Sunday, October 26, 2008

Progress M-63

 2008-004A


Progress M No 363. Mass 7283 kg.


PM63 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2008 Feb 5  1302:57 Launch by Soyuz-U  KB LC1 
  T+1:58 Strapons sep 
  T+2:42 GO sep 
  T+4:45 Blok A MECO 
  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
  T+4:57 KhO sep 
  T+8:45 Blok I MECO 
 1311:46 T+8:49 Blok I sep 
2008 Feb 5  
 1650:18  DV1 62.2s 25.3m/s SKD 
 1735:40  DV2 21.7s 8.5m/s SKD 
2008 Feb 6  1406:31  DV3 1.5m/s SKD 
2008 Feb 7    
 1430:13 Docking with Pirs 
2008 Apr 7  0849  Undocked 
 1150  Deorbit 

Friday, October 24, 2008

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Raduga 2007

 2007-058A


Globus-1M comms satellite, 17F15M.

Launched by Proton-K No. 53526 with Briz-M No. 88526. Given the cover name Raduga-1M (although the KV press center called it Kosmos-2434, this name was not used in later official statements).


Raduga-1M 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2007 Dec 9  0015  Launch by Proton-M  KB LC81 
  T+2:06 St 1 sep 
  T+3:03 GO sep 
  T+5:30 St 2 sep 
 0024 T+9:34 St 3 MECO 
  T+9:44 Stage 3 sep 
 0026 T+11:19 ?Briz MES-1 
 0033 T+18:55? MECO-1  173 x 173 x 51.49 
 0123? T+1:08? MES-2 
 0140? T+1:25? MECO-2  273 x 4991 x 48.8  
 0345? T+3:30? MES-3 
 0356? T+3:41? MECO-3 
 0357? T+3:42? DTB sep  316 x 17659 x 49.5 
 0358? T+3:43? MES-4 
 0403? T+3:48? MECO-4  400 x 35815 x 49.1 
   415 x 35534 x 46.49 
 0907?  T+8:52? MES-5 
 0915?  T+9:00? MECO-5   
 0917  T+9:02 Briz-M sep  1378.91 33620 x 35699 x 0.1  
2007 Dec 18    1434.87 35572 x 35952 x 0.1 GEO 79.3E+0.3E/d 
2008 Jan 14    1436.10 35775 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 70.0E 
2008 Mar 10    1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 70.0

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Insat 4A

 2005-049A


1385 kg dry 3081 kg launch (Arianespace PK).

1690 kg prop; 536 kg left by Dec 26.

2.0 x 1.7 x 2.8m with 15.4m span. Ku/C-band satellite for 83E.

Built at ISAC/Bangalore; Launch by Ariane 5. Insat 4A was on an 1194H adapter, with an ACY2624-M extension on top of the Sylda 5E. The medium fairing was used.

Insat 4A was colocated at 83E with Insat 2E and 3B.


Insat 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Dec 21 2233:00? Launch by Ariane 5GS  
  T+2:20 EAP sep 
  T+3:22 Fairing sep 
  T+9:41 EPC MECO 
 2242:47 T+9:47 EPC sep  43.5 x 1701.8 x 6.5 
 2242:54 T+9:54 EPS burn 
 2259:48 T+26:48 EPS MECO 
 2302:05 T+29:05 Insat 4A sep 
 2305:09 T+32:09 Sylda 5 sep 
 2309:32 T+36:32 MSG-2 sep 
2005 Dec 21    639.38 603 x 35809 x 3.7 
2005 Dec 22  0015? EPC reentry 
2005 Dec 22    640.57 620 x 35853 x 3.9  
2005 Dec 23  0054  LAM-1 1:25:00  916.43 13754 x 35995 x 0.9  
2005 Dec 23    916.43 13754 x 35995 x 0.9 
2005 Dec 24  0754  LAM-2 42:00  1333.00 31479 x 36008 x 0.2 
2005 Dec 26  0430  LAM-3 5:45 to 1434 min 
  Solar arrays deployed 
2005 Dec 31    1436.00 35776 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 81.5E 
2006 Feb 16    1436.11 35762 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 82.9E 

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Progress M-62

 2007-064A


Flight 27P, spacecraft 11F615A55 No 362. Launch mass 7136 kg including 2430 kg of cargo.


PM62 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2007 Dec 23  0712:41  Launch  
  T+1:58 Strapons sep 
  T+2:42 GO sep
  T+4:45 Blok A MECO 
  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
  T+4:57 KhO sep
 0721:26 T+8:45 Blok I MECO 
 0721:30 T+8:49 Blok I sep 
 1102:07  SKD burn 41s 16.8m/s 
 1144:52  SKD burn 10.6s 4.4m/s 
2007 Dec 25  0756:21  SKD burn 2.2m/s  
2007 Dec 26  0754  Rendezvous with ISS at 400m 
 0758  Approach from 180m 
 0814:06  Docked with Pirs 
2008 Feb 4  1031:52  Undocked 
 1035  Sep-1 15s 
 1339:30  DV-1 3m/s Plazma-Progress 
2008 Feb 10  1112:59  DV-2 3m/s 
2008 Feb 11  1000:36  DV-3 3m/s 
2008 Feb 12  1022:45  DV-4 1m/s 
2008 Feb 13  0909:33  1m/s 
2008 Feb 14  0931:09 3m/s 
2008 Feb 15  0944:00  Deorbit burn 84.5m/s 140.7s 
 0946:21  Deorbit cutoff 
 1018:36  Entry  
 1023:36  Breakup 70 km 
 1029:34  Debris impact Pacific 

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Eurasiasat 1

 2001-002A


Eurasiasat (Turksat 2) was a joint venture between Turk Telecom/Ankara and Aerospatiale. The satellite was registered with the UN by Turkey.


Eurasiasat 1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2001 Jan 10  2209 Launch by Ariane 44P V137  CSG ELA2 
  T+1:11 PAP sep 
  T+3:31 St 1 sep 
  T+3:33 St 2 TIG 
  T+4:26 Fairing 
  T+5:43 St 2 sep 
  T+5:48 St 3 MES 
 2227 T+18:54 St 3 MECO 
 2229  T+20:20 St 3 sep 
  T+20:25 St 3 avoidance 
2001 Jan 11  0730H10-3 reentered 
2001 Jan 12  792.91 8283 x 35715 x 2.9 
2001 Jan 14    1078.29 21192 x 35716 x 1.0 
2001 Jun 5    1436.06 35779 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 42.0E 
2006 Jul 22    1436.08 35778 x 35793 x 0.04 GEO 42.0E

Saturday, October 4, 2008

“Ratsat”

 2008-048A


Falcon 1 Flight 4 carried a payload mass simulator nicknamed Ratsat. The hexagonal prism was 1.5m long and had a mass of 165 kg. The simulator was designed to remain attached to the second stage. This launch was the first to successfully reach orbit.


F4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2008 Sep 28  2315  Launch by Falcon 1  Omelek 
  T+2:37 MECO 
  T+2:42 St 1 sep 
  T+2:45 Kestrel MES 
  T+2:53 Jettison nozzle stiffeners 
  T+3:15 Fairing sep 
 2324 T+9:39 SECO  330 x 650? x 9.0 
  Coast 43.5min 
2008 Sep 29  0008 T+53m Stage 2 restart 6.8s 
  SECO-2  621 x 643 x 9.35  

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