Thursday, June 4, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Beidou 6
2009-018A
On Apr 14 China launched the second "second generation" ('erdai') Beidou navigation satellite, COMPASS-G2 or 'er ke Beidou Daohang Weixing' using the CZ-3C (Chang Zheng sanhao bing) launch vehicle. The satellite was initially placed in geostationary transfer orbit; by Apr 29 it was apparently station in geostationary orbit, with no intermediate tracking available. However, the satellite appears never to have made stationkeeping maneuvers and slowly drifted off station. On 2010 Sep 8 its orbital period was adjusted to move it further out of synchroncity.
The first four Beidou were called 'Beidou Daohang Shiyan Weixing', or Beidou Navigation Test Satellite; the most recent two are the operational 'Beidou Daohang Weixing'.
| Beidou DW2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Apr 14 | 1616 | Launch by CZ-3C | 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 | |||
| 1626 | T+10:31? MECO-1 | 210? x 450? x 28.5? | |
| 1637? | T+21:21? MES-2 | ||
| 1640? | T+24:20? MECO-2 | ||
| 1642? | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 2009 Apr 14 | 632.51 209 x 35850 x 20.54 | ||
| 2009 Apr 15 | 632.63 209 x 35856 x 20.53 | ||
| 2009 Apr 29 | 1436.08 35774 x 35798 x 1.0 GEO 84.6E | ||
| 2009 Jun 11 | 1436.19 35777 x 35799 x 0.8 GEO 84.2E+0.03W/d | ||
| 2010 Jan 20 | 1436.38 35772 x 35812 x 0.3 GEO 68.2E+0.2W/d | ||
| 2010 Jul 5 | 1435.80 35722 x 35838 x 0.1 GEO 65.8E+0.1E/d | ||
| 2010 Sep 2 | 1435.72 35671 x 35887 x 0.3 GEO 71.0E | ||
| 2010 Sep 8 | Move out, drift | ||
| 2011 Mar 3 | 1435.63 35579 x 35975 x 0.7 GEO 120.6E | ||
| 2011 Apr 28 | 1436.06 35593 x 35978 x 0.8 GEO 124.8E | ||
| 2011 May | Move out, drift | ||
| 2012 Nov 13 | 1435.84 35538 x 36024 x 2.1 GEO 21.6E | ||
Navstar 49
2009-014A
GPS IIR-20 (IIRM-7) is SVN 49 (PRN 1) in slot B2, replacing PRN 30. Mass 2059 kg at launch.
SVN 49 carries the first L5 payload for civil signals, to reserve the band for the later IIF satellites ahead of an ITU deadline. The payload caused interference with the main L1 and L2 signals and this led to the satellite's early retirement in 2011.
| GPS 49 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Mar 24 | 0834 | Launch by Delta | CC SLC17A |
| T+1:03 GEM 1-6 out | |||
| T+1:05 GEM 7-9 on | |||
| T+1:06 GEM 1-6 sep | |||
| T+2:09 GEM 7-9 out | |||
| T+2:11 GEM 7-9 sep | |||
| T+4:23 MECO | |||
| T+4:31 St 1 sep | |||
| T+4:36 St 2 SEIG | |||
| T+4:57 Fairing sep | |||
| 0844 | T+10:48 SECO-1 | 174 x 206 x 37.50 | |
| T+1:02:29 SEIG-2 | |||
| 0937 | T+1:03:11 SECO-2 | 191 x 1241 x 37.95 | |
| 0938 | T+1:04:04 St 2 sep | ||
| T+1:04:41 TES | |||
| 0940 | T+1:06:08 TECO | ||
| T+1:06:52 NCS blowdown | |||
| 0942 | T+1:08:01 St 3 sep | 354.77 188 x 20256 x 40.1 | |
| 0942 | T+1:08:03 St 3 yo deploy | ||
| T+1:46:40 SEIG-3 depletion 32s | |||
| T+1:47:12 SECO-3 | 204 x 1224 x 32.91 | ||
| 2009 Mar 26 | 1733? | AKM | 712.86 20024 x 20086 x 55.0 |
| 2011 May 6 | Decommissioned from active service | ||
| 2012 Oct 18 | Resume transmission on PRN27 | ||
| 2013 Mar 16 | End transmission of standard L-band signals | ||
Monday, June 1, 2015
Ekspress MD-1
2009-007B
KSvyaz with small Krunichev Kazsat class platform, Alenia payloads. Dual launch with Ex AM-44 on Proton. Will provide added capacity at 80E. Mass 1140 kg.
| AM44 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Feb 11 | 0003 | Launch by Proton-M | KB LC200/39 |
| T+2:03 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+2:55 GO sep | |||
| T+5:30 Stage 2 sep | |||
| 0012 | T+9:32? Stage 3 MECO | ||
| 0012 | T+9:44? Stage 3 sep | ||
| 0014? | Briz MES-1 | ||
| 0020? | T+17? Briz MECO-1 | 173 x 173 x 48.0? | |
| Briz MES-2 | |||
| Briz MECO-2 | |||
| Briz MES-3 | |||
| Briz MECO-3 | |||
| DTB sep | 405 x 35791 x 44.68 | ||
| Briz MES-4 | |||
| Briz MECO-4 | |||
| 0612 | AM44 sep from MD1 | ||
| 0627 | MD1 sep from Briz | ||
| 2009 Feb 11 | 1424.81 35317 x 35813 x 0.2 | ||
| 2009 Mar 1 | 1434.45 35717 x 35830 x 0.1 GEO 80.1E | ||
| 2013 Aug 20 | 1436.10 35777 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 80.1E | ||
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Kosmos 2446
2008-062A
A new Oko, 73D6 No. 6070, was launched in 2008. It was still operating in 2014 but drifted off nominal orbit late that year.
| Kosmos-2446 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Dec 3 | 0500 | Launch by Molniya-M | PL LC16/2 |
| 0509 | Blok-I MECO | ||
| 0509 | Blok I sep | ||
| 0550? | Blok L burn | ||
| 0554? | Blok L MECO | ||
| 0554 | Perigee | 701.85 518 x 39047 x 62.8 | |
| 0556 | Blok-L sep | ||
| 2009 Mar 7 | 717.72 606 x 39744 x 63.05 | ||
Friday, May 29, 2015
Telstar 12
1999-059A
Orion 2 is a SS/L FS-1300 bus with a mass of 3800 kg and 10 kW power. SS/L replaced MMS as contractor in summer 1998 after Orion Satellite became Loral Orion. The Eurostar 3000 spacecraft formerly prepared as Orion 2 will become a Eutelsat ground spare. Position was to be 12 W. On orbit test at 15W. At launch, the 12W position was unavailable and Orion 2 was waiting for a legal slot; it was eventaully put at 15W. Eutelsat moved IF5 from the 14.8W slot to make room.
Launch mass 3787 kg, dry mass 1560 kg. Size is 3.1 x 2.2 x 2.4 m, 31m span.
The satellite was renamed Telstar 12 a month after launch.
| Orion 2 (Telstar 12) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Oct 19 | 0622 | Launch by Ariane 44LP V122 | CSG ELA2 |
| T+1:06 PAP sep | |||
| T+2:27 PAL sep | |||
| T+3:32 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:35 St 2 burn | |||
| T+4:41 Fairing sep | |||
| T+5:44 St 2 sep | |||
| 0627 | T+5:49 St 3 burn | ||
| 0640 | T+18:46 MECO | ||
| 0643 | T+21:38 Orion 2 sep | ||
| 1999 Oct 19 | 1190.19 109 x 61539 x 7.0 | ||
| 1999 Oct 20 | LAM-1 | ||
| 1999 Oct 20 | 1574.18 17136 x 59759 x 1.4 | ||
| 1999 Oct 25? | LAM-2 | ||
| 1999 Oct 25 | 2041.34 34072 x 59782 x 0.2 | ||
| 1999 Oct 27 | 0800? | LAM-3 | |
| 1999 Oct 27 | 1411.39 34156 x 36446 x 0.3 GEO 42.8W+6.3E | ||
| 1999 Nov 3 | 1436.16 35784 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 15.0W | ||
| 1999 Nov 9 | 1436.10 35781 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 15.0W | ||
| 2006 Aug 4 | 1436.10 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 15.0W | ||
| 2010 Sep 5 | 1436.08 35774 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 15.0W | ||
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Monday, May 25, 2015
Orbcomm 2014
2014-040D
2014 saw the first multiple launch of the second generation Orbcomms on a Falcon 9 rocket, with 6 spacecraft ejected from a dual ESPA ring. The satellites were SC3, 4, 6, 11, 7, 9 (also called FM103, 104, 106, 111, 107, 109). Total mass 1032 kg. The ESPA rings have 4 slots each, so two mass dummy spacecraft were also carried but not ejected.
| OG2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Jul 14 | 1515 | Launch by Falcon 9 | CC SLC40 |
| T+2:38 MECO | |||
| T+2:41 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:49 Stage 2 burn 1 | |||
| T+3:22 PLF sep | |||
| 1524 | T+9:35 Stage 2 SECO | 615 x 750 x 47 | |
| 1530 | T+15:00 deploy sats | ||
| Stage 2 deorbit over IOR | |||
| 1620? | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 2014 Jul 19 | 98.36 619 x 740 x 47.0 | ||
Sunday, May 24, 2015
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Sunday, May 17, 2015
ATV-4 (Albert Einstein)
2013-027A
Launch mass 20235 kg (ATV blog; 20060 kg PK page 7, 19887 kg PK page 2 plus 365 kg payload adapter), 9778 kg dry. However, mission report mass in free flight quoted as 20193.7 kg. Size 10.3m long 4.5m dia 22.3m span.
The cargo mass is 4105 kg fluid and 2479 kg dry for a total of 6584 kg. It includes a spare 80 kg Columbus water pump, the FASES emulsion experiment, a 3D printed toolbox, a Biolab microscope, a Columbus cooling servicer. The fluid is 860 kg of Zvezda prop, 564 kg of water, 100 kg of air/O2, and 2580 kg of prop for orbit maintenance.
Launch mass 20194 kg, reduced to 19831 kg after 11 kg of prop use - so really launch mass 19844 kg with 350 kg launch adapter. Prior to docking (report AE013) with 213 kg used, mass was 19630 kg. After undocking 16587 kg. At deorbit, 16309 kg?
As of Jul 5, 909 kg prop was used.
As of Sep 24, trash 1238 kg added; 1246 kg used, 2236 kg prop remained.
| ATV4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Jun 5 | 2152:07 | T-10 seconds | |
| 2152:18 | Launch by Ariane 5ES | ||
| T+2:15 EAP sep | |||
| T+3:26 Fairing sep | |||
| 2200:52 | T+8:45 EPC MECO | -1242 x 141 x 51.2 | |
| 2200:58 | T+8:51 EPC sep | ||
| 2201:05 | T+8:58 EPS burn 1 | 137 x 260 | |
| 2209:16 | T+17:09 EPS MECO 1 | ||
| 2251:26 | T+59:19 EPS MES2 | ||
| 2251:45 | T+59:48 EPS MECO2 | ||
| 2255:53 | T+1:03:46 ATV sep | ||
| 2256:03 | T+1:03:56 ADM burn to sep EPS | ||
| 2013 Jun 6 | 0016:21 | T+2:24:14 EPS MES3 | |
| 0016:36 | T+2:24:29 EPS MECO3 | ||
| T+2:35:54 End of Ariane mission | |||
| 2013 Jun 14 | |||
| 1131:35 | TV1-1 burn 22.4m/s | ||
| 1218:25 | TV1-2 burn 22.3 m/s | ||
| 2013 Jun 15 | |||
| 0938 | Waypoint at 39 km | ||
| 1111s | Arrive S2, 3.5 km | ||
| 1142 | Depart S2 | ||
| One of four thruster units failed | |||
| 1223 | 250m S3 hold | ||
| 1320 | Resume approach | ||
| 1324 | Range 150m | ||
| 1343 | 19m S4 hold | ||
| 1356? | Resume approach | ||
| 1359 | 11m S41 hold | ||
| 1407 | Docking with Zvezda | ||
| 2013 Jun 19 | 1305 | ATV test burn, OCS2/4, 6:47 0.98m/s 1.7 km | |
| 2013 Jun 20 | HO to ATV/ISS | ||
| 2013 Jul 10 | 0545 | ATV reboost OCS2/4 1.4m/s 199 kg | |
| 2013 Aug 14 | ISS refuelling 860 kg | ||
| 2013 Aug 12 | O2 transfers begin 100 kg | ||
| 2013 Aug 14 | Purge refuel lines of ISS complete | ||
| 2013 Aug 27 | Final water transfer 564 kg | ||
| 2013 Aug 31 | 0717 | ATV reboost 204.8s or 185s? , 0.48m/s, 0.8 km 69 kg | |
| 2013 Sep 15 | 1242 | Reboost 0.5m/s, 68 kg 205s | |
| 2013 Oct 2 | 1922 | Reboost 818s 1.95m/s 272 kg | |
| 2013 Oct 24 | 1103 | Reboost 257s 0.62m/s 86 kg | |
| 2013 Oct 28 | 0855 | Undocked from Zvezda | |
| 0859 | Sep burn 4m/s | ||
| 1948:35 | TP1 burn 3:50 11.8m/s | ||
| 1952:25 | TP1 cutoff | ||
| 2031:40 | TP2 burn 3:54 11.8m/s | ||
| 2035:34 | TP2 cutoff | ||
| Drift on Phasing orbit | |||
| 2013 Oct 31 | 0742 | MC1 29s | |
| 0830 | MC2 | ||
| 2013 Nov 1 | 1827s | TV1, transfer to ISS vicinity | |
| 1913s | TV2 | ||
| 2013 Nov 2 | 0835 | DEO1 26m/s 7 min | |
| 0842 | DEO1 cutoff | 220? x 317 x 51.6 | |
| 1128:43 | DEO2 88.4 m/s 23m:06s | ||
| 1151:49 | DEO2 cutoff | -70 x 314 x 51.6 | |
| 1204 | Entry LOS | ||