Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Kondor-E

 2014-084A


This satellite, Kondor-E No. 2, is the export version of the spacecraft and has reportedly been sold to an unnamed foreign customer, reportedly the Defense Intelligence organization of the South African National Defense Force. The South African government refused to confirm or deny this, raising the question of who will register this satellite with the UN. The balance of available evidence shortly after the launch was that South Africa was the actual, if secret, legal owner of the satellite. .


Kondor-E No. 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2014 Dec 19  0443  Launch by Strela  KB LC175 
 0448  T+5:07? APB sep 
 0508  T+25m Payload sep  94.62 498 x 501 x 74.8  

Sunday, January 4, 2015

USA-148

 2000-001A


This was the first of four Service Life Enhancement Program satellites. Mass is 1232 kg on orbit. Launch by AC-138/MLV-8 with the 11-ft fairing. Two burn to GTO. Station at 175E.


DSCS III B-8 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2000 Jan 21  0103  Launch by Atlas IIA AC-138  CC SLC36A 
  T+2:44 BECO 
  T+2:47 Booster sep 
  T+3:53 Fairing sep
  T+4:41 SECO 
  T+4:43 Atlas sep 
  T+5:00 Centaur MES-1 
 0113  T+10:07 MECO-1  148 x 899 x 29.3 
 0125 T+22:17 MES-2 
  T+23:43 MECO-2 
 0129 T+26:38 Centaur sep  621.54 240 x 35253 x 26.1 
   619.2 234 x 35141 x 26.1 (UN,B) 
   628.4 203 x 35550 x 26.2 (UN,A) 
2000 Jan 22  
IABS burn 
2000 Jan 24  
Deploy solar arrays 
2014 Dec 30    1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 5.3 GEO 149.6E 

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