Shenzhou 11

 2016-061A

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SZ-11 was the first ship to head for Tiangong-2. Crew were Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong; they spent a month aboard the lab. The spacecraft landed at 42 29 11.7N 112 42 57.4E.

SZ11
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2016 Oct 16	2330:28	Ignition
	2330:32?	Launch by CZ-2F Y11	JQ
		T+2:00 LES sep
		T+2:34 SOB burnout, sep
		T+2:35 St 1 MECO
		T+2:36 St 1 sep, St 2 burn
		T+3:28 Fairing sep, 2 halves
	2338:04?	T+7:36 St 2 MECO
	2340	T+9:31 VECO
	2340	St 2 sep T+9:34
			90.09 196 x 360 x 42.8
2016 Oct 17	0500?	Orbit raise
			91.55 334 x 366 x 42.8
2016 Oct 18	1919	Hold at 30m
	1921?	Final approach
	1924	Docked with TG2
	1928?	Hard dock
2016 Nov 17	0441	Undocked
2016 Nov 18	0512	OM sep
	0513?	Deorbit
	0517?	Deorbit cutoff
	0525	PAO still attached
	0534	PAO sep
	0539	Entry
	0540	120 km
	0542?	Entry
	0547	Parachute deploy
	0549 ?	Heat shield jettison
	0559	Landing
	0607	Rescue crew arrive

Sentinel 3A

 2016-011A

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Ocean and medium res Land observation satellites for GMES. Sea surface topography, sea state and ecosystem monitoring. Land use and vegetation mapping. Satellite was built by TAS-F.

814 km SSO

1200 kg. Box + 1 panel 3.8 x 2.2 x 2.2m with 90 kg hydrazine.

ERS/Spot heritage bus.

S3A
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2016 Feb 16	1757:45	Launch by Rokot	PL LC133
		T+1:58 MD2 on
		T+2:00 St 1 MECO
		T+2:02 St 1 sep
		T+2:04 MD2 off
	1800:32	T+2:48 GO sep
		T+5:03 Stage 2 MECO
	1802:50	T+5:05 Stage 2 sep
	1802:55	T+5:11 Briz-M MES-1
		T+5:12 SOZ-1 CO
	1812:00	T+14:19? MECO-1	153 x 785
	1912:35	T+1:18:10? MES-2 32s
	1913:07	MECO-2	801 x 817
	1917:22	Briz-M sep
	1951	SOZ-3
	1951:25	MES-3
	1951:34	MECO-3
	2025	SOZ-4	411 x 744

Payload:

• MWR Microwave radiometer

• LRR Laser Retroreflector

• SRAL Radar altimeter

• OLCI Ocean Land Color Instrument (MERIS derived)

• SLSTR Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (AATSR derived)

IGS-4

 2009-066A

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Third Optical satellite launched by H-IIA F16. It was rumoured in Jan 2010 that the satellite had failed to operate but a 2014 CSICE diagram showed its primary mission concluding in that year.

Kougaku 3 gouki.

IGS O3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2009 Nov 28	0121	Launch by H2A F16	TNSC LP1
		T+1:40 SRB-A burnout
		T+1:47 SRB-A sep
		T+4:20 4S? PLF sep
	0127	T+6:35 St 1 MECO
		T+6:43 St 1 sep
	0127	T+6:49? Stage 2 burn
	0136?	T+15? SECO
	0140?	Payloads separate
			96.0 587 x 601 x 97.7 (UN)
2014		Primary mission complete
2015		Reserve status