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Jonathan's Space Report
No. 760 draft 2019 Jan 14 Somerville, MA
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JSR 759 is now permalinked at http://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.759.txt
Chang'e-4
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At 0214 UTC on Jan 3 Chang'e-4 began its descent burn from lunar orbit,
and it landed in Von Karman crater at 177.59E 45.46S at 0226 UTC Jan 3.
At 1422 UTC the same day, the Yutu-2 rover rolled onto the surface and
began its explorations of the area.
International Space Station
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Expedition 58 remains underway.
On Jan 13 at 2010 UTC Dragon CRS-16 was unberthed from the Harmony module;
it was released by Canadarm-2 at 2335 UTC and performed a deorbit burn
at 0419 UTC Jan 14, landing off Baja at about 117.5W 28.1N at roughly 0510 UTC.
Progress MS-10, docked to the Zvezda aft port, carried out ISS reboost burns
at 0307 UTC Dec 2 and 1802 UTC Jan 18.
TJS-3
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On or before Dec 31 the TJS-3 satellite ejected what appears to be a
subsatellite; as of early Jan 13 both satellites are on station near 59E
about 100 km apart.
ZX-2D
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China carried out the first launch of the year on Jan 10, placing the Zhongxing-2D
military communications satellite in geotransfer orbit.
Iridium Next
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Deployment of the Iridium Next constellation was completed on Jan 11 when a Falcon 9 launch
from Vandenberg placed the final 10 satellites in orbit. The Falcon 9 first stage
landed successfully on the JRTI droneship. The second stage was deorbited
near Antarctica.
SSO-A
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On Dec 19, Planet's Skysat C13 lowered its orbit from 575 x 590 to 566 x
577 km. The remainder of the objects from the launch remain in the
original orbit although some appear to be making small km-level
adjustments (Hawk C on Jan 11, KazSTSat on Jan 12, object 43777 on Dec
24) - although in some cases this may just be STRATCOM changing the
assignment of catalog numbers to objects, it's hard to tell. As of Jan
13, 41 days after launch, 40 percent (26 of 65) of the objects from the
SSO-A launch remain unidentified, including the large UFF and LFF
deployment platforms.
Newly identified payloads include DARPA's Orbweaver 1 and 2. The
Orbweaver project, developed for DARPA by Tethers Unlimited subsidiary
Firmamentum according to an article in Space News, will use a robotic
processor to chew up an ESPA adapter ring and turn it into an antenna. I
am guessing that's a long term goal and the two SSO-A satellites are
cubesats testing some early tech for the project.
CSO 1
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I inadvertently omitted a discussion of CSO 1 in the
last JSR. CSO 1 is the first in a new generation of French spy
satellites; the name stands for Composant Spatiale Optique (Optical
Space Component). It was launched by a Soyuz ST-A from the Centre
Spatial Guyanais on Dec 19. The 3.5-tonne satellite has a high
resolution imager (probably around 0.3m resolution).
Iranian launch
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On Jan 15 Iran launched a three-stage Simorgh from Khomeini Space
Centre. The third stage failed to operate correctly and the
100-kg-class satellite payload, "Payam", failed to reach orbit. Planned
orbit was 500 x 500 km x 55 deg. If the third stage did not fire
at all, the payload probably fell in the Indian Ocean, possibly
about 1000 km west of the Cocos Is.
Epsilon
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JAXA's fourth Epsilon vehicle flew from Uchinoura on Jan 18 and placed
a number of small satellites in orbit. The third stage reached
a 221 x 734 km transfer orbit, and the PBS stage entered a 480 x 512
km orbit where the satellites were deployed.
NROL-71
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ULA launched a Delta 4 Heavy from Vandenberg on Jan 19, putting the
National Reconnaissance Office's USA 290 satellite in low polar orbit.
Table of Recent Orbital Launches
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Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL. Catalog Perigee Apogee Incl Notes
Nov 29 0427 HySIS ) PSLV-CA Satish Dhawan Imaging 96A S43719 647 x 648 x 98.0 1000LT SSO
Global-1 ) Imaging 96B? S43720? 484 x 500 x 97.5 1000LT SSO
CICERO-8 ) Weather 96 476 x 500 x 97.5
Hiber 1 ) Comms IoT 96AB S43744 476 x 500 x 97.5
HSAT-1 ) Tech 96 476 x 500 x 97.5
Centauri 2 ) Comms IoT 96D S43722 476 x 500 x 97.5
CASE ) Comms IoT 96L S43729 476 x 500 x 97.5
FACSAT ) Imaging 96D S43722 476 x 500 x 97.5
Reaktor Hello World) Comms 96K S43728 476 x 500 x 97.5
InnoSAT-2 ) Tech 96V S43738 476 x 500 x 97.5
Lemur-2-Orzulak ) Weather/AIS 96N S43731 476 x 500 x 97.5
Lemur-2-Vladimir ) Weather/AIS 96AD S43746 476 x 500 x 97.5
Lemur-2-Kobyszcze ) Weather/AIS 96P S43732 476 x 500 x 97.5
Lemur-2-Duly ) Weather/AIS 96AC S43745 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-1 ) Imaging 96AE S43747 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-2 ) Imaging 96AF S43748 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-3 ) Imaging 96R S43734 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-4 ) Imaging 96Q S43733 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-5 ) Imaging 96H S43726 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-6 ) Imaging 96Y S43741 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-7 ) Imaging 96Z S43742 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-8 ) Imaging 96J S43727 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-9 ) Imaging 96E S43723 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-10 ) Imaging 96X S43740 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-11 ) Imaging 96G S43725 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-12 ) Imaging 96F S43724 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-13 ) Imaging 96AH S43750 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-14 ) Imaging 96AG S43749 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-15 ) Imaging 96T S43736 476 x 500 x 97.5
Flock 3r-16 ) Imaging 96S S43735 476 x 500 x 97.5
Nov 30 0227 Kosmos-2530 ) Rokot Plesetsk LC133/3 Comms 97A S43751 1485 x 1508 x 82.5
Kosmos-2531 ) Comms 97B S43752 1485 x 1508 x 82.5
Kosmos-2532 ) Comms 97C S43753 1485 x 1508 x 82.5
Dec 3 1131 Soyuz MS-11 R-7 Baykonur LC1 Spaceship 98A S43756 200 x 239 x 51.6
Dec 3 1834 SSO-A UFF ) Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Tech 99C? S43760? 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SSO-A LFF ) Tech 99F? S43763? 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Eu:CROPIS ) Rem.Sensing 99BB S43807 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SkySat C12 ) Imaging 99AR S43797 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SkySat C13 ) Imaging 99AW S43802 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
STPSat 5 ) Tech 99E S43762 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
KazSTSat ) Imaging 99AB S43783 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
NEXTSat-1 ) IR Astron 99BF S43811 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
eXCITe ) Tech 99BP S43819 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ICEYE-X2 ) Radar 99D S43761 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Global-2 ) Imaging 99BG S43812 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
FalconSat-6 ) Tech 99BK S43815 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ESEO ) Tech 99AL S43792 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Hawk A ) Elint 99H S43765 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Hawk B ) Elint 99AN S43794 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Hawk C ) Elint 99AT S43799 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Flock 3s-1 ) Imaging 99N S43770 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Flock 3s-2 ) Imaging 99BR S43821 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Flock 3s-3 ) Imaging 99AG S43788 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
AISTechSat-2 ) Imaging/Com 99L S43768 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Hiber-2 ) Comms 99S S43774 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Landmapper-BC4) Imaging 99K S43767 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
VESTA ) Comms 99Z S43781 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Yukon ) Comms 99BC S43808 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Kodiak ) Comms 99G S43764 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SIRION PF 2 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ITASAT-1 ) Tech 99AE S43786 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Audacy Zero ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
BRIO ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Astrocast-0.1 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Centauri 1 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Eaglet 1 ) Imaging 99AJ S43790 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Al Farabi 2 ) Comms 99AZ S43805 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Denali ) Radar 99AK S43791 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ICE-Cap ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
K2SAT ) Imaging/Com 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
KazSciSat ) Tech 99AB S43783 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
MinXSS 2 ) Solar X 99A S43758 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Orbital Reflector) Art 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
RAAF M1 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SeaHawk ) Imaging 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SNUSAT 2 ) Imaging 99AA S43782 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
THEA ) Sigint 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Blackhawk ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ENOCH ) Art 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SNUGLITE ) Tech/Comms 99AC S43784 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
PW-Sat 2 ) Tech 99BJ S43814 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
VisionCube ) Atmos Sci 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
RANGE A ) Tech 99Q S43772 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
RANGE B ) Tech 99R S43773 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
CSIM-FD ) Tech 99AM S43793 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
MOVE 2 ) Tech 99Y S43780 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Suomi-100 ) Tech 99AY S43804 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Elysium Star 2) Burial 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Exseedsat-1 (VO-96)) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Fox-1C (AO-95)) Comms 99N S43770 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
JY1SAT (JO-97)) Comms 99AX S43803 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
KNACKSAT ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SpaceBEE 5 ) Comms 99BM S43817 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SpaceBEE 6 ) Comms 99BN S43818 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SpaceBEE 7 ) Comms 99BL S43816 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Orbweaver 1 ) Tech 99AP S43795 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Orbweaver 2 ) Tech 99AD S43785 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
DoD Cube 2A ) Comms? 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
DoD Cube 2B ) Comms? 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
DoD Cube 2C ) Comms? 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
WeissSat 1 ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
IRVINE02 ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SeeMe ) Imaging 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Dec 4 2037 GSAT-11 ) Ariane 5ECA Kourou ELA3 Comms 100A? S43823 245 x 35741 x 3.5
Geo-Kompsat 2A ) Comms 100B? S43824 250 x 35742 x 3.5
Dec 5 1816 Dragon CRS-16 Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Cargo 101A S43827 204 x 358 x 51.6
Dec 7 0412 SaudiSat-5A ) Chang Zheng 2D Jiuquan Tech 102A S43831 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
SaudiSat-5B ) Tech 102B S43832 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
TY/DF-1 ) Tech 102C? S43833? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
TFSTAR ) Comms 102D? S43834? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Xinjiang Jiaotong--01) Comms 102E? S43835? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 1 ) Comms 102F? S43836? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 2 ) Comms 102G? S43837? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 3 ) Comms 102H? S43838? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 4 ) Comms 102J? S43839? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 5 ) Comms 102K? S43840? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 6 ) Comms 102L? S43841? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 7 ) Imaging 102M? S43842? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Dec 7 1823 Chang'e 4 ) Chang Zheng 3B Xichang Lunar probe 103A S43845 200 x 420000x 29.4
Lunar rover ) Lunar rover 103 A09236 200 x 420000x 29.4
Dec 16 0633 Albus ) Tech 104 489 x 511 x 85.0
CeReS ) Science 104 489 x 511 x 85.0
CHOMPTT ) Electron Mahia Tech 104G S43855 489 x 511 x 85.0
Cubesail ) Tech 104 489 x 511 x 85.0
DaVinci ) Education 104 489 x 511 x 85.0
ISX-CP11 ) Science 104H S43856 489 x 511 x 85.0
NMTSat ) Science 104 489 x 511 x 85.0
RSat-P ) Tech 104 489 x 511 x 85.0
Shields ) Tech 104B S43850 489 x 511 x 85.0
STF-1 ) Science 104D S43852 489 x 511 x 85.0
Goergen (SHFT-1) ) Rad Astron 104M S43860 496 x 511 x 85.0
AC11-Eagle Scout ) Imaging 104N S43861 489 x 511 x 85.0
AC11-R3 ) Imaging 104A S43849 489 x 511 x 85.0
Dec 19 1040 GSAT-7A GSLV Mk II Sriharikota Comms 105A S43864 145 x 38932 x 19.4
Dec 19 1637 CSO-1 Soyuz ST-A CSG ELS Imaging 106A S43866? 800?x 800?x 98?
Dec 21 0020 Kosmos-2533 Proton-M Baykonur Comms 107A S43867 35421 x 35802 x 0.2
Dec 21 SEDA-AP ISS, LEO Science 98067PU S43870 401 x 408 x 51.6
Dec 21 2351 Honygun GJYW Chang Zheng 11 Jiuquan Comms 108A S43871 1065 x 1072 x 99.9 0600LT SSO
Dec 23 1351 GPS III SV01 Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Navigation 109A S43873 1192 x 20199 x 55.0
Dec 24 1653 TJS 3 ) Chang Zheng 3C Xichang Tech? 110A S43874 35777 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 59E
TJS 3 subsat ) Tech 110C S43917 35782 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 59E
Dec 27 0207 Kanopus-V No. 5 ) Soyuz-2-1A/Fregat Vostochniy Imaging 111A S43876 504 x 511 x 97.5 2322LT SSO
Kanopus-V No. 6 ) Imaging 111B S43877 499 x 511 x 97.5 2322LT SSO
GRUS 1 ) Imaging 111 S43878 486 x 562 x 97.6 2322LT SSO
UWE-4 ) Tech 111E S43880 571 x 587 x 97.3
D-Star ONE Sparrow ) Tech/Comms 111F S43881 571 x 583 x 97.3
iSat ) Comms 111D S43879 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-RemyColton ) Met/Comms 111J S43884 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-Gustavo ) Met/Comms 111K S43885 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-ChristinaHolt) Met/Comms 111G S43882 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-Zo ) Met/Comms 111L S43886 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-TinyKev ) Met/Comms 111H S43883 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-SarahBettyBoo) Met/Comms 111N S43888 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-NatalieMurray) Met/Comms 111M S43887 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-DaisyHarper ) Met/Comms 111P S43889 571 x 583 x 97.3
ZACube-2 ) Comms 111 S43891? 495 x 515 x 97.30
Lume-1 ) Comms 111AJ S43908 480 x 512 x 97.30
Flock 3k-1/Dove 1062 ) Imaging 111U S43894 480 x 512 x 97.30
Flock 3k-2/Dove 106c ) Imaging 111V S43895 480 x 512 x 97.30
Flock 3k-3/Dove 1068 ) Imaging 111S S43892 480 x 512 x 97.30
Flock 3k-4/Dove 1063 ) Imaging 111T S43893 480 x 512 x 97.30
Flock 3k-5/Dove 1067 ) Imaging 111Z S43899 480 x 512 x 97.30
Flock 3k-6/Dove 1069 ) Imaging 111W S43896 480 x 512 x 97.30
Flock 3k-7/Dove 106a ) Imaging 111AC S43902 480 x 510 x 97.30
Flock 3k-8/Dove 106b ) Imaging 111AB S43901 480 x 510 x 97.30
Flock 3k-9/Dove 1065 ) Imaging 111AG S43906 480 x 510 x 97.30
Flock 3k-10/Dove 106d) Imaging 111AF S43905 480 x 510 x 97.30
Flock 3k-11/Dove 106e) Imaging 111AE S43904 480 x 510 x 97.30
Flock 3k-12/Dove 106f) Imaging 111AD S43903 480 x 509 x 97.30
Dec 29 0800 Chongqing ) Chang Zheng 2D/YZ3 Jiuquan Comms 112F S43914 515 x 525 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 01 ) Meteo 112A S43909 515 x 525 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 02 ) Meteo 112B S43910 515 x 525 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 03 ) Meteo 112C S43911 1088 x 1098 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 04 ) Meteo 112D S43912 1090 x 1099 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 05 ) Meteo 112E S43913 1091 x 1100 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 06 ) Meteo 112G S43915 1092 x 1100 x 50.0
Jan 10 1711 Zhongxing-2D Chang Zheng 3B Xichang Comms 01A S43920 181 x 35818 x 27.1
Jan 11 1531 Iridium SV167 ) Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Comms 02K S43931 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV168 ) Comms 02C S43924 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV169 ) Comms 02E S43926 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV170 ) Comms 02J S43930 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV171 ) Comms 02H S43929 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV172 ) Comms 02F S43927 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV173 ) Comms 02D S43925 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV175 ) Comms 02G S43928 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV176 ) Comms 02B S43923 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV180 ) Comms 02A S43922 611 x 623 x 86.7
Jan 15 0030 Payam Simorgh Khomeini SC Comms/Imag F01 -2600?x 500?x 55.0
Jan 18 0050 RAPIS ) Epsilon Uchinoura Tech 03 S43932 498 x 510 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
RiseSat ) Tech 03 S43933 490 x 513 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
MicroDragon ) Tech 03 S43934 491 x 511 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
OrigamiSat-1 ) Tech 03 S43935 489 x 513 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
Aoba-VELOX IV ) Tech 03 S43936 481 x 512 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
Nexus ) Tech 03 S43937 480 x 512 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
ALE-1 ) Tech 03 S43938 480 x 513 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
Jan 19 1910 USA 290 Delta 4 Heavy Vandenberg SLC6 Imaging? 04A S43941
Table of Recent Suborbital Launches
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Date UT Payload/Flt Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission Apogee/km Target
Dec 13 1600 VSS Unity VP03 Spaceship Two Lake Isabella Test 82.7 Mojave
Dec 18 0746 DEUCE 2 Black Brant IX White Sands UV Astron 282 White Sands
Dec 23 Nudol' KV Nudol' Plesetsk Test 500? Laptev Sea
Dec 26 0959 Avangard UR-100NU Yasniy Test 1000? Kura
Jan 4 0927 CAPER-2 Black Brant XIIA Andoya Magnetosphere 774 Norwegian Sea
Jan 13 0913 G-CHASER Terrier Imp.Malemute Andoya Atmosphere 174 Norwegian Sea
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