USA-259

 2014-081A

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A new Molniya-orbit NRO satellite was launched in Dec 2014. The Centaur fuel dump was observed from the UK

NROL-35
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2014 Dec 13	0319	Launch by Atlas V 541	V SLC3E
		T+1:52? SRM jettison
		T+3:24? PLF sep
		T+3:31? CFLR sep
		T+4:21? BECO
		T+4:27? Atlas sep
		T+4:37? Centaur MES1
	0330?	T+11:30? MECO1	165? x 250? x 28.5
	0347?	MES-2
	0353?	MECO-2
	0445?	MES-3
	0450?	MECO-3
	0500?	Centaur sep
	0507?	Centaur deorbit	-140 x 36615 x 63.9
	0545	Mission success reported
	1330?	Centaur reentry over 139E 48S
2014 Dec 14			701.1 2019 x 37420 x 62.8 (UN)
2014 Dec 15			2100 x 37749 x 62.9
2014 Dec 23	1732	Orbit adjust	2131 x 37748 x 62.84

Yaogan 23

 2014-071A

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The Yaogan 23 radar imaging satellite was launched in 2014 Nov.

YW23
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2014 Nov 14	1853	Launch by CZ-2C	TYSC
	1859?	VECO
	1903?	Stage 2 sep
	1903?	Sep motor covers off
2014 Nov 14			94.67 492 x 512 x 97.3

November 30,2006

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_erotic_depictions

You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation

https://welib.org/md5/b4fe2bd10e487065a68a77e427f16d05

Fengyun 2C

 2004-042A

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

FY-2C
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
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

Progress M-23M

 2014-018A

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Mission 55P, spacecraft 427. Mass 7280 kg. 2383 kg cargo, 1215 kg of which in GO. Accounted 63 kg for AFAR/BKDO.

M23M
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2014 Apr 9	1526:27	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB LC1
	1534	Blok-I MECO
	1534	Blok-I sep
	1608:25	DV1 113.2s 45m/s
	1649:46	DV2 104.9s 42.8m/s
	1745:48	SKD 14s 5.3m/s
	1837:24	SKD 44s 17.8m/s
	2102	Begin auto approach
	2114:18	Docking with Pirs, 5:47:53
2014 Apr 10	1137	HO
2014 Jul 18	1728	HC
2014 Jul 21	2144:23	Undocked
	2147:24	Sep burn 15s 0.7m/s
		Radar-Progress
2014 Jul 22	0043:40	SKD burn 22.5s 12.5m/s
2014 Jul 26	2024:56	DV 8.0s 4.7m/s	378 x 421 x 51.7
2014 Jul 27	1928:16	DV 9.0s 4.7m/s	379 x 421 x 51.7
2014 Jul 28	2007:10	DV 9.2s 4.7m/s	377 x 421 x 51.7
2014 Jul 29	1909:26	DV 9.2s 4.8m/s	370 x 421 x 51.7
2014 Jul 30	1811:10	DV 9.2s 4.7m/s	363 x 422 x 51.7
2014 Jul 31	1848:30	DV7.5s 4.7m/s	356 x 423 x 51.7
2014 Jul 31	2151	Deorbit 142s 86.8m/s	351 x 417 x 51.6
	2153	DO CO	89.22 58 x 413 x 51.6
	2230	Entry
	2243	Debris impact 50 42S 126 12 W

USA-236

 2012-033A

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Atlas V 2012 Jun AV-023 launch to GTO? Probably an SDS.

NROL-38 (USA 236)
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2012 Jun 20	1228	Launch by Atlas V 401	CC SLC41
		T+3:37? BECO
		T+4:11? CCB Stage 1 sep
		T+4:30? Fairing sep
	1240?	MECO-1	260 x 270? (Ted guess)
			180 x 1080 x 27.0
	1251	MES-2 at S eq crossing
	1253?	MECO-2	645.9 862 x 35886 x 20.7 (UN)
	1303?	Centaur sep
	1305?	Centaur CCAM	1000? x 30000? x 25?
	1730?	Apogee
	1740?	Centaur deorbit	-800? x 30000? x 21.4
	2114?	Centaur entry over 4.3N 175.8E?
2012 Jul 16			1436.07 35777 x 35794 x 4.9 GEO 30.4W
2013 Feb 18			1436.12 35764 x 35809 x 4.4 GEO 30.2W