Thursday, December 29, 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.
| Aura | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Spainsat | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| USA 139 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Intelsat 905 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| TDRS 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||