Monday, October 10, 2016

Gaofen 3

 2016-049A


CAST radar satellite using CS-L3000B bus. Mass 2950 kg. Controlled by National Satellite Oceanic Applications Center in Mudanjiang. 0600 LTDN SSO.


GF3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2016 Aug 9  2255  Launch by CZ-4C Taiyuan  
  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 
 2306?  T+10 St 3 burn 1 
 2308? T+10? St 3 MECO 
 2317? T+19? St 3 MES-2 
 2318? T+20? MECO-2 
 2320? T+22? St 3 sep  735 x 747 x 98.4

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Kosmos 2517

 2016-034A


ISS Reshetnev satellite Geo-IK-2 14F31 No. 12L. Given cover name Kosmos-2517.

900 kg? Cyl 1.3m dia 1000 km orbit x 99 deg ISS Reshetnev, Cyl + 2 panels Based on Glonass-M bus.


GIK2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2016 Jun 4  1400:14  Launch by Rokot PL LC133-3 
 1402 T+2:16? St 1 sep 
  T+2:58? Fairing sep
  T+4:48? St 2 MECO 
  T+5:18? St 2 VECO 
 1406 T+5:19? St 2 sep 
  T+5:25? Briz-KM burn 1 
 1415? T+15:26? Briz-KM MECO-1 
 1507? MES-2 
 1508? MECO-2 
 1536  Sep  936 x 961 x 99.3 
 1545  Briz-KM depletion burn  

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