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Subject: Spacewarn Bulletin 505 (fwd) - Sun, 4 Feb 1996 21:26:29
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Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 21:26:29 -0500
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SPX-505 November 25, 1995
SPACEWARN BULLETIN 505
A publication of NASA NSSDC/WDC-A-R&S as the WWAS for IUWDS/COSPAR
(All information in this publication were received between
October 25, 1995 and November 25, 1995)
A. List of New International Designations and Launch Dates. (USSPACECOM
Catalog numbers are in parentheses.)
1995-063A (23717) GALS 2 Nov 17
1995-062A (23715) ISO Nov 17
1995-061A (23714) STS 74 Nov 12
1995-060A (23712) USA 115 Nov 06
1995-059B (23711) SURFSAT Nov 04
1995-059A (23710) RADARSAT 1 Nov 04
1995-058A (23704) COSMOS 2322 Oct 31
B. Text of Launch Announcements.
1995-063A GALS 2 is a Russian television relaying geostationary
spacecraft that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baykonur
cosmodrome at 14:25 UT. The 2.5 ton spacecraft carries three
multichannel high power transponders so that ground stations
in the far-eastern Siberia and the Pacific coast countries can
capture signals with small dishes.
1995-062A ISO (Infrared Space Observatory), an ESA spacecraft, was
launched by an Ariane rocket from Kourou base in French Guiana
at 01:20 UT. The 2.5 tonne spacecraft of height 5.3 m and
diameter 2.3 m carries a telescope with a primary mirror of 60
cm diameter.
The mirror feeds (a) a visual photopolarimeter at 2-245 microns,
providing images at 100-200 micron wavelengths through two
cameras,
and spectra at 3-16 microns; (b) a camera to provide sky maps at
2.5-17 microns; and (c) a spectrometer at 2.5-45 microns. The
2,150
liters of liquid helium supply will enable about 20 months of
operation of all instruments. A few days after launch, the
orbital parameters were period 24 hr, apogee 70,500 km, perigee
1,000 km, and inclination 5.25 deg.
1995-061A STS 74 is an American shuttle spacecraft that was launched
from Cape Canaveral to dock with the Russian space station, MIR.
The
main mission was the docking exercise to transport to/from MIR
about
500 kg of supplies. The docking module that was carried by STS
74
was successfully installed on MIR and remained after the end
of the mission whose purpose was to develop know-how's for
building
a proposed international space station, Alpha. Initial orbital
parameters of the STS were period 92.4 min, apogee 396 km,
perigee
391 km, and inclination 51.6 deg.
1995-060A USA 115, also known as MILSTAR 2, is an American military
spacecraft that was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Station by
a
Titan 4 rocket. The geostationary 4,500 kg spacecraft will be
parked at 4 deg, east longitude. Developed during the days of
nuclear war threats, the jam-proof and virtually
disruption-proof
spacecraft has capability to transpond securely an extensive
volume
of information with simultaneous access to a thousand users. Its
companion, MILSTAR 1, remains parked at 120 deg, west; four more
will join the constellation during 1999-2002.
1995-059B SURFSAT (Summer Under-graduate Research Fellowship SATellite) is
an
American microsatellite that was designed to assist tests on the
upgraded soft-/hardware at the Deep Space Network stations that
are primarily dedicated to capture the weak signals from
Heliospheric probes. The 55 kg spacecraft remained attached to
the
second stage of the Delta 2 rocket (that had launched RADARSAT
1).
Initial orbital parameters were period 109.6 min, apogee 1,495
km,
perigee 935 km, and inclination 100.6 deg.
1995-059A RADARSAT 1 is a Canadian remote sensing spacecraft that was
launched from Vandenberg AFB by a Delta 2 rocket at 14:22 UT. It
carries a synthetic aperture radar for mapping natural
resources.
Initial orbital parameters were period 100.6 min, apogee 790 km,
perigee 785 km, and inclination 98.6 deg.
1995-058A COSMOS 2322, a Russian military spacecraft, was launched by a
Zenit-2 rocket from Baykonur cosmodrome at 19:19 UT. Initial
orbital
parameters were period 101.97 min, apogee 877.9 km, perigee
851.9 km,
and inclination 71 deg.
C. Spacecraft Particularly Suited for International Participation.
1. Spacecraft with essentially continuous radio beacons on frequencies
less
than 150 MHz, or higher frequencies if especially suited for ionospheric or
geodetic studies. (NNSS denotes U.S. Navy Navigational Satellite System;
an
asterisk [*] indicates updated/new information since the last issue.
Updates or
corrections to the list are possible only with information from the user
community.)
THIS SECTION HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY USER INPUTS/UPDATES FOR A YEAR. THE
CONTENT REMAINS THE SAME AS IN SPX-504. THE SECTION WILL BE REVIVED
FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN A SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF UPDATES WOULD BE
AVAILABLE FROM THE USER COMMUNITY.
2. Global Positioning System satellites useful for navigational
purposes and
geodetic studies. ("NNN" denotes no national name. SPACEWARN Bulletin
appreciates suggestions to update this list. An asterisk [*] denotes
changes in
this issue.)
High precision (< 20 cm), GPS constellation tracking data obtained
from
the network of about 80 dedicated global stations that are of interest to
geodetic study may be obtained through the following services provided
by the International Association of Geodesy (IGS).
FTP: igscb.jpl.nasa.gov [directory /igscb]
WWW: http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/
E-mail: igscb@cobra.jpl.nasa.gov
Designations, Epoch, Frequency,
National Name and Orbit Information Remarks
1984-097A (15271) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as NAVSTAR 10
USA 5 1575.42 MHz and GPS 10. PRN: 12.]
1227.60 MHz
Inclination: 62.1 deg
1985-093A (16129) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as NAVSTAR 11
USA 10 1575.42 MHz and GPS 11. PRN: 3.]
1227.60 MHz DEACTIVATED ON April 13,
94.
Inclination: 65.2 deg
1989-013A (19802) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-1
USA 35 1575.42 MHz (Second Generation Global
1227.60 MHz Positioning Satellite) and
Inclination: 55.3 deg NAVSTAR 14. PRN: 14.]
1989-044A (20061) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-2 and
USA 38 1575.42 MHz NAVSTAR 13. PRN: 2.]
1227.60 MHz
Inclination: 54.3 deg
1989-064A (20185) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-3 and
USA 42 1575.42 MHz NAVSTAR 16. PRN: 16.]
1227.60 MHz
Inclination: 55.0 deg
1989-085A (20302) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-4 and
USA 47 1575.42 MHz NAVSTAR 19. PRN: 19.]
1227.60 MHz
Inclination: 53.3 deg
1989-097A (20361) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-5 and
USA 49 1575.42 MHz NAVSTAR 17. PRN: 17.]
1227.60 MHz
Inclination: 55.9 deg
1990-008A (20452) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-6
USA 50 1575.42 MHz and NAVSTAR 18. PRN: 18.]
1227.60 MHz
Inclination: 54.0 deg
1990-025A (20533) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-7 and
USA 54 1575.42 MHz NAVSTAR 20. PRN: 20.]
1227.60 MHz
Inclination: 54.7 deg
1990-068A (20724) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-8
USA 63 1575.42 MHz and NAVSTAR 21. PRN: 21.]
1227.60 MHz
Inclination: 54.9 deg
1990-088A (20830) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-9
USA 64 1575.42 MHz and NAVSTAR 15. PRN: 15.]
1227.60 MHz
Inclination: 55.8 deg
1990-103A (20959) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-10,
USA 66 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-1, and NAVSTAR 23.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 23.]
Inclination: 55.1 deg
1991-047A (21552) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-11,
USA 71 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-2, and NAVSTAR 24.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 24.]
Inclination: 56.1 deg
1992-009A (21890) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-12,
USA 79 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-3, and NAVSTAR 25.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 25.]
Inclination: 53.9 deg
1992-019A (21930) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-13,
USA 80 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-4, and NAVSTAR 28.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 28.]
Inclination: 55.7 deg
1992-039A (22014) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-14,
USA 83 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-5, and NAVSTAR 26.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 26.]
Inclination: 54.8 deg
1992-058A (22108) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-15,
USA 84 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-6,and NAVSTAR 27.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 27.]
Inclination: 54.1 deg
1992-079A (22231) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-16,
USA 85 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-7, and NAVSTAR 32.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 1.]
Inclination: 54.7 deg
1992-089A (22275) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-17,
USA 87 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-8,and NAVSTAR 29.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 29.]
Inclination: 54.6 deg
1993-007A (22446) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-18,
USA 88 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-9, and NAVSTAR 22.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 22.]
Inclination: 54.3 deg
1993-017A (22581) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-19,
USA 90 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-10, and NAVSTAR 31.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 31.]
Inclination: 55.2 deg
1993-032A (22657) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-20,
USA 91 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-11, and NAVSTAR 37.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 7.]
Inclination: 55.2 deg
1993-042A (22700) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-21,
USA 92 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-12, and NAVSTAR 39.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 9.]
Inclination: 54.3 deg
1993-054A (22779) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-22,
USA 94 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-13, and NAVSTAR 35.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 5.]
Inclination: 54.5 deg
1993-068A (22877) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-23,
USA 96 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-14,and NAVSTAR 34.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 4.]
Inclination: 55.5 deg
1994-016A (23027) *November 24, 1995 [Also known as GPS 2-24,
USA 100 1575.42 MHz GPS 2A-15,and NAVSTAR 36.
1227.60 MHz PRN: 6.]
Inclination: 55.1 deg
The GPS 2-NN series orbit in six distinct planes that are about 60 deg
apart.
Each plane has four "slots." Following are the 2-NN members in the planes/
slots. The RAAN decreases or increases by about 1.0 deg each month; below
are
their approximate RAAN longitudes in November 95.
PLANE RAAN OF PLANE SLOT-1 SLOT-2 SLOT-3 SLOT-4
A *235 2-21 2-12 2-15 2-04
B *296 2-18 2-07 2-02 2-22
C *357 2-24 2-13 2-19 2-20
D * 62 2-11 2-09 2-05 2-23
E *119 2-01 2-08 2-03 2-10
F *177 2-16 2-14 2-06 2-17
3. Russian Global Navigational (Positioning) Spacecraft, GLONASS
constellation. (SPACEWARN requests updates/additions from readers to this
list.
Entries marked "*" are updates or additions to the list.)
All GLONASS spacecraft are in the general COSMOS series. The COSMOS numbers
(nnnn) invoked by USSPACECOM have often differed from the numbers (NNNN)
associated in Russia; when different, the USSPACECOM COSMOS numbers are
shown
in parentheses. The corresponding GLONASS numbers are Russian numbers,
followed
by the numbers in parantheses that are sometimes attributed to them outside
Russia.
The operating frequencies in MHz are computed from the channel number K.
Frequencies (MHz) are L1 = 1602.0 + 0.5625K, and L2 = 1246.0 + 0.4375K.
COSMOS NNNN(nnnn)
ID, (CAT#) EPOCH,FREQUENCY,ORBIT COMMENT, GLONASS #
COSMOS 2111 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 249 (49)
90-110C (21008) Channel: 23
Inclination: 65.1
RAAN: 091.8
COSMOS 2178 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 769 (54)
92-005B (21854) Channel: 2
Inclination: 65.1
RAAN: 091.5
COSMOS 2179 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 771 (55)
92-005C (21855) Channel: 23
Inclination: 65.1
RAAN: 091.4
COSMOS 2204 (2205) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 756 (57)
92-047B (22057) Channel: 24
Inclination: 64.8
RAAN: 330.9
COSMOS 2206 (2204) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 774 (56)
92-047A (22056) Channel: 1
Inclination: 64.8
RAAN: 330.8
COSMOS 2235 (2336) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 759 (61)
93-010C (22514) Channel: 21
Inclination: 65.1
RAAN: 091.3
COSMOS 2236 (2235) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 757 (60)
93-010B (22513) Channel: 5
Inclination: 65.1
RAAN: 091.3
COSMOS 2275 (2277) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 758 (64)
94-021C (23045) Channel: 10
Inclination: 64.7
RAAN: 331.2
COS 2276 (2275) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 760 (62)
94-021A (23043) Channel: 24
Inclination: 64.7
RAAN: 331.2
COSMOS 2277 (2276) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 761 (63)
94-021B (23044) Channel: 3
Inclination: 64.7
RAAN: 331.2
COSMOS 2287 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 767 (65)
94-050A (23203) Channel: 22
Inclination: 64.8
RAAN: 211.2
COSMOS 2288 (2289) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 770 (67)
94-050C (23205) Channel: 9
Inclination: 64.8
RAAN: 211.2
COSMOS 2289 (2288) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 775 (66)
94-050B (23204) Channel: 22
Inclination: 64.8
RAAN: 211.2
COSMOS 2294 (2296) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 762 (70)
94-076C (23398) Channel: 12
Inclination: 65.0
RAAN: 091.4
COSMOS 2295 (2294) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 763 (68)
94-076A (23396) Channel: 21
Inclination: 65.0
RAAN: 091.4
COSMOS 2296 (2295) *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 764 (69)
94-076B (23397) Channel: 13
Inclination: 65.0
RAAN: 091.3
COSMOS 2307 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 765 (73)
95-009C (23513) Channel: 1
Inclination: 64.7
RAAN: 331.4
COSMOS 2308 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 766 (71)
95-009A (23511) Channel: 10
Inclination: 64.7
RAAN: 331.5
COSMOS 2309 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 777 (72)
95-009B (23512) Channel: 3
Inclination: 64.7
RAAN: 331.5
COSMOS 2316 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 780 (74)
95-037A (23620) Channel: 4
Inclination: 64.9
RAAN: 211.0
COSMOS 2317 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 781 (75)
95-037B (23621) Channel: 9
Inclination: 64.8
RAAN: 211.0
COSMOS 2318 *November 23, 1995 GLONASS 785 (76)
95-037C (23622) Channel: 4
Inclination: 64.8
RAAN: 211.0
The GLONASS NNN series orbit in three distinct planes that are 120
deg apart. Each plane has eight "slots". Following are the members of
the planes/slots.
Plane 1 Plane 2 Plane 3
slot1 771 slot 9 slot17 760
slot2 757 slot10 781 slot18 758
slot3 763 slot11 785 slot19 777
slot4 762 slot12 767 slot20 765
slot5 249 slot13 slot21 756
slot6 764 slot14 770 slot22 766
slot7 759 slot15 780 slot23 761
slot8 769 slot16 775 slot24 774
Coordinational Scientific Information Center(CSIC) Russian Space Forces
E-mail: sfcsic@iki3.bitnet; sfcsic@iki3.iki.rssi.ru;
sfcsic@mx.iki.rssi.ru
Home Page WWW.IKI: http://www.rssi.ru/SFCSIC/SFCSIC_main.html
4. Actual decays/landings of payload spacecraft and rocket bodies (R/B)
only. No further information is available.
Designations Common Name 1995
1980-092A (12066) MOLNIYA 1-48 18 Nov
1995-063C (23719) R/B GALS 2 18 Nov
1985-025B (15631) R/B INTELSAT 5A F-10 11 Nov
1995-050A (23672) RESURS F-20 26 Oct
(The descend module of RESURS F-20, with photographic data, had parachuted
down safely.)
5. Miscellaneous Items. (This section contains information/data that
are
entered on occasion and may not be repeated in each issue of the SPACEWARN
Bulletin.)
NSSDC/WDC-A-R&S is an archival center for science data from many
spacecraft.
Some data are on line for electronic access. Please contact the Request
Office,
NSSDC, Code 633, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, U.S.A., for specific
information (REQUEST@NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV). Precomputed trajectory files
and orbital parameters of many magnetospheric and heliospheric
science-payload
spacecraft may be FTP'ed from NSSDC's ANON_DIR:[000000.ACTIVE] and its
several subdirectories. (See the last page of the bulletin for the access
method; a file in the ACTIVE directory named AAREADME.DOC outlines the
contents.) It can also be accessed through WWW URL:
http://sscop1.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc.html
This html also enables executing several codes related to the orbits
of many geocentric science payload spacecraft. The codes related to
the heliospheric spacecraft trajectories can be executed through URL:
http://nssdc/space/helios/heli.html
SPACEWARN Bulletin
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The Bulletin is intended to serve as an international communication medium
for the rapid distribution of information on satellites and space probes.
The
material it contains is based on guidelines in the COSPAR Guide to Rocket
and
Satellite Information and Data Exchange, COSPAR Transactions #8, December
1972,
and various Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) resolutions.
Hard copy recipients and electronic accessers are encouraged to disseminate
the
bulletin to interested individuals and institutions in their regions or
countries. All bulletins beginning with January 1991 (SPX-447) are now
available on line; the SPX number increases by one for each succeeding
month
(for example, the January 1993 bulletin is SPX-471).
Through DECnet:
At prompt type: copy nssdca::anon_dir:[000000.active.spx]spx.471
Through FTP: At prompt type: ftp nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
At the next prompt type: anonymous
At the PASSWORD (NSSDCA.GSFC.GOV.ANONYMOUS) prompt hit: return
At the next prompt type: get anon_dir:[000000.active.spx]spx.471 spx.471
Other subdirectories in [000000.active] carry many files of interest on
science payload spacecraft.
The bulletin may also be accessed through the World Wide Web (WWW). The URL
is
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spacewarn.html.
Users are urged to submit their comments and suggestions for the
improvement of
this bulletin to SPACEWARN Bulletin, World Data Center-A for Rockets and
Satellites, Code 633, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
20771
U.S.A.
Categories of Spacecraft
To improve the effectiveness of international distribution of satellite and
space probe information via the SPACEWARN system, spacecraft are identified
in
categories according to the urgency and detail of information needed by the
scientific community as follows:
CATEGORY 1: Spacecraft that carry essentially continuous telemetry or
radio
beacons, usually on frequencies less than 150 MHz.
CATEGORY 2: GPS constellation of positioning/navigational spacecraft.
CATEGORY 3: GLONASS constellation of positioning/navigational spacecraft.
CATEGORY 4: Occassionally, a list of bright, orbiting objects of visual
magnitude 4 or brighter.
The bulletin also carries launch dates, international ID's and USSPACECOM
catalog numbers, followed by a brief outline of the payload and orbital
parameters, re-entry of major objects, and miscellaneous sections.
These data are based on launch announcements or on information received
from
individuals, launching authorities, FBIS and USSPACECOM telexes, and news
magazines.
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