Friday, October 23, 2015

Yaogan 25

 2014-080A


A trio of payloads were launched in Dec 2014 as YW-25.


YW25 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2014 Dec 10  1933 Launch by CZ-4C  JQ 
  T+2:32? St 1 sep 
  St 2 burn 
  T+2:47? Fairing sep 
  T+6:48? Stage 2 MECO 
  T+6:49? St 2 sep 
  Stage 3 burn 1  
 1945? T+12? Stage 3 MECO 
 1945?  Stage 3 sep   
2014 Dec 10   107.12 1089 x 1097 x 63.4 

Monday, October 19, 2015

LightSail

 2015-025L


Planetary Society LightSail-1 project with A test flight and B operational mission. 5 kg, 3U cubesat bus. A to do systems tests in LEO?

Will do 4 weeks of tests then deloy mylar sails on 4m booms.

Launch as secondary payload AFSPC-5. Built by Stellar Exploration of San Luis Obispo, with integration by Ecliptic Enterpises (Pasadena).

After losing contact, the satellite rebooted on May 30.


OTV4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2015 May 20  1505  Launch by Atlas V 501  CC SLC40 
  T+3:38 Fairing sep 
  T+4:23 BECO 
  T+4:30 Atlas sep 
  T+4:40 Centaur MES-1 
 1523? T+18? MECO-1  309 x 322 x 38.02 
 1525? X-37 sep 
 1545? MES-2 

 

1547? MECO-2  
 1705:40  LightSail deploy  355 x 701 x 55.0 
2015 May   Contact lost 
2015 May 30   Rebooted
2015 Jun 3   Deploy solar panels 
2015 Jun 7  1947  Deploy sail 

Sunday, October 18, 2015

DSP-20

 2000-024A


DSP 20 stepped in to fill the gap caused by the loss of DSP 19. It probably was stationed over the Pacific.


DSP 20 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2000 May 8  1601 Launch by Titan 4B-29  CC LC40 
  T+2:11 Stage 1 burn 
  T+2:26 SRMU sep 
  T+3:26 56' Fairing sep 
  T+5:21 St 1 sep 
 1609 T+8:47 St 2 MECO  92.3 199 x 582 x 28.6 (UN) 
 1610 T+8:54 St 2 sep 
 1713 T+1:13:22 IUS-22 SRM-1 
 2229 T+6:28:57 SRM-1 sep  637.2 332 x 35972 x 28.6 (UN) 
 2233 T+6:32:32 SRM-2 burn 
 2255 T+6:54:23 SRM-2 sep  1444.3 35924 x 35971 x 2.9? (UN) 
2000 May 9?  Cover sep 
2000 May 9    1443.9 35911 x 35970 x 2.9 (UN) 
2000 Oct   Reach 8.5E 
2003 Nov    GEO 8.5E 
2008 Feb   DSP Europe  GEO 7.0E 
2008 Mar   Move out  
2009 Jun   DSP Pacific GEO 164.9W 
2011 Jan   DSP Pacific  GEO 165.9W 

October 1,2026

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