Friday, January 6, 2012

Resourcesat 2

 2011-015A


Launch with Youthsat and X-sat.


R2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2011 Apr 20 0442 Launch by PSLV-C16  SHAR FLP 
  T+0:25 2km PSOM air on 
  T+0:50 PSOM ground off 
  T+1:07 23 km PSOM ground sep 
  T+1:15 PSOM air off 
  T+1:30 41km PSOM air sep 
  T+1:47 PS1 MECO 
  T+1:52 PS1 sep 
  T+1:53 PS2 burn, 67 km, 1.97 km/s 
  T+3:04 Fairing sep, 117 km 2.24km/s 
 0446 T+4:24 PS2 MECO 
  T+4:25 PS2 sep 
  T+4:26 PS3 burn 
  T+6:22 PS3 MECO 
 0450 T+8:39 PS3 sep 601 km 5.665 km/s 
 0450 T+8:50 PS4 burn 612 km 5.648 km/s 
 0501 T+17:22 PS4 MECO  
 0502 T+18:00 Resourcesat sep 
  T+18:45 Youthsat sep 
 0502 T+18:45 X-Sat sep 
2011 Apr 22  0544? Orbit raise  

Payload:

  • LISS-4 LISS-4 imager green, red, NIR, 70 km swath, 6m res

  • LISS-3 imager, 23m medium res VNIR, SWIR

  • AWIFS AWIFS-A and B cameras, 740 km swath, 56m res (3 bands VNIR, 1 band SWIR)

Monday, January 2, 2012

Worldview 2

 2009-055A


Digital Globe's WV-2 satellite was launched in 2009, with an eight-band imager. BCP-5000 satellite.

It is 4.3m high 2.5m dia and 7.1m span with a mass of 2615 kg.


WV-2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2009 Oct 8  1851  Launch by Delta 7920  V SLC2W 
  T+1:04 SRM 1-6 out 
  T+1:05 SRM 7-9 on 
  T+1:26 SRM 1-6 sep 
  T+1:30 Dogleg 
  T+2:09 SRM 7-9 out 
  T+2:11 SRM 7-9 sep 
  T+2:22 Dogleg end 
  T+4:23 MECO 
  T+4:31 St 1 sep 
  T+4:37 SEIG-1 
  T+4:41 Fairing sep
 1901 T+10:52 SECO-1  195 x 805 x 98.6 
  T+53:34 SEIG-2 22s 
 1944 T+53:56 SECO-2  764 x 776 x 98.6 
  T+1:00:30 spinup 
 1952 T+1:01:40 Stage 2 sep over Malindi 
  T+1:11:40 cold gas evasive 0.4m/s 25s 
  T+1:12:05 end evasive 
  T+1:30:00 SEIG-3 evasive 5s over Thule 
  T+1:30:05 SECO-3  333 x 759 x 98.66 
  T+1:38:20 SEIG-4 depletion 51s over Hawaii 
  T+1:39:11 SECO-4  217 x 752 x 92.41

Seventeen: September 2011

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Kosmos 2428

 2007-029A


Zenit-2 No. 21L was modified to Zenit-2M No. 1-2005. The payload was a Tselina-2 satellite.


Kosmos-2428 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2007 Jun 29  1000:00  Launch by Zenit-2M  KB LC45 
 1002  T+2:23 St 1 MECO 
 1002  T+2:25 Stage 1 sep 
 1002  T+2:25 Stage 2 burn 
 1002  T+2:40 GO sep 
 1006  T+6:42 Stage 2 MECO 150? x 850? x 71.0 
  Sep motor cover perigee  
 1013? T+13m? Stage 2 VECO 
 1013?  Stage 2 sep motor covers 
 1013:51  Stage 2 sep 
2007 Jun 30    101.96 846 x 856 x 71.0 

Chinasat 1A

 2011-047A


Zhongxing 1A, built by CAST, was a second generation military comms satellite in the Feng Huo system.

Two slightly different timelines are given, one from launch coverage and the second a generic one from the CALT website.


ZX 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2011 Sep 18  1633:03  Launch by CZ-3BE  XSC 
  T+2:21 / 2:07 Boosters sep 
  T+2:39 / 2:27 St 1 sep 
  T+3:55 / 3:52 Fairing sep
  T+5:44 / 5:32 St 2 sep, St 3 MES-1 
 1643  T+10:20 / 10:31 St 3 MECO-1 
  T+21:04 / 21:21 MES-2 
  T+24:00 / MECO-2 
  T+24:20 VECO-2 
 1658 T+25:40 / 25:59 St 3 sep  186 x 35818 x 27.1 

Kosmos 2415

 2005-034A


Kometa No. 21 flew a 44 day mission to complete the series.


Kosmos-2415 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Sep 2  0950  Launch by Soyuz  KB LC31 
 0958  Blok I sep  196 x 285 x 64.9 
2005 Sep 3   Orbit raise  205 x 284 x 64.9 
2005 Sep 8    201 x 280 x 64.9 
2005 Sep 15   Apogee raise 
2005 Sep 21   Apogee raise  197 x 288 x 64.9 
2005 Sep 27    195 x 281 x 64.9 
2005 Sep 27   Perigee raise 203 x 278 x 64.9 
2005 Oct 6   Perigee raise 206 x 268 x 64.9 
2005 Oct 7    205 x 276 x 64.9 
2005 Oct 13    204 x 269 x 64.9 
  Apogee raise  204 x 311 x 64.9 
2005 Oct 15    204 x 309 x 64.9  
 2144  Landing after 43.5d 
2005 Oct 16  0345  58E 55N southbound rev 706 
 0520  55E 39N southbound rev 707 
 1655  105E 41N northbound rev 715 
 1825  84E 42N northbound rev 716 
 1950  62E 43N northbound rev 717 
 2112?  Deorbit over 17E 0S 
 2128  51E 53N northbound rev 718 
 2135? Landing 

November 20,2006

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