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SJ-15

 2013-037C

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“Shijian shiwu hao", Shi Jian 15, a SAST satellite, was launched on 2013 Jul 19 as part of a triple satellite launch with the Shiyan 4 and Chuangxin 3

Also known as Tansuo-5.

Launched into 06:42LTDN SSO.

SW7
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2013 Jul 19	2337	Launch by CZ-4C	TYSC
		T+156 T+2:36 St 1 sep
		St 2 burn
		T+210 T+3:30? Fairing sep
		T+6:48? Stage 2 MECO
		T+6:49? St 2 sep
		T+10:22? Stage 3 burn 1
	2349?	T+12? Stage 3 MECO
	2356?	T+19:32 SJ-15 sep
		Adapter sep
	2357?	T+20:52? CX3 sep
	2359?	T+22:29 SY-4 sep
2013 Jul 20			98.12 663 x 673 x 98.1
2013 Jul 31			98.12 664 x 672 x 98.1
2013 Aug 1		Raise orbit	98.17 669 x 672 x 98.1
2013 Aug 2		Raise orbit	98.20 670 x 675 x 98.1
2013 Aug 6	1815	Passed CX-3 at 3 km distance, 5m/s
2013 Aug 8			98.21 670 x 675 x 98.1
2013 Aug 8		Lower orbit	97.77 651 x 652 x 98.1
2013 Aug 9	0000	Raise orbit	98.16 663 x 677 x 98.1
	0800	burn	98.14 667 x 671 x 98.1
	1815	In formation with TS-3/CX-3 at 10 km range
2013 Aug 10			98.12 665 x 673 x 98.1
	0040?	Passed 3 km from CX-3 at 3m/s
2013 Aug 12			98.13 665 x 673 x 98.1
2013 Aug 16		Lower orbit	94.74 501 x 510 x 98.1
2013 Aug 17			96.43 564 x 610 x 97.7
2013 Aug 18			96.43 564 x 610 x 97.7
	0230	Rendezvous with SJ-7/TS-2 at 1.5 km
2013 Aug 19	0400	Stationkeep 2 km from SJ-7 (per R Christy)
		Move to 4 km sep
2013 Aug 20	0015	Lower orbit, leave SJ-7
2014 Apr 12		Raise orbit to begin new rendezvous
2014 Apr 14		Orbit raise
2014 May 8		Orbit lower
2014 May 12		Orbit lower, approach and pass SJ-7
2014 May 13		Lower 0.8 km
2014 May 14		Lower 0.4 km, 250 km behind
2014 May 16		Matched target height, follow by 120 km
2016 May 1			96.74 584 x 621 x 98.0
2016 May 4		Orbit raise	98.08 663 x 671 x 98.0
2016 May 26			98.08 665 x 670 x 98.0
2016 May 31		Orbit raise	98.09 665 x 670 x 98.0
2016 Jun		Close to 37B
2016 Jul 22			98.09 663 x 672 x 98.0
2016 Jul 24		Orbit raise	98.09 663 x 672 x 98.0
2016 Oct 9			98.09 665 x 670 x 98.0
2016 Oct 10		Orbit raise	98.10 665 x 671 x 98.0
2017 Aug 15			98.10 665 x 670 x 98.0
2017 Aug 17		Orbit raise	98.10 666 x 670 x 98.0
2018 Mar 23			98.10 665 x 671 x 98.0

Orion EFT-1

 2014-076A

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Exploration Flight Test of Orion on Delta 4, two orbits. SV is assembled at Michoud, outfitted at LM/OCF-KSC and then tested at LM/Denver. The flight is operated by LM Space Systems/Denver, rather than by NASA.

Flight capsule, dummy SM and test fairings. SM fairings provide structural strength during stage 1 burn and are jettisoned during the stage 2 burn to save mass.

Mass is 21000 kg including SM and LAS; 8600 kg CM at landing. CM+LAS at lanch 17000 kg. LAS motor is 3464 kg, with 1780 kN thrust. LAS ACS motor is 760 kg. LAS jettison motor is 410 kg, giving a lower limit of 4650 kg to LAS and upper limit of 12350 kg to the CM; infer service module is about 2650 kg. Orion to stage adapter connects to DCSS. Fairings 450 kg x 3.

CM	9400?
SM	2650?
LAS	7650?
Panels	1383
Total	21083
OSA	510

EFT1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2014 Dec 5	1205	Launch by Delta 4H	CC SLC37
		T+3:58 Side CBC MECO, sep
		T+5:31 CBC Core MECO
	1210	T+5:38 Stage 1 sep
	1210	T+5:51 Stage 2 MES
	1211	T+6:16 SM fairings sep
	1211	T+6:20 LAS sep
	1222	T+17:17 Stage 2 MECO-1	185 x 888 x 28.8
	1400	T+1:55:20 Rev 2 Stage 2 MES-2 4:45
		T+2:00:11 MECO-2	-37 x 5807 km x 28.8
	1510	T+3:05 Apogee 5807 km
	1528	T+3:23:36 Stage 2 sep from CM -8.36 113.67 5275 km
	1550	Stage 2 burn 3, 1 min
	1602	T+3:57:11 RCS burn 10s, translation
	1616	T+4:11:05 Stage 2 reentry over Pacific
	1618	T+4:13:35 Orion reentry interface 8.9 km/s
		T+4:19:29 Forward bay cover sep, para deploy
	1629	T+4:23:29 Splashdown off Baja
		23.60N 116.46W
		Recovery by USS Anchorage