Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Fengyun 2C

 2004-042A


Mass 1380 kg: new visible and IR radiometer channels. 02 batch, first operational weather satellite under Chinese Met Bureau. 


FY-2C 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Oct 19  0120  Launch by CZ-3A  Xichang 
  Stage 1 sep 
  Stage 2 sep 
  MES-1 
 0130? MECO-1  290? x 500? x 28.0? 
 0142? MES-2 over equator 
  MECO-2 
 0143  Perigee 
 0144  Stage 3 sep  296 x 35493 x 27.0 
 0700  Apogee 1  301 x 35616 x 27.0 
 1200  Perigee 2 
 1730?  AKM at apogee 2  
2004 Oct 20    1438.20 35792 x 35862 x 0.8 GEO 106.4E -0.5W/d 
2004 Oct 28    1435.98 35779 x 35789 x 0.8 GEO 104.7E 
2006 Aug 8    1436.14 35781 x 35793 x 0.9 GEO 104.5E 
2009 Nov 23    1436.12 35779 x 35794 x 1.8 GEO 104.7E 
2009 Nov 26   Move out 
2009 Dec 12    1434.76 35753 x 35766 x 1.8 
2010 Jan   Move in at 123.8E, reserve 
2012 Jan 26    1435.98 35778 x 35790 x 3.6 GEO 123.4E+0.02E/d 
2014 Dec 9    1436.02 35782 x 35787 x 5.8 GEO 123.3E 

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

IXV

 2015-U01


ESA Intermediate Experimental Vehicle (IXV). Launch by Vega to 180 x 307 km x 70 deg from CSG. or 470 km 1 orbit, deorbit burn using Vega AVUM upper stage over -90 -40 Pacific, reentry over -70 +35 at 7.70 km/s, -1.19 deg, 120 km (earth-relative; azimuth unknown) with recovery after splashdown. AVUM reached orbit, deorbited on 2nd pass over Kourou, probably with entry over the Indian Ocean.


IXV 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2015 Feb 11 1340 Launch by Vega VV04  CSG ELV 
  T+1:52 P80 sep 
  T+3:35 Z23 sep 
  T+3:59 Z9 burn  
  T+4:02 Fairing sep 
 1346 T+6:39 Z9 sep 171 km 7.15km/s  
 1348 T+8:00 AVUM burn 1 
  Z9 impact 68.75E 2.75S +- 7 deg E 
 1353 T+13:49 AVUM MECO-1 332 km 7.656 km/s 76 x 416 x 5.4 
 1357 T+17:59 IXV sep 
 1411 T+31:14 AVUM MES-2 
 1411 T+31:30 AVUM MECO-2  220 x 430 x 5.4 
 1427? Z9 entry in IO 
 1444 IXV reentry 
  Parachute panel ejection 
  Drogue para 
 1509  Para deploy 
 1515?  Flotation device panels ejected 
 1518?  IXV splash 123W 3N 
 1529 T+1:49:31 AVUM MES-3 
  T+1:50:30 AVUM MECO-3 
 1610? AVUM reentry 86.25E 4.5S 
  Recovery ship Nos Aries 

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Globalstar 27

 1999-043A



Globalstar M024 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1999 Aug 17  0437:41  Launch by Delta 7420  CC LC17B 
  T+1:03 SRB burnout 
  T+1:07 SRB sep 
  T+4:24 MECO 
  T+4:32 St 1 sep 
  T+4:37 St 2 TIG 
  T+4:47 PLF sep 
 0448:56 T+11:15 SECO-1  185 x 1350 x 52 
 0539:33 T+1:01:52 SES2 27s 
 0540:00 T+1:02:19 SECO-2  
 0546:51 T+1:09:10 U1/U2 sep 
 0551:01 T+1:13:20 L1/L2 sep 
1999 Aug 17    113.15 1362 x 1379 x 52.0 
1999 Aug 30    114.08 1412 x 1414 x 52.0 
2010 Sep 7    114.08 1413 x 1413 x 52.0 
2011 Aug 5    114.10 1412 x 1415 x 52.0 

Monday, March 9, 2015

Fajr

 2015-006A


After three years Iran launched a further successful Earth satellite. The Fajr satellite was built by IEI (Iran Electronics Industry).


Fajr 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2015 Feb 2  0850? Launch by Safir B1  Semnan 
 0852?  Stage 1 sep 
 0852?  Stage 2 burn  
 0857?  Stage 2 burnout 
 0858?  Stage 2 sep  91.47 223 x 470 x 55

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