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[Ed. Note: Go to http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/jsr/jsr.html for back issues and other information about Jonathan's Space Report.] Shuttle and MirLaunch of STS-86 is due for Sep 25. The Mir crew moved briefly to the Soyuz transport on Sep 15 during a close pass by the inert MSTI-2 satellite, which was an SDIO satellite which operated between May and Sep 1994 testing infrared sensors for tracking missile launches. The close pass was reportedly only 500 meters. Recent LaunchesAriane V100 was launched on Sep 23 at 2358 UTC. The rocket was an Ariane 42L model with two PAL liquid strapons. The payload is Intelsat 803, a series 7000 satellite built by Lockheed Martin Telecommunications/East Windsor. It was placed in geostationary transfer orbit and separated from the H-10-3 third stage on Sep 24 at 0018 UTC. ErrataOK, OK, I forgot Mars-96 in the list of probes which were meant to go into Mars orbit but did not. Also, it seems that I got the EVA suit info the wrong way round: Foale used the old DMA suit and Solov'yov the new M suit. Also, I omitted Telecom 2D (launch 1996 Aug 8) from the list of Eurostar 2000 satellites. Proton Upper StagesA recent article in Novosti Kosmonavtiki clarifies (somewhat) the
nomenclature for the family of RKK Energiya's Blok-DM upper stages used
by the Proton rocket. There are separate naming schemes for the domestic
and commercial versions of the Blok-D, and in particular the Blok DM-2
(with hyphen) is different from the Blok DM2 (with no hyphen)!! So
here's a recap of recent launches on the Proton: 1996-005 1996 Jan 25 0956:00 Proton-K/DM-2 Gorizont 1996-010 1996 Feb 19 0819:00 Proton-K/DM-2 Raduga 1996-023 1996 Apr 23 1148:50 Proton-K Priroda 1996-034 1996 May 25 0205 Proton-K/DM-2 Gorizont 1996-058 1996 Sep 26 1850:53 Proton-K/DM-2M Ekspress 12 1996-064 1996 Nov 16 2048:53 Proton-K/D-2 Mars-96 1997-028 1997 Jun 6 1656:54 Proton-K/DM-5 Kosmos-2344 1997-041 1997 Aug 14 2049:14 Proton-K/DM-2 Kosmos-2345 Commercial launches 1996-021 1996 Apr 8 2309:01 Proton-K/DM3 (ILS) Hughes Astra 1F 1996-053 1996 Sep 6 1737:39 Proton-K/DM1 LMT Inmarsat 3 F2 1997-026 1997 May 24 1700:00 Proton-K/DM4 (ILS) Loral Telstar 5 1997-030 1997 Jun 18 1402:45 Proton-K/DM2 Motorola Iridium 1997-046 1997 Aug 28 0033 Proton-K/DM3 (ILS) Hughes PAS 5 1997-051 1997 Sep 14 0136 Proton-K/DM2 Motorola Iridium The various domestic types are:
D (11S824) with 11D58 engine and guidance from payload
D-1 (11S824M) with 11D58M engine and guidance from payload
D-2 (11S824F) with 11D58M engine, guidance from payload, different adapter?
DM (11S86) with 11D58M engine and internal guidance system
DM-2 (11S861), like DM but with improved guidance
DM-2M (11S861-01), like DM-2 but can carry heavier payloads
DM-5 (17S40), like DM-2 but for heavier payloads and with different payload
adapter design.
The different commercial types are: DM1 Variant of domestic DM-2 (11S861) with Saab payload adapter DM2 Variant of domestic DM-5 (17S40) with Iridium dispenser DM3 Variant of domestic DM-2M (11S861-01) with Saab payload adapter DM4 Probably similar to DM3 This is the best info we have right now, but I anticipate that we don't have the full story yet. Table of Recent Launches
Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL.
DES.
Aug 1 2020 OrbView 2 Pegasus XL Vandenberg Remote sen.37A
Aug 5 1536 Soyuz TM-26 Soyuz-U Baykonur LC1 Spaceship 38A
Aug 7 1441 Discovery Shuttle Kennedy LC39A Spaceship 39A
Aug 7 2227 CRISTA-SPAS OV-103,LEO Remote sen.39B
Aug 8 0646 PAS 6 Ariane 4 Kourou ELA2 Comsat 40A
Aug 14 2049 Kosmos-2345 Proton-K/DM-2 Baykonur Early Warn 41A
Aug 19 1750 Agila 2 CZ-3B Xichang LC2 Comsat 42A
Aug 21 0038 Iridium SV022) Delta 7920 Vandenberg SLC2W Comsat 43E
Iridium SV023) Comsat 43D
Iridium SV024) Comsat 43C
Iridium SV025) Comsat 43B
Iridium SV026) Comsat 43A
Aug 23 0651 Lewis LMLV-1 Vandenberg SLC6 Remote sen. 44A
Aug 25 1439 ACE Delta 7920 Canaveral LC17A Space sci. 45A
Aug 28 0033 PAS 5 Proton-K/DM3 Baykonur Comsat 46A
Aug 29 1502 FORTE Pegasus XL Vandenberg Space sci. 47A
Sep 1 1400 Iridium MFS ) CZ-2C Taiyuan Inert 48B
Iridium MFS ) Inert 48F
Sep 2 2221 Hot Bird 3 ) Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA2 Comsat 49A
Meteosat 7 ) Weather 49B
Sep 4 1203 GE-3 Atlas IIAS Canaveral LC36A Comsat 50A
Sep 14 0136 Iridium SV027 ) Proton-K/DM2 Baykonur Comsat 51
Iridium SV028 ) Comsat 51
Iridium SV029 ) Comsat 51
Iridium SV030 ) Comsat 51
Iridium SV031 ) Comsat 51
Iridium SV032 ) Comsat 51
Iridium SV033 ) Comsat 51
Sep 23 2358 Intelsat 803 Ariane 42L Kourou ELA2 Comsat
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[Ed. Note: visit http://newproducts.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/ for the complete calendar] October 1997Oct ?? - Insat-2E Proton Launch Oct ?? - AsiaSat 3 Proton Launch Oct ?? - Astra-2A Proton-K Launch Oct 01 - Jewish Year 5758 Begins at Sunset Oct 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 1993 SB at Opposition (30.419 AU - 22.9 Magnitude) Oct 02 - Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth (STS-86) Oct 03 - Asteroid 89 Julia Occults PPM 046655 (8.2 Magnitude Star) Oct 03 - 35th Anniversary (1962), Zagami Meteorite Fall (Mars Meteorite) Oct 03 - 35th Anniversary (1962), Sigma 7 Launch (Walter Schirra) Oct 04 - Asteroid 3568 ASCII Closest Approach to Earth (1.491 AU) Oct 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 1995 QZ9 at Oppostion (33.908 AU - 22.9 Magnitude) Oct 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 1996 RQ20 at Opposition (38.494 AU - 22.9 Magnitude) Oct 04 - 40th Anniversary (1957), Sputnik 1 Launch, 1st Man-Made Object Launched Into Earth Orbit Oct 05 - Robert Goddard's 115th Birthday (1882) Oct 05 - European Southern Observatory's 35th Birthday (1962) Oct 05-07 - 2nd Annual Lowell Observatory Fall Workshop, Flagstaff, Arizona Oct 06 - Echostar-3 Atlas-2AS Launch Oct 06 - Kuiper Belt Object 1996 SZ4 at Opposition (29.407 AU - 22.8 Magnitude) Oct 06-10 - 48th International Astronautical Federation Congress, Torino, Italy Oct 07 - Apstar-2R Long March Launch Oct 07 - Asteroid 1994 TF2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.264 AU) Oct 07-09 - Workshop on Space Radiation Environment Modeling: New Phenomena and Approaches, Moscow, Russia Oct 08 - Progress M-36 Launch (Russia) Oct 08 - William Hobby-Robert Eberly Telescope Dedicated, Fort Davis, Texas Oct 08 - Asteroid 790 Pretoria Occults 21 Persei (5.1 Magnitude Star) Oct 08 - Asteroid 5786 Talos Closest Approach to Earth (0.721 AU) Oct 08 - Asteroid 1959 Karbyshev Closest Approach to Earth (1.159 AU) Oct 08 - 5th Anniversary (1992), Pioneer Venus Burnup in the Atmosphere of Venus Oct 09 - Draconids Meteor Shower Peak Oct 09 - Asteroid 10 Hygiea Occults GSC 1852 0469 (10.3 Magnitude Star) Oct 09 - 5th Anniversary (1992), Peekskill Meteorite Fall (Hit Car) Oct 09 - 20th Anniversary (1977), Soyuz 25 Launch (USSR) Oct 10 - Saturn at Opposition Oct 10 - Kuiper Belt Object 1996 TQ66 at Opposition (34.630 AU - 22.4 Magnitude) Oct 10 - 35th Anniversary (1962), Mariner 2 Discovery of Solar Winds Oct 11 - Eugene Shoemaker Memorial Service, Flagstaff, Arizona Oct 11 - Comet C/1997 D1 Mueller Perihelion (2.248 AU) Oct 11 - Asteroid 5324 Lyapunov Closest Approach to Earth (0.988 AU) Oct 12 - Comet Kowal 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.199 AU) Oct 12-15 - Workshop on Diagnostics Tools For Galaxy History, Quebec, Canada Oct 13 - Cassini Titan 4B Launch (Saturn Orbiter) Oct 13-15 - Conference on Accretion Processes in Astrophysical Systems, College Park, Maryland Oct 13-16 - International Conference on Earth Observations and Environmental Information, Alexandria, Egypt Oct 14 - Live From Mars #4 Oct 14 - 50th Anniversary (1947), Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier Oct 14-17 - ESO Workshop on Cyclical Variability in Stellar Winds, Garching bel Munchen, Germany Oct 15 - MAQSAT-H Ariane 502 Launch Oct 15 - Step-4 Pegasus XL Launch Oct 15 - Moon Occults Saturn Oct 15 - Moon Occults Saturn Oct 16 - Asteroid 5879 (1992 CH1) Closest Approach to Earth (0.870 AU) Oct 16 - Asteroid 1983 LB Closest Approach To Earth (0.983 AU) Oct 16 - Mars Global Surveyor Lecture, Pasadena, California Oct 17 - Comet Mueller 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.428 AU) Oct 17 - Kuiper Belt Object 1996 TP66 at Opposition (25.423 AU - 20.7 Magnitude) Oct 18 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #34 (OTM-34) Oct 18 - GPS Navstar Delta 2 Launch Oct 18 - Asteroid 103 Hera at Opposition (11.0 Magnitude) Oct 18 - Jupiter Occults PPM 722396 (9.7 Magnitude Star) Oct 18 - 150th Anniversary (1847), Hind's Discovery of Asteroid 8 Flora Oct 18 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Venera 4, Venus landing Oct 18 - 20th Anniversary (1977), Kowal's Discovery of Chiron Oct 19 - Moon Occults Aldebaran Oct 19 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Mariner 5, Venus Flyby Oct 20 - Asteroid 4 Vesta at Oppostion (6.4 Magnitude) Oct 20 - Asteroid 1993 PC Near-Earth Flyby (0.382 AU) Oct 20 - Asteroid 1193 Africa Closest Approach To Earth (1.938 AU) Oct 20 - Sir Christopher Wren's 365th Birthday (1632) Oct 21 - Orionids Meteor Shower Peak Oct 21 - Asteroid 1983 Bok Closest Approach to Earth (1.383 AU) Oct 21 - Asteroid 1583 Antilochus Closest Approach to Earth (3.856 AU) Oct 21 - Yerkes Observatory's 100th Birthday (1897) Oct 22 - 75th Anniversary (1922), Issue of the First International Astronomical Union Circular (IAUC) Oct 22 - 5th Anniversary (1992), STS-52 Launch (Columbia), LAGEOS-S Oct 23 - Asteroid 97 Klotho at Opposition (9.9 Magnitude) Oct 23-25 - International Meeting on Radio Astronomy at Low Frequencies, Mauritius Oct 23-25 - Working Conference On Exo-Zodiacal Dust, Moffett Field, California Oct 24 - DSCS-IIIB Atlas 2 Launch Oct 24 - Asteroid 1989 VA Near-Earth Flyby (0.242 AU) Oct 24 - Asteroid 5819 1989 UZ4 Closest Approach to Earth (1.208 AU) Oct 24 - Asteroid 1994 TA Closest Approach to Earth (15.445 AU - 23.6 Magnitude) Oct 25 - GFO-1 Taurus 2 Launch Oct 25 - Venus Passes 2.1 Degrees South of Mars Oct 25 - Henry Russell's 120th Birthday (1877) Oct 25-26 - Space & Aviation Memorabilia Auction, Beverly Hills, California Oct 26 - Daylight Savings - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (USA) Oct 26 - Comet Helin-Roman-Alu 2 Closest Approach to Earth (0.924 AU) Oct 27 - Asteroid 1865 Cerberus Closest Approach to Earth (0.779 AU) Oct 27-28 - Space Interferometry Mission Science Planning Workshop, Pasadena, California Oct 27-30 - 33rd International Telemetering Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada Oct 28 - Sirius-2/Indostar-1 Ariane 4 Launch Oct 28 - Kuiper Belt Object 1996 TL66 at Opposition (34.168 AU - 20.4 Magnitude) Oct 28 - Asteroid 3540 Protesilaos Closest Approach to Earth (4.356 AU) Oct 28-29 - Reusable Launch Vehicle Human In Space Workshop, League City, Texas Oct 29 - Asteroid 1989 UR Closest Approach to Earth (0.676 AU) Oct 29 - Kuiper Belt Object 1996 TS66 at Opposition (37.975 AU - 21.9 Magnitude) Oct 29 - Space Summit: Building the Bridge to the 21st Century, Washington, DC Oct 30 - Asteroid 7888 (1993 UC) Closest Approach to Earth (0.697 AU) Oct 30 - 30th Anniversary (1967), 1st Automatic Docking, Kosmos 186 & Kosmos 188 (USSR) November 1997Nov ?? - LMTI-1 Atlas 2 Launch Nov ?? - ARD/Telecom Ariane 503 Launch Nov ?? - US Air Force Titan 4 Launch Nov 01 - Comet Johnson Perihelion (2.308 AU) Nov 02 - Asteroid 11 Parthenope at Opposition (9.5 Magnitude) Nov 02 - Asteroid 69 Leto at Opposition (9.6 Magnitude) Nov 03 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #35 (OTM-35) Nov 03 - STEX Taurus 3 Launch Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak Nov 03 - Asteroid 196 Philomela at Opposition (10.9 Magnitude) Nov 03 - Asteroid 5836 (1993 MF) Closest Approach to Earth (1.098 AU) Nov 03 - 40th Anniversary (1957), Sputnik 2 Launch (Carried Laika the Dog) Nov 04 - Asteroid 3757 (1982 XB) Near-Earth Flyby (0.390 AU) Nov 05 - GPS Delta 2 Launch Nov 06 - Galileo, 3rd Europa Flyby (Orbit 11) Nov 06 - Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation (47 Degrees) Nov 06 - Asteroid 37 Fides at Opposition (9.6 Magnitude) Nov 07 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Surveyor 6 Launch (Moon Lander) Nov 08 - Iridium-5 Delta 2 Launch Nov 08 - AstroImage '97 Seminar, Fullerton, California Nov 08 - 15th Anniversary (1982), Wethersfield Meteorite Fall (Hit House) Nov 09 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Apollo 4 Launch (1st Saturn V Launch) Nov 10 - Comet Helin-Roman-Alu 2 Perihelion (1.910 AU) Nov 10 - Mars Occults 186240 (7.3 Magnitude Star) Nov 10 - Asteroid 144 Vibilia at Opposition (10.0 Magnitude) Nov 10 - 25th Anniversary (1972), Anik 1 Launch, 1st Canadian Communications Satellite Nov 11 - Triple Shadow Transit on Jupiter, 03:34 UT Nov 11 - Jupiter Occults PPM 722517 (9.8 Magnitude Star) Nov 11 - Asteroid 4680 Lohrmann Closest Approach to Earth (0.938 AU) Nov 11 - Asteroid 1981 Midas Closest Approach to Earth (2.051 AU) Nov 11 - 15th Anniversary (1982), STS-5 Launch (Columbia) Nov 11-14 - Ultraviolet Astrophysics Beyond The IUE Final Archive, Sevilla, Spain Nov 12 - Moon Occults Saturn Nov 12 - Asteroid 1991 WA Near-Earth Flyby (0.362 AU) Nov 12 - Asteroid 1991 VH Closest Approach to Earth (0.577 AU) Nov 12-14 - Johnson Space Center Inspection 97, Houston, Texas Nov 13 - Jupiter Occults SAO 104174 (8.9 Magnitude Star) Nov 13 - Jupiter Occults SAO 164156 (6.0 Magnitude Star) Nov 13 - Asteroid 7839 (1994 ND) Closest Approach to Earth (1.067 AU) Nov 13-15 - Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Workshop, College Park, Maryland Nov 14 - Comet duToit-Hartley Perihelion (1.201 AU) Nov 15 - ORBCOMM-1 Pegasus XL Launch Nov 15 - Asteroid 89 Julia at Opposition (9.7 Magnitude) Nov 15 - Comet C/1997 A1 (NEAT) Closest Approach to Earth (2.714 AU) Nov 15 - Asteroid 1989 UQ Closest Approach to Earth (0.537 AU) Nov 16 - Asteroid 1980 Tezcatlipoca Near-Earth Flyby (0.274 AU) Nov 17 - NEAR, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #9 (TCM-9) Nov 17 - Leonids Meteor Shower Peak Nov 17 - Asteroid 9 Metis at Opposition (8.3 Magnitude) Nov 17 - Asteroid 80 Sappho at Opposition (9.7 Magnitude) Nov 17 - Asteroid 3102 Krok Closest Approach to Earth (1.032 AU) Nov 17 - Galileo Lecture, Pasadena, California Nov 17 - Henry Gellibrand's 400th Birthday Nov 17-19 - 12th International Conference on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing, Denver, Colorado Nov 18 - Live From Mars #5 Nov 18 - ETS-VII/ TRMM H-II Launch (Japan) Nov 18 - SERTS '97 Launch (Sounding Rocket) Nov 19 - STS-87 Launch, Columbia, USMP-4, Spartan-201 Nov 19 - Comet Russell 3 Perihelion (2.510 AU) Nov 19 - Possible Mercury Occultation of SAO 184890 (9.4 Magnitude Star) Nov 20 - Comet Shoemaker-Holt 1 Perihelion (3.048 AU) Nov 20 - Story Musgrave Lecture, Pasadena, California Nov 21 - JSCAT 5/Equator S Ariane 4 Launch Nov 21 - Mars Occults PPM 268761 (7.9 Magnitude Star) Nov 22 - Comet Mueller 2 Perihelion (2.412 AU) Nov 22 - Comet Tsuchinshan 1 Closest Approach to Earth (1.223 AU) Nov 23 - Lunar Prospector LMLV-2 Launch (Moon Orbiter) Nov 23 - 20th Anniversary (1977), Meteosat-1 Launch (1st ESA Launch) Nov 24 - Galaxy-8i Atlas 2AS Launch Nov 24 - Jupiter Occults PPM 722611 (9.9 Magnitude Star) Nov 24 - Asteroid 1993 WD Near-Earth Flyby (0.286 AU) Nov 24 - Asteroid 3362 Khufu Closest Approach to Earth (0.411 AU) Nov 24 - Asteroid 1988 RO1 Closest Approach to Earth (1.367 AU) Nov 24-26 - The Non-Sleeping Universe: Stars and ISM, Porto, Portugal Nov 25 - Asteroid (3753) 1986 TO Near-Earth Flyby (0.311 AU) Nov 25 - Asteroid 1979 QB Closest Approach to Earth (0.871 AU) Nov 25 - Possible Venus Occultation of 188069 (9.0 Magnitude Star) Nov 26 - Asteroid 2340 Hathor Near-Earth Flyby (0.2428 AU) Nov 26 - Asteroid 1620 Geographos Closest Approach to Earth (0.733 AU) Nov 27 - Comet Shoemaker-Holt 1 Closest Approach to Earth (2.0632 AU) Nov 27 - Kuiper Belt Object 1994 VK8 at Opposition (42.536 AU - 22.8 Magnitude) Nov 27-29 - The Non-Sleeping Universe: From Galaxies to the Horizon, Porto, Portugal Nov 28 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation (21 Degrees) Nov 28 - Possible Mercury Occultation of SAO 185854 (8.0 Magnitude Star) Nov 29 - Comet Biela (Lost Comet) Perihelion (0.803 AU) Nov 29 - Neptune Occults SAO 188797 (9.1 Magnitude Star) Nov 29 - Asteroid 23 Thalia Occults PPM 094222 (9.6 Magitude Star) Nov 29 - Kuiper Belt Object 1995 YY3 at Opposition (29.752 AU - 23.3 Magnitude) Nov 30 - Asteroid 79 Eurynome at Opposition (9.7 Magnitude) |
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