Saturday, December 24, 2011
SJ-12
2010-027A
'shijian shier hao weixing' SJ-12 inspector satellite launched by CZ-2D from JQ, The satellite made close approaches to SJ-6/3A (33409) and SJ-6/4A (37180); the encounters were analysed in detail by Igor Lissov in postings on nasaspaceflight.com.
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Jun 15 | 0139 | Launch CZ-2D | JQ |
| T+2:32? St 1 sep | |||
| St 2 burn | |||
| 0141 | T+2:47? Fairing sep | ||
| 0151? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 2010 Jun 15 | 96.42 576 x 597 x 97.70 | ||
| 2010 Jun 20 | 96.40 574 x 597 x 97.7 | ||
| 2010 Jun 23 | Orbit raise | ||
| 2010 Jun 23 | 96.48 579 x 600 x 97.7 | ||
| 2010 Aug 1 | 96.48 577 x 601 x 97.7 | ||
| 2010 Aug 12 | 96.48 578 x 601 x 97.7 | ||
| 2010 Aug 12 | Orbit raise | 96.69 592 x 607 x 97.7 | |
| 2010 Aug 13 | Close pass to SJ-6/3B at 160 km | ||
| 2010 Aug 13 | 96.54 581 x 604 x 97.7 | ||
| 2010 Aug 19 | 1810? | Rendezvous with SJ-6/3A | |
| Contact with SJ-6/3A? | |||
| 2010 Aug 23 | 96.54 581 x 604 x 97.7 | ||
| 2010 Aug 28 | Flying in close formation | ||
| 2010 Oct | Begin approach to SJ-6/4A | ||
| 2010 Nov 20 | At 45 km from 37180 | ||
| 2010 Nov 25 | Rendezvous at 10 km with SJ-6/4A (37180) | ||
| 2010 Dec 3 | At 1.5 km to 37180 | ||
| 2010 Dec 6 | Close approach, 200m | ||
| 2010 Dec 6 | At 1.5 km | ||
| 2010 Dec 15 | 0.5km close approach | ||
| 2010 Dec 15 | At 1.5 km | ||
| 2010 Dec 26 | Raise orbit by 6.5 km, depart | ||
| 2011 Feb 23 | 96.61 586 x 605 x 97.8 | ||
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.
| TDRS 6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Friday, December 23, 2011
Galaxy 19
2008-045A
Galaxy 19. Former Intelsat IA-9. 97W, replace IA-5/G25 which will be relocated to 77W. SS-1300. Launch by Zenit-3SL 2007.
| Galaxy 19 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Sep 24 | 0927:59 | Launch by Zenit-3SL | SLO |
| T+2:30 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:45 Fairing sep | |||
| T+8:31 St 2 sep | -1969 x 178 x 0 | ||
| T+8:41 MES-1 | |||
| 0945 | T+17:10 MECO-1 209 km | 180 x 9830 x 0 | |
| 1018 | T+50:03 MES-2 | ||
| 1021 | T+53:10 MECO-2 | 2808 x 35674 x 0 | |
| 1031 | T+1:03 DM sep | ||
| 2008 Sep 25 | 678.50 2778 x 35620 x 0.0 | ||
| 2008 Sep 26 | 790.59 8270 x 35618 x 0.4 | ||
| 2008 Sep 30 | 1348.37 32432 x 35670 x 0.1 | ||
| 0345? | LAM | ||
| 2008 Oct 1 | 1433.08 35643 x 35812 x 0.1 GEO 145.3W | ||
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Chinasat 10
2011-026A
DFH-4 Chinasat-10 launch in 2011 for C-band service. Also known as Xinnuo 5 (Sinosat 5). Will replace CX-5B at 110.5E.
| ZX-10 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Jun 20 | 1613:04 | Launch by CZ-3B | |
| T+2:07 Booster sep | |||
| T+2:27 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:52 Fairing sep | |||
| T+5:32 St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:32 St 3 MES-1 | |||
| 1623 | T+10:31? MECO-1 | 180? x 450? x 28.5? | |
| 1634? | T+21:21? MES-2 | ||
| 1637? | T+24:20? MECO-2 | 196 x 42119 x 26.3 | |
| 1639 | T+26 St 3 sep | ||
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.
| NRO | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||