Sunday, September 17, 2000
Thursday, September 14, 2000
Kosmos 477
1972-013A
Kosmos-477 was launched from Plesetsk in Mar 1972. This Zenit-2M mission carried a 14KS Nauka package with an electron detector.
| Kosmos-477 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Mar 4 | 1000:00 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1004 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1008 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 2314 | 89.56 201 x 304 x 72.9 | ||
| 1972 Mar 5 | 0000 | 89.60 202 x 306 x 72.9 (RAE) | |
| 1972 Mar 12 | Nauka sep | 89.43 199 x 292 x 72.9 (RAE, 13E) | |
| 1972 Mar 15 | 0524 | 89.40 197 x 291 x 72.8 | |
| 1972 Mar 16 | 0508? | Retrofire | |
| 0518? | PO sep | ||
| 0524? | Entry | ||
| 0540? | Landed after 11.8d | ||
Saturday, September 9, 2000
Transit T-3
1976-089A
The final Transit Improvement Program satellite, TIP 3, suffered solar panel problems but was partially successful in its mission. Its orbit was raised between launch and Jan 1977 and then it was left to decay from its elliptical 450 x 868 km orbit.
| TIP 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Sep 1 | 2114:02 | Launch by Scout D-1 | V SLC5 |
| 2115:23 | T+1:21 St 1 burnout | -6293 x 60 x 77.7 | |
| 2115:27 | T+1:25 St 2 burn | ||
| 2116:06 | T+2:04 St 2 burnout | -5771 x 151 x 86.6 | |
| 2116:17 | T+2:15 Heatshield sep | ||
| 2116:19 | T+2:17 St 3 burn | ||
| 2116:52 | T+2:50 St 3 burnout | ||
| 2121:48 | T+7:46 Spin motors ignition | ||
| 2121:50 | T+7:48 St 3 sep | ||
| 2121:55 | T+7:53 St 4 burn | -4180 x 342 x 89.0 | |
| 2122:29 | T+8:27 St 4 burnout | 342 x 869 x 90 (MOR) | |
| 2123? | St 4 sep | ||
| 95.96 341 x 787 x 90.3 | |||
| 1976 Oct 23 | 95.86 345 x 774 x 90.3 | ||
| 1976 Oct 28 | orbit raise | 95.95 356 x 773 x 90.3 | |
| 1976 Nov 3 | orbit raise | 96.07 364 x 775 x 90.3 | |
| 1976 Dec 3 | orbit raise | 96.27 369 x 790 x 90.3 | |
| 1976 Dec 17 | orbit raise | 96.93 365 x 857 x 90.1 | |
| 1976 Dec 23 | 98.84 477 x 928 x 89.9 | ||
| 1977 Jan 10 | 98.88 485 x 924 x 89.4 | ||
| 1977 Jan 13 | orbit lower | 97.93 450 x 868 x 89.3 | |
| 1977 Mar | end of ops? | ||
| 1977 May 3 | 97.90 451 x 864 x 89.3 | ||
| 1979 Jul 28 | 96.81 440 x 771 x 89.3 | ||
| 1981 May 29 | 88.21 169 x 202 x 89.3 | ||
| 1981 May 30 | Reentered | ||
DSCS-2 F7/8
1979-098A
DSCS Phase 2 D-13 (satellite 9443) was launched with F-14 on 1979 Nov 21, a year after the sixth pair.
| DSCS II D-13 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Nov 21 | 0209:36 | Launch by Titan IIIC | CC LC40 |
| T+1:50 St 1 burn | |||
| T+2:00? SRM sep | |||
| T+4:16 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+4:16 St 2 burn | |||
| T+5:00? Fairing sep | |||
| 1979 Nov 21 | 0218 | T+8 min Titan stage 2 sep | 87.90 152 x 186 x 28.63 |
| 0315:00 | Transtage MES-1 5:21 | ||
| 0320:21 | Transtage MECO-1 | 150? x 35780? x 28? | |
| 1979 Nov 21 | 0832? | Transtage burn 2, 2min | 1510.0 35818 x 38641 x 2.4 |
| 0834? | Transtage MECO-2 | ||
| 0837 | F-13 sep Transtage | ||
| 0848 | F-14 sep Transtage | ||
| 0939? | F-13 despin | ||
| 1979 Nov 23 | 1431.24 35594 x 35788 x 2.4 GEO 90.5W+1.2E | ||
| 1979 Dec 5 | 1431.30 35594 x 35791 x 2.4 GEO 76.1W+1.2E | ||
| 1979 Dec 9 | mv in for test | 1436.24 35784 x 35794 x 2.4 GEO 77.9W | |
| 1979 Dec 17 | 1436.27 35785 x 35794 x 2.4 GEO 78.2W | ||
| 1979 Dec 21 | mv out | 1429.73 35536 x 35787 x 2.4 GEO 66.9W+1.6E | |
| 1979 Dec 30 | 1429.78 35537 x 35788 x 2.3 GEO 52.6W+1.6E | ||
| 1980 Jan 14 | Braking | 1435.09 35740 x 35793 x 2.4 GEO 15.3W+0.3E | |
| 1980 Jan 25 | 1434.94 35734 x 35793 x 2.3 GEO 12.2W+0.3E | ||
| 1980 Jan 26 | mv in | 1436.16 35784 x 35791 x 2.3 GEO 12.3W | |
| 1980 Jan 28 | Operational, to DCA | GEO 12W | |
| 1980 Jun 4 | 1436.05 35771 x 35799 x 2.1 GEO 12.0W | ||
| 1980 Oct 12 | 1436.12 35776 x 35797 x 1.8 GEO 11.1W | ||
| 1981 Apr 26 | 1436.13 35781 x 35793 x 1.4 GEO 12.8W | ||
| 1981 Apr 30 | mv out | 1440.00 35785 x 35940 x 1.4 GEO 12.4W+1.0W | |
| 1981 Aug 20 | 1440.25 35791 x 35943 x 1.1 GEO 126.0W+1.0W | ||
| 1981 Sep 5 | mv in | 1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 1.1 GEO 130.8W | |
| 1982 Jan 6 | 1436.06 35776 x 35795 x 0.9 GEO 130.8W | ||
| 1982 Dec 11 | 1435.88 35773 x 35791 x 0.5 GEO 129.1W | ||
| 1983 Jan 2 | 1436.33 35786 x 35795 x 0.5 GEO 130.1W | ||
| 1983 Feb 13 | 1436.22 35781 x 35797 x 0.6 GEO 130.6W | ||
| 1983 Feb 14 | mv out | 1440.18 35792 x 35940 x 0.6 GEO 134.0W+1.0W | |
| 1983 Apr 30 | mv in | 1436.14 35782 x 35792 x 0.7 GEO 179.7E | |
| 1983 Jun 26 | 1435.90 35774 x 35791 x 0.8 GEO 179.1W | ||
| 1983 Jul | Move to 175E | ||
| 1983 Jul 26 | 1436.24 35785 x 35793 x 0.8 GEO 174.8E | ||
| 1984 Jan 2 | 1436.09 35781 x 35791 x 1.2 GEO 174.5E | ||
| 1985 Jan 19 | 1435.98 35776 x 35792 x 2.1 GEO 175.1E | ||
| 1986 Jan 6 | 1435.96 35780 x 35787 x 2.9 GEO 175.6E | ||
| 1987 Feb 2 | 1436.12 35783 x 35790 x 4.0 GEO 174.6E | ||
| 1989 Jan 4 | 1435.99 35777 x 35791 x 5.1 GEO 174.8E | ||
| 1989 Sep 27 | 1436.17 35778 x 35797 x 5.7 GEO 175.1E | ||
| 1989 Oct 3 | mv out | 1434.86 35744 x 35780 x 5.7 GEO 176.5E+0.3E | |
| 1989 Oct 23 | mv in | 1436.03 35772 x 35798 x 5.8 GEO 179.3W | |
| 1990 Apr 1 | 1435.97 35777 x 35791 x 6.2 GEO 179.2W | ||
| 1992 Feb 22 | 1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 7.8 GEO 179.8W | ||
| 1993 May 30 | 1436.10 35775 x 35798 x 8.9 GEO 179.8W | ||
| 1993 Jun 14 | 1436.06 35779 x 35792 x 8.9 GEO 179.8W | ||
| 1993 Jun 17 | orbit raise | 1444.97 35942 x 35977 x 8.9 | |
| 1993 Jun 17 | orbit raise | 1445.62 35954 x 35991 x 8.9 | |
| 1993 Jul 12 | orbit raise | 1451.39 36083 x 36088 x 9.0 | |
| 1993 Dec 1 | orbit raise | 1461.54 36273 x 36291 x 9.3 | |
| 1994 Jun 24 | orbit raise | 1493.02 36871 x 36915 x 9.7 | |
| 1994 Jul 19 | orbit raise | 1504.19 37096 x 37121 x 9.7 | |
| 1994 Aug 10 | 1506.20 37130 x 37165 x 9.8 | ||
1979-098B
The DSCS II D-14 satellite (OPS 9444) was launched on 1979 Nov 21 with D-13.
| DSCS II D-14 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Nov 21 | 2136 | Launch by Titan IIIC | CC LC40 |
| 1979 Nov 21 | 2144 | Titan stage 2 sep | |
| 1979 Nov 22 | 0359 | Transtage burn 2 | 1510.0 |
| 0402 | F-13 sep Transtage | ||
| 0413 | F-14 sep Transtage | ||
| 1979 Nov 23 | 1450.84 35791 x 36357 x 2.4 GEO 102.7W+3.6W | ||
| 1979 Dec 18 | braking | 1441.09 35791 x 35977 x 2.3 GEO 156.0W+1.2W | |
| 1980 Feb 28 | 1441.00 35788 x 35977 x 2.1 GEO 117.0E+1.2W | ||
| 1980 Apr 30 | mv in | 1436.08 35784 x 35788 x 2.0 GEO 65.1E | |
| 1980 Apr | Arr.IOR for comms with Gulf | GEO 66E | |
| 1981 Mar 4 | 1435.96 35776 x 35792 x 1.3 GEO 65.6E | ||
| 1981 Mar | Move to 7W | ||
| 1981 Apr 2 | 1436.23 35773 x 35805 x 1.3 GEO 7.5W | ||
| 1981 Apr 30 | mv out | 1436.22 35776 x 35801 x 1.3 GEO 8.4W | |
| 1981 May 12 | mv in | 1436.15 35783 x 35791 x 1.3 GEO 12.1W | |
| 1981 Oct 5 | 1436.07 35774 x 35797 x 0.9 GEO 11.7W | ||
| 1982 Oct | GEO 12W | ||
| 1983 Jan 3 | 1436.06 35772 x 35799 x 0.4 GEO 12.6W | ||
| 1985 Apr 12 | 1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 2.3 GEO 12.2W | ||
| 1986 Mar 12 | 1436.10 35770 x 35802 x 3.2 GEO 12.2W | ||
| 1986 Mar 17 | mv out | GEO 12W + 1/d | |
| 1986 May 14 | mv | GEO + 3/d | |
| 1986 Jun 2 | 1447.86 35925 x 36107 x 3.4 GEO 126.1W+2.9W | ||
| 1986 Jun 21 | GEO 180E | ||
| 1986 Aug 5 | 1436.08 35778 x 35793 x 3.5 GEO 179.1E | ||
| 1986 Oct | GEO 179W | ||
| 1987 Jul 26 | 1436.14 35782 x 35792 x 4.0 GEO 179.5E | ||
| 1988 Jan 3 | 1435.90 35773 x 35792 x 4.2 GEO 179.3W | ||
| 1989 Apr 15 | 1435.90 35777 x 35787 x 5.4 GEO 179.2W | ||
| 1989 May | Move to 174E | ||
| 1989 May 29 | 1436.08 35782 x 35790 x 5.5 GEO 174.2E | ||
| 1989 Oct 4 | 1436.02 35768 x 35801 x 5.8 GEO 174.7E | ||
| 1989 Oct 9 | Move to 179W | ||
| 1989 Oct 31 | 1436.04 35767 x 35803 x 5.9 GEO 179.5W | ||
| 1990 Jan 3 | 1435.97 35771 x 35797 x 6.0 GEO 179.3W | ||
| 1990 Feb 12 | 1436.01 35775 x 35794 x 6.1 GEO 179.5E | ||
| 1990 Feb 18 | move | 1436.19 35780 x 35796 x 6.1 GEO 174.6E | |
| 1990 Nov 15 | 1436.02 35779 x 35790 x 6.8 GEO 173.9E | ||
| 1990 Nov 26 | mv out | 1450.83 36063 x 36085 x 6.9 GEO 143.4E+3.6W | |
| 1991 Jan 7 | mv in | 1436.18 35781 x 35795 x 6.9 GEO 63.9E | |
| 1991 Mar 8 | 1436.18 35780 x 35795 x 7.1 GEO 65.0E | ||
| 1991 Oct 2 | 1436.15 35780 x 35795 x 7.6 GEO 65.4E | ||
| 1992 Sep 30 | 1436.09 35740 x 35832 x 8.4 GEO 64.8E | ||
| 1994 May 19 | 1435.92 35757 x 35809 x 9.7 GEO 66.0E | ||
| 1994 Jun 2 | mv out | 1435.90 35763 x 35802 x 9.7 GEO 66.6E+0.04E | |
| 1994 Jul | IO Reserve | GEO 72.0E | |
| 1994 Oct 19 | drift | 1435.76 35765 x 35794 x 10.0 GEO 77.0E+0.08E | |
| 1995 Apr 7 | 1436.11 35773 x 35800 x 10.3 GEO 84.7E+0.02E | ||
| 1995 Apr 17 | Orbit raise | 1442.48 35891 x 35931 x 10.3 GEO 72.4E+1.6W | |
| 1995 Apr 20 | Orbit raise | 1448.76 36011 x 36057 x 10.3 | |
| 1995 Jun 12 | 1452.09 36074 x 36124 x 10.3 | ||
| 1995 Jun 19 | orbit raise | 1463.92 36316 x 36342 x 10.4 | |
| 1995 Jul 26 | 1464.16 36315 x 36353 x 10.5 | ||
Friday, September 8, 2000
Progress M-34
1997-014A
Launch mass was 7156 kg. It carried at least two Orlan-M suits to Mir in Apr 1997. It was undocked in June and a redocking experiment using the TORU system was attempted, with disastrous results as the craft collided with the Spektr module.
| Progress M-34 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Apr 6 | 1604:04.9 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 1612:53.9 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1941:45 | TCM-1 | ||
| 2030:04 | TCM-2 | ||
| 1997 Apr 7 | 1656:16 | TCM-3 | |
| 1997 Apr 8 | 1425:49 | TCM-4 | |
| 1609:24 | TCM-5 | ||
| 1730:03 | Docked Kvant +X | ||
| 1997 Apr 15 | 1246:01 | TCM raise Mir orbit | |
| 1997 Jun 24 | 1022.50 | Undocked Kvant +X | |
| 1997 Jun 25 | 0700:52 | TCM 1.5 m/s | |
| 0730:23 | TCM 3.7 m/s | ||
| 0841:47 | TCM 1.7 m/s | ||
| 0902 | TORU manual control approach | ||
| 0908:48 | Braking | ||
| 0909:51 | Collided with Spektr module | ||
| 0910:14 | Second collision | ||
| 0910? | Collisions with other modules | ||
| 0918 | TKG at 700m | ||
| 0924:23 | TORU shut off, TKG at 150m | ||
| 0947 | At 400m | ||
| 1030 | At 600m | ||
| 1997 Jun 28 | 0446:54 | Test burn 1.7m/s | |
| 0923:00 | Test burn 1.9 m/s | ||
| 1997 Jul 2 | 0534:58 | Deorbit 86 m/s 205s burn | |
| 0614:50 | Reentered over Pacific | ||
Kosmos 2366
1999-045A
Kosmos-2366 was a Parus satellite launched in 1999.
| Kosmos-2366 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Aug 26 | 1202:15 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | PL |
| T+2:10 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:12 St 1 sep | |||
| 1204 | T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km | ||
| 1204 | T+2:27 Fairing sep 76km | ||
| 1210 | T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km | 150 x 1003? x 83 | |
| 1304 | T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2 | ||
| 1304 | T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2 | ||
| 1305 | T+1:03 St 2 sep | ||
| 2000 Mar 15 | 104.84 963 x 1015 x 82.9 | ||
DFH-5
1975-119A
The second Feng Bao 1 launch to reach orbit carried another JSSW satellite, PRC 5.
| JSSW 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Dec 16 | 0920 | Launch by Feng Bao 1 | JQ |
| 0922 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0927? | Stage 2 VECO | ||
| 0927? | Stage 2 sep | 90.3 186 x 387 x 69.0 | |
| 1975 Dec 25 | 90.13 187 x 373 x 69.0 | ||
| 1976 Apr 27 | Reentered | ||
Kosmos 484
1972-026A
Kosmos-484 was launched in Apr 1972 from Plesetsk. It carried a 5KS Nauka package to study electrons in the auroral zone and solar terrestrial interactions.
| Kosmos-484 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Apr 6 | 0800:00 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 0804 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0808 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 2107 | 88.64 193 x 221 x 81.2 | ||
| 1972 Apr 7 | 0700 | 88.73 196 x 224 x 81.30 (RAE) | |
| 1972 Apr 11 | 0306 | 88.54 190 x 213 x 81.3 | |
| 1972 Apr 18 | 0011 | 88.19 176 x 193 x 81.3 | |
| 1972 Apr 18 | Capsule sep | ||
| 1972 Apr 18 | 0430? | Retrofire | |
| 0440? | PO sep | ||
| 0445? | Entry | ||
| 0500? | Landed after 11.86d | ||
TDRS-4
1989-021B
TDRS 4 (TDRS D before launch) was deployed from Discovery at 2112 on 1989 Mar 13, during mission STS-29R. The IUS burns were at 2209 on Mar 13 and 0324 on Mar 14, and a drift adjustment was made at 0700 on Mar 15. By 1989 Jun 10 TDRS 4 was on station replacing TDRS 1 as the TDRS EAST satellite at 41W.
| TDRS 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Mar 13 | 1457:02 | Launch from LC39B | |
| 1459:06 | SRB sep | ||
| 1500:39 | 80 km alt at 3:37 | ||
| 1505:30 | MECO 110km | 88.03 65 x 289 x 28.5 (PK) | |
| 1505:48 | ET sep | 88.18 72 x 296 x 28.5 (OMS dV) | |
| 1536:58 | OMS-2 2:21 68m/s | ||
| 1539:19 | OMS-2 CO | ||
| 1617 | PLBD open | 90.51 296 x 303 x 28.46 | |
| 1927 | ASE tilt | ||
| 2110:12 | TDRS deploy from OV-103 | ||
| 2210:12 | IUS SRM-1 | ||
| 2212:38 | SRM-1 burnout | ||
| 2217:41 | RCS-1 | ||
| 2218:01 | RCS-1 off | ||
| 1989 Mar 14 | |||
| 0316:57 | Exit cone extended | ||
| 0322:37 | SRM-1 sep | ||
| 0324:15 | SRM-2 burn | ||
| 0326:04 | IUS SRM-2 burnout | ||
| 0329:45 | RCS-2 | ||
| 0331:21 | RCS-2 off | ||
| 0341 | TDRS solar arrays deploy | ||
| 0404:58 | SRM-2 sep | ||
| 0410:44 | SRM-2 CAM burn | ||
| 0411:45 | SRM-2 RCS depletion burn | ||
| 1989 Mar 14 | 1433.89 35647 x 35839 x 0.1 GEO 178.9W+0.5E | ||
| 1989 Mar 15 | 0700 | mv, adjust drift | |
| 1989 Mar 15 | 1433.68 35639 x 35838 x 0.1 GEO 178.6W+0.6E | ||
| 1989 Mar 21 | 1433.67 35618 x 35860 x 0.1 GEO 174.3W+0.6E | ||
| 1989 Apr 15 | mv in tests | 1435.90 35776 x 35788 x 0.2 GEO 149.8W | |
| 1989 May 7 | 1435.81 35762 x 35799 x 0.2 GEO 148.7W | ||
| 1989 May | Mv out | ||
| 1989 May 20 | 1424.00 35529 x 35569 x 0.3 GEO 72.5W+3.0E | ||
| 1989 Jun 10 | mv in | ||
| 1989 Jun 29 | TDRS EAST | 1435.99 35776 x 35792 x 0.4 GEO 40.7W | |
| 1990 Oct 21 | 1436.24 35771 x 35807 x 0.4 GEO 41.2W | ||
| 1991 Jan 26 | 1436.02 35778 x 35792 x 0.7 GEO 40.9W | ||
| 1992 Sep 6 | 1436.13 35785 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 41.0W | ||
| 1994 Apr 5 | 1436.10 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 41.0W | ||
| 1996 Feb 4 | 1436.08 35776 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 41.0W | ||
| 1998 Apr 27 | 1436.14 35748 x 35826 x 1.3 GEO 41.0W | ||
Thursday, September 7, 2000
Intelsat 404
1972-003A
The Intelsat IV F-4 satellite was the Pacific Primary satellite from 1972 to 1974.
| Intelsat IV F-4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Jan 23 | 0012 | Launch by Atlas Centaur | CC LC36 |
| T+2:32 BECO | |||
| T+2:35 Booster sep | |||
| T+3:17 Insulation panels | |||
| T+3:58 SECO, VECO | |||
| 0016 | T+4:01 Atlas sep | ||
| T+4:12 Centaur MES-1 | |||
| T+4:24 Fairing | |||
| 0022 | T+10:18 Centaur MECO-1 | 190? x 1800? x 28? | |
| 0037 | T+25:20 Centaur MES-2 | ||
| 0038 | T+26:33 Centaur MECO-2 | ||
| 0040 | T+28:47 Centaur sep | ||
| 1972 Jan 23 | Centaur orbit | 654.4 569 x 36610 x 28.4 | |
| 0800? | Apo 1 over 70E | ||
| 1900? | Apo 2 over 95W | ||
| 1972 Jan 24 | 0500? | Apo 3 over 103E | |
| 1600? | Apo 4 over 60W | ||
| 1972 Jan 25 | 0300? | Apo 5 over 140E | |
| 1400? | Apo 6 over 25W | ||
| 1972 Jan 26 | 0030 | Apo 7 over 170E | |
| 1972 Jan 26 | 0032 | AKM | GEO 165E dr |
| 1972 Feb 14 | POR Primary, replaced III F4 | GEO 174E | |
| 1974 Dec | mv out | GEO 174E | |
| 1975 Jan | POR Spare | GEO 179E | |
| 1975 Dec 30 | GEO 177.2E (Morgan) | ||
| 1977 Jan 2 | 1436.18 35671 x 35905 x 0.3 GEO 178.6E | ||
| 1978 Sep | POR Contingency | GEO 179E | |
| 1980 Apr 9 | 1436.16 35783 x 35792 x 0.3 GEO 178.8E | ||
| 1981 Jun | GEO 179.0E+0.02, 0.0 | ||
| 1982 Feb 23 | 1436.01 35772 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 179.1E+0.0W | ||
| 1982 Feb 25 | mv out | GEO 179E | |
| 1982 Feb 27 | 1435.99 35742 x 35826 x 0.1 GEO 179.6E+0.0W | ||
| 1982 Mar 7 | 1435.95 35761 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 179.7E+0.0W | ||
| 1982 Mar | mv out, AOR Spare | GEO 1W | |
| 1982 Oct 7 | 1436.16 35778 x 35797 x 0.6 GEO 0.7W+0.0E | ||
| 1982 Oct | AOR spare | GEO 0W | |
| 1983 Feb | GEO 0W | ||
| 1983 Feb 13 | 1436.18 35783 x 35793 x 0.9 GEO 1.2W+0.0E | ||
| 1983 Mar 14 | 1435.53 35772 x 35778 x 0.9 GEO 2.1E+0.1W | ||
| 1983 Mar | Decommissioned | 1435.56 35774 x 35778 x 1.0 GEO 2.8E+0.1W | |
| 1983 Mar 30 | 1435.61 35774 x 35779 x 1.0 GEO 4.5E+0.1W | ||
| 1983 Apr 13 | 1436.62 35776 x 35817 x 1.0 GEO 6.7E+0.1E | ||
| 1983 May 4 | 1436.49 35765 x 35823 x 1.0 GEO 4.6E+0.1E | ||
| 1983 May 10 | Orbit raise | ||
| 1983 May 16 | 1442.31 35900 x 35915 x 1.1 GEO 9.9W+1.6E | ||
| 1991 Apr 8 | 1442.52 35901 x 35922 x 8.3 | ||
| 1993 Aug 15 | 1442.29 35903 x 35912 x 10.2 | ||
| 1998 Jul 29 | 1442.32 35869 x 35946 x 12.9 | ||
Wednesday, September 6, 2000
Sunday, September 3, 2000
Himawari 4
1989-070A
GMS 4 (Himawari 4) was launched by H-I from Tanageshima. Mass was 325 kg BOL after adapter separation. 3.4 high, 2.2 dia. Launch mass around 725 kg, AKM propellant 338 kg and hydrazine capacity 41 kg.
Stage 2 was intended to be marginally suborbital with an expected splash down at 1S 143W. GMS 4 was lighter than other H-I payloads and the launch vehicle had only 6 strapon boosters instead of the usual 9.
| Himawari 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Sep 5 | 1911:00 | Launch by H-I | TNSC |
| 1912 | Strapons sep (T+1:25) | ||
| T+4:27 MECO | |||
| T+4:33 VECO | |||
| 1915 | Stage 1 sep (T+4:38) | ||
| T+4:40 SES-2 | |||
| T+5:36 Fairing sep | |||
| 1921 | Stage 2 MECO 394 km (T+10:45) | -1630? x 550? x 30.7 ? | |
| -2290? x 660? x 30.7? | |||
| 1928 | Apogee | ||
| 1937 | T+26:37 Spinup | ||
| 1937 | T+26:42 St 2 sep | ||
| 1938 | Stage 3 burn 62s (T+27:05) 354 km | ||
| 1939 | TECO T+28:07 | ||
| 1940 | Stage 3 sep T+29:13 | ||
| 1940 | T+29:09 Stage 3 tumble | ||
| 1942 | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 1989 Sep 5 | 671.80 215 x 37846 x 28.6 | ||
| 1989 Sep 6 | 0130? | Apo 1 | |
| 0800? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1989 Sep 6 | 1220:10 | Apo 2, T+17:09 Star 27 AKM fired | |
| 1235? | AKM ejected | ||
| 1989 Sep 8 | 1456.12 35258 x 37096 x 1.7 GEO 137.2E+4.9W | ||
| 1989 Sep 19 | 1422.55 35256 x 35785 x 1.2 | ||
| 1989 Sep 22 | 0256 | mv in | |
| 1989 Sep 22 | 1436.16 35719 x 35855 x 1.7 GEO 159.7E | ||
| 1989 Nov 9 | 1436.10 35722 x 35851 x 1.5 GEO 159.6E | ||
| 1989 Nov 15 | mv out | ||
| 1989 Dec 4 | Begin data | ||
| 1989 Dec 17 | mv in | ||
| 1989 Dec 27 | 1436.03 35779 x 35791 x 1.4 GEO 139.9E | ||
| 1990 Jan 20 | 1436.15 35783 x 35791 x 1.4 GEO 139.9E | ||
| 1991 Jun 30 | 1436.03 35782 x 35788 x 0.4 GEO 140.1E | ||
| 1993 Oct 6 | 1436.19 35785 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 140.1E | ||
| 1995 Jun 9 | 1436.16 35783 x 35792 x 1.0 GEO 139.7E | ||
| 1995 Jun 13 | mv out | ||
| 1995 Aug 7 | mv in | 1436.12 35781 x 35792 x 1.2 GEO 120.0E | |
| 1995 Oct 28 | 1436.06 35779 x 35792 x 1.3 GEO 120.4E | ||
| 1997 Aug 3 | 1436.10 35781 x 35791 x 2.6 GEO 120.2E | ||
| 1999 Jun 10 | 1436.00 35779 x 35789 x 3.9 GEO 120.0E | ||
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