Friday, March 19, 2010

Transit O-2

  1964-083D


NNS O-2 (30020, Oscar 2) was launched on 1964 Dec 13 by Thor Ablestar, but ran into troubles in less than a month. However, the beacon was still transmitting in 2010, which would make it the oldest working satellite.


NNS O-2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Dec 13  0008:10 Launch by Thor Ablestar  V 75-1 Pad 2 
 0010:38  Thor MECO (T+2:28) 
 0010:42  Thor sep (T+2:32) 
 0010:42  AB 017 burn (T+2:32) 
 0015:36  AB 017 MECO (T+7:26) 
 0046?  AB 017 burn 2 
 0046?  AB 017 MECO   
 0048?  AB 017 sep  106.32 1031 x 1080 x 89.99 (VCR) 
   106.33 1025 x 1084 x 89.86 (RAE)  
1964 Dec 31   End of nav transmissions 
2010 May   136 MHz beacon still transmitting

GE-1

 1996-054A


The first Lockheed Martin Astro Space A2100 spacecraft was GE 1, built for GE Americom of Princeton, NJ. to replace Satcom K1. The satellite featured a liquid apogee engine with a single propellant tank and electric arcjet thrusters, and a hybrid C/Ku band communications payload. Mass is 2784 kg at launch. The satellite was built at the old RCA facility in East Windsor; manufacturing at the new Sunnyvale plant is due to begin in 1997.  

GE-1's initial use was mostly for TV distribution, with NBC as the biggest user. It will be placed at 103W to provide service to CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Caribbean.

GE-1 became AMC-1 when Americom was sold to SES Global in 2001 to become SES Americom.


GE-1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1996 Sep 8  2149  Launch by Atlas IIA  CC LC36 
 2151  BECO 
 2151  Booster sep 
 2152  Fairing sep
 2153  SECO 
 2153  Atlas sep 
 2154  Centaur MES1 
 2200?  Centaur MECO-1 
 2210?  Centaur MES2  
 2212?  Centaur MECO-2 
   1073.15 191 x 56495 x 25.0 
1996 Sep 10  1900? LAM-1 
1996 Sep 10    1124.01 2391 x 56473 x 18.9 
1996 Sep 13  0320? LAM-2 
1996 Sep 13    1349.73 11675 x 56482 x 8.4 
1996 Sep 14?   LAM-3 
1996 Sep 17?   LAM-4 
1996 Sep 17    1576.72 35906 x 41086 x 0.4 
1996 Sep 18  0510? LAM-5 
1996 Sep 18    1448.92 35908 x 41086 x 0.4 
1996 Sep 19    1439.27 35787 x 35909 x 0.0 GEO 102.5W+0.8W 
1996 Sep 30    1436.27 35787 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 103.0W 
1997 May 6    1436.10 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 103.0W 
2000 May 19  1436.09 35782 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 103.0W 
2008 Nov 20  1436.10 35777 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 103.0W 

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Upstate Elite: the cast of Shenendehowa High’s spring 2010 production of Zombie Prom

Jonny Warner - Chris Plovert

Tabitha “Toffee” Glenn - Shelby Wexler

Delia Strict - Kristen Gregory

Eric Flagrante - Marcus Jessup

Ginger Grissom - Allie-Rose Singer

Corinne “Coco” Shepard - Dylan Marvil

Candace “Candy” Carpenter - Kori Gedman

Joey Schirra - Kemp Hurley

Jake Cooper - Xavier Regan

Josh Slayton - Layne Abeley 

Monday, March 15, 2010

Kosmos 2427

 2007-022A


Kosmos-2427 was launched on 2007 Jun 7 into a standard Kobal't-style orbit. Four days later it raised its orbit to 182 x 354 km; the orbit was then allowed to decay until Jun 19, when it was lowered.

One piece of debris was ejected soon after launch and reentered rapidly. Kosmos-2427 landed on Aug 22, probably around 1745 UTC.


Kosmos-2427 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2007 Jun 7  1800  Launch by Soyuz-U   
 1804  Blok A sep 
 1808  Blok I MECO 
 1809  Blok I sep 
2007 Jun 7    89.58 167 x 339 x 67.1 
2007 Jun 9    89.53 166 x 335 x 67.1 
2007 Jun 11   Orbit raise  182 x 354 x 67.1 
2007 Jun 19  0409   89.67 179 x 335 x 67.1 
 0843  Orbit lowered 89.52 175 x 325 x 67.1 
2007 Jun 22    173 x 315 x 67.1 
2007 Aug 19    177 x 320 x 67.1 
 1210  Orbit raise at perigee 
2007 Aug 20    178 x 350 x 67.1 
2007 Aug 22   D,E separate 
2007 Aug 22  1730? Deorbit 
 1745  Landed

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Sirius 7

 2009-034A


GEO Loral 1300 satellite with 9-m dia antenna. Launch by ILS Proton-M. Will supersede elliptical orbit system. Mass is 5976 kg launch, 2900 kg dry. 5820 kg launch (ILS).


Sirius FM-5 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2009 Jun 30  1910:00 Launch by Proton-M  KB 
  T+1:55 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:02 St 1 sep 
  T+5:27 St 2 MECO 
  T+5:27 St 2 Sep 
  T+5:41 Fairing sep
 1919:41 T+9:41 St 3 MECO 
  T+9:41 St 3 sep 
 1921:01 T+11:01 SOZ-1 
  T+11:15 MES-1 
 1928:25 T+18:25 MECO-1  179 x 179 
 2017 T+1:07:25 MES-2 
 2034 T+1:24:51 MECO-2  270 x 5000 x 50.3 
 2238 T+3:28:18 MES-3 
 2249 T+3:39:15 MECO-3 
 2250 T+3:40:03 DTB sep  269.14 325 x 14534 x 49.6  
 2251 T+3:41:40 MES-4  
 2257 T+3:47:48 MECO-4  425 x 35818 x 49.2  
2009 Jul 1 
 0403 T+8:53:10 MES-5 
 0409 T+8:59:20 MECO-5 
 0423 T+9:13:45 Briz sep  4207 x 35785 x 22.9 
   714.17 4201 x 35975 x 23.0 
 0636 T+11:26:40 SOZ-7 
  T+11:26:55 SOZ-7 CO 
2009 Jul 2  1540  LAM-1  853.31 11019 x 35826 x 11.6 
2009 Jul 4  1012  LAM-2 1050.94 19904 x 35821 x 5.1 
2009 Jul 6  1445? LAM-3  1395.54 34176 x 35800 x 0.5  
2009 Jul 7   LAM-4  1415.88 35005 x 35774 x 0.3  
2009 Jul 8   LAM-5  1436.35 35752 x 35830 x 0.1 

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