Saturday, October 11, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Meteor-M
2014-037A
First in new Meteor-M series, 372A332 No. 21052242. Launch on inclination 95.4, with dog-legs by Blok-A and Blok-I to 98.8 deg. Fregat deorbit on orbit 5.
| MetM | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Jul 8 | 1558:28 | Launch by Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat | KB LC31 |
| T+1:58 BVGD sep | |||
| T+3:28 GO sep | |||
| 1603 | T+4:47 Blok A sep | ||
| 1607:38 | T+9:10 Blok I MECO | ||
| 1607:45 | T+9:17 Blok I sep | 191 x 212 x 98.8 | |
| 1608:45 | T+10:17 Fregat burn 1 51s | ||
| 1609:36 | T+11:08 Fregat MECO-1 | 191 x 813 x 98.8 | |
| 1656:11 | T+57:43 Fregat burn 2 50s | ||
| 1657:01 | T+58:33 Fregat MECO-2 | 820 x 838 x 98.8 | |
| 1657:31 | T+59:03 Meteor-M sep from Fregat | 820 x 838 | |
| 1736:53 | T+1:38:25 Fregat burn 3 12s | ||
| 1737:05 | T+1:38:37 Fregat MECO-3 | 638 x 825 x 98.4 | |
| 1737:15 | T+1:38:47 Upper frame/adapter sep | ||
| 1739:15 | T+1:40:47 MKA-FKI sep | ||
| 1825:23 | T+2:26:55 Fregat burn 4 8s | ||
| 1825:31 | T+2:27:03 Fregat MECO-4 | 635 x 635 x 98.4 | |
| 1828:01 | T+2:29:32 TDS-1 and SkySat-2 sep | ||
| 1830:01 | T+2:31:33 M3MSat mass model | ||
| 1831:40 | T+2:33:12 DX-1 sep | ||
| 1832:40 | T+2:34:12 AISSAt-2, UKube-1 sep | ||
| 1926:08 | T+3:27:40 Fregat burn 5 23s | ||
| 1926:31 | T+3:28:03 Fregat MECO-5 | 14 x 665 x 98.5 | |
| 2010? | Fregat reentry over 180E 54S? | ||
| 2014 Jul 11 | 101.37 818 x 828 x 98.8 | ||
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
Radarsat 2
2007-061A
The Canadian Space Agency's Radarsat 2 was designed for 3-m resolution radar imaging. The imagery is sold by Radarsat International. The satellite is developed by MDA (MacDonald Dettwiler Associates), a subsidiary of Orbital Sciences which was originally to provide the FUSE medium LeoStar class bus. CSA will own the spacecraft during checkout, but ownership will then pass to MDA Geospatial Services Inc. for operations. In 2007, it was decided that Telesat would operate the satellite.
Orbit will be 798 x 798 km x 98.6 deg. Mass is 2300 kg at launch. Box with 2 panels and 1.5 x 15m SAR antenna. Size is 1.3 x 1.3 x 3.2m, with 15m span.
In Dec 1999 the contract for the bus went to Alenia (to avoid US concerns on radar resolution). Bus is a Prima (Piattaforma Riconfigurabile Italiana Multi-Applicativa) class satellite. Radar is built by Astrium/Portsmouth.
Launch by Soyuz-Fregat in 2007. Soyuz FG No Ts15000-025 and Fregat No 1015-2.
| Radarsat 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Dec 14 | 1317:34 | Launch by Soyuz-Fregat | KB LC31 |
| T+1:56 Strapons sep | |||
| T+4:47 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:49 KhO sep | |||
| 1322:24 | T+4:50 Fairing sep | ||
| 1326:12 | T+8:38 PKhO sep | ||
| 1326:19 | T+8:45 Blok I MECO | ||
| 1326:22 | T+8:48 Blok I sep | 190 x 220 x 95.46 | |
| T+8:53 SOZ-1 | |||
| 1327:22 | T+9:48 Fregat MES-1 (MDU-1) 224.6 m/s | ||
| 1328:26 | T+10:52 Fregat MECO-1 | 193 x 997 x 95.5 (NK) | |
| 196 x 1012 x 95.5 (TLE) | |||
| T+38:13 SOZ-2 | |||
| 1356:42 | T+39:08 Fregat MES-2, 563.6 m/s | ||
| 1359:02 | T+41:28 Fregat MECO-2 | ||
| 1410:42 | T+53:08 Fregat sep | ||
| T+3:24:30 Fregat SOZ-3 | |||
| 1642:59 | T+3:25:25 Fregat deorbit MES-3 205.9 m/s | ||
| 1643:22 | T+3:25:48 MECO-3 | 60? x 787 x 98.7 | |
| 1722:48 | T+4:05:14 Fregat reentry | ||
| 2007 Dec 14 | 100.77 791 x 798 x 98.6 | ||
| 2008 Jan 22 | 100.78 792 x 798 x 98.6 | ||
| 2008 Jan 24 | Orbit trim | 100.70 791 x 792 x 98.6 | |
| 2008 Mar 11 | 100.70 791 x 792 x 98.6 | ||
| 2011 Mar 31 | 100.70 791 x 792 x 98.6 | ||
Payload:
- C-band phased array radar, 3-m resolution with multipolarization, 15x1.5m
- AOCS 6 x 1N hydrazine thrusters
Astra 1N
2011-041A
Astrium/Toulouse Eurostar E3000 with 5330 kg launch. 19.2E for DTH to EUrope.
5350 kg 6.5 x 2.8 x 3.2m 39.8m span, Sylda 5 No 46A.
| Astra 1N | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Aug 6 | 2252:37 | Launch by Ariane 5 L560 | |
| T+2:14 SRB sep | |||
| T+3:05 Fairing sep | |||
| 2301:22 | T+8:45 EPC MECO | -1029 x 188 x 6.79 | |
| 2301:28 | T+8:51 EPC sep | ||
| 2301:32 | T+8:55 ESC-A burn | ||
| 2310? | EPC entry | ||
| 2011 Aug 7 | |||
| 0017:30 | T+24:53 ESC-A MECO | ||
| 0019:42 | T+27:05 Astra 1N sep | ||
| 0029:15 | T+36:38 Sylda sep | ||
| 0030:41 | T+38:04 BSAT sep | ||
| T+49:34 End of mission | |||
| 2011 Aug 7 | 631.17 266 x 35725 x 2.0 | ||
| 2011 Aug 8 | 727.09 5014 x 35798 x 1.1 | ||
| 2011 Aug 9 | 954.05 15654 x 35794 x 0.3 | ||
| 2011 Aug 10 | 1168.27 24940 x 35791 x 0.0 | ||
| 2011 Aug 12 | 1430.16 35550 x 35790 x 0.1 | ||
| 2011 Aug 28 | 1436.12 35783 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 1.8E | ||
| 2011 Sep 15 | Move out of 1.8E | ||
| 2011 Oct 27 | Move in at 28E | ||
| 2011 Nov 18 | 1436.06 35779 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 28.2E | ||
| 2013 Jun 7 | 436.20 35773 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 28.2E | ||