Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Trailblazer
2008-F01
SpaceDev (Poway, Calif.) MMB-100 Trailblazer developed for the US MDA DSE (Distributed Sensing Experiment) and then cancelled; bus to be launched with no payload as a test payload for Falcon 1 as part of DoD Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program.
Mass is 83.5 kg.
Launch with Nanosail-D PPOD and PreSat PPOD. The SPASS Secondary Payload Adaptor and Separation System was developed by the Malaysian company ATSB and Space Access Technologies of Ashburn, VA.
Planned orbit is 330 x 685 km x 9 deg. Total payload 170 kg. Falcon 1 uses an improved Merlin 1C engine.
| F1-3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Aug 3 | 0334 | Launch by Falcon 1 | KMR Omelek |
| 0336 | T+2:10 Inertial guidance, 35 km, 1.050km/s | ||
| 0336 | T+2:20? Vehicle anomaly | ||
| 0336 | T+2:43 Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0336 | Stage 1 recontact stage 2 | ||
| T+3:13? Fairing sep | |||
| Apogee 217 km | |||
| Impact Pacific | |||
| Planned sequence | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| T+2:28 MECO | |||
| T+2:39 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+2:43 St 2 burn, | |||
| T+2:48 At 100 km | |||
| T+3:13 Fairing sep | |||
| T+9:37 SECO | |||
| T+9:47 Trailblazer sep | |||
| T+13:57 PRESat sep | |||
| T+18:07 NanoSail-D sep | |||
Sunday, November 16, 2008
TSL:Sweet Valley info
Located at 34.2 degrees North and 119.4 degrees West,Sweet Valley sits at an elevation of 80 feet above mean sea level and is 3 miles inland on average. The town sits on the Aitken-Cleaves-Miller Shale Deposit’s western edge running off into the Greater Cortez Vale,formed by the outflow of the Northern Cortez Sea around 9 million years ago.
In terms of the landscape itself,the greater town of Sweet Valley is built running on a 60 degree slope from the Anacapa Hills down to the shoreline where are the town’s beaches. This is resemblant of the way Santa Barbara is built but on a slightly higher elevation.
The physical area of Sweet Valley is 76 square miles,of which 65 square miles is land and 11 square miles is water.
The town of Sweet Valley is governed by an elected mayor-council government. Elections are held usually every 5 years,in theory at the pleasure of the town government.
Mayors of Sweet Valley:
- Jordan Kane (1864-1875)
- Michael Hanlon (1875-1882)
- Louis Stein (1882-1890)
- Jeremy Patman (1890-1896)
- Martin Belson (1896-1903)
- Arthur Chesney (1904-1912)
- Beric Dayne (1912-1922)
- Lewis Pearce (1922-1929)
- Thomas Hecht (1929-1944)
- Richard Dellon (1944-1953)
- Marcus Brooks (1953-1959)
- Belinda Sherwood (1959-1967)
- Richard McGuire (1967-1974)
- Cameron Bacon (1974-1980)
- Jack Bradley (1980-1988)
- Anthony Gilbert (1988-1992)
- Peter Santelli (1992-1997)
- Alice Wakefield (1997-2005)
- Stacey Arnette (2005-2014)
- Mark Mitchell (2014-2019)
- Julie Patman (2019-2032)
At the accession of Alice Wakefield the Sweet Valley municipal council consisted of:
- Mayor Alice Wakefield
- Deputy Mayor Arthur Dayne
- Town Manager Robert Pfeiffer
- Deputy Manager Dyan Fowler
- Police Chief Frank Delacorte
- Fire Chief Bill Wittner
- Harbormaster Matthew Belasca
- Town Attorney Jamie McGuire
- SVHS Principal Marcus Egbert (honorary)
- Town Comptroller Beverly Harris
- Planning Director Andrew McKay
- Parks and Recreation Manager Mark Walker
Since the days of Jack Bradley,the Mayor and Deputy Mayor positions have become ceremonial for the most part. The Town Manager and their Deputy hold much of the power usually associated with the Mayoral office.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Kosmos 2442
2008-046A
Glonass 724, 725, 726 were K-2442, 2443, 2444
| Glonass | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Sep 25 | 0849:37 | Launch by Proton-M/DM2 | KB LC81/24 |
| 0851:44? | T+2:07? Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0852:55? | T+3:18? Fairing sep | ||
| 0855:15? | T+5:38? Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0859:17? | T+9:40? Stage 3 MECO | ||
| 0859:30? | T+9:53? Stage 3 sep | ||
| 0926:16? | T+36:39? DM 11S861 No 110L MES-1 | ||
| 0932:02? | T+42:25? DM MECO-1 | ||
| 1219:00? | T+3:29:23? DM MES-2 | ||
| 1221:23? | T+3:31:46? DM MECO-2 | ||
| 1221:38? | T+3:32:01? GLONASS sats sep from DM | ||
Nigcomsat 1
2007-018A
NASRDA (National Research and Development Agency of Nigeria). 5150 kg DFH-4 bus to go to 42E. Launch by CZ-3B/E in 2007. The enhanced rocket had 4 x LB-41/YF-25 strapons, an L186/YF-21C stage 1, an L35/YF-24E stage 2 and an H18/YF75 stage 3. Compared to CZ-3B, the strapons had an additional 1t of prop, the stage 1 had extra 6t. The solar array drive mechanism failed, limiting the ability of the satellite to operate.
| Nigcomsat 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 May 13 | 1601 | Launch by CZ3B | XSC |
| T+2:07 Booster sep | |||
| T+2:27 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:52 Fairing sep | |||
| T+5:32 St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:32 St 3 MES-1 | |||
| 1611? | T+10:31? MECO-1 | 160? x 450? x 28.5? | |
| 1622? | T+21:21? MES-2 | ||
| 1624 | GTO perigee | ||
| 1625? | T+24:20? MECO-2 | ||
| 1627 | St 3 sep | ||
| 2007 May 14 | 754.39 218 x 41927 x 25.3 | ||
| 2007 May 22 | 0000 | LAM | 1442.08 35806 x 36001 x 0.2 |
| 2007 May 22 | 1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 0.2 GEO 42.0E | ||
| 2008 Apr 17 | solar array drive failure | ||
| 2008 Nov 10 | 0100 | Solar array charging failure | |
| 2008 Nov 11 | 1436.04 35773 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 42.5E | ||
Friday, November 14, 2008
Molniya 191
1998-054A
A Molniya-1T satellite was launched on 1998 Sep 28 from Plesetsk.
| Molniya-1T | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Sep 28 | 2341:27 | Launch by 8K78M | PL |
| 2346:13 | T+4:46 Blok A sep | ||
| 2346:23 | T+4:56 KhO sep | ||
| 2350:13 | T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | ||
| 2350:17 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| 1998 Sep 29 | 0034:43 | T+53:16 BOZ burn | |
| 0035:09 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| 0035:09 | ML burn | ||
| 0038:13 | T+56:46 ML MECO | ||
| 0038:21 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1998 Sep 30 | 733.26 420 x 40695 x 62.8 | ||
| 1998 Oct 5 | 717.58 422 x 39921 x 62.8 | ||
| 2006 Aug 4 | 717.72 1245 x 39106 x 64.1 | ||
WildBlue 1
2006-054A
SS/Loral satellite 5000 kg.
SS/L built two sats for WildBlue Comms, Inc. to provide multimedia and data broadband internet services. Ka-band at 109.2W and 73.0W. Financial support by Arianespace which will launch.
Originally called iSky 1, the company was renamed WildBlue Communications. Anik F2's Ka-band payload will be used for initial WildBlue service pending WildBlue 1's launch.
Launch mass 4735 kg, 1995 kg dry (AE PK) or 2014 kg dry (EADS PK). Size 5.5 x 2.3 x 2.4m with 31.1m span.
Launch by L534 on flight V174 with a medium fairing. WB1 is in the upper position on an 1194H adapter and a Sylda 5C. Underneath the Sylda, AMC 18 is on another 1194H. Sylda is 5.8m high.
| WB1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Dec 8 | 2208 | Launch by Ariane 5ECA | |
| T+2:20 EAP sep | |||
| T+3:07 Fairing sep | |||
| T+8:55 EPC MECO | |||
| 2217 | T+9:01 EPC sep | -1282 x 233 x 6.87 | |
| 2217 | T+9:05 ESC-A burn | ||
| T+10:30 223 6.97 km/s | |||
| T+11:30 218 km 7.12 km/s | -577? x 218 | ||
| T+12:10 215 7.23 | |||
| T+12:30 213 7.28 | -104? x 213 | ||
| T+13:00 210 7.37 | 181? x 209 | ||
| 2232 | T+24:45 ESC-A MECO | ||
| 2234 | T+26:52 Wildblue-1 sep | ||
| 2238 | T+30:46 Sylda 5 sep | ||
| 2240 | T+32:02 AMC 18 sep | ||
| 2006 Dec 9 | 632.24 267 x 35779 x 2.0 | ||
| 2006 Dec 11? | LAM | ||
| 2006 Dec 12 | 1391.37 34036 x 35776 x 0.1 | ||
| 2006 Dec 14? | LAM | ||
| 2006 Dec 18 | 1433.23 35717 x 37543 x 0.0 | ||
| 2006 Dec 23 | 1436.11 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W | ||
| 2007 Jan 25 | 1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 111.1W | ||
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
USA-184
2006-027A
Launch by Delta IVM+(4,2) from VAFB SLC6. Uses 1666-4 PAF. 4m fairing. Launch az 154.2deg and then dog-leg.
The NROL-22 payload may be an advanced signals intelligence satellite or a data relay satellite.
The Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-Atom Spectrometers (TWINS) will perform stereo magnetospheric imaging. They will study the charge exchange neutral atoms over the 1-100 keV range and study large scale structure and dynamics of the magnetosphere. High energy ions hit the cold neutral hydrogen in the geocorona and accelerate the hydrogen as ENAs (Energetic Neutral Atoms). The experiment will piggyback on NRO Molniya-orbit spacecraft, either TRUMPET or SDS. The TWINS experiment is funded by the NASA Explorer program, with LANL as PI.
A NASA stereo magnetospheric imager was a secondary payload on an NRO Molniya orbit satellite launched in summer 2006 (according to the data management plan for the Explorer mission of opportunity). The NROL-22/USA-184 satellite launched in Jun 2006 is the only plausible candidate.
The Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-Atom Spectrometers (TWINS) will perform stereo magnetospheric imaging. They will study the charge exchange neutral atoms over the 1-100 keV range and study large scale structure and dynamics of the magnetosphere. High energy ions hit the cold neutral hydrogen in the geocorona and accelerate the hydrogen as ENAs (Energetic Neutral Atoms). The experiment will piggyback on NRO Molniya-orbit spacecraft, either TRUMPET or SDS. The TWINS experiment is funded by the NASA Explorer program, with LANL as PI.
It may also have carried the Interim Polar Adjunct communications package for the USAF. 2008 budget docs reported that two IPA packages were on orbit as of 2007 and 2006 docs indicated a planned launch in FY06.
| NROL-22 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Jun 28 | 0333:00 | Launch by Delta 4M+(4,2) | SLC6 |
| T+1:35 SRM 1-2 off | |||
| T+1:55 SRM 1-2 sep | |||
| T+1:56 dogleg | |||
| T+3:55 end dogleg | |||
| 0337:06 | T+4:06 MECO | ||
| T+4:12 St 1 sep | |||
| 0337:26 | T+4:26 SSIC-1 | ||
| T+4:36 Fairing sep | |||
| T+4:37 St 2 dogleg | |||
| T+4:57 End dogleg | |||
| 0347:21 | T+14:21 SECO-1 | 193 x 2215 x 62.5 | |
| 0413:12 | T+40:12 SSIC-2 | ||
| T+43:34 SECO-2 | |||
| Spinup to 5 rpm | |||
| 0427 | T+54:14 St 2 sep | ||
| 1110 x 37564 x 62.4 | |||
| 1073 x 36487 x 62.3 (UN R/B) | |||
| 1111 x 37594 x 62.4 (UN P/L) | |||
| 2007 Jan 30 | Initial TWINS A data | ||
| 2008 Feb 26 | 1112 x 39241 x 63.4 | ||
Payload:
- SIGINT payload?
- Interim Polar Adjunct 2 (LDR Milstar package)
- SBIRS HEO-1? Infrared payload (LM/Azusa).
- TWINS-A Two Wide Angle Neutral Atom Spectrometers, for stereo imaging of the magnetosphere.
- Neutral atom imager, 1-100 keV, 4 deg resolution