Monday, October 24, 2011
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Turksat 1C
1996-040B
Turksat 1C was lauched by Ariane for Aerospatiale, which delivered it on orbit to Turk Telecom. Launch mass was 1743 kg, BOL mass 1078 kg and dry mass 789 kg. The satellite is 1.64 x 1.46 m x 2.20 m with a 22.20 m span. It was built by Aerospatiale-Cannes. The satellite was launched in the lower Ariane position, underneath the SMS (Stretched Mini Spelda) structure. It provides services to Turkey. Initial test position is 31.3E, then service position is 42E.
| Turksat 1C | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Jul 9 | 2224 | Launch by Ariane 44L (V88) | CSG ELA2 |
| 2227 | Stage 1 sep T+3:32 | ||
| 2229 | Stage 2 sep T+5:43 | ||
| 2229 | Stage 3 TIG T+5:48 | ||
| 2242 | Stage 3 MECO T+18:45 | ||
| 2244 | Arabsat 2A sep T+20:00 | ||
| 2246 | SMS sep T+22:52 | ||
| 2248 | Turksat sep T+24:20 | ||
| 1996 Jul 11 | 630.00 212 x 35718 x 7.0 | ||
| 1996 Jul 11 | 1130? | LAM-1 | |
| 1996 Jul 11 | 755.49 6476 x 35722 x 3.4 | ||
| 1996 Jul 12 | 1230? | LAM-2 | |
| 1996 Jul 12 | 1299.66 30345 x 35798 x 0.2 | ||
| 1996 Jul 14 | 0730? | LAM-3 | |
| 1996 Jul 14 | 1434.18 35688 x 35810 x 0.1 GEO 29.9E+0.5E | ||
| 1996 Jul 20 | 1435.81 35775 x35786 x 0.1 GEO 31.4E | ||
| 1996 Jul 22 | GEO 31.3E+0.1/d | ||
| 1996 Aug 6 | 1436.02 35773 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 31.3E | ||
| 1996 Sep 14 | 1436.00 35769 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 31.5E | ||
| 1996 Sep | Move to 42E | ||
| 1996 Oct 4 | 1436.07 35773 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 42.0E | ||
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1436.09 35777 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 42.0E | ||
| 2006 Aug 1 | 1436.06 35768 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 42.0E | ||
| 2008 Jul 30 | GEO 42E, move to 30E | ||
| 2008 Aug 24 | 1436.03 35772 x 35798 x 0.4 GEO 31.0E | ||
| 2010 Jan 29 | 1436.08 35771 x 35800 x 2.2 GEO 31.0E | ||
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
January 2000
https://web.archive.org/web/20080504034040/http://digest-archive.degrassi.ca/DD76.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20080504034054/http://digest-archive.degrassi.ca/DD78.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20080504034816/http://digest-archive.degrassi.ca/DD80.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20080504034823/http://digest-archive.degrassi.ca/DD81.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20080504034830/http://digest-archive.degrassi.ca/DD82.htm
Monday, October 17, 2011
ST-5
2006-008A
Each Nanosat Constellation Trailblazer is 25 kg, 0.52m dia 0.48 high oct prism with an extendable boom for 1.0m? span. Three satellites on a single launch to 300 x 4500 km x 97 deg on Pegasus XL from Vandenberg. Built by GSFC. Will study magnetosphere; spacecraft highly magnetically clean to allow short mag booms.
| ST5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Mar 14 | 1327 | L1011 T/O V RW30/12 | |
| 1428 | Abort | ||
| 1448s | Land on RW12 | ||
| 2006 Mar 22 | 1304 | L1011 T/O V RW30/12 | |
| 1403:45 | Drop | ||
| 1403:50 | T+0:05 Stage 1 on 70s | ||
| 1405:02 | T+1:17 Stage 1 burnout | ||
| Stage 1 sep | |||
| 1405:16 | T+1:31 Stage 2 on | ||
| 1405:55 | T+2:10 Fairing sep, 115 km | ||
| 1406:29 | T+2:44 St 2 burnout, 156 km | ||
| 1409:02 | T+5:17 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1409:02 | T+5:17 Stage 3 burn 283 km | ||
| 1410:09? | T+6:24? Stage 3 burnout | ||
| 1413:16s | T+9:31 ST5-FWD sep S+0 | ||
| 1416:26 | T+12:41 ST5-2 sep S+200s | ||
| 1419:36 | T+15:51 ST5-3 sep S+390s | 301 x 4568 x 105.6 | |
| Pegasus CCAM | |||
| 1532 | 298 x 4554 x 105.6 | ||
| 2008 Jun 30 | end of ops | ||
Payload:
- X-band transponder, Aero Astro comms system
- CULPRIT Low power microelectronic device, CMOS ultra low power radiation tolerant logic.
- Cold gas microthruster, Fine attitude adjustment
- Lithium ion power system
- Magnetometer booms, 0.36m long
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Haiyang 3
2011-043A
Ocean No. 2 (Haiyang er hao) with CZ-4B. Orbit was 689 x 712 km x 88 deg.
| HY2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Aug 15 | 2257 | Launch by CZ-4B | TYSC |
| 2259? | St 1 sep | ||
| 2300? | Fairing sep | ||
| 2303? | St 2 MECO | ||
| 2303? | St 2 sep | ||
| St 3 burn | |||
| 2307? | St 3 MECO | ||
| 2317? | St 3 sep | ||
Payload:
- MWI Microwave imager, for brightness temp
- RA Dual band radar altimeter C/Ku, sea levels and wind speeds
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Skynet 4D
1998-002A
Skynet 4D is the first of three replacement Skynet 4 Stage 2 satellites. It will be launched 1998 by Delta. It is built by Matra Marconi Space/Stevenage. It still uses the old ECS bus, but has a steerable high power SHF spot beam and widebeam antennae.
During launch, the Delta second stage suffered two jolts, one during the second burn and one 15 s into the depletion burn, which caused the nearly empty stage to tumble.
The Skynet 4D was transferred from MMS to MoD on 1998 May 20.
In early 2003 4D was moved from the Atlantic position to support troops in the Middle East.
| Skynet 4D | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Jan 10 | 0032:01 | Launch by Delta 7925 | CC LC17B |
| 0033:04 | SRM 1-6 burnout | ||
| 0033:07 | SRM 7-9 burn, 1-6 sep | ||
| 0034:10 | SRM 7-9 burnout, sep | ||
| 0036:24 | T+4:23 MECO | ||
| 0036:32 | T+4:31 Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0036:38 | T+4:37 Stage 2 burn 324s | ||
| 0036:48 | T+4:47 Fairing sep | ||
| 0042:02 | T+10:01 SECO 1 | 165 x 212 x 29.2 | |
| 0053:01 | T+21:00 Stage 2 restart 37s | ||
| 0053:38 | T+21:37 SECO 2 | 340? x 1140? x 28.6 | |
| 0139:29 | T+1:07:28 Stage 2 restart 41s | ||
| 0140:10 | T+1:08:09 SECO 3 | 1085? x 1372? x 28.6 | |
| 0141:53 | T+1:09:52 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0142:30 | T+1:10:29 Stage 3 burn | ||
| 0143:57 | T+1:11:56 TECO | ||
| 0145:50 | T+1:13:49 PAM-D sep | ||
| 0145:52 | Yo-yo deploy | ||
| 0202:00 | Stage 2 depletion 25s | 764 x 1296 x 26.9 | |
| 0202:15 | Stage 2 tumble | ||
| 1998 Jan 10 | 655.23 1186 x 36036 x 23.7 | ||
| 1998 Jan 12 | 0225? | AKM burn | |
| 1998 Jan 13 | 1442.75 35690 x 36143 x 4.2 GEO 43.2W+1.6W | ||
| 1998 Jan 24 | 1426.77 35560 x 35647 x 4.2 GEO 24.0W+2.3E | ||
| 1998 Mar 5 | 1435.96 35753 x 35814 x 4.2 GEO 6.0E | ||
| 1998 Apr 21 | 1436.07 35771 x 35800 x 4.0 GEO 6.0E | ||
| 1998 Apr | Move out | ||
| 1998 May 5 | 1430.85 35545 x 35822 x 4.0 GEO 28.7E+1.3E | ||
| 1998 May 20 | Transfer to MoD | ||
| 1998 Jul 11 | Move in | 1436.07 35783 x 35788 x 3.9 GEO 53.0E | |
| 1999 Jul 28 | 1436.05 35782 x 35788 x 3.3 GEO 52.9E | ||
| 1999 Aug 6 | move out | ||
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1439.78 35781 x 35935 x 3.1 GEO 34.4W+0.9W | ||
| 1999 Nov 18 | 1436.12 35779 x 35794 x 3.1 GEO 33.9W | ||
| 2000 Oct 4 | 1436.11 35783 x 35789 x 2.5 GEO 34.0W | ||
| 2002 Oct 26 | 1436.11 35780 x 35792 x 1.4 GEO 33.9W | ||
| 2002 Nov 21 | 1430.52 35559 x 35795 x 1.4 | ||
| 2003 Jan 31 | mv in | 1436.20 35777 x 35796 x 1.3 GEO 38.9E | |
| 2003 Dec 2 | 1436.02 35779 x 35791 x 1.4 GEO 39.1E | ||
| 2003 Dec | Move out of GEO | ||
| 2004 Mar | mv in | 1436.16 35775 x 35800 x 1.5 GEO 34.1W | |
| 2004 Aug 11 | 1436.09 35774 x 35799 x 1.7 GEO 34.1W | ||
| 2006 Jul 30 | 1436.18 35781 x 35795 x 3.1 GEO 34.4W | ||
UARS
1991-063B
The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, built by General Electric, used the Fairchild MMS bus (like Landsat D). It had a total mass of 6526 kg at deployment per the SODB; 6540 kg per the press kit. The satellite was launched on STS-48. The RMS grappled the satellite at 2300 on Sep 14, and it was finally deployed at 0423:02 on Sep 15 into a 563 x 574 km x 57.0 deg orbit. Orbit raising burns were made at 1035 on Sep 17 and 1036 on Sep 18.
| UARS | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Sep 14 | 2300 | RMS grapple UARS | |
| 1991 Sep 15 | 0423:02 | RMS deploy UARS | |
| 1991 Sep 15 | 563 x 574 x 57.0 | ||
| 1991 Sep 17 | 563 x 574 x 57.0 | ||
| 1991 Sep 17 | 1035 | orbit raise | 555 x 587 x 57.0 |
| 1991 Sep 18 | 1036 | orbit raise | 574 x 575 x 57.0 |
| 1991 Sep 24 | 0230 | 574 x 581 x 57.0 | |
| 1991 Sep 30 | 1200 | 574 x 581 x 57.0 | |
| 1992 Jul | ISAMS failed | ||
| 1993 May | CLAES cryogen depleted | ||
| 1999? | End of orbit maintenance | ||
| 2005 Sep 17 | 550 x 560 x 57.0 | ||
| 2005 Sep 22? | Begin perigee lower | ||
| 2005 Oct 5 | Burn | 507 x 558 x 57.0 | |
| 2005 Oct 6 | Burn | 473 x 556 x 57.0 | |
| 2005 Oct 12 | Burn | 442 x 555 x 57.0 | |
| 2005 Oct 18 | Burn | 415 x 554 x 57.0 | |
| 2005 Dec 8 | Burn | ||
| 2005 Dec 14 | 1716 | decommissioned | |
| 2011 Sep 24 | 0400 | Entry over Pacific 14.1S 170.2W | |
Payload:
- MMS HPM MMS Hydrazine Propulsion Module, 4 x 5lb thrusters
- MMS MACS MMS Modular Attitude Control System. This unit originally flew on Solar Max, and was returned to Earth by Shuttle Mission 41-C in 1984 for refurbishment.
- SUSIM 2 Solar UV spectral irradiance monitor; 1000-4000A solar spectrum. 2 spectrometers in one instrument.
- CLAES Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
- ISAMS Improved Stratospheric and mesospheric sounder
- MLS Microwave Limb Sounder, 1.6m reflector, 63, 183 and 205 GHz
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