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Saturday, September 28, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Landsat 8
2013-008A
Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is procured by NASA GSFC with mission operations by the US Geological Survey. Launch by Atlas V 401 in 2012 Dec from Vandenberg to 1000LT SSO.
Built by OSC/Gilbert (formerly GD Advanced Info Systems, Gilbert). Leostar-3 (fka SA-200HP).
3085 kg full with 395 kg of mono hydrazine; PK says 2782 kg with 395 kg of prop.
(EO portal says 2623 full 1512 dry but 386 kg hydrazine).
Solar array 9.8m long. Base SC is 2.5 x 2.1 m dia, 2.9m tall excluding OLI and TIRS SC overall is 3 x 3 x 4.8m with a 9.8 x 2.6m panel. so circ 4m x 2m x 13m.
MOC at GSFC.
| L8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Feb 11 | 1802:00 | Launch by Atlas V 401 | V SLC3E |
| T+4:02 BECO, azimuth 186.4 deg | |||
| T+4:08 Atlas sep | |||
| T+4:18 MES-1 | |||
| T+4:26 Fairing | |||
| 1817 | T+15:23 MECO-1 | 167 x 691 x 92.65 | |
| 1912 | T+1:10:34 MES-2 | ||
| T+1:12:20 MECO-2 | |||
| 1919 | T+1:18:21 Centaur AV-035 sep | 660 x 677 x 98.2 | |
| 1943? | DeltaV? | 634 x 733 x 98.3 | |
| 1945? | MES-3 | ||
| 1945? | MECO-3 | Earth escape | |
| 2013 May 30 | Transfer to USGS | ||
| 2013 Feb 12 | 0502 | Centaur pass EL1:4 | |
| 2013 Feb 17 | 0200? | Centaur depart E sphere 1.5Mkm? | |
Payload:
- OLI Operational Land Imager, (Ball Aerospace/)
- TIRS Thermal IR sensor (GSFC/)
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Monday, September 2, 2013
Star One C1
2007-056A
Star One C1, formerly Brasilsat C1, is owned by Star One, part of Embratel. (SES invested for a while but pulled out in 2007). It is a joint project between Brazil and Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. The Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 3000B3 has 4100 kg mass launch, 1750 kg dry and will be at 67W. Will provide comms, multimedia and internet services for S America. Size is 4.0 x 3.2 x 2.4m with 22.4m span.
Control from Brasilsat's center at Guaratiba.
| Star One C1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Nov 14 | 2206 | Launch by Ariane 5ECA | CSG ELA3 |
| T+2:19 EAP sep | |||
| 2209:10 | T+3:10 Fairing sep | ||
| 2214:58 | T+8:58 EPC MECO 168 km | ||
| 2215:04 | T+9:04 EPC sep 168 km 39W 5N? | -1065 x 168 x 6.21 | |
| 2215:08 | T+9:08 ESC-A burn | ||
| 2222? | EPC reentry | ||
| 2230 | T+24:56 ESC-A MECO | ||
| 2233 | T+27:12 Skynet sep | ||
| 2235 | T+29:23 Sylda 5 sep | ||
| 2239 | T+33:47 Star One C1 sep | ||
| T+45:29 end of Ariane mission | |||
| 2007 Nov 15 | 631.45 262 x 35751 x 6.0 | ||
| 2007 Nov 17 | 631.45 255 x 35750 x 6.0 | ||
| 2007 Nov 21? | LAM | ||
| 2007 Nov 21 | 1435.72 35753 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 68.7W | ||
| 2007 Nov 27 | 1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 68.0W | ||
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