TeamNathanFTW’s New and Improved Blog : April 2013

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Nilesat 101

1998-024A

Nilesat 101 is a Matra Marconi Space Eurostar 2000 satellite for the ERTU Egyptian Radio and TV Union's Nilesat Company. Mass is 1840 kg full, 1100 kg BOL, 795 kg dry. Size is 2.4 x 1.7 x 2.3m with a 21.5 m span. Station is 7W. Control will be in Cairo.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

Nilesat 101



1998 Apr 28	2253	Launch by Ariane 44P
	2254	T+1:13 PAP sep
	2256	T+3:31 Stage 1 sep
	2256	T+3:34 Stage 2 burn
	2257	T+4:33 Fairing sep
	2258	T+5:42 Stage 2 sep
	2258	T+5:47 Stage 3 burn
	2311	T+18:38 Stage 3 cutoff
	2314	T+21:13 Nilesat sep
	2316	T+23:46 Spelda top sep
	2318	T+25:39 BSAT sep
	2318	T+25:41 H10 avoidance burn
1998 Apr 29			630.55 217 x 35742 x 7.0
1998 May 18			624.97 216 x 35454 x 7.0
1998 May 21			1436.06 35785 x 35786 x 0.0 GEO 7.0W
1998 Jul 17			1436.12 35774 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 7.0W
1999 Oct 15			1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 6.9W
2006 Aug 1			1436.10 35765 x 35807 x 0.0 GEO 7.0W
2013 Jan 3			1436.08 35767 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 7.0W

Monday, April 29, 2013

Hot Bird 4

1998-013A

Hot Bird 4 was launched in Feb 1998 by an Ariane 42P. Launch mass was 2885 kg, BOL 1770 kg, 1310 kg dry. The bus is 3.6 x 2.3 x 4.0m with a 27.9 m span. Testing at 29E laid Eutelsat's claim to that orbital slot; it then moved to 13E. While at 29E, it was renamed Europestar 1A, regaining the Hot Bird name at the final position. Hot Bird 4's new Skyplex equipment allowed it to receive multiple simultaneous uplinks.

In 2006, HB4 was renamed Atlantic Bird 4A, still within the Eutelsat fleet. In Apr 2006 it was moved to 7W to supplement the Nilesat system and called Nilesat 103 by the Nilesat operators. It was scheduled to be replaced by Atlantic Bird 7.

In 2009 it was moved to 16E and became EUROBIRD 16, later EUTELSAT 16B.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

Hot Bird 4



1998 Feb 27	2238	Launch by Ariane 42P	CSG ELA2
	2239	T+1:58 PAP sep
	2241	T+3:43 Stage 1 sep
	2241	T+3:48 Stage 2 burn
	2242	T+4:41 Fairing 01 sep
	2244	T+6:03 Stage 2 sep
	2244	T+6:11 Stage 3 burn
	2257	T+19:16 Stage 3 shutdown
	2258	T+20:30 Stage 3 sep
	2258	T+20:33 Stage 3 avoidance
	2301	T+23:46 V106 end of mission
1998 Mar 1	0121		630.53 213 x 35744 x 7.0
1998 Mar 7			630.53 213 x 35744 x 7.0
1998 Mar 25			1436.11 35767 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 12.9E
1998 Jul 18			1436.07 35776 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 13.0E
1999 Oct 14			1436.04 35755 x 35815 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
2002 Oct 17			1436.05 35534 x 36036 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
2006 May 16			1436.12 35778 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
2006 Jun 26		Move in a 7W
2006 Jul 9			1436.08 35768 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 7.2W
2006 Aug 1			1436.12 35765 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 7.2W
2009 Apr 9			1436.09 35757 x 35816 x 0.0 GEO 7.2W
2009 Apr 16		Move out
2009 May 18		Move in at 15.8E, renamed EUROBIRD 16
2009 Jun 11			1436.08 35765 x 35807 x 0.0 GEO 15.8E
2012 Mar 1		Renamed EUTELSAT 16B
2012 Mar 2			1436.07 35766 x 35806 x 0.4 GEO 15.8E

Monday, April 22, 2013

Thor 2

1997-025A

Thor IIA is an HS-376HP, the high power version of the satellite, built for Telenor Satellite Services AS of Oslo, Norway. Launch in 1997 by Delta 7925. The Thor satellites are named after explorer Thor Heyerdahl, and presumably also after the Norse god. Launch mass was 1467 kg.

Launch was the first from LC17A to be controlled from the 1 SLS Operations building completed after the Jan 1997 Delta explosion.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

Thor 2



1997 May 20	2239:00	Launch by Delta 7925-9.5	CC LC17A
	2243	T+4:23 MECO
	2243	Delta burn 1 5:20
	2248:57	T+9:57 Delta SECO 1	157 x 174 x 29.2
		12 min coast
	2301:20	Delta burn 2 T+22:20, 0:46
	2302:06	Delta SECO 2	157 x 1315 x 28.0?
		46 min coast
	2348:11	Delta burn 3 T+69:11 0:56
	2349:07	Delta SECO 3	1267 x 1830 x 26.5
	2350	Delta sep
	2350:37	Star 48B burn T+71:37 0:87
	2352:04	Star 48B shutdown
	2354	Star 48B sep T+74:57	1280 x 36589 x 19.6
1997 May 21	0011	Delta depletion	646 x 1665 x 26.3
1997 May 21			666.33 1313 x 36471 x 19.7
1997 May 22			668.05 1260 x 36612 x 19.6
1997 May 23	0140?	Star 30 burn
1997 May 24			1360.00 31808 x 36758 x 0.9
1997 May 26			1417.83 35062 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 37.3W+4.6E
1997 Jun 11			1436.12 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 0.9W
1997 Jul 8		From HSC to Telenor
1997 Aug 7			1436.08 35776 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 0.8W
1999 Oct 11			1436.07 35773 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 0.7W
2006 Aug 1			1436.07 35779 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 0.7W
2008 Jul 3			1436.11 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 0.8W
2008 Jul		Moved to 5 E for SES Sirius
2008 Aug 7			1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.3 GEO 5.0E
2011 May 3			1436.04 35775 x 35796 x 2.7 GEO 5.2E
2011 May 19		Move out	1434.41 35743 x 35764 x 2.7 GEO 11.5E+0.4E/d
		Lease to SES
2011 Jun 16		Move in at 23E
2011 Jun 16			1436.13 35781 x 35791 x 2.9 GEO 23.3E
2012 May 15			1436.07 35781 x 35791 x 3.6 GEO 23.3E

Friday, April 19, 2013

The Redstone Rocket

https://content.blubrry.com/spacerockethistory/SRH-2013-04-18-008.mp3

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Seventeen: August 2012

https://welib.org/md5/f4617ce494e40be1fda42bba753379d9

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

USA-133

1997-064A

The third Lacrosse/ONYX was launched into a 57 degree orbit like the first. The Stage 2/payload combination is 5.1m diameter by 35.2m long. Hobbyists followed the satellite in orbit until late 2011, when it is assumed it was deorbited.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

USA 133



1997 Oct 24	0232	Launch by Titan 4A K-18	SLC 4E
		Stage 1 burn T+1:57
		Stage 2 burn T+5:02
	0237	Stage 1 sep T+5:03
	0240	Stage 2 MECO T+8:38
	0240	Orbit insertion T+8:58
		Titan stage 2 sep	425 x 672 x 57.0
1997 Oct		95.7 422 x 679 x 57.0 (UN)
1997 Nov 11			98.22 670 x 676 x 57.0
2006 Jul 30			97.87 653 x 659 x 57.0
2011 Apr 10			97.84 652 x 658 x 57.0
2011 Sep 6			97.85 652 x 659 x 57.0

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

CBERS-2B

2007-042A

CBERS-2B is a duplicate of CBERS-2 with the HRC (high res 2.5m pan camera) replacing the IR sensor.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit

CBERS 2B



2007 Sep 19	0326	Launch by CZ-4B	TYSC
		T+2:33 Stage 1 MECO
		T+2:34 Stage 1 sep
		T+2:54 Fairing sep
		T+4:37 St 2 MECO
		T+4:47 St 2 VECO
		T+4:48 St 2 sep
		T+4:48 St 3 burn
	0337	T+11:18? St 3 MECO
	0338	T+12:28? ZY 1 sep
			736 x 741 x 98.6
2007 Sep 21		Orbit raise
2007 Sep 23			100.32 773 x 774 x 98.5
2007 Oct 11			100.32 772 x 774 x 98.5
2010 Mar		orbit raise
2010 May 10		End of mission