Sunday, January 1, 2006
Asiasat 3
1997-086A
Asia Satellite Telecommunications' HS-601HP Asiasat 3, was to provide Asia-wide C-band coverage and 3 high power Ku band beams. Total power is 9.9 kW. Launched by Proton in Dec 1997, it was stranded in transfer orbit when the second DM3 burn failed, shutting down after only 1s of the 110s burn. Mass was 3480 kg launch, 2560 kg BOL, 1822? kg dry. Size 4m high, 3.1m wide, 26.2m span.
Asiasat 3 was to have replaced Asiasat 1 at 105.5E, with the latter satellite moving to 122E.
In mid 1998 a remarkable rescue strategy evolved: a lunar gravity assist. Asiasat 3 became the property of Hughes Global Services (HGS) in Apr 1998 and was informally renamed HGS-1. The apogee was raised in stages until a TLI burn in May placed it on a free-return lunar flyby trajectory.
In Apr 1999 HGS-1 was purchased by PanAmSat and renamed PAS 22.
| Asiasat 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Dec 24 | 2319 | Launch by Proton 394-01/DM3-6L | KB |
| 2321 | Stage 1 sep T+2:07 | ||
| 2324 | Stage 2 sep T+5:35 | ||
| 2324 | Fairing sep T+5:44 | ||
| 2324 | 8S812 burn T+5:40 | ||
| 8S812 shutdown T+9:38 | |||
| 2328 | 8S812 sep T+9:49 | 180 x 210? x 51.6 | |
| 2329 | T+10:44 PB (perekhodnikiy blok) sep | ||
| 1997 Dec 25 | 0036 | DM3 burn 1 | |
| 1997 Dec 25 | 0036 | Eq crossing at 10W | |
| 0037 | DM3 MECO-1 | ||
| 1997 Dec 25 | 0537 | DM-3 burn 2 T+6:18 | |
| 0537 | DM-3 burn 2 failed after 1s | ||
| 10 DM3 debris objects tracked | |||
| 0540? | DM3 sep | ||
| 1997 Dec 27 | 638.25 365 x 35989 x 51.05 | ||
| 1998 Jan 5 | 638.31 375 x 35982 x 51.1 | ||
| 1998 Feb 8 | 638.29 393 x 35963 x 51.1 | ||
| 1998 Apr 1? | Renamed HGS-1 | ||
| 1998 Apr 7 | 638.33 412 x 35947 x 51.24 | ||
| 1998 Apr 9 | LAM-1 burn | 638.59 417 x 35955 x 51.2 | |
| 1998 Apr 13 | LAM burn | 638.51 392 x 35977 x 51.3 | |
| 1998 Apr 14 | LAM burn | 1244.05 402 x 63475 x 51.3 | |
| 1998 Apr 15 | LAM burn | 1512.05 397 x 74124 x 51.3 | |
| 1998 Apr 16 | LAM burn | 1882.60 399 x 87854 x 51.35 | |
| 1998 Apr 18 | 0726 | LAM-7? | 2479.12 425 x 108172 x 51.2 |
| 1998 Apr 21 | 1423 | LAM-8? | 2492.67 447 x 108592 x 51.2 |
| 1998 Apr 23 | 1214 | LAM-9? | 3800.17 432 x 148144 x 51.21 |
| 1998 Apr 26 | LAM-10? | 6078.06 365 x 207527 x 51.5 | |
| 1998 Apr 30 | LAM-11? | 240 x 319786 x 52.1 | |
| 1998 May 8 | 0042 | LAM-12 TLI 2min | 344 x 413596 x 52.2 |
| 1998 May 13 | 1852 | LOS | |
| 1920 | AOS | ||
| 1955 | Lunar flyby 1, 6250 km | ||
| 42061 x 475000? x 18 | |||
| 1998 May 17 | 0300s | Perigee 42061 km? | |
| 1998 May 17 | 0308 | Burn | 35646 x 475763 x 18.2 |
| 1998 May 25 | 0300 | Apogee | 488000 km |
| 1998 Jun 2 | 37451 x 474241 x 18.3 | ||
| 1998 Jun 2 | 0240 | Perigee, Trim burn 30min | |
| 1998 Jun 6 | 1630s | Lunar flyby 2 , 34300 km | |
| 1998 Jun 11 | Trim burn | ||
| 1998 Jun 14 | 1615 | Perigee, Trim burn 46min | |
| 1750 | Trim burn 2min | 2777.10 35883 x 82253 x 8.9 | |
| 1998 Jun 16 | 1429 | GEO insertion | 1679.89 35869 x 44996 x 8.8 |
| 1998 Jun 17 | 1829 | GEO insertion 12min | |
| 1998 Jun 18 | 1433.92 35622 x 35865 x 8.7 GEO 152.5W+0.5E | ||
| 1998 Jun 19 | 35681 x 35963 x 8.7 GEO 152W+0.5/d | ||
| 1998 Aug 10 | 1436.05 35676 x 35895 x 8.6 GEO 153.6W | ||
| 1998 Sep 28 | mv out | 1435.60 35652 x 35900 x 8.5 GEO 150.5W+0.1E | |
| 1998 Nov 16 | 1436.50 35649 x 35939 x 8.4 GEO 153.9W | ||
| 1999 Apr | GEO dr | ||
| 1999 Apr | To Panamsat as PAS 22 | ||
| 1999 May 25 | 1436.00 35601 x 35968 x 8.0 GEO 60.4W | ||
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1436.12 35587 x 35986 x 7.8 GEO 59.5W | ||
| 2002 Jul 1 | 60W mv out | ||
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Soyuz 29 (Photon)
1978-061A
7K-T 11F615A8 No. 46 was launched on 1978 Jun 15 with the DOS-5 EO-2 crew, Vladimir Kovalyonok and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov. It was named Soyuz-29. Soyuz-29 docked with the front port on Salyut-6 on Jun 16.
On Sep 3, the EP-4 Interkosmos crew of Valeriy Bykovskiy and Sigmund Jahn entered the spacecraft and undocked, returning to Earth later that day.
| Soyuz-29 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Jun 15 | 2016:45 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 2019 | Blok BVGD sep | ||
| 2021 | Blok A sep | ||
| 2025 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 2026 | Blok I sep | ||
| 88.8 193 x 248 x 51.6 | |||
| 253 x 309 x 51.6 | |||
| 1978 Jun 16 | 338 x 353 x 51.6 | ||
| 2158 | Docked | ||
| 1978 Sep 2 | 1400 | Test burn | |
| 1978 Sep 3 | 0645 | Crew entry | |
| 0823:18 | Undocked | ||
| 1052:09 | Retro | ||
| 1055? | DO CO | ||
| 1110:32 | PAO, BO sep | ||
| 1116? | Entry | ||
| 1140:34 | Landed 140 km SE of Dzezkazgan | ||
Friday, December 23, 2005
FSW-21
2005-027A
FSW launched in Aug 2005.
| FSW | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Aug 2 | 0730:03 | Launch by CZ-2C | JQ |
| 0740? | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 0750 | 91.12 165 x 493 x 63.0 | ||
| 2005 Aug 3 | 0400 | Orbit tweak | 91.14 166 x 494 x 63.0 |
| 2005 Aug 4 | 2025 | 91.10 166 x 491 x 63.00 | |
| 2005 Aug 5 | Orbit raise | ||
| 1915 | 91.49 166 x 528 x 63.0 | ||
| 2005 Aug 7 | orbit raise | ||
| 0603 | 91.73 166 x 552 x 63.0 | ||
| 2005 Aug 10 | 1952 | 91.65 166 x 544 x 63.0 | |
| 2005 Aug 18 | 91.56 167 x 535 x 63.0 | ||
| 2005 Aug 19 | orbit raise | 91.72 167 x 550 x 63.0 | |
| 2005 Aug 28 | 2142? | Deorbit | |
| 2200? | Landing | ||
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Thaicom 1
1993-078B
Thaicom 1 was the first lightweight HS-376L model, using a Star 30BP solid apogee motor and with a dry mass of only 436 kg. The satellite carried 644 kg of fuel at launch, with 193 kg remaining at BOL, for masses of 1080 kg and 629 kg respectively. The HS-376L satellite was 2.16m in dia, 2.6 m high at launch, with a height of 6.7 m after deployment of the solar panel skirt and antennas.
Thaicom was built for the Shinawatra Satellite Co, Bangkok, Thailand, a subsidiary of the Shinawatra Computer and Communications Group (SC&C;). It was launched as a Spelda Dedicated Satellite payload (SDS) on Ariane. The Ariane SPELDA, VEB and associated equipment had a mass of 1353 kg, and the dry mass of the H10+ third stage was 1242 kg.
In Jul 1997 Thaicom 1 was moved to 120E and renamed Thaicom 1A.
| Thaicom 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Dec 18 | 0127 | Launch by Ariane | |
| 1993 Dec 18 | 0129 | PAL sep (2:21) | |
| 0130 | St 1 sep (3:32) | ||
| 0131 | Fairing sep (4:31) | ||
| 0132 | St 2 sep (5:44) | ||
| 0132 | St 3 TIG (5:49) | ||
| 0145 | St 3 MECO (18:13) | ||
| 0148 | DBS 1 sep (21:37) | ||
| 0150 | Mini-Spelda top sep (23:07) | ||
| 0152 | Thaicom 1 sep (25:11) | ||
| 0152 | H10+ sep burn (25:13) | ||
| 0156 | H10+ end of mission (29:12) | ||
| 0730? | Apo 1 at 88E | ||
| 1230? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1800? | Apo 2 at 71W | ||
| 2300? | Peri 2 | ||
| 1993 Dec 19 | 0500? | Apo 3 at 125E | |
| 1993 Dec 19 | 638.97 214 x 36177 x 3.9 | ||
| 1000? | Peri 3 | ||
| 1530? | Apo 4 at 33W | ||
| 2000? | Peri 4 | ||
| 1993 Dec 20 | 0200? | Apo 5 at 170E | |
| 0700? | Peri 5 | ||
| 1230? | Apo 6 at 9E | ||
| 1730? | Peri 6 | ||
| 2300? | Apo 7 at 150W | ||
| 1993 Dec 21 | 0430? | Peri 7 | |
| 1000? | Apo 8 at 48E | ||
| 1993 Dec 21 | 0943? | Star 30BP burn | 1403.92 34093 x 36215 x 0.1 GEO 49.9E+8.3E |
| 1993 Dec 22 | 1378.17 33927 x 35362 x 0.4 GEO 56.4E+15.2E | ||
| 1993 Dec 23 | 2200? | mv in | |
| 1993 Dec 26 | 1436.10 35771 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 78.6E | ||
| 1994 Jan 14 | 1436.11 35765 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 78.5E | ||
| 1997 Mar 10 | 1436.10 35762 x 35811 x 0.0 GEO 78.4E | ||
| 1997 Jul | mv out | GEO 78E | |
| 1997 Jul 31 | GEO 119E | ||
| 1997 Aug 17 | 1436.13 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 120.0E | ||
| 1999 Oct 17 | 1436.07 35781 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 120.1E | ||
| 2002 Aug 3 | 1436.11 35781 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 120.0E | ||
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Gambit-3 20
1969-019A
KH-8 20 was launched by Titan IIIB Agena D from Vandenberg SLC4W into a 92 degree orbit, the lowest inclination (closest to polar) flight of any KH-8 mission.
| KH-8 20 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Mar 4 | 1930 | Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 1932? | Titan stage 1 sep | ||
| 1935? | Titan stage 2 sep | ||
| 1935? | Agena burn | ||
| 1940? | Agena MECO | ||
| 1969 Mar 5 | 0402 | 90.43 132 x 459 x 92.0 | |
| 1969 Mar 8 | 1448 | 89.98 128 x 417 x 92.0 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 2244 | 90.21 121 x 448 x 92.0 | ||
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1969 Mar 9 | 0422 | 90.46 127 x 466 x 92.0 | |
| 1969 Mar 10 | 1803 | 90.23 130 x 440 x 92.0 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 2234 | 90.57 136 x 468 x 92.0 | ||
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1969 Mar 11 | 1210 | 90.24 114 x 458 x 92.0 | |
| 1969 Mar 12 | 1217 | Raise orbit | 90.31 125 x 453 x 92.1 |
| 1969 Mar 14 | |||
| 2200? | SRV recovered rev 161 | ||
| 1969 Mar 16 | 0923 | 89.72 132 x 388 x 92.0 | |
| 1969 Mar 17 | 1945 | 89.47 125 x 371 x 92.0 | |
| 1969 Mar 18 | Reentered after 14d | ||
| 2145? | Deboost rev 224 | ||