179

2004-034A

It was announced that the NROL-1 launch was to a 57 deg orbit ascent trajectory; on-board engine was used to reach final orbit. Parking orbit was elliptical.

The launch vehicle was nicknamed 'Nemesis'. It probably carried an SDS communications payload. The vehicle is tentatively identified as the object labelled 90027 by independent observers, found in Dec 2004 in a 717 minute orbit.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

NROL-1



2004 Aug 31	2317:00	Launch by Atlas IIAS AC-167	CC LC36A
		T+0:59 SRM 3-4 on
		T+1:17 SRM 1-2 sep
		T+1:56 SRM 3-4 sep
		T+2:44 BECO
		T+2:47 Booster package jettison
		T+3:38 Fairing sep
		T+4:57 SECO at 150 km?
		T+4:58 Atlas sep
	2322	T+5:15 Centaur MES-1
	2327	T+10:02 MECO-1 off Canada	191 x 400? x 58.4
2004 Sep 1
	0025	T+1:08:31 MES-2 over S Pacific
	0026	T+1:09:45 MECO-2	255 x 15370 x 57.4
			267 x 15379 x 58.0 (UN)
	0030	T+1:13:47 Centaur sep
2004 Dec 6			717.75 1778 x 38574 x 623.0
2008 Jan 30			717.40 859 x 39477 x 63.0

The College blue book, V.1: Narrative descriptions [2008]

https://welib.org/md5/60c08bbee83cd2a071cfc45e842c90fb

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Inmarsat 401

2005-009A

Mobile comms and wideband data for Inmarsat global area network. At 54W (F2 at 64E). Mass 5940 kg launch; span 45m, antenna diameter 10m, bus height 7 x 2.9 x 2.3m. First of 3. Astrium/Toulouse Eurostar 3000.

Launch by Atlas 5 with 3 SRM, single engine Centaur and XEPF (Extra Extended Payload Fairing) 13.8m long 4.0m dia.

Used for ISRO's GAGAN technical demonstration in 2007.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

I4F1



2005 Mar 11	2142	Launch by Atlas V 431 AV-004
		T+1:31 SRB burnout
	2144	T+2:09 SRB1/2 jettison
		T+2:11 SRB3 jettison
	2146	T+4:27 BECO
	2146	T+4:33 CCB sep
		T+4:43 MES1
		T+4:51 Fairing sep
		T+6:55 4.0km/s
	2156	T+14:24 MECO1	185 x 2099 x 27.4
	2206	T+24:04 MES2
	2211	T+29:28 MECO2
	2214	T+32:17 Centaur sep	1080 x 85179 x 14.4

2005 Mar 15			9616 x 89978 x 10.7
2005 Mar 18	0840	LAM-1	35651 x 90080 x 4.0
2005 Mar 21		LAM-2	35575 x 54753 x 3.5
2005 Mar 22	2030?	LAM-3	35582 x 35989 x 3.0
2005 Apr 12			1436.1 35568 x 36004 x 3.0 GEO 8.8E
2005 Apr 27			1436.07 35560 x 36011 x 2.9 GEO 9.4E
2005 May 5		Relocate from 9E
2005 Jun 7		Move in at 64E	1436.09 35768 x 35804 x 2.9 GEO 64.0E
2006 Aug 7			1436.08 35773 x 35799 x 2.5 GEO 63.9E
2009 Feb 2			1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 2.2 GEO 63.9E

Monday, August 10, 2009

December 29,1997

https://web.archive.org/web/20080504033402/http://digest-archive.degrassi.ca/DD5.htm

Measat 3

2006-056A

Binariang Sat Systems Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, operator of the Malaysia/East Asia Satellite System, ordered a Boeing 601HP to supplement Measat-1 at 91.5E.

C-band system will cover Africa, Middle East, E Europe, Asia and Australia while the Ku-band payload will support data and TV broadcasting in China, Malaysia and India.

Mass is 4765 kg launch. Boeing delivered the satellite on orbit to Measat.

Launch Proton/Briz-M 53521 88518.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

Measat 3



2006 Dec 11	2328:43	Launch by Proton-M	KB LC200/39
		T+2:03 St 1 sep
		T+5:31 St 2 sep
		T+5:45 GO sep
	2338:27	T+9:44 St 3 sep	-949 x 165 x 51.5
	2340:02	T+11:19 MES-1
	2347:55	T+19:12 MECO-1	173? x 173?
2006 Dec 12
	0037:13	T+1:08:30 MES-2
	0054:06	T+1:25:23 MECO-2	258 x 5009 x 50.3
	0257:50	T+3:29:07 MES-3
	0309:35	T+3:40:52 MECO-3
	0310:17	T+3:41:34 DTB sep	328 x 16578 x 49.5
	0311:32	T+3:42:49 MES-4
	0316:29	T+3:47:46 MECO-4	400 x 35813 x 49.1
2006 Dec 12			635.68 416 x 35806 x 49.1
	0809:37	T+8:50:54 MES-5
	0827:22	T+8:58:39 MECO-5
	0840:53	T+9:12:10 Briz sep
2006 Dec 14			773.55 7427 x 35644 x 16.8
2006 Dec		LAM-1
2006 Dec		LAM-2
2006 Dec 22		LAM-3	1416.63 35331 x 35477 x 2.0
2006 Dec 23		in GEO
2006 Dec 25			1436.01 35776 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 91.0E
2006 Dec 27		Solar arrays deployed
2007 Feb 19		On orbit delivery to MEASAT
2007 Feb 26			1436.13 35783 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 91.5E

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