XSS-11

 2005-011A

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XSS-11 Experimental Satellite System will be a 100 kg microsat built by LMA/Denver for the AFRL as a 'Davis-class' space demonstration mission. XSS-11 will demo autonomous on-orbit operations with minimal intervention from the ground. The experiment is part of NASA's Space Technology 6 project and of STP. Launch by Minotaur in Nov 2004. Customer was SMC Det 12.

In Sep 2005 it was announced that XSS-11 had completed several rendezvous operations with its final stage.

XSS-11
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2005 Apr 11	1335	Launch by Minotaur	V SLC-8
		T+1:05? Stage 1 sep, Stage 1 burn
		T+2:15? Stage 2 sep, Stage 3 burn
		T+2:27? Fairing
		T+ 3:30? Stage 3 burnout
		T+10:30? Stage 3 sep
	1345	T+10:40? Stage 4 burn
	1346	T+11:50? Stage 4 burnout
	1348?	Stage 4 sep	102.1 847 x 873 x 98.8
2005 Jul		(late) Rendezvous with Stage 4, 1.6km
		Image stage 4
		Sep burn
2005 Aug		Rendezvous 2
2005 Aug		Rendezvous 3
2005 Aug?		Rendezvous 4? to 0.5 km
2005 Nov 9		Rendezvous to 0.3 km?
2006 Jan 22			102.05 846 x 865 x 98.9
2006 May			100.15 756 x 774 x 99.2
2006 Aug 11		Rendezvous with DMSP-5D2 F6

Sicral 1A

 2001-005A

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Sicral (Sistema Italiano per Comunicazioni Riservate e di Allarme) is the first Italian military commsat. It was built by the SITAB consortium of Alenia Spazio, FiatAvio and Telespazio. It will be stationed at 16E and carries beams for Italy, Europe and the Mideast. Sircal is operated by the Segretariato Generale della difesa/direzione nazionale degli armamenti (DNA) of the Ministero della Difesa.

FiatAvio built the propulsion system, although it may have an R4D engine.

Control from Centro di Controllo e Gestione, Vigna di Valle.

Based on Italsat/Artemis bus. Mass is 2596 kg full 1253 kg dry. Size is 2.8 x 3.4 x 4.9m with 24.5m span.

Sicral
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2001 Feb 7	2306	Launch by Ariane 44L	CSG ELA2
		T+2:28 PAL sep
		T+3:32 St 1 sep
		T+3:35 St 2 TIG
		T+4:02 Fairing sep
		T+5:44 St 2 sep
		T+5:48 St 3 TIG
	2325	T+19:16 St 3 MECO
	2326	T+20:55 SICRAL sep
	2328?	Spelda sep
	2331	T+25:53 Skynet 4F sep
2001 Feb 8			631.06 222 x 35763 x 7.0
2001 Feb 9	1200?	LAM-1
2001 Feb 9			715.69 4507 x 35744 x 4.3
2001 Feb 10	1200?	LAM-2
2001 Feb 10			840.49 10495 x 35751 x 2.4
2001 Feb 20	1030?	LAM-3
2001 Feb 20			1426.87 35445 x 35766 x 0.1
2001 Feb 27			1426.84 35444 x 35765 x 0.1
2001 Apr 4			1436.11 35769 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 16.1E
2006 Aug 3			1436.05 35772 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 16.1E
2006 Oct		Control lost due to solar activity
2007 Nov?		Control regained
2007 Dec		Returned on station
2013 May 22			1436.10 35770 x 35802 x 4.7 GEO 16.3E
2013 May		Move out
2013 May?		Move in?
2013 Aug 2			1436.12 35769 x 35804 x 4.8 GEO 37.0E
2014 Apr 11			1436.12 35766 x 35808 x 5.3 GEO 37.1E
2014 May 2			1436.12 35755 x 35818 x 5.3 GEO 34.5E
2014 May		Move out
2014 Jul		Moved to register Lux-G6-6 GovSat slot
2014 Jul 4			1436.12 35768 x 35805 x 5.5 GEO 21.8E
2014 Aug 7			1436.14 35763 x 35811 x 5.6 GEO 21.8E
2014 Dec 31			1436.06 35759 x 35812 x 5.8 GEO 22.2E
2015 Sep 10			1436.12 35772 x 35801 x 6.3 GEO 21.8

XM-1 (Roll)

 2001-018A

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XM-1 Roll was a Boeing 702 satellite.

Solar panels are 40.4m span. 4667kg launch 2940 kg BOL. 7.0 x 3.3 x 3.0m, in size.

DM-SL is 3407 kg dry, 4,9m l 3.7d.

 

XM-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2001 Jan 5		Arrive at 154W 0N
2001 Jan 8	2235	Abort T-11s
2001 May 5		Arrive at 154W 0N
2001 May 8	2210:29	Launch by Zenit-3SL
		T+2:23 St 1 MECO
		T+2:25 St 1 sep
		T+2:31 St 2 MES
		T+3:29 PLF sep
		T+7:21 St 2 MECO
	2219:05	T+8:36 St 2 sep	-2137 x 191 x 1.25
		T+8:46? DM adapter jettison
		T+8:46 DM MES1
	2223:50	T+13:21 DM MECO1	180 x 990 x 1.25
	2258	T+48:28 DM MES2 6:06
		T+54:33 DM MECO2	902 x 35922 x 1.25
	2315:42	T+1:05:13 DM sep
2001 May 11	1030?	LAM-1
2001 May 14			710.24 1238 x 38744 x 1.3
2001 May 14		LAM-2
2001 May 14			832.86 7157 x 38733 x 0.8
2001 May		LAM-3
2001 May 16			1094.57 18894 x 38714 x 0.1
2001 May 18	1815?	LAM-4
2001 May 18			1405.35 31653 x 38712 x 0.1
2001 May 20	1630?	LAM-5
2001 May 21			1431.80 32693 x 38712 x 0.1
2001 Jun 5			1437.65 34011 x 37623 x 0.1
2001 Jun 29			1436.10 35785 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 85.1W
2005 Apr 11			1436.14 35782 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 85.2W
2005 Apr 26		Relocate to 115W
2005 May 13			1436.09 35766 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 115.0W
2006 Aug 3			1436.13 35783 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 115.0W
2015 Oct 16			1436.07 35767 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 115.2W