Iridium 92

 1999-032A

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Iridium 92 (according to the Chinese UN register) was launched in Jun 1999 with operational number 14. The satellite was still in a storage orbit in Feb 2004 but was later moved into the operational system.

Iridium 14A
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1999 Jun 11	1715:33	Launch by CZ-2C/SD	TY
		T+2:02 Stage 1 MECO
		T+2:03 Stage 1 sep, Stage 2 burn
		T+3:50 Fairing
		T+5:02 Stage 2 MECO
	1725:44	T+10:11 Stage 2 VECO
	1725:47	T+10:14 Stage 2 sep	92.95 174 x 662 x 86.38
	1803:41	T+48:08 SD burn
	1804:17	T+48:44 SD burnout
	1805:36	T+50:03 SD sep	97.45 625 x 647 x 86.4
	1809:27	T+53:54 SD deorbit burn	92.86 207 x 621 x 86.4
1999 Jun 11			97.45 625 x 647 x 86.4
1999 Jun 25			98.87 698 x 710 x 86.5
1999 Jul 3			99.00 709 x 712 x 86.5
2000 Apr 24			98.93 703 x 711 x 86.5
2000 Oct 9			98.89 700 x 710 x 86.5
2000 Oct 12		Orbit trim	98.97 707 x 711 x 86.5
2004 Feb 15			98.97 707 x 711 x 86.5
2006 Aug 4			98.97 708 x 710 x 86.5
2014 Aug 28			98.97 708 x 710 x 86.5
2014 Aug 29		Move up	99.86 745 x 759 x 86.5
2014 Sep 2		In constellation	100.40 775 x 780 x 86.4
2018 Apr 27			100.40 776 x 779 x 86.4

Beagle 2

 2003-022

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Beagle 2 is the UK lander for Mars Express. Mass is 68 kg. Landed mass 33 kg; back cover 13 kg. Decelerator is 16 kg.

Astrium/Martin-Baker lander.

Separates from Mars Express at MOI-5d (Dec 19 for a Jun 2 launch) Land at 11.53N 269.47W (postflight values) in Isidis Planitia 2003 Dec 25. Signals were not received from Beagle-2 after ejection. The mission team claimed it is possible that thinner than expected Martian atmosphere caused the spacecraft to crash, but an independent inquiry disagreed with this analysis and suggested that any of several design problems with the vehicle could have caused the failure, including parachute and airbag vulnerabilities.

Double cone heat shield

Disc + 4 circular panels.

Entry at 5.5 km/s and -16.5 deg (original plan -18 degrees before final mass update).

Nominal values 120.0 km, 277.5W 9.893N at 5.4074 km/s, -16.6 deg relative, or 5.6417 km/s in. Azimuth 73 deg.

Per Cramm R, Gamo J, Baiske R 2004, ISSFD meeting, Reconstructed Beagle 2 Trajectory, entry time was 0251:22, -16.63 deg relative, over 277.04 +11.14N (vs 11.21 nominal).

Beagle-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2003 Dec 19	0832:14TDB	Beagle-2 sep 0.30m/s
		MOI-5 Sep from ME and spinup	-128? x -24235? x 19.6
2003 Dec 25	0247:48 s	Entry at 120 km 5.5 km/s
		Back cover release
	0250:12s	Pilot chute, heat shield release, 7.1 km, 0.33 km/s
	0251:00	Main chute
	0251:43	Airbags, 275 m
	0252:00	First bounce
	0254:00s	At rest, Landing; gas bag sep
2015 Jan		Discovered in images at 90.4295E 11.5265N

Payload:

• Heat shield (EADS LV)

• Parachute system

• Air bags

• Bioshield (ejected in solar orbit)

• Paw Robotic arm (LU)

• Rock corer and grinder,

• Drill

• GAP Gas Analysis Package (OU/MPA)

• Gas sample mass spectrometer (PSRI)

• Mole (DLR-Koln), mobile soil collector 5m cable. on Paw.

• Panoramic camera (MSSL)

• Mossbauer spectrometer

• X-ray rock analyser

Agila 2

 1997-042A

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The Phillipine Agila Satellite Inc. (PASI), Makati was formed in Jun 1994. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) broke off in 1994 and formed Mabuhay Philippine Satellite Corp, (MPSC), Manila.

Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corp. is buying a Loral satellite for domestic Philippines communications, to be launched in late 1996.

In October 1997 Agila was moved to 146E after Japan said it was interfering with Superbird C; Phillipines did not have ITU clearance to broadcast at Ku band from the 144E slot.

In 2009 MPSC was bought by Asia Broadcast Satellite of Hong Kong and Agila 2 was renamed ABS 5. In 2011 the satellite was moved to 3W and renamed ABS 3.

Agila 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 Aug 19	1750	Launch by CZ-3B	XSLC LC2
		T+2:07 Booster sep 54 km	-6040 x 105 ?
		T+2:27 St 1 sep 72 km	-5900 x 135 ?
		T+3:52 Fairing sep 131 km	-5600 x 170 ?
		St 2 MECO 190 km
		T+5:32 St 2 sep 192 km	-4120 x 205 x 28.5 ?
		T+5:32 St 3 MES-1
	1800	T+10:31 MECO-1	160? x 450? x 28.5?
	1811	T+21:21 MES-2
	1814	T+24:20 MECO-2
	1816?	T+26:00 Stage 3 sep
1997 Aug 20			806.93 168 x 44497 x 24.6
1997 Aug 20	1430?	LAM1
1997 Aug 21			1038.35 12267 x 42909 x 7.7
1997 Aug 21		LAM2
1997 Aug 22			1592.67 33152 x 44444 x 0.3
1997 Aug 24			1602.84 33513 x 44666 x 0.3
1997 Aug 25??		LAM3
1997 Aug 26??		LAM4
1997 Aug 26			1435.67 35718 x 35838 x 0.3 GEO 147.3E+0.06E
1997 Sep 29			1436.10 35773 x 35799 x 0.2 GEO 144.3E
1997 Oct 6		move to 146E
1997 Oct 16			1436.06 35774 x 35797 x 0.2 GEO 146.0E
1999 Oct 17			1436.14 35769 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 146.0E
2006 Aug 2			1436.12 35768 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 146.0E
2009		Renamed ABS-5
2009 Dec 3			1436.09 35764 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 146.0E
2011 Sep 18			1436.09 35765 x 35807 x 0.6 GEO 146.0E
2011 Sep 23?		Move out
2011 Sep 26			1446.29 35967 x 36004 x 0.6
2011 Nov 27		Move in as ABS 3	1436.13 35773 x 35800 x 0.8 GEO 3.1W
2013 Jan 25			1436.09 35765 x 35807 x 1.7 GEO 3.2W
2015 Sep 16		Move out	1436.09 35753 x 35819 x 3.7 GEO 3.2W
2015 Oct 30		Move in	1436.12 35758 x 35816 x 3.8 GEO 15.8W
2016 Feb 14			1436.09 35756 x 35816 x 4.0 GEO 15.8W
2016 Feb 17		Move out;
2016 Sep 3			1434.02 35724 x 35767 x 4.4 GEO 61.7E+0.5E/d
2016 Oct 20		Move in at 85E	1436.00 35765 x 35803 x 4.5 GEO 85.1E
2017 Jul 31			1436.16 35767 x 35808 x 5.0 GEO 85.1E
2017 Aug 1		Orbit raise	1437.21 35800x 35816 x 5.0
2017 Sep 27			1437.28 35790 x 35829 x 5.1 GEO 67.8E-0.3W/d