TeamNathanFTW’s New and Improved Blog : December 2011

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Aura

2004-026A

EOS Chemistry 1 uses a NGST (TRW) T-330 class (EOS Common Spacecraft) bus. Launch is in 2003 Jun by Delta 7920-10L; the 10L fairing is a 1-m stretch on the standard 10-ft fairing. Orbit is 705 x 705 x 98.2 A-Train with 1:38PM ascending node. (or 1:45?)

Mass 3112 kg (Delta kit) or 2967 kg (NASA kit). 134 kg prop. Size 2.7 x 2.3 x 6.9m with 15m panel, span 17.4m.

Mission is to study trace gases, pollutants such as CFCs, and the ozone layer. The satellite will form the tail of the A-train constellation behind Aqua and the other train members. Control from GSFC FOT.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

Aura



2004 Jul 15	1001:59	Launch by Delta	V SLC2W
		T+1:04 SRM 1-6 out
		T+1:05 SRM 7-9 on
		T+1:26 SRM 1-6 sep
		T+2:09 SRM 7-9 off
		T+2:11 SRM 7-9 sep
		T+4:23 MECO
		T+4:31 St 1 sep
		T+4:37 SES-1
		T+4:41 Fairing sep
	1013:15	T+11:16 SECO-1	185 x 691 x 98.2
	1100:09	T+58:10 SES-2 over Malindi
	1100:25	T+58:26 SECO-2
	1106:04	T+1:04:05 Delta sep
			98.30 673 x 681 x 98.2
		T+1:30:50 SES-3 5s over N Canada
		T+1:30:55 SECO-3
		T+1:40:00 SES-4 over Hawaii
		T+1:40:42 SECO-4	93.34 202 x 673 x 103.0
2010 Mar 12		Debris hit damages solar panel

Payload:

HiRDLS High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (IR limb radiometer)
TES Troposheric Emission Spectrometer (FTS)
OMI Ozone Monitor Instrument, NIVR UV/Vis spectrometer
MLS Microwave Limb Sounder (OH)
- MLS GHz Module, with dish
- MLS THz Module
- MLS Spectrometer

Monday, December 26, 2011

Spainsat

2006-007B

Hisdesat SA bought X-band and Ku band satellite SpainSat. It is an FS-1300. Hisdesat is a subsidiary of Hispasat and the Spanish govt. Will replace Secomsat secure comm payloads on Hispasat 1A/B. Mass 3683 kg launch 1467 kg dry. Size 5.4 x 2.8 x 2.2m, with 31.4 m span. Carries XTAR-LANT payload for the Loral/Hisdesat joint venture to provide US forces with commercial comms.

Spainsat is on an 1194H adapter atop two MFD-C ballast modulles and the Sylda-5A. It is under the A5 Long Fairing. Launch to 5 deg to increase lifetime.

Launch by Ariane 5 in 2004.

Spainsat was dropped during testing by Loral at a Boeing/Kent facility in late 2003.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

Spainsat



2006 Mar 11	2233	Launch by Ariane 5ECA L527	CSG ELA3
		T+2:19 EAP sep
		T+3:15 Fairing sep
		T+8:56 EPC MECO	-1141 x 158 x 6.8
	2242	T+9:02 EPC sep
	2242	T+9:06 ESC-A burn
	2248?	EPC reentry
	2257	T+24:45 ESC-A shutdown 597 km
	2300	T+27:04 Spainsat sep	270 x 35748 x 5.0
	2303	T+30:44 Sylda 5 sep
	2305	T+32:05 HB7 sep	273 x 35717 x 5.0
		T+51:40 end of V170 mission
2006 Mar 13			630.97 269 x 35711 x 5.0
2006 Mar 14		LAM-1	1071.28 20582 x 35753 x 0.7
2006 Mar 15		LAM-2	1388.94 33954 x 35762 x 0.13
2006 Mar 17	1245?	LAM-3
2006 Mar 17			1434.31 35738 x 35764 x 0.04
2006 Mar 21			1435.03 35756 x 35775 x 0.0 GEO 30.7W+0.3E
2006 Apr 6			1436.13 35746 x 35827 x 0.0 GEO 30.1W
2009 Mar 28			1436.17 35767 x 35808 x 0.0 GEO 30.0W
2010 May 12			1436.11 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 30.0W

Sunday, December 25, 2011

USA-139

1998-029A

USA 139 was launched by a Titan 4B/Centaur with an 86-foot fairing. Launch vehicle was core K-25, Titan 4B-25, with upper stage Centaur TC-18. The UN registration gave the initial parking orbit.

From at least 2003 to 2009, the satellite performed the Thuraya 2 shadowing duty, until it was replaced by USA 202. It then drifted to perform an emitter survey until 2010 when it was located at 14.5W over the Atlantic; in 2011 this was adjusted to 26W.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

USA 139



1998 May 9	0138:01	Launch by Titan 4B Centaur	CC LC40
	0140	SRM sep
	0143	Stage 1 sep
	0147	Titan stage 2 sep
	0147	Centaur MES1
	0150	Centaur MECO1	91.8 172 x 551 x 28.6 (UN)
	0201?	Centaur MES2
	0206?	Centaur MECO2	550 x 35780 x 28?
	0719?	Centaur MES3
	0721?	Centaur MECO3	1436? 35780 x 35780 x 0?
	0725?	Centaur sep
	0730?	Centaur venting observed
2003 Mar 9			1436.11 35637 x 35935 x 7.0 GEO 44.0E
2009 Jul 20			1436.12 35564 x 36009 x 7.9 GEO 43.9E
2009 Aug 22		Move out
2010 Feb 24		Move in	1436.12 35651 x 35922 x 82.2 GEO 14.5W
2011 Mar 3			1436.12 35664 x 35909 x 8.4 GEO 14.5W

Intelsat 905

2002-027A

SS/Loral. Additional capacity in AOR or IOR. To go to 24.5W.

Mass 4723 kg launch 1984 kg dry. Size 2.8 x 2.8 x 5.9m with 31m span, extended FS-1300 bus.

Original plan: 905 at 27.5W. 906 at 18.0W replacing 705 907 at 31.5W replacing 801.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

Intelsat 905



2002 Jun 5	0644	Launch by Ariane 44L V152	CSG ELA2
		T+2:30 PAL sep
		T+3:31 St 1 sep
		T+3:34 St 2 burn
		T+4:24 Fairing
		T+5:43 St 2 sep
	0649	T+5:48 St 3 burn
	0702	T+18:49 St 3 MECO
	0704	T+20:56 St 3 sep
		T+22:13 St 3 avoidance
2002 Jun 5	2004		631.54 182 x 35828 x 7.0
2002 Jun 7	0709	LAM-1	651.81 1208 x 35840 x 6.2
2002 Jun 12	1209	LAM-2	1194.04 25994 x 35814 x 0.5
2002 Jun 12		LAM-3	1327.10 31459 x 35791 x 0.3
2002 Jun 13	1915?	LAM-4
2002 Jun 15	1507		1432.59 35642 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 26.1W+0.9E
2002 Jun 22			1436.13 35774 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 25.7W
2002 Jul 20			1436.11 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 24.5W
2009 Mar 25			1436.10 35774 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 24.5W

TDRS-1

1983-026B

TDRS A was the primary payload on the first flight of the Challenger, STS-6. It was deployed at 0432 on 1983 Apr 5, attached to an IUS upper stage, into a 285 x 286 km x 28.5 deg orbit. The IUS-1 first stage ignited at 0527 and placed the satellite in a geostationary transfer orbit. The second IUS stage ignited at 1047, but the nozzle failed 83 seconds into a 107s burn, and the desired circular orbit was not reached. TDRS 1 found itself in a 21680 x 35380 km orbit. The solar panels were deployed at 2130 on Apr 5. On May 2, controllers began a series of small thruster burns to raise the orbit to geostationary altitude. On Jun 29 the satellite reached geosynchronicity at 67W. After an initial checkout at 74W in July, a test of space-to-space communications with the Landsat 4 satellite was done in August. In September TDRS was used for the first time to support a Space Shuttle mission, STS-8. From Sep 23 to Oct 17 it was moved to 41W, its operational position. It remained at 41W until 1989, although an antenna malfunction on 1986 Nov 28 reduced its capability. On 1989 Jun 4 it was replaced by TDRS 4 and began a move to the TDRS SPARE location at 79W. In 1990/91 it was moved to 171W to backup the TDRS WEST satellite. It remained there until 1993 Dec 1 when it was reassigned to support the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory via the new ground station at Tidbinbilla, Australia. It arrived at the new 85E location in Feb 1994.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

TDRS 1



1983 Apr 5	0430:01	Deploy	285 x 286 x 28.5
1983 Apr 5	0527	IUS-1 SRM-1 burn 2:31
	0529	SRM-1 burnout
	1044	SRM-1 sep
1983 Apr 5	1046	SRM-2 burn 103s
		Burn failed, tumbled
		SRM-2 separated on command
1983 Apr 5	2130	Solar panel deploy
1983 Apr 5			1086.03 21845 x 35388 x 2.4
1983 Apr 25			1086.13 21849 x 35396 x 2.4
1983 May 2		4.5min burn	22130 x 35394
1983 May 3		42min burn	22429 x 35394
1983 May 10		1h22m burn	22886 x 35378
1983 May 11		3h02m burn	23875 x 35398
1983 May 12		3h burn	24796 x 35409
1983 May 14		1h10m burn	26071 x 35423
1983 May 15		1h49m burn	26641 x 35431
1983 May 16		2h02m burn	27296 x 35462
1983 May 17		2h01m burn	27872 x 35515
1983 May 18		19m burn	27959 x 35516
1983 May 19		2h08m burn	28773 x 35582
1983 May 20		2h10m burn	29354 x 35597
1983 May 24		20 m burn	29427 x 35610
1983 May 25		1h38m burn	29873 x 35698
1983 May 27		1h burn	30183 x 35707
1983 Jun 1		13min burn	30252 x 35708
1983 Jun 2		1h burn	30571 x 35708
1983 Jun 3		47m burn	30821 x 35708
1983 Jun 4		1h burn	31144 x 35710
1983 Jun 5		1h15m burn	31551 x 35711
1983 Jun 6		1h burn	31880 x 35711
1983 Jun 6		1h burn	32206 x 35711
1983 Jun 8		18m burn	32309 x 35711
1983 Jun 9		1h burn	32639 x 35719
1983 Jun 10		1h burn	32972 x 35715
1983 Jun 11		1h burn	33306 x 35716
1983 Jun 12		54m burn	33610 x 35716
1983 Jun 12			1378.97 33608 x 35712 x 2.0
1983 Jun 13			1386.14 33888 x 35717 x 2.0 GEO 33.8E+13.0E
1983 Jun 14		50m burn	33888 x 35719
1983 Jun 15		43m burn	34128 x 35719
1983 Jun 29			35780 x 35780 x 2 GEO 67W
1983 Jun 29			1435.10 35746 x 35787 x 2.0 GEO 67.3W+0.2E
1983 Jul 1			1435.99 35784 x 35784 x 2.0 GEO 67.1W+0.0E
1983 Jul 28			1436.10 35784 x 35788 x 2.0 GEO 66.6W
1983 Oct 8		mv out	1436.48 35777 x 35810 x 1.8 GEO 70.3W+0.1W
1983 Oct 17		41W
1983 Oct 26		mv in	1435.93 35761 x 35805 x 1.7 GEO 40.8W+0.04E
1983 Dec 14			1436.14 35767 x 35807 x 1.6 GEO 39.9W
1985 Aug 1			1436.00 35768 x 35801 x 0.6 GEO 40.8W
1986 Oct 22			1436.28 35774 x 35806 x 1.3 GEO 41.7W
1986 Nov 28		antenna problems
1987 Jun 26			1436.09 35768 x 35804 x 1.8 GEO 40.5W
1989 Jun 4		mv out	1436.13 35779 x 35794 x 3.6 GEO 40.5W
1989 Jul 4			1440.61 35863 x 35886 x 3.6 GEO 73.1W+1.1W
1989 Jul 28		mv in	1436.28 35723 x 35857 x 3.7 GEO 78.9W+0.05W
1989 Oct 29			1436.04 35765 x 35805 x 3.9 GEO 78.7W
1990 Apr 11		mv out	1436.06 35756 x 35814 x 4.3 GEO 78.7W
1990 May 1			1447.94 35995 x 36050 x 4.4 GEO 169.9W-2.9W
1990 May 6		mv in	1436.33 35784 x 35797 x 4.3 GEO 170.0W+0.06W
1990 May 12			1436.29 35783 x 35797 x 4.4 GEO 170.4W
1991 Jul 15			1436.00 35774 x 35795 x 5.4 GEO 170.5W
1992 Oct 11			1436.01 35774 x 35795 x 6.4 GEO 170.8W
1993 Nov 4			1436.00 35782 x 35786 x 7.6 GEO 170.7W
1993 Dec 9		mv out	1435.92 35774 x 35792 x 7.3 GEO 170.5W+0.04E
1993 Dec 11			1442.18 35833 x 35977 x 7.3 GEO 174.0E-1.5W
1993 Dec 19			1442.12 35832 x 35976 x 7.3 GEO 161.6E-1.5W
1994 Feb 7		GRO support
1994 Feb 16		braking	1436.31 35778 x 35803 x 7.5 GEO 86.0E+0.06W
1994 Mar 6		mv in	1436.35 35780 x 35803 x 7.5 GEO 85.0E
1995 Jan 27			1436.12 35766 x 35807 x 8.1 GEO 85.4E
1995 May 6		mv out	1436.27 35671 x 35908 x 8.3 GEO 84.6E+0.05W
1995 May 29			1429.53 35648 x 35664 x 8.4 GEO 118.8E+1.6E
1995 Aug 8		mv in	1436.08 35778 x 35794 x 8.5 GEO 138.9W
1995 Dec 11		mv out	1435.99 35769 x 35799 x 8.8 GEO 139.3W
1995 Dec 19			1433.91 35731 x 35756 x 8.7 GEO 135.3W+0.5E
1996 Mar 16			1433.82 35720 x 35763 x 8.8 GEO 84.5W+0.5E
1996 Jun 26		mv in	1436.07 35777 x 35795 x 9.0 GEO 49.0W
1997 Jul 2			1436.09 35771 x 35800 x 9.5 GEO 48.8W
1998 Jul 10		Attitude control problem
1999 Apr 28			1436.19 35779 x 35797 x 10.3 GEO 49.0W
2003 Sep 4			1436.07 35776 x 35795 x 11.7 GEO 48.9W
2006 Jul 25			1436.05 35714 x 35856 x 12.5 GEO 49.2W
2009 Oct 5?		Retired from service
2009 Oct 23			1436.14 35657 x 35916 x 13.4 GEO 48.9W

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Spaceflight: May 2011

https://welib.org/md5/38dbd36cbe0787a1a701eeb51918d5f2

The Rich Register, 2009

https://welib.org/md5/3afcd5e75060fe3f1e8c0a71a3199106

TDRS-6

1993-003B

TDRS 6 (TDRS F) was aboard mission STS-54 on 1993 Jan 13. Deploy was at 2012, with IUS burns at approximately 2112 and 1993 Jan 14 0226. The burns lasted 2 min 26 s and 1 min 45 s respectively. TDRS 6 was moved to 150 W for a 90 day checkout period, and was then to be stations at 62W as an on-orbit spare. In fact, it was moved to 138W in mid-1993 briefly and then to 46W over the Atlantic from 1994 to 1999.

In 1996 TDRS 6 became Columbia Communications Corp's third C-band satellite, serving its AOR-II slot.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

TDRS 6



1993 Jan 13	2012	Deploy from OV-103
	2112	IUS SRM-1	633.81 307 x 35819 x 26.8
	2114	SRM-1 burn?
1993 Jan 14	0226	IUS SRM-2 1:45	1443.26 35641 x 36212 x 0.1 GEO 178.9E+1.8W
	0228?	SRM-2 burnout
	0230	SRM-2 burn?
	0306?	IUS SRM-2 sep
1993 Jan 15			1434.40 35644 x 35862 x 0.1 GEO 179.2E+0.42E
1993 Jan 27			1436.39 35782 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 149.5W+0.1W
1993 Feb 15			1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 150.3W+0.0W
1993 Apr 4			1436.13 35784 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 150.3W
1993 Jun 21		mv out	1432.14 35707 x 35710 x 0.3 GEO 146.6W+1.0E
1993 Jul 22		mv in	1436.17 35784 x 35791 x 0.4 GEO 138.2W
1993 Aug 26		mv out	1435.98 35772 x 35795 x 0.4 GEO 138.0W
1993 Nov 30		mv in	1436.00 35778 x 35790 x 0.6 GEO 46.2W+0.02E
1994 Jan 26			1436.25 35777 x 35801 x 0.8 GEO 46.3W
1995 Nov 14			1436.27 35771 x 35808 x 2.2 GEO 46.3W
1996 Jul		Columbia/TDRS AOR-II
1998 Jun 24			1436.11 35774 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 47.0W
1999 Oct 18			1436.08 35779 x 35793 x 0.7 GEO 46.9W
2005 Feb		mv out 46.8W
2005 Jul		mv in 172W
2006 Jul 29			1436.14 35775 x 35799 x 6.6 GEO 173.9W
2008 Oct 10			1436.04 35773 x 35797x 8.6 GEO 174.0W
2008 Oct 18		Drift to 171W
2008 Nov 28		Move to 171W
2008 Dec 4			1436.15 35780 x 35794 x 8.8 GEO 171.6W

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

USA-155

2000-080A

The "Great Bear" MLV-11 launch carried a classified NRO geostationary satellite. It may have been a QUASAR (SDS) geostationary comsat or a new signals intelligence platform.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

NRO



2000 Dec 6	0247:01	Launch by Atlas 2AS AC-157	CC LC36A
		T+0:56 SRB 1-2 out
		T+0:58 SRB 3-4 on
		T+1:09 SRB 1-2 sep
		T+1:53 SRB 3-4 out
		T+1:56 SRB 3-4 sep
		T+2:44 BECO
		T+2:47 Booster sep
		T+3:20 14' Fairing sep
		T+4:29 SECO
		T+4:30 127 km 3.53 km/s
		T+5:01 Atlas sep
		T+5:18 Centaur MES-1
		T+5:50 167 km 4.24 km/s
	0256	T+9:45 Centaur MECO-1	94.70 176 x 831 x 28.2
		T+24:31 Centaur MES-2
		T+26:17 Centaur MECO-2 (MRS)	666.68 270 x 37490 x 26.5
	0315	T+28:55 Centaur sep	666.0 267 x 37378 x 26.5 (NRO)

2006 Feb 9			GEO 10W
2008 Aug 22			1436.12 35745 x 35829 x 2.4 GEO 10.1W
2011 Jul 6			1436.12 35745 x 35829 x 4.6 GEO 10.1W