Friday, September 5, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Aussat 3
1987-078A
The first two Aussat satellites were launched from the Shuttle, but after the Challenger accident the third one was shifted to Europe's Ariane. Aussat Pty.'s Aussat K3 was launched from Kourou in 1987. It was later renamed Optus A3. In 1993 Optus A3 was moved to 156E. In 1999 the satellite was moved back to 164E. It 2006 it was moved out and appears to have been relocated to 31E for use by SES Astra.
| Aussat K3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Sep 16 | 0045:31 | Launch by Ariane (V19) | CSG ELA1 |
| T+0:07 PAP on | |||
| T+0:40 PAP sep | |||
| T+2:20 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:24 St 2 MES | |||
| T+3:31 Fairing | |||
| T+4:31 St 2 sep | |||
| 0050:07 | T+4:36 St 3 MES | ||
| 0102:10 | T+16:39 St 3 MECO | ||
| 0103:58 | T+18:27 Aussat K3 sep | 632.32 203 x 35847 x 7.0 | |
| 0700? | Apo 1 | ||
| 1130? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1700? | Apo 2 | ||
| 2230? | Peri 2 | ||
| 1987 Sep 17 | 0324 | Best match TLE for burn | |
| 1987 Sep 17 | 0345 | Apo 3, Star 30BP burn | |
| 1987 Sep 16 | 1393.86 34063 x 35847 x 0.4 GEO 130.7E+10.9E | ||
| 1987 Sep 18 | 1385.30 34062 x 35510 x 0.4 GEO 148.4E+13.2E | ||
| 1987 Sep 19 | 1429.69 35517 x 35804 x 0.5 GEO 162.5E+1.6E | ||
| 1987 Sep 20 | 1430.0 35508 x 35891 x 0.1 GEO 164E+1.5/d | ||
| 1987 Sep 23 | 1436.08 35763 x 35809 x 0.1 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1987 Oct 7 | 1200 | On station | GEO 164E |
| 1987 Nov 11 | 1436.09 35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1990 Jul 7 | 1436.09 35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1992 Feb 10 | 1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1992 | Owned by Optus Communications | ||
| 1992 | Renamed Optus A3 | ||
| 1993 Apr 6 | 1436.08 35771 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 164.0E | ||
| 1993 Apr 8 | mv out | ||
| 1993 Apr 29 | mv in | 1436.07 35773 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 156.1E | |
| 1994 Oct 14 | 1436.13 35769 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 156.0E | ||
| 1995 Aug 13 | 1436.10 35771 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 156.0E | ||
| 1995 Aug | Move to 152E | ||
| 1995 Sep 12 | 1436.09 35774 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 152.0E | ||
| 1997 Oct 27 | 1436.08 35777 x 35796 x 1.6 GEO 152.1E | ||
| 1999 May 27 | 1436.14 35780 x 35794 x 2.8 GEO 152.0E | ||
| 1999 Jun 1 | mv out? | ||
| 1999 Jul 9 | mv in | ||
| 1999 Aug 4 | 1436.03 35779 x 35791 x 2.4 GEO 163.8E | ||
| 2003 Sep 2 | 1436.08 35773 x 35799 x 5.6 GEO 163.9E | ||
| 2006 Apr 6 | mv out | 1443.91 35938 x 35947 x 7.7 GEO 160E+2W/d | |
| 2006 Jul 1 | mv in | 1436.10 35779 x 35794 x 8.0 GEO 31.3E | |
| 2008 Mar 30 | 1436.09 35752 x 35820 x 9.4 GEO 31.8E | ||
Friday, August 29, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Navstar 23
1990-103A
The first Block 2A was GPS 23, launched on 1990 Nov 26. The Block 2A satellites used the uprated Delta 7925 launch vehicle. Navstar SVN 23 was placed in plane E-4. On Dec 12 SVN 23 developed problems with its solar array, delaying the next launch for several months.
| Navstar 23 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Nov 26 | 2139 | Launch by Delta 7925 | CC LC17 |
| SRM 1-9 sep | |||
| 2143 | St 1 sep | ||
| 2143 | T+4:40? SES-1 | ||
| 2150? | T+11:00? SECO-1 | 185? x 185? x 34.0? | |
| T+20? SES-2 36s? | |||
| 2159? | T+20? SECO-2 | ||
| 2200? | T+21:03 Delta/PAM-D sep | 187 x 720? x 34.1? | |
| 2201? | T+22? TES 1:24 | ||
| 2202? | T+23? TECO | ||
| 2204? | T+25? St 3 sep | ||
| 357.10 185 x 20404 x 34.58 | |||
| 2243? | SES-3 depletion | ||
| 2330? | SES-3 | ||
| 2330? | SECO-3 | 499 x 719 x 21.4 | |
| 1990 Nov 28 | 1852? | Star 37XFP burn | |
| 1990 Dec 2 | 715.13 19938 x 20285 x 54.91 | ||
| 1990 Dec 10 | Operational | ||
| 1990 Dec 12 | Solar panel system problem | ||
| 1997 Feb 1 | Operating at slot E-4 | ||
| 2004 Feb 13 | Retired from service | ||
| 2006 Jul 26 | 717.99 19766 x 20598 x 56.0 | ||
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Progress M-61
2007-033A
Flight 26P, spacecraft 11F615A55 No 361. Mass 7284 kg at launch, 6996 kg at docking. Cargo 2569 kg (1281 kg in GO).
Carried out Earth study expt 'Otrazhenie' (involving a laser reflector target) post undocking.
| Progress M-61 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Aug 2 | 1733:48 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB LC1/5 |
| T+1:58 Strapons sep | |||
| T+2:41 GO sep | |||
| T+4:47 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:57 KhO sep | |||
| 1742:33 | T+8:46 Blok I MECO | ||
| 1742:37 | T+8:49 Blok I sep | ||
| 2123:58 | DV1 19.7m/s | ||
| 2156:16 | DV2 2.6m/s | ||
| 2007 Aug 4 | 1813:23 | DV3 2.2m/s | |
| 2007 Aug 5 | 1810 | Flyaround ISS | |
| 1831 | Begin auto approach | ||
| 1840:25 | Docking with Pirs | ||
| 2007 Dec 22 | 0359:52 | Undocked | |
| 0403 | Sep-1 | ||
| 0409 | Sep-2 | ||
| 2008 Jan 25 | 1906:00 | Deorbit 83.2 m/s 2:24 (151s) | |
| 1908:31 | DO CO | ||
| 1940:40 | Reentered over Pacific | ||
| 1946 | Breakup | ||
| 1951:59 | Impact | ||
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Interkosmos 22
1981-075A
The Interkosmos-22 satellite was named Interkosmos-Bolgaria-1300 ( Interkosmos-Bolgariya-1300, Interkosmos-Bulgaria-1300) to celebrate the 1300th anniversary of Bulgarian statehood.
Based on the Meteor 2 bus, IKB-1300 was launched by a Vostok rocket into a 800 x 895 km orbit inclined 81.2 deg. It carried laser reflectors for geodetic work and a set of particles and fields experiments to study the magnetosphere and ionosphere.
| Interkosmos-22 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Aug 7 | 1335 | Launch by 8A92M Vostok | NIIP-53 |
| 1339? | Blok E burn | ||
| 1345? | Blok E MECO | ||
| 800 x 895 x 81.2 | |||
| 1983 Sep | Still operating | ||
| 2008 Aug 5 | 101.56 786 x 878 x 81.2 | ||
Payload:
- Laser tracking reflectors
- EMO-5 scanning Auroral/Airglow photometer
- P6-1T spherical ion trap
- ID-1 ion drift meter
- ion energy/mass analyser
- Foton-1 UV airglow spectrometer 1500-2560A
- IESP-IAMP E,B field measurement
- plasma, particles ('Elektron')
- Proton spectrometer
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
SAR-Lupe 5
2008-036A
Control from GSOC, with contact established at 0443 UTC. DLR carries out early orbit positioning; German federal armed forces ground station in Gelsdorf takes over operations about a month after launch.
| SAR-Lupe 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Jul 22 | 0240:09 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | PL LC132/1 |
| 0242 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0242 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0248? | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 0300? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 0308:29 | Stage 2 sep | 94.40 470 x 508 x 98.2 | |
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Rainbow 1
2003-033A
LM A2100AX satellite for Cablevision Systems Corp/Bethpage, NY Launch mass 4328 kg. Will go to 61.5W.
Ku-band direct television satellite.
Launch by Atlas V 521 with 2 SRMs and 5-m fairing, AV-003 with SEC Centaur.
In 2006, Echostar acquired Rainbow 1 and it was renamed Echostar 12.
| Rainbow 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Jul 17 | 2345:01 | Launch by Atlas V | CC SLC41 |
| T+1:30 SRM burnout | |||
| T+2:07 SRM sep | |||
| T+3:44 Fairing sep | |||
| T+3:49 Forward Load Reactor sep | |||
| T+4:28 BECO | |||
| T+4:30? Atlas sep | |||
| T+4:46 MES1 | |||
| 2003 Jul 18 | 0000:38? | T+15:38 MECO-1 | 167 x 4166 x 27.1 |
| 0118:27? | T+1:33:27 MES-2 at asc. node | ||
| 0122:37? | T+1:37:37 MECO-2 | 3790 x 35842 | |
| 0125:26? | T+1:40:26 Centaur sep | ||
| 2003 Jul 18 | 702.07 3815 x 35761 x 17.5 | ||
| 2003 Jul 21 | LAM-1 | 744.94 5935 x 35750 x 13.8 | |
| 2003 Jul 23 | LAM-2 | 841.09 10529 x 35746 x 8.8 | |
| 2003 Jul 25 | LAM-3 | 1005.79 18008 x 35740 x 4.5 | |
| 2003 Jul 27 | LAM-4 | 1255.59 28599 x 35749 x 1.3 | |
| 2003 Jul 28 | 0340? | LAM-5 | |
| 2003 Jul 28 | 1535 | 1431.02 35605 x 35768 x 0.1 | |
| 2003 Jul 29 | 1436.17 35644 x 35931 x 0.1 GEO 61.9W | ||
| 2003 Nov 4 | 1436.06 35778 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 61.6W | ||
| 2006 Mar | Renamed Echostar 12 | ||
| 2006 Oct 21 | 1436.14 35782 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 61.7W | ||
Monday, July 21, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
NSS-6
2002-057A
A2100AX launch mass 4575 kg, 7.3 x 3.6 x 3.6m.
Launch by Ariane 4. LMCSS A2100 Ku/Ka band DBS and internet, over Asia.
| NSS-6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Dec 17 | 2304 | Launch by Ariane 44L | |
| T+2:29 PAL sep | |||
| T+3:30 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:31 St 2 TIG | |||
| T+4:13 Fairing | |||
| T+5:41 St 2 sep | |||
| 2309 | T+5:45 St 3 TIG | ||
| T+9:40 235 km | |||
| 2322 | T+18:46 St 3 MECO | ||
| 2324 | T+20:44 St 3 sep | ||
| 2324 | T+20:49 St 3 avoidance maneuver | ||
| 2002 Dec 18 | 630.83 222 x 35751 x 7.0 | ||
| 2002 Dec 19 | 673.84 2426 x 35738 x 5.3 | ||
| 2002 Dec 20 | 711.58 4313 x 35734 x 4.3 | ||
| 2002 Dec 22 | 882.23 12459 x 35724 x 2.1 | ||
| 2002 Dec 25? | LAM? | ||
| 2002 Dec 26 | 1431.82 35668 x 35736 x 0.1 | ||
| 2003 Jan 1 | 1436.11 35777 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 95.0E | ||
| 2006 Aug 7 | 1436.14 35773 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 95.0E | ||