Saturday, August 20, 2016

USA-186

 2005-042A


USA 186 was launched by the final Titan rocket to a 0945 LTDN SSO, the west plane.


USA 186 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Oct 19  1805:00? Launch by Titan 4 B-26  V SLC4E 
  T+2:13 St 1 burn  
  T+2:28 SRMU sep 
  T+3:30 PLF sep 
  T+5:26 St 1 sep 
  T+9:18 St 2 MECO 
 1814 T+9:30 St 2 sep 
   96.7 164 x 1046 x 97.8 (UN) 
   95.31 165 x 901 x 97.9 (42B) 
  In 0945LT SSO 
2005 Oct 28    264 x 1050 x 97.9 
2006 Mar 24    264 x 1030 x 97.9 
2006 Dec 22    97.47 264 x 1010 x 97.9  
2007 Jan 11   small reboost 
2007 Jan 30    97.51 262 x 1016 x 97.9 
2008 Mar 14    97.16 263 x 982x 97.9 
2008 Mar 20   Large reboost  97.63 262 x 1028 x 98.0 
2008 May 19    97.54 261 x 1020 x 97.9 
2008 Dec 10   Reboost 
2009 Apr 9   Reboost 
2011 Apr 18    97.26 256 x 997 x 97.9 
2013 Aug 29    97.54 263 x 1018 x 97.9 
2013 Sep 26   In 0943LT plane 97.46 260 x 1012 x 97.9  
2013 Dec 10?   Orbit change out of SSO 
2013 Dec 17   Recovered in 0930LT plane at 2.7 hr/yr  97.20 260 x 988 x 96.9 
 
2014 May 30   
96.5 260 x 929 x 96.9 
2014 Jul 1?  Orbit change to SSO 
2014 Sep 9   Recovered in 0806LT plane at 0.13hr/yr 91.61 266 x 440 x 96.9 
2014 Sep 13    91.58 263 x 440 x 96.9 
2014 Sep 19    91.92 287 x 449 x 96.9 
2014 Dec 22    91.32 260 x 417 x 96.9 
2014 Dec 28   Orbit raise  91.76 271 x 450 x 96.9 
2015 Feb 17    91.44 261 x 429 x 96.8 
2015 Apr 3   Orbit raise 91.99 267 x 477 x 96.9 
2016 Mar 9    91.36 261 x 421 x 96.9 
2016 Mar 14   Orbit raise  91.76 260 x 460 x 96.9 
2016 May 30    91.44 262 x 436 x 96.9 

Monday, August 1, 2016

SJ-10

 2016-023A


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SJ-10 was launched in Apr 2016. Object A was the reentry vehicle and object E is the service module, cataloged after RV separation.

It was suggested by Andrey Krasilnikov that the observed argument of perigee of 315 kg compared to the usual 150 deg represented a launch error, but this has not been confirmed.


SJ10 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2016 Apr 6  1738  Launch by CZ-2D  JQ 
 1748?  Stage 2 sep  89.52 234 x 267 x 42.9 
2016 Apr 9    89.50 232 x 266 x 42.9 
2016 Apr 10   Orbit raise 89.62 239 x 272 x 42.9 
2016 Apr 13    89.59 238 x 270 x 42.9 
2016 Apr 14   Orbit raise  89.66 245 x 269 x 42.9 
2016 Apr 16    89.64 245 x 268 x 42.9 
  Orbit raise 89.73 253 x 268 x 42.9 
2016 Apr 18    89.72 253 x 267 x 42.9 
 0815  RV separated
 0830  RV landed in Siziwang Banner 
2016 Apr 22    89.70 252 x 266 x 42.9 
2016 Apr 22   Orbit raise  90.14 254 x 308 x 42.9 
2016 May 6    89.96 248 x 295 x 42.9 

Payload:

  • A1-1 EFILE Evaporation and Fluid Interfacial Effects (IMCAS/Liu)

  • A1-2 Phase separation and dynamic clustering in granular gas (IMCAS/Hou)

  • A1-3 Thermodynamics of vapor bubble during pool boiling (IMCAS/Zhao)

  • A1-4 Thermocapillary convection surface waves (IMCAS/Kang)

  • A1-5 Colloidal assembly (IMCAS/ICCSA/Wang)

  • A1-6 SCCO Soret coefficients of crude oil (ESA/IMCAS/Verga,Sun)

  • A2-1 Wire insulation overload (ignition, soot, smoke), IET-CAS/Kong

  • A2-2/3 Coal combustion/pollutant formation (Tsingua/Zhang)

  • A2-4 Ignition and burning of solids (IMCAS/Wang)

  • A3-1 Solidification and crystal growth (I.Semi.CAS/Zhang)

  • B1-1 Space radiation mutagenesis (Dalian Maritime U/Sun), plant materials and tissue equivalent detector devices.

  • B1-2 Space radiation, genomic DNA/genetic effects (I Biophys CAS/Hong) mouse cells, fruit flies

  • B1-3 Silkworm embryo development (I.Plant.Physio/Eco CAS/Huang)

  • B2-1 Signal transduction in plants (IPPE-CAS/Cai)

  • B2-2 Biomechanics of cell interactions (IMCAS/Long)

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