Thursday, March 29, 2018

SES-16 (GovSat)

 2018-013A


At 21.5E, X/Ka-band military. Orbital ATK Geostar 3. SES military comms satellite for Luxembourg and NATO; LuxGovSat S.A. is a partnership between the Luxembourg government and SES.

The first stage tested a three-engine high thrust landing burn, and survived its impact with the water. The second stage reached a supersynchronous geotransfer orbit.


GovSat 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2018 Jan 31  2125 Launch by Falcon 9  CC LC40 
  T+2:38 MECO 
  T+2:40 St 1 sep 
  T+2:41 SEIG-1 
  T+3:44 Fairing 
  T+6:40? St 1 entry burn 
  T+6:52 St 1 entry burn shutdown 
  8:31 Landing burn, 3 engines 
  8:42 St 1 splashdown 
 2133 T+8:35 SECO-1 
 2134205 x 236 x 28.45
 2151 T+26:40 SEIG-2 
 2152 T+27:48 SECO-2 
 2157 T+32:19 Stage 2 sep  200? x 42000? x 26? 

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Elektro-L 2

 2015-074A


Elektro-L No. 2 (No. 1521) was somewhat more massive. After launch, several debris objects were found in the SBB orbit. The Fregat was no. 222-02 per NK, no. 2004 per other sources.

Bus can carry 570 kg prop.


Elektro-L 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2015 Dec 11  1345:32  Launch by Zenit-3SLBF KB LC45 
  T+2:28 St 1 sep 
  T+5:09 GO sep 
  T+7:07 St 2 MECO 
 1354:08  St 2 sep  164 x 539 x 51.4 
 1500:07  MES-1   
 1508:32  MECO-1 
 1509:09  SBB sep 271 x 4277 x 50.4 
 1711:50 MES-2 
 1722:48  MECO-2 338 x 35911 x 48.6 
 2232:08  MES-3 
 2240:56  MECO-3 
 2243:26  Fregat sep 35413 x 35785 x 0.5 
2015 Dec 12   MES-4 
  MECO-4 
  Fregat disposal 
2016 Jan 15    1435.46 35734 x 35813 x 0.4 GEO 77.5E 

Hispasat 30W-6

 2018-023A


Loral 1300 . Originally Hispasat 1F. Replaces 1D/30W-4. Mass 6092 kg launch, 2623 kg dry, 730 kg BOL prop. Size 26.1m x 8.9m x 6.9m


30W-6 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2018 Mar 6  0533:00 Launch by Falcon 9  CC LC40 
  T+2:35 MECO 
  T+2:37 St 1 sep 
  T+2:39 St 2 burn 
  T+3:39 Fairing 
 0040  Entry burn St 1 
 0042  Landing burn St 1 
  Water impact St 1 
 0541 T+8:39 SECO1 
 0559 T+26:38 SEIG2 
 0600 T+27:33 SECO2 
 0605 T+32:51 Stage 2 sep 
2018 Mar 6    387.34 189 x 22256 x 27.0  
2018 Mar 6 0645? Eject PODSAT 
2018 Mar 7  1800?  Raise perigee  
2018 Mar 7    388.59 284 x 22235 x 27.0 
2018 Mar 9    448.54 296 x 25757 x 27.0 
2018 Mar 10    528.35 308 x 30233 x 27.0 
2018 Mar 12    636.73 317 x 35960 x 27.0 
2018 Mar 13    739.68 5524 x 35905 x 13.8 
2018 Mar 14    946.39 15246 x 35858 x 5.5 
2018 Mar 14    1367.95 33114 x 35769 x 0.3 
2018 Mar 16    1444.62 35788 x 36118 x 0.1 GEO 25.8W-2.1W

Saturday, March 24, 2018

LKW-4

 2018-025A


Launched to 1330 LTDN SSO.


LKW 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2018 Mar 17  0710  Launch by CZ-2D  JQ 
 0720? Stage 2 sep  490 x 502 x 97.3 
 0728?  Stage 2 deorbit 
 0754? Stage 2 impact Antarctic? 

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Rosetta-Philae

 2004-006A


Rosetta was launched by the first Ariane 5G+ in 2004. Rosetta was built by Astrium (formerly Daimler-Benz Aerospace's Dornier Satellitensysteme) of Freidrichshafen. The spacecraft is box-shaped with 2 solar wings, a propulsion system with 24 10N thrusters and a 2.2m dia HGA. Mass is 809 kg dry with 1720 kg of fuel (1060 kg N2O4 and 660 kg MMH).

2.8 x 2.1 x 2.0m box + 2 panels span 32m. Mass 3065 kg launch with 1670 kg of prop and a 100 kg lander.

Mass at EPC sep is 15708 kg (including full EPS). Mass at EPS burnout is 5892 kg implying a 2827 kg EPS mass at burnout but prior to passivation.

Rosetta will carry the German Surface Science Package (SSP) called Roland.

Rosetta was originally scheduled to carry the Champollion lander, but this was removed from the project in 1996.

Rosetta has Bus Support Module, Payload Support Module.

Control from ESOC.

Rosetta was prepared for launch in 2003 for a rendezvous with 46P/Wirtanen in 2011. After the 2002 Ariane 5 failure, Rosetta was postponed and redirected to 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

The vehicle was an AR5G+, which is an AR5G with the VEB from the AR5ES (100 kg lighter) and 250 kg extra prop in the EPS stage with an elongated MMH tank. Rosetta used an 123 kg 1194V5 EADS-CASA adapter on the EPS stage and the short A5 payload fairing (12.7m high 5.4m dia). The EPC is the standard AR5G type. The EAP boosters used a P2001 nozzle, 340 kg lighter than standard, pioneered on AR516.

21 Lutetia: 130 x 104 x 74 km, a=2.435 AU assume rho=2.2g/cm3 or 49 x 41 x 34 semiajor axes Albedo 0.1 to 0.2, taxonomy M, M0, W, Xk guesses largest asteroid visited to date. rot 8.17h C-type possible carbonaceous chrondrite type? (or M-type metallic?) But issues with albedo. IR featureless spectra High IR albedo; Lower radar albedo than any M-type asteroid. Hill radius 342Ra = 17111 km, critical distance from 166 to 332 Ra Stability surface (where orbiting objects could be found) in 215 x 361 x 361 Ra Solar radiation pressure perturbs small particles out; mm-size particles cleared, cm-sized particles remain.

Flyby 3055 km nominal

2867 Steins dia 5.5 to 17.5 km p = 6.05hr rot Type E (EII type like 64 Angelina, partial melts derived from enstatite chrondirtes) Iron-poor silicates on surface, like aubrite meteorites. Consistent with high albedo E-type = 0.45 ia 4.6 km.

Steins 1745 km 8.565 km/s

67P/C-G nucleus is 4.1km across, made of two lobes. THe large lobe is 4.1 x 3.2 x 1.3 km, the small lobe is 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 km. Rotation period is 12.4043 hours; mass is 1.0E13 kg.

 


Rosetta 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Mar 2  0717:44 Launch by Ariane 5 518G (V158) 
  T+2:19 EAP sep 
  T+3:11 Fairing sep
 0727:34 T+9:50 EPC burnout 
 0727:40 T+9:56 EPC sep  45 x 3849 km x 5.67 deg  
  Long coast for 1h45m 
 0825 T+1:07:00 Apogee 
 0914:29 T+1:56:45 L9.7 stage burn at 652 km  
  T+2:05:06 Perigee at 225 km during burn 
 0924?  Reentry of EPC 
 0931:35 T+2:13:51 EPS MECO at 1097 km 
  Vinf = 3.545 km/s 
 0932:49 T+2:15:05 L9.7 sep  392 x -76662 x 5.70 
 1757  Pass EL1:4 
2004 Mar 3  1030  Pass lunar orbit 
2004 Mar 3   TCM-1 1.0m/s 
2004 Mar 5 0300  Leave Earth sphere 
2004 Mar 6  2211  Leave Earth sphere 1.5Mkm 
2004 Apr 26  0000   359.02d 0.8859AU x 1.0910AU x 0.41 
2004 May 10   TCM-2 152.8m/s 3.5h 
2004 May 14    365.33d 0.8864AU x 1.1137AU x 0.42 
2004 May 16   TCM-3 5.0m/s 
2004 Nov 25   TCM-4 0.17 m/s, anomaly 
2004 Dec 9   TCM-5 0.12m/s 
2005 Feb 8    365.11d 0.886 x 1.114 AU x 1.42 
2005 Feb 17   TCM-6 0.09m/s 
2005 Feb 28  1719  Enter Earth sphere 1.5Mkm 
2005 Mar 2  0900  Enter SOI 
2005 Mar 4  2209:14  Earth flyby 1955 km over Baja Cal.  1954 x -68130 x 144.9  
2005 Mar 7  1115  Leave SOI 
2005 Mar 9  0325  Depart Earth sphere 1.5Mkm 
2005 Mar 28    588.42d 0.990 x 1.758 AU x 1.42 
2006 May 23   Enter hibernation 
2006 Jul   Begin Mars Swingby Phase 
2006 Sep 29 0200 DSM-2 TCM-7 31.8m/s 52min 
2006 Nov 13  2314 TCM-8 0.1m/s 
2007 Feb 9  0200?  TCM-9 Mars-16d 54s 0.04m/s 
2007 Feb 23  1543  Enter Mars sphere 1.08Mkm 
2007 Feb 24  0740  Enter Mars SOI 
2007 Feb 25  0145  Mars flyby 250 km  252 x -8152 x 136.3  
2007 Feb 25  1950  Leave Mars SOI 
2007 Feb 26  1148  Depart Mars sphere 1.08Mkm 
2007 Apr 26   TCM-10 6.5m/s 
2007 May 5    470.88d 0.784 x 1.585 AU x 1.90 
2007   Asteroid belt 
2007 Oct 18  1706  TCM 42s 
2007 Nov 12  0109  Enter Earth sphere 1.5Mkm 
2007 Nov 12  1800  Enter SOI 
2007 Nov 13  2057  Earth flyby 2, 5301 km above 63 46S 74 35W  5299 x -27151 x 115.1  
2007 Nov 15  0000  Leave SOI 
2007 Nov 15  1650 Depart Earth sphere 1.5Mkm 
2007 Dec 31    730.50d 0.911 x 2.264 AU x 7.71 
2008 Sep 4  0856  TCM 0.12m/s 
2008 Sep 5  1837:19  Enter Steins sphere 
 1838:19 Flyby (2867) Steins at 803 km, 8.6 km/s 
 1839:19  Depart Steins sphere 
2009 Mar 18   DSM-4 
2009 Oct 22  1526:10  TCM 1:27 0.09m/s 93 kg 
2009 Nov 11  1155  Earth sphere 1.5Mkm 
2009 Nov 12  0440  Earth sphere 0.9Mkm 
2009 Nov 13 0745:40 Earth flyby 3, 2481 km  
2009 Nov 14  1040  Leave Earth sphere 
2009 Nov 15  0333  Leave Earth sphere 1.5Mkm 
2009 Nov 26    1933.53d 0.980 x 5.094 AU x 4.38 
2010 Jun 18  0624 TCM move aim from 2639 to 3169, 188s 
2010 Jul 10  1512  Enter L sphere 
 1544:55 Flyby (21) Lutetia at 3162 km at 15 km/s 
 1620  Depart L sphere 
2011 Jan 17  1903  OCM part 1 
2011 Jan 17   OCM end. 301 m/s 
2011 Jan 18 1859:13 OCM part 2, 274 m/s  
2011 Jan 19  0113  OCM end 
2011 Jan 21  s  OCM part 3 
2011 Jan 23  s  OCM part 4 
2011 Feb 1   2103.7d 1.136 x 5.290 AU x 6.58 
2011 Jun 8   Hibernation 
2014 Jan 20  Exit hibernation  2103.2d 1.134 x 5.290 AU x 6.58 
2014 May 7  1730 Test burn 20m/s 45min 

2014 May 21 

1523  Orbit Match Mvr day 3140 300m/s 
 2239  Burn complete 
2014 Jun 4  1421:58  Burn 2, 6:39 
 2100  Burn 2 complete, 190 kg prop 
  Arrive at Churyumov-Gerasimenko 
  Far Approach Phase 
  Approach Transition Point 
  Close Approach Phase 
2014 Aug 2  0220  Enter CG Hill sphere 
2014 Aug 6  0900 Close Approach Trajectory Insertion CATI 6:26 1m/s 
  Rendezvous at 100 km, unbound 
2014 Aug 10   100 km, CAT Change 1 TCM 6:25, 0.88 m/s, second 100 km leg 
2014 Aug 11  2100  Closest approach 90 km 
2014 Aug 13   100 km, CAT Change 2, 6:22, 0.87m/s, 3rd 100 km leg 
2014 Aug 17  0900 100 km, CAT Change 3, 6:19, 0.85m/s, Transfer to 80 km 
2014 Aug 19  0700  Closest approach 79 km  
2014 Aug 20  0900 CAT 4, 92 km distance, burn to reduce height 
2014 Aug 21  0230? Within 79 km  
2014 Aug 24  0900 At 72 km, CAT 5 ('little CAT') 
2014 Aug 25   Below 60 km 
2014 Aug 25   Close apporach at 52 km, arc 1 
2014 Aug 27   At 72? km, CAT 6, leg 2 
2014 Aug 29   Close apporach at 52 km, arc 2 
2014 Aug 31   At 72? km, CAT 7,leg 3 
2014 Sep 1   Close approach at 52 km, arc 3 
2014 Sep 3  0900 At 72 km, TGM1 0.6m/s 4:55 Transfer to GMP 
2014 Sep 7   TGM2 0.5m/s 04:18 
2014 Sep 10   GMP1 0.2m/s 02:19 
2014 Sep 10   Global mapping phase 30 km 
2014 Sep 14   GMP slot1 0.03m/s 32s 
2014 Sep 17   GMP-2A 0.09m/s 1:23 
  GMP-2B 0.09m/s 1:25  28 x 29 km  
2014 Sep 21   GMP slot 2 0.02m/s 25s 
2014 Sep 24  s  burn 
2014 Sep 24   Distance r=28.5 km  20 x 30  
  Begin descent to 20 km 
2014 Sep 29  0900  burn  20 x 20  
2014 Oct 8  s  burn  10 x 20  
2014 Oct 15  s  burn  10 x 10  
  Close observation phase 
2014 Oct 27?   8 x 10  
2014 Oct 28  1259  Raise burn 82s, 0.08m/s  10 x 30  
2014 Oct 31   Circ burn 90s  30 x 30  
  SSP delivery phase 
  Relay orbit phase 
  Extended monitoring phase 200d? 
  Perihelion at day 3800 
2014 Nov 12   S-2h Pre-Sep manoeuvre 
  Roland SSP delivery from 22.5 km radius 
2014 Nov 14?   Move to 30 km orbit 
2015 Feb 4   Move to unbound orbits for flybys 
2015 Feb 4   Range 26 km 
2015 Feb 7   Range 142 km apocomet 
2015 Feb 11   Range 101 km 
2015 Feb 14   Range 48 km  
2015 Feb 14  0100  TCM 
2015 Feb 14 1240:50 6 km alt flyby  
2015 Feb 17   253 km 
2015 Feb 20?  Flyby at about 20 km? 
2015 Feb 25   76 km 
2015 Mar 4   88 km 
2014 Mar 7   88 km 
2015 Mar   Philae end of life? 
2015 Mar 28   14 km flyby 
2015 Mar 28   Emergency avoid burn, range to 400 km 
2015 Apr 1  0419  Pass 349 km Hill Sphere outbound 
2015 Apr 1  TCM to brake  
2015 Apr 4  0050  Max range at 385 km 
2015 Apr 4   TCM on course for 140 km approach 
2015 Apr 4  1412  Pass 344 km Hill Sphere inbound 
2015 Apr 8   140 km approach 
2015 Apr 11   100 km, pyramid path 
2015 Apr 25   Range 93 km 
2015 May 23   Range 138 km 
2015 May 26  1256  Pass 276 km Hill Sphere outbound 
2015 May 27  1354  Max range at 325 km 
2015 May 28  1844  Pass 274 km Hill Sphere inbound 
2015 Jun 1   Range 209 km 
2015 Jun 5   Range 208 km 
2015 Jul 1   Range 160 km 
2015 Jul 3   Range 168 km 
2015 Jul 6   Range 160 km 
2015 Jul 7   Range 153 km 
2015 Jul 12   Range 155 km 
2015 Jul   Rosetta plume flythrough 
2015 Jul 25   S hem observations from 180 km 
2015 Jul 27   Range 170 km 
2015 Jul 28   Range 197 km 
2015 Jul 30   Range 179 km 
2015 Aug 3  2130  Pass 221 km Hill Sphere outbound 
2015 Aug 4   Range 222 km 
2015 Aug 7   Range 283 km 
2015 Aug 10   Range 317 km 
2015 Aug 12   Range 334  
2015 Aug 13   R over N hem, 325 km 
2015 Aug 13   67P perihelion 
2015 Aug 17   Range 328  
2015 Aug 20   Range 325 
2015 Aug 24   Range 365 
2015 Aug 25   Range 418  
2015 Aug 30   Range 404  
2015 Sep 3   Range 383 km 
2015 Sep 14   Range 317 km 
2015 Sep 21   Range 329 
2015 Sep 22   Range 340  
2015 Sep 23   Begin far excursion trajectory 
2015 Sep 23   Range 406 
2015 Sep 24   Range 538 
2015 Sep 26   Range 771 
2015 Sep 28   Range 1115 
2015 Sep 29   Range 1394 
 2302  Range 1480 
2015 Sep 30  0145  Range 1501 km, max range 
2015 Sep 30 0602  Range 1490 
 0945  Range 1468 
 1125  Range 1459 km 
 1258  Range 1451 
2015 Oct 1   Range 1354 
2015 Oct 2   Range 1128 
2015 Oct 4   Range 928  
2015 Oct 8   Range 616 
2015 Oct 14   Range 495 
2015 Oct 18   Range 432 
2015 Oct 20   Range 422 
2015 Oct 23   Range 370 
2015 Oct 28   Range 295 
2015 Nov 1  0853  Pass 278 km Hill Sphere inbound 
2015 Nov 3   Range 263 
2015 Nov 12   Range 174 
2015 Nov 17   Range 144 
2015 Nov 29   Range 122 
2015 Dec   End of primary mission 
2015 Dec 3   Range 100 km 
2015 Dec 10   Range 99 km 
2015 Dec 16   Range 112 km 
2015 Dec 25   Range 75 km 
2015 Dec 30   Range 88 km 
2016 Jan   Comet activity declines, reapproach 
2016 Jan 10   Range 79 km 
2016 Jan 27   Range 72 km 
2016 Jan 30   Range 61 km 
2016 Feb 5   Range 53 km 
2016 Feb 10   Range 49 km 
2016 Feb 27   Range 30 km 
2016 Mar 5   Range 20 km 
2016 Mar 12   Range 17 km 
2016 Mar 16   Range 14 km 
2016 Mar 19   Range 12 km 
2016 Mar 23   Range 37 km 
2016 Mar   Anti-sunward excursion 
2016 Mar 27   Range 329 km outbound 
2016 Mar 28  0949  Pass 475 km Hill Sphere outbound 
2016 Mar 29   Range 820 km 
2016 Mar 30  1353 1000 km antisunward, max range 
2016 Apr 2  1853  Pass 482 km Hill Sphere inbound 
2016 Apr 3   Range 442 km 
2016 Apr 9   Range 30 km, zero phase flyby 
2016 Apr 10   Range 30 km 
2016 Apr 13   Range 109 km 
2016 Apr 21   Range 31 km 
2016 Apr 23   Range 30 km 
2016 Apr 29   Range 18 km 
2016 May 3   Range 18 km 
2016 May 11   Range 10 km 
2016 May 25   Range 7 km 
2016 May 28   Range 7 km 
2016 May 29   Range 5 km, safemode 
2016 May 30   Resume contact 
2016 Jun 2   Transition to 30 km orbt 
2016 Jun 4  0140  30 km orbit insertion 
2016 Jun 7   Range 28 km 
2016 Jun   N Hem mapping 
2016 Jun 15   Range 34 km 
2016 Jun 25   Range 18 km 
2016 Jul 2   Range 17 km 
2016 Jul 3   Range 9 km 
2016 Jul 10   Range 10 km 
2016 Jul 24   Range 10 km 
2016 Aug 3   Range 9 km 
2016 Aug 9   Flyover regime 
2016 Aug 10   Range 13 km 
2016 Aug 15   Range 7 km 
2016 Aug 17   Range 14 km 
2016 Aug 22   Range 7 km 
2016 Aug 24   Range 9 km 
2016 Aug 27   Range 5 km 
2016 Aug 30   Range 4 km 
2016 Aug 31   Range 9 km 
2016 Sep 2   Range 2.7 km; Philae found 
2016 Sep 5   Range 3.9 km flyover, 1.9 km height 
2016 Sep 8   Range 4 km 
2016 Sep 11   Range 10 km 
2016 Sep 17  s  Flyover 
2016 Sep 20  s  Flyover 
2016 Sep 24   Post flyover burn 
2016 Sep 26   Transfer burn 16 x 23 km  
2016 Sep 29  2050  Deorbit burn 3 min, alt 19 km 0.34m/s  
2016 Sep 30   Descent to Ma'at/Deir el-Medina 
 0800? Activate passivation commands; 100 kg prop left 
 1039:34  Touchdown at Sais, 0.9m/s 
 1119  LOS at ESOC 

Payload:

  • OSIRIS Multicolor imaging with narrow, wide angle cameras

  • ALICE UV spectroscopy 700-2050 A

  • VIRTIS Vis/IR mapping spectroscopy 0.25-5 mu

  • MIRO Microwave spectroscopy 1.3, 0.5mm

  • ROSINA Neutral gas, ion mass spectroscopy

  • MODULUS Gas chromatograph for light elements

  • COSIMA Dust mass spectrometer

  • MIDAS Atomic force microscope for grain morphology

  • CONSERT Radio sounding comet nucleus tomography

  • GIADA Dust flux,velocity/momentum, contamination monitor

  • RPC Comet plasma:

    • Langmuir probe

    • Ion/electron sensor

    • Flux gate magnetometer

    • Ion composition analyser

    • Mutual impedance probe

  • RSI Radio science experiment


2004-006

The Rosetta Lander (RoLand) will be deployed onto the comet's surface. The lander was named Philae after the location of an obelisk which helped Champollion decipher the Rosetta stone. Some of the experiments are also carried on the orbiter. Lander is 85 kg, of which 21 kg are experiments.

Size is box + half octagon, 0.9 x 0.9m, with 2.0m span across legs. OWLT is 00:28:20 at 511 million km.

The selected landing site was Site J, subsequently named Agilkia, after the Nile island which now houses the relocated Philae temple complex. After bouncing twice, Philae landed at another site later named Abydos.


Philae 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2014 Nov 11  1805  Switchon 
 2024  Lander flywheel on 
2014 Nov 12  0335  Sep Descent and Landing (SDL) sequence on 
 0735  Rosetta pre-sep mvr to comet-hyperbolic orbit 
 0835  Philae sep from Rosetta at 0.18m/s, range 22.5 km 
 0844  100m range, deploy landing gear 
 0856:20 Deploy ROMAP boom 
 0857  Rotation to stable landing orientation 
 0915  Post delivery mvr 
 1025  AOS Philae-Rosetta signal sent 
 1053  AOS detected on Earth 
 1534  Landing at 1m/s 

 

 Fire harpoons, failed 
  Flywheel off 
 1534  Bounce to 70 m? 
 1620  Hit surface, tumbled 
  Reached 170m height 
 1726  Second touchdown, bounce 
 1732  Third touchdown, Abydos 
2014 Nov 14  0930  LOS 
2014 Nov 14  2251  AOS 
2014 Nov 15  0008  Philae in hibernation, LOS 
2015 Jun 14   Signal from Philae received 
2015 Jul 9   Last pre-perihelion signal from Philae 

Payload:

  • ROLIS Roland Imaging System

  • CONSERT Comet nucleus sounding experiment by Radiowave Transmission

  • SESAME Surface electrical sounding and acoustic monitoring experiment, dust impact monitor; mechanical and electrical parameters

  • APXS Alpha p/X-ray spectrometer

  • MUPUS Multi-purpose sensor for surface and sub-surface science

  • ROMAP Roland magnetometer and plasma monitor

  • CIVA Comet nucleus infrared and visible analyser (cameras,s spectrometer for surface samples)

  • SD2 Sampling, Drilling and Distribution instrument (drill, depth 23 cm)

  • COSAC Cometary Sampling and Composition Experiment, looking for organic molecules

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

SES-15

 2017-026A


Boeing electric-propulsion 702SP for Ku/Ka-band over N AMerica and in-flight wifi; widebeam and high throughput. Opens a new SES location at 129W for N American coverage. Launch by Ariane. Mass 2302 kg, size 6 x 3 x 2m box + 2 panels.


SES15 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2017 May 18  1154:53 Launch by Soyuz ST-A/Fregat  CSG 
  T+1:58 Boosters sep 
 T+3:39 Fairing sep 
  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
  Blok I MECO 
 1203:42 T+8:49 Blok I sep  -764 x 200 x 6.32 
 1204:42 T+9:49 MES-1 
 1218:27 T+23:34 MECO-1  284 x 31431 x 6.06 
 1652:28 T+4:57:35 MES-2 
 1653:20  T+4:58:27 MECO-2  2200 x 31300 x 6.00 
 1713:21  T+5:18:28 Fregat sep 
  MES-3  
  MECO-3  2341 x 31312 x 6.21 
2017 May 20    584.01 2215 x 31316 x 5.9 
2017 May 30    593.37 3181 x 30843 x 5.3 
2017 Jun 29    762.36 5879 x 36652 x 3.9 
2017 Jul 26    934.56 9578 x 40993 x 3.0 
2017 Aug 16    1080.25 13152 x 43840 x 2.3 
2017 Sep 6    1184.77 17401 x 44021 x 1.7 
2017 Sep 20    1265.30 21161 x 43585 x 1.4 
2017 Oct 10    1312.58 25007 x 41658 x 1.0 
2017 Oct 25    1365.14 29410 x 39362 x 0.6 
2017 Nov 4    1383.15 32061 x 37426 x 0.3 
2017 Nov 17    1425.45 35409 x 35750 x 0.0 
2017 Nov 20   Move in 137W 
2017 Nov 24    1436.12 35783 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 137.0W 

Sunday, March 11, 2018

STS-123 (Endeavour)

 2008-009A


122364 kg launch, 94157 kg landing.

EMU 3004 (Linnehan) and 3003 (Foreman, Behnken) will be left on ISS, and EMU 3006 and 3008 will be returned.

EVA1: EV4 Reisman 3006, EV1 Linnehan 3004

Prep JLP for unberth, install OTCM on SPDM and prep SPDM. JEM ELM-PS to Node 2 zenith.

EVA2: EV1 Linnehan 3004, EV3 Foreman 3003

Deploy SPDM in bay.

EVA3: EV2 Behnken 3008, EV1 Linnehan 3004

Install OTP and THA on SPDM, install CLPA, transfer LWAPA to COL-EPF, install MISSE 6, transfer Yaw Joint and DCSU 1/2 to ESP-2.

LWAPA goes on the nadir EPF (SDN) and MISSE 6 PEC 6a/6b are attached to it.

EVA4: Foreman 3008, Behnken 3003

S0 RPCM repair, Z1 reconfig, T-RAD DTO.

EVA5: Foreman 3008, Behnken 3003

Install OBSS KAU; OBSS transfer to S1, SARJ TBA-5 install

Contingency: Linnehan 3006, Foreman 3008

Total cargo up 17048 kg. Cargo left in space: Dextre, ELM-PS, 3 ORUs, and 2 MISSE PEC for a total of 10974 kg; MISSE LWAPA and OBSS puts it up to 11456 kg, so cargo down 5592.

Cargo STS to ISS outside: 10785 kg including 8336 kg ELM and 1556 kg Dextre, 893 kg other (not including OBSS?) inside: 650 kg plus 286 kg consumables. ISS to MD, 710 kg. MD cargo includes two EMU up and down and a 5 kg RPCM down.


STS-123 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2007 Aug   Begin processing in OPF/2 
2008 Feb 11   Tow to VAB 
2008 Mar 11  0628:14  Launch  
 0630:18 SRB sep 
 0630:29  OMS ASS 
 0632:23  OMS ASS CO 
 0636:37  MECO  87.34 56 x 229 x 51.6  
 0636:59  ET sep 
 0706:44 OMS-2 
 0707:47  OMS-2 CO 
 0823:02 PLBD open  89.16 177 x 288 x 51.6  
 0937:37  OMS-3 NC1 burn  89.17 179 x 287 x 51.6  
 0938:26  OMS-3 CO 
 2334:44  OMS-4 R  
 2335:01  OMS-4 CO 
2008 Mar 12    89.28 190 x 287 x 51.6  
 2211:09  OMS-5 NH burn  89.29 193 x 284 x 51.6  
 2212:05  OMS-5 CO 
 2310:32 NC4 OMS-6 both, 112693 kg 
 2311:31  OMS-6 CO 
 2347?  NCC 
2008 Mar 13  
 0042:22 TI OMS-7 L 111642 kg 2.8 m/s 
 0042:33  OMS-7 CO 
 0105  MC1 
  MC2 
 0154  MC3 
 0204  MC4, 520m  
 0220  200m below station 
 0235  RPM complete 
 0240  Begin flyaround from +Rbar to Vbar 
 0258  On +Vbar at 114m 
 0300  Begin approach on Vbar 
 0315  60m 
 0325  40m 
 0337  20m 
 0349:48 Docking  91.35 339 x 341 x 51.6  
 0537  HO 
 0700? SSRMS grapple SLP 
 0730?  SLP unberthed  91.35 339 x 341 x 51.6 
 0746  SLP in motion 
 0750  Reisman seat liner on Soyuz; crew swap 
 0800? SLP berthed on truss POA on MBS 
 0820? SSRMS ungrapple SLP 
2008 Mar 14  
  EVA-1 Reisman, Linnehan 
 0100  Begin depress  
 0104  2.0 psi 
 0108  Pressure 1 psi 
 0113  0.7 psi  
 0118  HO 
 0118  Battery power 
 0126  Egress Linnehan 
 0144  Egress Reisman 
 0300  Complete JLP prep 
 0322  SRMS grapple JLP 
 0400  Working on SLP 
 0506  OCTM-2 attached to Dextre 
 0632  JLP latches open 
 0634  JLP unberthed by RMS 
 0747? Ingress Reisman 
 0801  Ingress Linnehan 
 0802?  TC 
 0804  JLP RTL on Node 2 
 0806  JLP berthed on Harmony zenith 
 0814  HC  
 0819  Repress 
 2257  JLP power OK 
 2349  SSRMS grapple OBSS 
2008 Mar 15  0013  OBSS grapple by SRMS 
 0038 OBSS ungrapple by SSRMS 
 0125  HO to JLP, ingress 
 0202  SSRMS grapple SPDM  91.35 339 x 341 x 51.6  
 0210  SPDM has power 

  
  EVA-2 Linnehan, Foreman 
 2343  Depress 0.7 
 2348? HO 
 2349 BP 
2008 Mar 16  0000?  Egress Linnehan 
 0005  Egress Foreman 
 0230? Arm 1 unberthed 
 0255  Arm 1 on temp SLP stow 
 0353  Arm 2 unberthed 
 0450  Arm 2 on SPDM 
 0500  Arm 1 off temp stwow 
 0510  Arm 2 on SPDM 
  SPDM assembly 
 0610  Foreman returning to Quest 
 0621 Foreman ingress? 
 0631  Linnehan to CETA cart to stow APFR 
 0638  Foreman inside airlock 
 0647  Linnehan ingress 
 0647  TC closed 
 0654  HC 
 0657  Repress 
 s  SSRMS grapple SPDM 
2008 Mar 17   EVA-3 
 2227  7 psi 
 2231  5 psi, pause 
 2237  2 psi, pause 
 2244  Below 1 psi 
 2246? Depress 
 2248  0.5 psi 
 2251  HO 
 2251  Battery power 
 2300? Behnken egress 
 2305 Linnehan egress 
 2348  Working on SLP at MBS 
2008 Mar 18 
 0040? OTP unberth 
 0116  Completed OTP SPDM tool platform install  
 0154  Linnehan retrieving LWAPA 
 0159  LWAPA unberthed 
 0206  Carrying LWAPA to COL EPF  91.35 340 x 341 x 51.6  
 0222  LWAPA installed on COL EPF 
 0240  Linnehan at Yaw Joint  
 0246  YJ unberthed  
 0304 YJ on esp2 
 0313 Linnehan leaving esp2 
 0330 Linnehan unberthed dcsu 
 0340? MISSE 6bunberthed by Behnken 
 0350? DCSU at ESP2 
 0354 MISSE PEC 6b near LWAPA by Behnken 
  Problems installing PEC 
 0412  DCSU-2 unberthed by Linnenhan 
 0423  Abandon attempts to install PEC 
 0450? MISSE PEC returned to PLB 
 0508  Cleanup 
 0527  Linnehan ingress 
 0536  Behnken ingress 
 0541  HC 
 0545  Repress (NASA 6:53) 
 0615?  SSRMS grapple SPDM 
 0730?  SPDM on SSRMS out of SLP 
 1955  SPDM grapple contact with Destiny 
 2000  SPDM grappled PDGF on Destiny 
 2124  SPDM based on Destiny 
2008 Mar 19  0140  SSRMS ungrapple SPDM 
 0220  SSRMS grapple SLP 
 0240? SLP unberthed from P1 POA 
 0352  SLP keel latch in PLB 
 0354  SLP berthed 
 0402  SSRMS ungrapple SLP 
2008 Mar 20  2135  Depress underway 
  EVA-4 Foreman, Behnken 
 2156  1.0 psi 
 2159  Depress 
 2200  0.6 psi 
 2203  Go for HO 
 2203  HO? 
 2204  Battery power 
 2211  Egress Behnken 
 2222  Egress Foreman 
 2245  broken RPCM removed from S0 truss 
 2300  Failed to fix connector on Z1 
 2320  Prep for T-RAD DTO 
2008 Mar 21  
 0200  T-RAD complete 
 0245  Stowing T-RAD eqpt 
 0414  Ingress Foreman 
 0417  Ingress Behnken 
 0418  TC closed 
 0425  HC 
 0428  Repress 
 
  Transfer Expr3 from Destiny to Col 
 2000? OBSS on SRMS for survey 
2008 Mar 22  
  EVA-5 Foreman, Behnken  
 2024  2 psi  
 2028  1 psi  
 2029  0.8 psi  
 2030  DEPRESS 
 2030  0.6 psi  
 2032  0.5 psi  
 2034  HO  
 2034  BP  
 2040  Foreman egress 
 2046  Go to grapple OBSS 
 2047  Behnken egress 
 2051  Grapple OBSS with SSRMS 
 2102  SRMS ungrapple OBSS 
 2125  Avionics box installed on truss 
 2220  OBSS nearly on truss 
 2232  SSRMS ungrapple OBSS, in EV hands 
 2241  OBSS soft docked to S1 truss 
 2330  SARJ inspection 
 2339? MISSE PEC unberthed  
2008 Mar 23  0000?  MISSE PEC6a installed?  91.35 340 x 341 x 51.6  
 0010? MISSE PEC unberthed 
 0027  MISSE PEC installed on LWAPA 
 0145  Thermal covers on JLP trunnions 
 0145  SARJ inspection complete 
 0221  ingress 
 0226 ingress complete 
 0227  tc 
 0231  HC 
 0236 Repress 
2008 Mar 24  
 2149  HC to ISS 
2008 Mar 25 
 0025:01  Undocking  
 0043 250 ft 
 0044 347 ft 
 0048 425 ft 
 0052 begin flyaround 
 0102 zenith 
 0115 behind 
 0123 nadir 
 0136 sep1 
 0204  sep2  91.36 340 x 342 x 51.6  
 1753s  OMS adjust  91.41 341 x 346 x 51.6  
2008 Mar 26 
 1923:49  PLBD closed  91.41 341 x 346 x 51.6  
 2333:14 OMS DO 2:45 92.0m/s  42 x 352  
 2335:59  OMS DO CO 
2008 Mar 27  0007:29  EI 
 0039:08  15:18:10:54 MGTD KSC RW15 
 0039:17 NGTD  
 0040:41  WS 

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