Wednesday, September 9, 2015

FY-2-08

 2014-090A


fengyun erhao 08 xing; also called FY-2G after launch.


FY2G 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2014 Dec 31  0102  Launch by CZ-3A  XSC 
  T+2:00 St 1 sep 
  T+4:13 Fairing sep
  T+4:17 St 2 sep  
 0113 T+11:43 St 3 MECO-1  -400? x 300 x 27.4 
 0119? T+17:48 St 3 MES-2  
 0125? T+23:00 St 3 MECO-2  
 0125  T+23:35 Stage 3 sep 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

GPM-C

 2014-009C


Global Precipitation Measuring Mission, Core Spacecraft.

Rainfall and snowfall measurements to 0.2mm accuracy every 3 hours (cf TRMM in equatorial regions only, 0.7mm accuracy every 24 h). TRMM followon.

407 x 407 x 65 Mass 3850 kg. Box + 2 panels Launch as upper payload on H2A 202-4/4D-LS, H2A No 23. Built at GSFC


GPM-C 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2014 Feb 27  1837  Launch by H2A  Tanegashima 
  T+1:39 SRB burnout 
  T+1:48 SRB jettison, 55 km 
 1841 T+4:05 PLF jettison, 148 km 
 1843 T+6:36 MECO 
  T+6:44 St 1 sep 
  T+6:50 SEIG 
 1852 T+14:58 SECO 
 1852  T+15:49 GPM sep 
 1901 T+24:09 Shindaisat sep 
 1905 T+28:19 STARS-2 sep 
 1909 T+32:29 Teikyosat-3 sep 
 1913 T+36:39 ITF-1 sep 
 1914 T+37:59 OPUSAT sep 
 1916 T+39:19 INVADER sep 
 1917  T+40:39 KSAT-2 sep 
2014 Feb 28    92.49 387 x 405 x 65.0 
2014 Mar 26    92.43 386 x 401 x 65.0 
2014 Mar 28   Orbit raise  92.53 388 x 408 x 65.0 
2014 Apr 4   Orbit raise  92.58 392 x 409 x 65.0 
2014 May 29    92.54 391 x 406 x 65.0 
2014 Jun 1   Orbit raise  92.57 393 x 407 x 65.0 
2014 Jun 18    92.53 391 x 405 x 65.0 
2014 Jun 21   Orbit raise  92.56 393 x 406 x 65.0 
2014 Jul 9    92.53 392 x 404 x 65.0 
2014 Jul 12   Orbit raise  92.55 391 x 407 x 650 
2015 Mar   Prop depleted 
2015 Apr 8   End of science operations 
2015 Apr 15   Decommissioned 

Payload:

  • GMI GPM Microwave imager, Ball

  • DPR Dual Frequency precipitation radar

Aviation Week: April 13-26,2015

 https://welib.org/md5/1796482fda33e37c545e3ed5f19afd65

Monday, September 7, 2015

Asnaro 1

 2014-070A


Advanced Satellite with New System Architecture for Observation (Asnaro). Managed by Japan Space Systems-USEF (METI), Tokyo and developed by NEC. After delays to Epsilon, launch was transferred to the Russian Dnepr.

NEC NEXTAR bus.

450 kg full 400 kg dry, by NEC/Tokyo. Box-cyl+2 pan.

Launched to 500 km SSO at 1057 LTDN.


ANSARO 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2014 Nov 6  0735:49  T=0 
 0735:55  Launch by Dnepr  Yasniy 
 0737:36  T+1:47 St 2 burn 
 0737:40 St 1 sep 
 0740:17  T+4:28 St 2 MECO 
 0740:32  St 2 VECO 
 0740:32?  St 2 sep 
 0740:35 T+4:46 St 3 burn 
 0749:38  T+13:49 GO and Platform A sep 
 0749:42  T+13:53 ASNARO sep 
 0749:44 T+13:55 Hodo-1 sep 
 0749:46 T+13:57 Chubu sep 
 0749:47  T+13:58 QSAT EOS sep 
 0749:48  T+13:59 TSUBAME sep 
2014 Nov 21   94.78 506 x 509 x 97.5 

Payload:

  • Imager Pan/Multi, 0.5/2m res, 10 km swath

October 1,2026

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