SPX-506 25 December 1995 SPACEWARN BULLETIN 506 A publication of NASA NSSDC/WDC-A-R&S as the WWAS for IUWDS/COSPAR (All information in this publication was received between 25 November 1995 and 24 December 1995.) A. List of New International Designations and Launch Dates (UT). (USSPACECOM Catalog numbers are in parentheses.) 1995-071A (23748) COSMOS 2326 20 Dec 1995-070A (23744) PROGRESS M-30 18 Dec 1995-069A (23741) GALAXY 3R 15 Dec 1995-068C (23736) COSMOS 2325 14 Dec 1995-068B (23735) COSMOS 2324 14 Dec 1995-068A (23734) COSMOS 2323 14 Dec 1995-067B (23731) INSAT 2C 06 Dec 1995-067A (23730) TELCOM 2C 06 Dec 1995-066A (23728) USA 116 05 Dec 1995-065A (23726) SOHO 02 Dec 1995-064A (23723) ASIASAT 2 28 Nov B. Text of Launch Announcements. 1995-071A COSMOS 2326 is a Russian military spacecraft that was launched from Baykonur cosmodrome by a Tsiklon-2 rocket at 00:52 UT. Initial orbital parameters were period 92.7 min, apogee 435 km, perigee 415 km, and inclination 65 deg. 1995-070A PROGRESS M-30 is a Russian automatic cargo ship for transporting provisions and equipment to/from the MIR space station. It was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baykonur cosmodrome at 14:42 UT and docked with MIR at 16:30 UT on 20 December to deliver 2,000 kg of material. Initial orbital parameters were period 88.5 min, apogee 236 km, perigee 190 km, and inclination 51.6 deg. 1995-069A GALAXY 3R is an American geostationary communications spacecraft that was launched by an Atlas 2A rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Station at 00:23 UT. After parking at 95 deg W longitude it will provide 140 television channels to Mexico, Carribean, and central American countries through its 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders. 1995-068C, COSMOS 2325, COSMOS 2324, and COSMOS 2323 are part of the Russian 068B,068A constellation of GLONASS spacecraft (see section C-3 below) and complete the list of 24 planned spacecraft. They were launched by a Proton-K booster from Baykonur at 06:10 UT. Initial orbital parameters were period 11 hr-15 min, apogee 19,146 km, perigee 19,101 km, and inclination 64.8 deg. 1995-067B INSAT 2C is an Indian geostationary communications spacecraft that was launched by an Ariane rocket from Kourou in French Guiana at 23:23 UT. The 2,050 kg, 1,620 W spacecraft will be co-located at 93.5 deg E longitude alongside INSAT 2B, providing television coverage to all countries from central Europe to southeast Asia through its 24 transponders. 1995-067A TELCOM 2C is a French geostationary military communications spacecraft that was launched by an Ariane rocket from Kourou in French Guiana at 23:23 UT. It will operate what is called the Syracuse II system on the 7-8 GHz band, after parking at 3 deg, E longitude. 1995-066A USA 116 is an American military reconnaissance spacecraft that was launched from Vandenberg AFB by a Titan 4 rocket at 21:18 UT. The Russian ITAR-TASS news agency reported that the 26,000 kg spacecraft is a member of the Keyhole constellation that provides images at 15 m resolution; the agency also reported that the initial orbital parameters were period 95.7 min, apogee 976 km, perigee 156 km, and inclination 97.8 km and that it will be maneuvered to the planned altitudes. 1995-065A SOHO is an ESA-NASA spacecraft that was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Station by an Atlas 2AS rocket. It carries three American and nine European instruments to observe the Sun and its corona. It was maneuvered to orbit around the first Lagrangian point (L-1) at 1,500,000 km in the sunward direction. The triaxially stabilized 1,850 kg spacecraft has a cylindrical shape with a diameter of 3.7 m and height 3.8 m and is associated with the international program, ISTP. It carries 12 instruments to provide solar images and spectra in the UV band, intensity and polarization of light scattered by the coronal electrons, and the composition of cold and hot plasma ejected by the Sun. 1995-064A ASIASAT 2 is a Hong Kong geostationary spacecraft that was launched at 11:30 UT by a Long March 2E rocket from Xichang launch center in Sichun province, PRC. After parking at 100.5 deg E longitude, it will provide TV communications to 53 countries between eastern Europe and Japan through its 24 C-band and nine Ku-band transponders. 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November, 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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) 24 November 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 parentheses 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 *COSMOS 2323 25 December 1995 GLONASS 776 (??) 95-068A (23734) Channel: 6 Inclination: 64.8 RAAN: 211.0 *COSMOS 2324 25 December 1995 GLONASS 778 (??) 95-068B (23735) Channel: 11 Inclination: 64.8 RAAN: 211.0 *COSMOS 2325 25 December 1995 GLONASS 782 (??) 95-068C (23736) Channel: 6 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 slot-1 771 slot-9 776/778 slot-17 760 slot-2 757 slot-10 781 slot-18 758 slot-3 763 slot-11 785 slot-19 777 slot-4 762 slot-12 767 slot-20 765 slot-5 249 slot-13 782 slot-21 756 slot-6 764 slot-14 770 slot-22 766 slot-7 759 slot-15 780 slot-23 761 slot-8 769 slot-16 775 slot-24 774 CONTACT: 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 1995-053A (23678) PROGESS M-29 19 Dec 1971-016A ( ?? ) COSMOS 398 10 Dec 1995-064B (23724) R/B Long March 05 Dec 1995-063B (23718) R/B SL-12 21 Nov 1995-061A (23714) STS 74 20 Nov 1980-092A (12066) MOLNIYA 1-48 18 Nov 1995-025B (23582) R/B Centaur 13 Nov 1995-023B (23572) R/B Ariane 44-LP 13 Nov 1995-056A (23688) STS 73 Landed on 05 Nov 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 ------------------ The Bulletin is intended to serve as an international communication medium for the rapid distribution of information on satellites and space probes. 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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.