Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Echostar 8

 2002-039A


Echostar VIII is an FS-1300 satellite with a launch mass of 4685 kg. Launch by Proton-K/DM to 110W.

Stage 3 impacts the Pacific at 24 23N 161 46E.


Echostar 8 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2002 Aug 22  0515 Launch by Proton-K/DM3 No. 20L  KB PL81/23 
  T+2:03 St 1 sep 
  T+5:31 St 2 sep 
  T+5:37 St 3 burn 
  T+5:42 Fairing sep
  T+9:33 St 3 MECO 
  T+9:43 St 3 VECO 
 0524:44 T+9:44 Stage 3 sep  -629? x 160 x 51.6 
 0530:46 T+15:46 DM MES-1 67s 
 0531:53 T+16:53 DM MECO-1  160 x 161 x 51.6 
 0540? St 3 reentry 
 0627:43 T+1:12:43 DM MES-2 437s  
 0635:00 T+1:20:00 DM MECO-2  167 x 35902 x 51.6? 
   144 x 35809 x 51.7 (TLE) 
 1129:13 T+6:14:13 DM MES-3 99s 
 1130:52 T+6:15:52 DM MECO-3  4300 x 35776 x 23.0  
 1150:52 T+6:35:52 S/C sep 
 1335:52 T+8:20:52 DM CCAM burn 
 1340:52 T+8:25:52 DM MECO-4 
2002 Aug 22    712.81 4265 x 35843 x 23.0 
2002 Aug 23  2330? LAM-1 
2002 Aug 24    858.96 11267 x 35841 x 11.0 
2002 Aug 25  1830? LAM-2 
2002 Aug 26    985.48 17006 x 35844 x 6.4 
2002 Aug 27  0330?  LAM-3 
2002 Aug 28    1403.42 34470 x 35818 x 0.2 
2002 Aug 29  0200? LAM-4 
2002 Aug 29    1436.90 35773 x 35830 x 0.1 GEO 129W 
2002 Sep 18   mv out GEO 129W 
2002 Oct 4   mv in GEO 110W 
2002 Oct 5    1436.03 35775 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 110W 
2006 Aug 7    1436.08 35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 110.0W 
2008 Oct 31   Move to 77W 
2009 Jan 3    1436.10 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 77.0W 
2017 Apr 19    1436.08 35774 x 35799 x 1.0 GEO 76.9W 

Monday, January 1, 2018

Amazing Stories of the Space Age : True Tales of Nazis in Orbit, Soldiers on the Moon, Orphaned Martian Robots, and Other Fascinating Accounts From the Annals of Spaceflight

 https://welib.org/md5/d132ef06fc591801c3df8e9e87b994eb

IRNSS-1H

 2017-051A


The payload fairing failed to separate, causing the satellite to remain attached to the rocket in a lower than planned transfer orbit.


IRNSS-1H 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2017 Aug 31  1330  Launch by PSLV-XL C33  SHAR SLP  
  T+0:25 PSOM5,6 on 
  T+1:10 SOM 1,2 sep 
  T+1:10 SOM 3,4 sep 
  T+1:32 SOM 5,6 sep 
  T+1:51 St 1 sep 56 km 
  T+1:51 St 2 burn 
  T+3:23 Fairing failed to sep 
 1334 T+4:23 St 2 sep 
  T+4:24 St 3 burn 112s  
 1336 T+6:25 St 3 burnout 91E 11N? 139.4 km 6.96km/srel  
 1340 T+10:06 St 3 sep 163 km 7.7356 km/s 
 1340 T+10:16 St 4 burn 186 km 7.7335 km/s 
 1348 T+18:48 St 4 MECO 455 km 9.6388 km/s 
 1349 T+19:25 St 4 sep  159.23 163 x 6540 x 19.2 
 Stage 3 impact near Borneo or N Guinea? 
2017 Sep 20    156.96 157 x 6364 x 19.2 
2017 Nov 27    149.22 155 x 5727 x 19.2 

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