Natural decay

2008-047H/33394

Successful launch to geosynchronous orbit for China's navigation satellite system, known as "Compass". The satellite also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Initial location was 144°.5 east longitude.

NORAD: 2010-001A/36287

From the Zvezda aft docking port to the docking port on Poisk,

Geosynchronous orbit comsat, possibly military. Also known as Globus.

2009-002A/36358

Frequencies - 1018.5 MHz, 1020.5 MHz (Briz-M upper stage)

Time is approximate.

Engine firing by USA-209 (STSS Demonstrator SV2) stabilises the separation at 36 degrees of orbital angle. All engine firings have been by USA-209.

Biological payload - worms, a rat, and two turtles. Sub-orbital launch as the payload on a possible missile test.

In Iranian time the launch was Feb 3.

Successful launch with supplies to ISS. Precise time 03:45:29 UTC.

Delayed from 2009 Dec 26.

2010-003A/26261

Frequencies: 121.75, 166.0, 922.763 MHz.

Chinese radar satellite.

Starting Feb 4 - Spacetrack added 6 extra items associated with the launch. Small explosion, possibly caused by rupture of pressurised component.

Yaogan 1 no longer transmitting at 2212.810 MHz.

Spacetrack:
2006-015A/29092 - original satellite designation,
2006-015G/36363 - debris,
2006-015H/36364 - debris,
2006-015J/36365 - debris,
2006-015K/36502 - debris,
2006-015L/36503 - debris,
2006-015M/36504 - debris.

Automatic docking with the aft port of Zvezda.

Precise time 04:25:58 UTC.

Successful launch to ISS with Node 3 and Cupola.

Precise time 09:14:08 UTC.

Postponed from Feb 8 due to weather.

2010-004A/36394

Frequencies: 259.7 MHz, 2217.5 MHz

Endeavour docking with ISS Harmony module using the PMA-2 port.

Successful launch into geosynchronous transfer orbit at launch at start of 60 minute window.

NASA satellite - solar monitoring under the Space Weather Research Programme aimed for geosynchronous orbit at 103 deg west longitude.

2010-005A/36395.

Rescheduled from Dec 4 to Feb 3 due to a busy schedule for Atlas launch vehicles. Further re-scheduled to Feb 9. Delayed one day more due to STS-130 launch scrub 2010 Feb 8. High winds then curtailed the initial launch attempt on Feb 10.

Successful launch of comsat for geosynchronous orbit. The satellite separated from the launcher Feb 12, 10:14 UTC in near-stationary orbit.

2009-006A/36397.

Frequencies 1018.5 MHz and 1020.5 MHz (Briz-M)

Separation from Briz-M rocket stage and acuisition of signal by Intelsat ground station.

Pico-Satellite Solar Cell Experiment, released during the STS-126 Mission.

Natural decay.

NORAD: 2008-59B/33445

33 minute thruster firing added 2 km to orbit altitude.

First of two boost firings to set up the correct trajectory for the return to Earth of Soyuz TMA-16, and the STS-131 and Soyuz TMA-18 missions.

The second boost manoeuvre was undertaken by Progress M-04M on February 20.

Originally scheduled for Feb 19 but extra day added to docked period of the mission.

1557 seconds long firing of the Progress M-04M's eight attitude control thrusters. It added 6km to the orbital altitude, raising it to 349 km. Objective was to optimise the re-entry ground track for Soyuz TMA-16 on Mar 18, and set up the ground track for the upcoming STS-131 and Soyuz TMA-18 launches.

This was the second part of a manoeuvre initiated by STS-130/Endeavour on Feb 18.

Delayed from Feb 21 by extra day added to docked mission with ISS.

Chinese lunar spacecraft launched 2007 Oct.

Retro-fire initiated 07:36 UTC by two observation and control stations in east China's Qingdao and northwest China's Kashi. Hit the lunar surface 1.50 deg S, 52.36 deg E.

Twelve testsof the onboard propulsion system were carried out while Chang'e-1 was in lunar orbit.

Successful launch of three GLONASS navigation satellites. The satellites were released into orbit Mar 2 00:51 UTC after a final firing of the Block DM-2 rocket stage.

Cosmos 2459 - 2009-007A/36400
Cosmos 2460 - 2009-007B/36401
Cosmos 2461 - 2009-007C/36402

Postponed from 2009 Sep 25 to Oct 23 due to a problem detected in a satellite already on-orbit. Further delayed by continued analysis of the issue.

Successful launch of metsat for geosynchronous orbit, forty minutes into a 60 minute launch window after a short delay for a technical issue. The satellite was successfully released into transfer orbit Mar 4, at 04:18.

Postponed three times:
from Mar 1 due to the weather interfering with preparation work, from Mar 2 due to the need to change a steering control valve in one of the SRBs, and from Mar 3 due to a problem with a piece of ground equipment.

2010-008A/36411.

Remote sensing, possibly including reconnaissance.

Yaogan 9 is accompanied by a pair of smaller payloads flying in formation with the main spacecraft.

Yaogan 9 - 2009-009A/36413
sub-satellite 1 - 2009-009B/36414
sub-satellite 2 - 2009-009C/36415

A problem with the attitude control system of the joint Chinese/Brazilian remote sensing satellite is detected.

A decision is ultimately made to cease operations 2010 May 10.

Natural Decay

NORAD:2009-038B/35690

Reported as 1.09 deg west longitude.

Successful landing - on target, 60 kilometres north-north-east of Arkalyk.

Successful launch of US commercial comsat into geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Satellite released from Briz-M rocket stage Mar 22 at 03:36 UTC.

2009-10A/36499

Natural decay.

2000-081C/26640

Natural Decay.

2009-038E/35693

Three Glonass-M spacecraft (№31, 32, 35) , launched on Mar 1, commissioned as part of the Glonass constellation.

Successful launch of crew to ISS

Aimed for 04:04:34 UTC

Frequencies: 121.75, 166.0, 922.763 MHz

2010-011A/36505

Successful docking with Poisk module.

Precise time 05:24:50 UTC.

To ISS with supplies and equipment.

Delayed from Mar 18 - pre-launch processing was affected by cold weather and resulted in a short delay. It brought mission timing into conflict with Soyuz TMA-18 so a longer postponement became necessary.

Launched at the mid-point of a ten minute launch window.

Frequencies: 259.7 MHz, 2217.5 MHz.

2010-012A/36507

Replacement satellite. The original ESA ice-monitoring Cryosat was lost due to a launch vehicle malfunction 2005 Oct 8.

Launch delayed from 2009 Dec 16 to 2010 Jan 25.

Jan 19 - ESA announced an indefinite postponement due to concern about sufficiency of the fuel reserve for the second stage steering engine. Mar 19 - launch was set to Apr 8.

2010-013A/36508

Test flight of India's GSLV. Third stage failed to ignite properly - later traced to a failure in a turbo pump.

Payload was an experiments combined metsat and communiations satellite aimed for GEO.

High resolution photo-reconnaissance - Kobalt M type.

Russian model designation - 11F695

Spacetrack:
2010-014A/36511

Winged high altitude vehicle on sub-orbital trajectory under the USAF FALCON programme. The purpose of the mission was to test the vehicle's thermal protection systems and aerodynamic control features for eventual use in weapon delivery systems. It was not designed to be recovered.

Not all manoeuvres were completed satisfactorily. Contact with the vehicle was lost nine minutes into the mission when the autopilot detected that the vehicle was exhibiting too much yaw and the resulting roll was uncontrollable. It aborted the mission by commanding a controlled roll and pitchover to descend for destructive impact in the Pacific Ocean.

A second mission is planned for 2011.

Boeing X-37B re-usable space plane, OTV-1, making its first flight. Launched at the beginning of a 4 hr launch window.

Originally set for April 20 Lift-off.

Removed from Shuttle lauch schedule following Columbia destruction, then transferred from Delta 2 launch vehicle.

Landed Vandenberg AFB Runway, 2010 Dec 3..

NORAD: 2010-015A/36514

Comsat for geosynchronous orbit.

2010-016A/36516

Laser light reflected for the first time since 1971. No successful reflections had been made since a few days after Lunokhod 1 landed.

It was located using an image from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter taken 2010 Mar 27.

The work was done by physicists at the University College of San Diego and the reflector will now come into frequent use for measuring the lunar distance.

Parus comsat

Russian type designation: 11F627

2010-017A/36519

Time shown is retro-fire, re-entry was about 40 mins later

Supplies to ISS.

Precise time: 17:15:09.

Frequencies: 121.75, 166.0, 922.763 MHz.

2010-018A/36521

Docked with Pirs module of the ISS.

Docking aimed for 18:35 UTC, but was completed under manual control using TORU after a software error caused a problem in the automatic system when Progress was 1 km from the ISS.

Precise time 11:15:31 UTC. Undocking was about one hour later than originally scheduled.

Undertook the "Reflection" geophysical experiment to study reflective characteristics of the freighter's hull and the transparency of the Earth's atmosphere until destructive re-entry July 1.

Joint Chinese/Brazilian remote sensing satellite launch 2007 Sep 19.

A problem with the attitude control system was detected 2010 March 11. The satellite was running on the backup attitude control system with the primary one having failed 2009 May 11. As a result, imaging data was degraded.

April 16, the Brazilian and Chinese control centers failed to contact CBERS-2B and, after that date, CBERS-2B was satellite transmitting intermittently with indications that power levels were low.

May 11 - a decision was ultimately made to cease operations.

Move from the downward-facing docking port on the Zarya module to the Zvezda rear port (vacated by Progress M-04M on May 10). Soyuz TMA-17 was 27 minutes in free flight.

Zarya port is now cleared for attaching of MRM-1 (Rassvet) - to be delivered by the STS-132 mission.

Successful launch towards ISS with components plus Russian Mini Research Module 1 (also known as Rassvet) - at the mid-point of a ten minute launch window.

Precise time - 18:20:09 UTC.

Frequencies: 259.7 MHz, 2217.5 MHz.

2010-019A/36572.

Observation of Korabl Sputnik by Geoff Perry and Derek Slater and first ever logging of signals by what was to become the Kettering Group

Docking with PMA-2 attached to the Harmony Module - the extreme forward-facing docking port of the ISS.

Carried into orbit aboard Atlantis/STS-132 and attached to the downward-facing port of the Zvezda module using the Shuttle and ISS remote manipulators.

The process was due to last about three hours with docking at 12:55 UTC, but was extended at the request of the Atlantis crew so the inal attachment could take place in sunlight.

Successful launch of spacecraft also known as Planet-C and Venus Climate Orbiter. Objective - Venus atmosphere studies.

Precise time 21:58:22 UTC.

The launch vehicle also carried the Small Solar Power Sail Demonstrator IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun) and Unitec-1 that accompanied Akatsuki towards Venus, and three further small payloads for universities (KSat, Negai*, Waseda-Sat 2) that were delivered to low Earth orbit.

Postponed from May 17 due to freezing clouds in the launch area.

Images: http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f17/live/missionphoto_e.html

Spacetrack:
2010-020A/36573 - Hayato (KSat),
2010-020B/36574 - Waseda-Sat 2,
2010-020C/36575 - Negai*,
2010-020D/36576 - Akatsuki,
2010-020E/36577 - Ikaros,
2010-020F/36578 - Unitec-1.

Successful launch of commercial comsat and German military comsat to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Eventual locations: Astra 3B - 23.5 deg east longitude, COMSATBw2 - 13.2 deg east.

Lift off at the beginning of a 43 minute launch window.

Scheduled for Mar 24 but a postponement was announced on Mar 18 due to a launch vehicle problem requiring roll-back to the LV assembly area..

Further postponed from Apr 9 due to a pressurization anomaly in the main cryogenic stage during final countdown. It necessitated returning the LV to the assembly area for a second time.

Astra 3B - 2010-021A/36581
COMSATBw2 - 2010-021B/36582

593s duration firing of Progress M-05M attitude control thrusters to reduce orbital altitude by 1.5 km and set up suitable ground track for the Soyuz TMA 17 re-entry on June 2 (current ISS altitude approx 345 km)

Succesful landing for the final planned mission by Shuttle Atlantis

GPS Navsat.

Successful launch at beginning of 19 min launch window.

Delayed from May 13, May 18, May 22, May 23 and May 24.

May 22 and 23 delays were due to problem with the telemetry link from the satellite during the last few minutes of countdown. On the first attampt, the launch window had closed by the time it was fixed and, on the second, controllers needed additional time to verify that the fix was working.

May 24 delay was due to a problem with a solid rocket booster steering controller.

Spacetrack:
2010-022A/36585

Deep Impact spacecraft fired thrusters for 11.3 seconds to refine Earth swing-by for Jun 27. Manoeuvre will set up rendezvous with Comet Hartley 2 for Nov 4.

Succesful launch into sun-synchronous orbit of "Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System" - Japanese test satellite to evaluate off-the-shelf components.

Precise launch time 01:59:15 UTC.

Spacetrack: 2010-023A/36588

Successful landing. Retrofire at 02:34 UTC.

Successful launch to geosynchronous orbit of satellite for China's navigation satellite system, known as "Compass". The satellite also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Initial location was 84° east longitude.

NORAD: 2010-024A/36590

Successful launch of comsat into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Final location planned as 26 degrees east longitude.

Precise time: 22:00:08 UTC.

Spacetrack:
2010-025A/36592

Successful launch into orbit of dummy payload in the shape of the Dragon space capsule being developed by Space X, Falcon 9's constructor.

Fluid launch date subject to continuous change as the rocket was tested and built over many months.

Four hour launch window opened at 15:00 UTC. Several small delays led up to final countdown. Automatic systems shut down the rocket immediately after ignition for an initial launch attempt at 17:30 UTC.

Spacetrack: 2010-026A/36595

Pwerformed by the two attitude thrusters of the Zvezda module. The firing added 7.5 km to the orbit height and set up launch windows for the upcoming Soyuz TMA-19 and Progress M-06M.

Ground Based Interceptor test mission - there was no target. The two-stage missile delivered an exoatmospheric kill vehicle to a designated point in space.

The kill vehicle would normally collide with the target but, instead, it executed a variety of maneuvers to collect data on its performance in space.

Several missile defense assets and emerging technologies observed the launch and gathered data, including the STSS AN/TPY-2 X-band Radar, and the Early Warning Radar at Beale AFB, California.

"Emerging technologies" is a reference to the STSS Demonstrator satellite pair. According to Northrop-Grumman, the satellites operated as expected and the system generated high-quality track data during the boost phase.

See: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/STSSDemo/STSSDemoMissile0.php

Solar cells are generating power. Experiments now planned to assess the effectiveness of the sail.

IKAROS launched 2010 May 20.

7 km increase in orbit height to set up the ground track for final disposal Jul 1.

Unsuccessful attempt to orbit a science and technology satelliite including a radiometer and a laser reflector. Launched 30 minutes into two hour launch window after being called of June 9 about 3 hrs before the planned lift-off due to a problem with the launch pad fire extinguisher system.

Radio contact with the rocket was lost 137s after lift off at an altitude of 70 km. Transmissions ceased immediately after an on-board camera detected a flash from the rocket's tail end. Debris was picked up at sea 470 kilometres from the launch site.

Second launch attempt for the Naro-1 rocket. On the previous mission, the STSAT 2A satellite was lost when the shroud did not separate as planned.

Approximate time - successful parachute landing of the re-entry module of Japanese MUSES-C spacecraft (launched 2003 May), hopefully carrying a material sample from minor planet Itokawa.

Final trajectory correction June 9, 06:00 UTC ensured targetting of Woomera.

Re-entry was at 13:51 UTC, about three hours after separation from the main spacecraft which was destroyed by frictional heating in the Earth's atmosphere.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully picked up the Hayabusa capsule 2010 Jun 14, 04:08 UTC.

Soviet cosmonaut pilot Twice Hero of the USSR, Colonel General Leonid Denisovich Kizim flew as Commander on Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15 (the only spacecraft to visit two space stations in one mission), and also served as backup commander for Soyuz T-2. All together he spent 374 days 17 hours 56 minutes in space. He retired 1987 Jun 13.

Chinese science/technology satellite

Spacetrack: 2010-027A/36596

Successful launch of Swedish Prisma Mission (twin satellite) and CNES Picard satellite. Satellites released into orbit a little under 16 min after lift off.

BPA-1 is a package of Ukrainian experimental equipment attached to the Dnepr upper stage.

Precise time14:42:16 UTC

Delayed from March 9 to early April and then further delayed several times.

Spacetrack:
2010-028A/36598 - Picard
2010-028B/36599 - Prisma (Mango and Tango satellite pair)

Successful launch of crew to ISS.

Precise time - 21:35:19 UTC.

Frequencies: 121.75, 166.0, 922.763 MHz.

Spacetrack: 2010-029A/36603.

Minuteman III launched from Vandenberg AFB for impact near Kwajalein. The missile's single unarmed re-entry test vehicle traveled approximately 6750 km before hitting its pre-determined impact point near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands after about 28 minutes.

The mission was designated Glory Trip 200GM-1.

The STSS Demonstrator satellite pair monitored the event from orbit:
http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/STSSDemo/STSSDemoMissile1.php

Docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module, four minutes earlier than scheduled.

Natural decay. Spacetrack gives Jun 26 but last element set was released Jun 18 with mean motion 16.33 revs/day.

Spacetrack: 2010-020C/36575

Successful launch is in middle of 28 minute launch window. Second Dnepr launch in six days (see Prisma/Picard June 15).

Name is an abbreviation of "TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurements". German operated satellite will orbit in close formation with TerraSAR-X (launched 2007) to add terrain height measurements to the radar data from TerraSAR-X. It will allow precide 3-D mapping.

Delayed from 2009 Oct 14 and 21, and then further delayed from mid-December.

Spacetrack: 2010-30A/36605.

Military imaging satellite including night-time capability. Offeq 9 operates in a constelllation of three satellites including the previously-launched Offeq 5 (2002-025A/27434) and Offeq 7 (2007-025A/NORAD 31601).

Launch Time is approximate.

Spacetrack: 2010-031A/36608

JAXA announced that there was a quality concern raised by the manufacturer of the reaction wheels used for stabilsation and orientation.

Originally scheduled for 2008 Aug 2 1354 UTC at the start of a 60 min launch window.

Successful lift off at beginning of 71 min launch window. Dual launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Arabsat 5 comsat for the Arab region (to be stationed at 30.5 deg east longitude) and the multi-purpose COMS for South Korea (128.2 deg east). COMS is an abbreviation for Communications, Oceanography and Meteorology Satellite.

COMS 1 is also known as 'Chollian'

Launch postponed during final countdown Jun 23 because of an unspecified anomaly in the first stage of the launcher. Two launch attempts June 24 before window closed - pressurisation problem with first stage propellant valve.

Spacetrack:
2010-32A/36744 - COMS 1/Chollian
2010-32B/36745 - Arabsat 5A

Payload (instrumented upper stage and attached dummy Dragon capsule) - re-entry and destruction by frictional heating.

Spacetrack: 2010-026A/36595

Time is +/- 1 circuit of the Earth.

30,480 km altitude using Earth swing-by to adjust trajectory and to target Comet Hartley 2 - encounter planned 2009 Nov 4.

Successfully test of ceramic thruster, made of ceramic silicon nitride (Si3N4) thruster using hydrazine and nitrogen peroxide propellant. Firing also adjusted trajectory to give arrival Venus 2010 Dec 7 JST (GMT +9 hrs).

The thruster will be used for a further trajectory adjustment early-November and then as the means of injecting Akatsuki into orbit around Venus.

2010-020A/36573

Natural decay.

Move from Zvezda rear port to docking port on the Rassvet module. Originally due at 17:58 but delayed due a latching problem with the ISS 4B solar array caused by a circuit breaker being tripped.

Aboard Soyuz: Fyodor Yurchikhin (Commander), Doug Wheelock and Shannon Walker.

Aboard ISS: Alexander Skvortsov (ISS Commander), Mikhail Kornienko and Caldwell Dyson.

Undocked 19:13 UTC
Soft Dock: 19:38 UTC
Hard Dock: 19:48 UTC - the first with the Rassvet module

Scud, or similar, target launched from the Mobile Launch Platform (MLP) at sea within the Pacific Missile Range. Destroyed by THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile fired in response. The missile battery was not given advanced warning.

Detailed analysis: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/STSSDemo/STSSDemoMissile2.php

Pre-planned test launch.

This launch was not monitored by the STSS Demonstrator satellites (see 2010 Jun 6, 16 and 29)

Successful launch to orbit carrying supplies to the ISS.

Precise time 15:35:15.

Frequencies: 121.75 MHz (TORU if used), 166.000 MHz (+/-128 kHz), 922.763 MHz.

NORAD: 2010-033A/36748

Rev 3 - first opportunity from UK, 166.000 and 922.763 MHz.

Successfully de-orbited. Had been pursuing autonomous mission since undocking from ISS May 10.

Retrofire - 13:54:00 UTC, any surviving fragments will have landed in the southern Pacific Ocean at 14:40:55 UTC. The impact point was 38° 16' south latitude, 124° 08' west longitude.

Originally scheduled date and time for docking.

Radio link of the Kurs automatic rendezvous system was broken 28 min before docking when the separation was 2km. Progress went into a safe mode of operation and passed the ISS by virtue of being in a slightly lower orbit.

Later explained by Moscow that when the ISS crew performed a check of the TORU teleoperated rendezvous & docking system, the signal from Progress's Klest/Simvol television sub-system interfered with, and caused a dropout of, the main TORU transmission. This triggered a “cancel dynamic operations” command which aborted the KURS automatic rendezvous mode, and switched Progress to a passive flight regime, as designed.

See: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/ISS/ProgressM06M/ProgressM06MSep.php

First of two thruster firings required to stabilise separation from ISS at approx 270km (35 seconds in time).

See: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/ISS/ProgressM06M/ProgressM06MSep.php

Second of two thruster firings required to stabilise separation from ISS at approx 270km (35 seconds in time).

See: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/ISS/ProgressM06M/ProgressM06MSep.php

Approximate time of thruster firing to cause Progress M-06M to fall back towards the ISS and get behind it ready for new docking attempt.

See: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/ISS/ProgressM06M/ProgressM06MSep.php

Successful, exactly on time, second attempt to rendezvous and dock with the ISS at the rear port of Zarya, following the incident of Jul 4. In order to avoid a repeat of the earlier radio interference problem, TORU was not activated for this docking attempt.

Precise time of initial contact: 16:17:26 UTC. Docking with capture latches closing was approximately 16:37 UTC.

Power down of Progress M-06M systems by ISS crew - final post-dock radio transmission received in the UK 20:47-20:53 UTC.

Predicted passing distance - 144m at 22:59 UTC. Avoidance manoevre using 10s of thrust increased distance to 2km.

Object was 1993-036UE/34544, debris from the Comos 2251 that collided with Iridium 33 - 2009 Feb.

Fly-by of minor planet. Rosetta started taking navigational sightings of Lutetia at the end of May so that ground controllers could calculate course corrections required to achieve the intended flyby distance.

Pass was at 3162 km distance and relative speed of 54 000 km/hr. Precise time of CA - 16:10:17 UTC.

Rosetta returned a series of high quality images and other scientific data from the event - http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM44DZOFBG_index_0.html

Successful launch to GTO of commercial comsat for 61.5 deg west longitude. Satellite operator Echostar provides on-orbit services for the DISH HDTV network.

Precise time: 18:40:36 UTC.

Launch provided by International Launch Services. Proton mission completion on spacecraft separation - Jul 11, 03:53 UTC following fifth firing of the Briz-M engine. The satellite then became the responsibility of the customer.

Spacetrack:
2010-034A/36792 - Echostar XV
2010-025A/36793 - Briz-M
2010-025A/36794 - Briz-M auxiliary propellant tank

Successful launch into 630 km sun-synchronous orbit at the beginning of a ten minute window. Indian mapping satellite together with four other payloads: ALSat-2A (remote sensing), the NLS 6.1/AISSat 1 (ship tracking) and NLS 6.2/TISat nanosatellites, and the Indian student-built StudSat.

Payload details - http://www.isro.org/pslv-c15/pdf/CARTOSAT-2B-brochure.pdf

Delayed from initially from May 5. Then delayed from May 9 to June 5 due to pressurisation problem that required factory refurbishment of the launch vehicle second stage. Later pushed back to July 28 before being brought forward to July 12.

Spacetrack:
2010-035A/36795 - Cartosat 2B
2010-035B/36796 - StudSat
2010-035C/36797 - AISSat
2010-035D/36798 - ALSat 2A
2010-035E/36799 - TISat
2010-035F/36800 - PSLV rocket

10th anniversary of launch - after Zvezda docked with the Zarya/Unity combination on Jul 16, the ISS became a potentially habitable space station.

Ikaros, Japan's Small Solar Power Sail Demonstrator accompanying Akatsuki towards Venus, performed a successful attitude control experiment by using a liquid crystal device to change the reflectivity of a section of its surface.

The owners of the HYLAS 1 satellite let it be known that it will no longer be the first Soyuz payload for Arianespace.

Delays in completion of the Soyuz launch pad at CSG meant missing the 2010 Sept launch date, so the satellite has been transferred to a dual-payload Ariane 5 mission.

Successful firing of Progress M-06M's eight docking and orientation thrusters - commenced at 07:42:30 UTC and lasted for 1065 seconds (17m 45s), delta-V 2.1 m/s. Mid-point of the burn was near 5 deg S, 145 deg W.

It resulted in an increase in the ISS average orbital height from 351.5 km to 355.2 km. The purpose was to help set up both the optimum approach trajectory for the the Sep 10 Progress M-07M launch, and the ground track for the Sep 24 Soyuz TMA-18 landing.

Propellant used was from the Zarya onboard tanks.

After the manoeuvre, TsUP reported the orbit as 351.8 - 378.4 km height, with orbital period 91.59 minutes (equivalent to 350 x 361 km, 91.65 min in Twoline Orbital Element terms).

ISS radio frequencies: http://www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesISS.php

First international space mission.

US crew - Tom Stafford, Deke Slayton, Vance Brand
Soviet crew - Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov

See: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Soyuz/ASTP/ASTPMain.php

One of the STSS Demonstrator satellites used to track a NOAA weather satellite that was pursuing its own orbit. It was seen both against open space and against the Earth.

The Northrop-Grumann press release did not divulge which STSS Demo satellite was involved, or which NOAA was the target.

Crew re-activates Progress M-05M in case emergency undocking is required if a problem occurs during July 27 EVA.

Exit into space is planned via Pirs module, where Progress M-05M is docked.

Kobalt-M type imaging reconnaissance satellite. The landing followed retro-fire and re-entry at end of a 96 day mission.

The time is an estimate taken from Jonathan's Space Report No 631 published by Jonathan McDowell.

Launched 2010 Apr 16 (2010-014A/36511).

ISS crew members Mikhail Korniyenko and Fyodor Yurchikhin carried out a full dress rehearsal for EVA scheduled for July 27.

The building will house all GLONASS planning, management, command and control activities. Work is currently carried out at TsUP (MCC Moscow) and other centres.

Mikhail Kornienko and Fyodor Yurchikhin stepped out via the Pirs airlock/docking compartment 26 minutes later than planned. The EVA ended at 10:54 UTC after 6h 43m - slightly longer than the expected six hours.

It represented first time use of new 130 kg Orlan-MK computerized space suit. Updates include a built-in VDU.

The main task was to prepare the Rassvet (MRM-1) module for use as a docking port by installing a Kurs automated rendezvous system on it. The work was completed but a data transmission cable may need to be re-visited during a later EVA.

The crew also fitted a replacement video camera at the aft end of the Zvezda service module, to be used for documenting the rendezvous and docking of future Automated Transfer Vehicles. The old camera was thrown overboard and is pursuing its own orbit along with several other small items, that may include tools, that drifted away from the ISS during the work.

25th Russian EVA from ISS, 147 EVA in support of the ISS.

GPS Navsat, launched 2010 May 28, completes orbital adjustments to align it with the remainder of the constellation.

It should become operational after one month of tests.

Target for station-keeping experiments.

Frequency: 400.55 MHz (supplied by Sven Grahn)

Successful launch to geosynchronous orbit of satellite for China's navigation satellite system, known as "Compass". The satellite also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Orbit is inclined at 55° to provide northerly coverage. It has an equator crossing at 118° east longitude.

NORAD: 2010-036A/36828

Successful dual launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit of RASCOM-QAF 1R Comsat for 2.85 deg east longitude (replacement satellite for RASCOM QAF-1 which suffered reduced lifetime through a helium leak), and NILESAT 201 for direct TV broadcast from 7 deg west longitude.

Launched 14 mins into 169 minute launch window.

Spacetrack:
2010-037A/36830 - NileSat 201
2020-037B/36831 - Rascom-QAF 1R

Planned space walk by Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Doug Wheelock - the work programme was cancelled due the need to replace an ammonia pump that failed Jul 31.

Plan was to exit the Quest airlock and install a Portable Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) on the Zarya module to extend the reach of Canadarm2, and also to jettison old multi-layer insulation removed for the PDGF install, and to mate power connectors to Zarya.

Re-organised space walk by Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Doug Wheelock. The work programme replaced the activities originally planned for Aug 5.

Exit was via the Quest airlock. Work involved removing the failed pump module from the station’s S1 Truss and retrieving a spare from an external stowage platform. As the result of an ammonia leak in the final line that needed to be disconnected from the failed pump module, the day’s tasks were only partially completed. The decision was made to reconnect the line on the pump module and install a spool positioning device to maintain proper pressure internal to the ammonia line.

A second work session is planned for Aug 11.

Duration - 8h 3m, the longest ISS EVA and the third longest EVA ever.

15th US EVA from ISS.

Successful launch of government military remote sensing satellite that "...will be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry out surveys on land resources, estimate crops yield and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention...".

May be equipped with a synthetic aperture radar.

Spacetrack:
2010-038A/36834 - Yaogan 10

Second in a set of three space walks by Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Doug Wheelock.

Evit was via the Quest airlock. On this occasion, they successfully disconnected and removed the failed pump module from the station’s S1 Truss and placed it in a storage location.

A third work session is planned for Aug 16 to fit a new pump.

Duration - 7h 26m.

16th US EVA from ISS.

Dropped from helicopter located 15 km offshore and at an altitude of 4.5 km.

Succesful test of drogue and main parachutes. Spacecraft recovered intact from the sea.

Successful launch of USAF AEHF F-1 satellite aimed at geosynchronous orbit (test location - 90 deg west) - the first of a group of three AEHF satellites that will replace the current Milstar constellation, providing secure communications to the US military. It's apogee engine failed to operate so the orbit was raised over a fifteen month period using the vehicles's xenon-fuelled ion electric thrusters.

Commercial launch into geosynchronous transfer orbit by United Launch Alliance at the beginning of a two hour launch window..

Delayed from Jul 30 "... to provide engineers more time to perform confidence testing on a launch vehicle component associated with releasing the fairing support structure". Further delayed from Aug 10.

Spacetrack:
2010-039A/36868 - USA 214


See: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/AdvancedExtremelyHighFrequencyEHF/index.html

Third in a set of three space walks by Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Doug Wheelock.

On this occasion, they fitted a new ammonia pump module to the station’s S1 Truss. The spare ammonia pump had been delivered aboard space shuttle Discovery and stowed on an external stowage platform during an EVA in 2006 July.

Duration - 7h 20m.

17th US EVA from ISS.

Small satellite released from STS-127, 2009 July 30.

Natural decay.

Start of manouevre using the eight attitude thrusters of Progress M-06M, attached to Zvezda.

As a result of the 11 min 16sec, 1.33 metres per second burn (planned as 10m 58s), the altitude of the ISS became 2.2 km higher (355.5km according to TsUP). It provided a small adjustment in ground tracks to refine the landing conditions for Soyuz TMA-18 on Sep 24 and the Progress M-07M docking on Sep 10. A previous adjustment was made Jul 17.

ISS radio frequencies: http://www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesISS.php

First living creatures to ride into space and return safely to Earth. Strelka and Belka were two dags.

China has finished construction of the first module of an unmanned space station and it is now undergoing testing of electronic, mechanical and thermal properties prior to launch in 2011.

The 8.5-tonne Tiangong-1 space module will be launched 2011 using a CZ-2F rocket. The unpiloted Shenzhou VIII spacecraft is due to dock with it in the second half of that year.

Two Chinese satellites manoeuvred into close proximity and may have come into contact, possibly as a rehearsal for upcoming piloted flights while maybe trying out satellite inspection techniques.

Analysis of Spacetrack orbital elements can be found here:
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1689/1

Successful launch of cartography satellite into approx 500km, sun-synchronous orbit. Onboard equipment is capable of stereoscopic Earth imaging.

The english name for Tian Hui is "Mapping Satellite".

Spacetrack:
2010-040A/36985 - Tian Hui 1

Natural decay.

Spacetrack:
2003-002A/27642

SDS-2 satellite with additional payloads in 'Molniya' type orbit..

Last detected by radio transmission 2010 Aug 24, last tracked visually 2010 Jun 27. Radio transmitter switched off, or possibly guided to a destructive re-entry.

Spacetrack: 1996-003A/23945 - orbital elements classified.

Undock command was issued at 11:21:37 UTC and separation occurred three minutes later. Progress M-06M docked with the rear port of the Zarya module 2010 Jul 4 at the second attempt.

Defore destructive re-entry Sep 6, Progress M-06M will take part in six "Radar-Progress" sessions where the effects of its engines on the local ionosphere will be measured using a powerful radar at Irkutsk in the far east of Russia.

Radio Frequencies: 166.000 MHz (sidebands +/-128 kHz) and 922.763 MHz (CW).

Formation of satellites, each named after a latin-american dance, continuously monitoring the solar wind and its effects on the magnetosphere.

Original group of satellites lost 1996 through explosion of the first Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Replacements launched in pairs - 2000 July 16 and Aug 9 respectively, by Soyuz LV from Baikonur.

Spacetrack:
2000-041A/26410 - Salsa (Cluster II FM6)
2000-041B/26411 - Samba (Cluster II FM7)
2000-045A/26463 - Rumba (Cluster II FM5)
2000-045B/26464 - Tango (Cluster II FM8)

See: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/SEMP00BO3DG_0.html

Successful launch of three GLONASS-M navigation satellites. They separated from the Proton rocket one at a time over the period 04:26 - 05:12 UTC.

Precise launch time: 00:53:50 UTC

There are now 26 fully-operable GLONASS satellites in orbit. Twenty four are needed to provide global service but a full constellation is regarded as 28 satellites. Two existing satellites are on-orbit spares. The system requires 18 satellites for continuous navigation over Russia.

See the first item at this meeting: http://premier.gov.ru/eng/events/news/12011/

Spacetrack:
2010-041A/37137 - Cosmos 2466
2010-041B/37138 - Cosmos 2465
2010-041C/37139 - Cosmos 2464

Successful launch into geosynchronous transfer orbit of Chinese national communications and direct-broadcasting satellite for 126.4 deg east longitude. Replacement for SinoSat 3.

Precise lift off time - 16:14:04 UTC. Orbital injection was 26 min after lift off.

In some places the satellite is named as Chinasat 6A.

A few days after launch it was reported that the satellite had lost pressure in its helium tanks, leading to difficulty feeding propellant to the onboard thrusters.

Spacetrack:
2010-042A/37150

Retro-fire at 12:13:50 UTC for 198 seconds, delta-V 101.75 m/s.

Following passage through the atmosphere, TsUP estimates that any surviving elements of the spacecraft structure impacted in the southern Pacific Ocean near 42 ° 07 ' South latitude and 138 ° 25' West Longitude at 12:53:20 UTC.

Launch due 2010 December but a one year delay announced due to fire damaging a ground station.

Successful launch of a triplet of store/dump communications satellites - one being a Gonets M for the civilian system. The other two are for the military/government system - one is a Strela-3 (identified by its radio transmissions), the other seems to be be a Strela-3M/Rodnik.

The three satellites separated successfully from the launch vehicle at 05:14 UTC.

Spacetrack:
2010-043A/37152 - Cosmos 2467 (Strela-3M/Rodnik or Gonets-M)
2010-043B/37153 - Strela-3
2010-043C/37154 - Cosmos 2468 (Strela-3M/Rodnik or Gonets-M)

Detected transmission frequencies:
2010-043A/37152, Cosmos 2467 - 245.000 MHz, 388.6875 MHz
2010-043B/37153, Strela-3 - 244.512, 261.035 MHz
2010-043C/37154, Cosmos 2468 - 245.000 MHz, 388.6875 MHz

Press reports saying Gonets-M is a GLONASS satellite seem to be the result of inefficient Novosti copywriters 'cutting and pasting' an early error into successive press releases. One of Gonets-M's functions seems to be related to the use of GLONASS data but the actual purpose is not clear.

Scheduled launch time but called off about one hour before the event because of strong winds at Baikonur.

Launch re-set for Sep 10.

Successful launch at 10:22:57 UTC - carrying supplies to ISS with docking due Sep 12, 11:58 UTC (±3 minutes).

Re-scheduled from Sep 8 because of strong winds at Baikonur.

Trajectory details:
http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/progress_m07m.htm

Frequencies: 121.75 MHz (TORU if used), 166.000 MHz (±128 kHz), 922.763 MHz.

Explanation of ISS radio frequencies: http://www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesISS.php

Spacetrack:
2010-044A/37156

Quasi Zenith Satellite System - navigation satellite providing positioning service to Japan in areas where the topography works against GPS reception. Inclined, eccentric orbit with high period provides long 'stay time' above Japan.

Successful lift off at beginning of one hour launch window. Michibiki separated from the launch vehicle at 11:46 UTC and successfully deployed its solar array.

Originally scheduled for 2008 Aug 2. On Jun 23 - JAXA announced that there was a quality concern raised by the manufacturer of the reaction wheels used for stabilsation and orientation, and the launch was postponed.

"Michibiki" translates into English as "Showing the Way".

See: http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f18/index_e.html

Spacetrack:
2010-045A/37158

Successful automatic docking with rear port of Zvezda.

Precise time - 15:57:57, the vehicles were latched together a few minutes later..

Successful manoeuvre using the eight Progress M-07M attitude control thrusters. It sets up the ground track ready for the the planned Soyuz TMA-18 landing on September 24 and the planned rendezvous with Soyuz (TMA-01M or TMA-20) on October 9.

Burn lasted for 526 seconds and added 2 km to the ISS orbit height. It was controlled by the onboard computer system in the ISS Russian segment.

Pre-planned test launch, delayed from Sep 15. The reason given was the need to ensure data collection equipment in the impact area 320 kilometres south west of the island of Guam was fully ready. Data collection equipment includes USA 208 and USA 209, the STSS Demonstrator satellite pair.

Two day, rather than one day, delay was necessary to ensure the STSS Demonstrator ground track was in a suitable place.

Launch occured two minutes into the announced six hour period and impact of multiple dummy warheads occurred around three quarters of an hour later later after a flight of 8,500 kilometres.

STSS Demonstrator involvement see: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/STSSDemo/STSSDemoMissile3.php

Succesful launch (NRO L-41), 34.5 minutes into a 60 minute launch window, of a US government or military reconnaissance satellite, probably equipped with an imaging radar. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance.

Precise time 04:03:30 UTC. An initial delay of 2.5 minutes was for collision avoidance with an object already in orbit. Further delays adding up to 32 minutes were for safety reasons. A private vehicle was parked near an adjacent launch pad, and it was necessary to check that no-one was in the danger area around the Atlas.

A planned secondary payload, a Cubesat called Firefly, was moved to a Falcon 1-e launch due 2011 spring.

Ted Molczan concluded from pre-launch information that the orbit was retrograde with inclination near 123°.

Tracking by radio from the Zarya location on the day of launch allowed USA-215 to be acquired by visual observers. Initial radio and visual observations combined gave 1058 x 1072 km, 123° - subject to refinement by further observation.

Frequency: 2242.502 MHz (SGLS Channel 9).

NORAD: 2010-046A/37162 (element sets are classified)

Yaogan is a digital imaging satellite reportedly to monitor natural resources, including crop yields. The mission may include reconnaissance for military or governmental needs.

It was accompanied by the pair of ZP-1A picosats, developed by Zhejiang University, for microelectronics studies. An earlier Zhejiang University picosat was launched in 2007 July.

An animated video in a Chinese news report shows the two 3.5 kilogramme picosats being released from carriers on opposite sides of the the launch vehicle together with Yaogan 11 moving off in a forward direction.

Orbit - 625 x 656 km, 98.0° sun-synchronous.

NORAD:
2010-046A/37165 - Yaogan 11
2010-046B/37166 - ZP-1A-1
2010-046C/37167 - ZP-1A-2

Planned departure from the Poisk module of ISS.

At hatch closure, there was difficulty seating the hatch on the Poisk side. After closure, there was an indication of a pressure leak at the docking interface that prevented the Poisk unlatch sequence from occurring. It was determined to be an error and undocking was re-set for three hours later (ISS Daily Orbit 3). A decision was then made to postpone the event by one day until Sep 25 while working up a routine to by-pass the effect of the false reading.

NASA says that inspection of the latching mechanism on Poisk showed a broken gear wheel but there is currently no indication that this is related.

Successful return to Earth for Alexander Skvortsov, Mikhail Kornienko and Tracy Caldwell Dyson.

To fix the problem from the failed undocking attempt Sep 24, the Poisk latching control system were by-passed to allow the latches to be opened early. Undocking relied only on the Soyuz latches.

Precise undocking time - 02:02:12 UTC.
Retrofire - 04:31:17 for 261.4seconds, after after two orbits of independent flight.
Descent module separation - 04:56:10
Re-entry: 04:59:12
Landing - 05:23 - about 35km south of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan.

The Russian crew members set off immediately for the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Korolyov while Tracy Caldwell Dyson headed to Houston and the Johnson SC.

Successful launch of Space-Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) spacecraft into 540km sun-synchronous orbit at the start of a fifteen minute launch window. Renamed USA 216 on attaining orbit.

The satellite will be used to track other orbiting objects but from space rather than from the ground as has been done so far. An on-orbit vehicle test phase up to 60 days long precedes handover to the USAF.

Launch originally planned for 2009 but postponed because of a problem with the Minotaur fairing. Later re-scheduled for 2010 April then put back to 2010 Jul 8. Further postponed pending resolution of a launch vehicle computer problem affecting all Minotaurs discovered in the vehicle for the STP S26 launch.

NORAD:
2010-048A/37168

See:
http://www.ballaerospace.com/page.jsp?page=189

After several days of orbit-raising thruster firings, a final 50s firing of the onboard engine drops Michibiki into its stable, quasi-zenith orbit. The average longitude is 135° east with a long stay-time above Japan.

Immediately afterwards, full transmissions from the time/positioning system commenced. There now follows three months of testing.

Michibiki was launched 2010 Sep 11.

Successful launch of OKO type Missile Early Warning satellite for HEO.

Initially in LEO then injected into 12 hr, 63° orbit at 17:57 UTC. After the ground track has drifted to the required location, the orbital period will be adjusted to ensure that it repeats from day to day.

This was the final launch of the Molniya-M derivative of Korolyov's R-7 rocket. Charles Sheldon classifiied it as A-2-e.

HEO duties for the future will be undertaken by versions of the Soyuz-2.1 that includes the Fregat upper stage. The next anticipated HEO launch is a Meridian comsat scheduled for late October

NORAD:
2010-049A/37170

Successful lift off at 10:59:57 at the beginning of a 30 minute launch window. S-band signals from Chang'e were received immediately the fairing separated. Chang'e 2 separated from the final stage of the CZ-3C 26 minutes after launch and the solar array was fully deployed three minutes later.

About three hours into the flight, the X-band dish was deployed and the first data transmission from it occurred a few minutes later.

The launch azimuth was 99°, which produced 29° inclination to the Earth's equator for the initial coast phase. Declination of Moon at launch was 22° north. A short coast phase built into the powered ascent programme allowed the 200 km perigee of the lunar trajectory to be near the Earth's equator.

Three tracking ships were used Yuanwang 5, Yuanwang 3 and Yuanwang 6 located in the western, south-western and southern Pacific Ocean respectively. The three locations were directly under the initial launch trajectory.

Chang'e 2 is built around the backup vehicle for Chang'e 1. The purpose of the mission is to refine lunar launch, trajectory and orbiting techniques. Chang'e 2 carries imaging equipment and detectors aimed at preparing the way to a landing in 2013 by Chang'e 3.

Chang'e 2 uses X-band, 7-12 GHz to return data. S-band is used for tracking and control.

Chang'e 1 transmitted at the S-band frequency 2234.52 MHz:
http://www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesPRC.php

NORAD:
2010-050A/37174

Planned course correction to iron-out a small trajectory error resulting from the launch.

Following success of the first trajectory correction Oct 2, a second, planned correction proves not to be necessary.

Following success of the first and only trajectory correction Oct 2, a third, and final, planned correction proves not to be necessary.

Two missiles were fired with a two hour interval between them (dictated by the orbital period of the STSS Demonstrator satellites).

Both USA 208 and USA 209 were used.

Successful launch of the fourth pair of Shijian 6 satellites, reportedly to monitor the space environment. Orbit is 600 kilometres, sun-synchronous. Planned lifetime is two years.

NORAD:
2010-051A/37179 - Shijian VI-04A
2010-051B/37180 - Shijian VI-04B

Beginnining of 32 minute engine firing to put Chang'e 2 into orbit around the Moon.

The highest point on the orbit was measured as 8631 kilometres, close to the planned 120 x 8,600 kilometres with orbital period 12 hours.

Transit time from the Earth was 112 hours on a direct trajectory, about one third the time taken by Chang'e 1 which arrived by way of an elliptical orbit around the Earth that was raised several times.

Beginning of approximately 10 minute engine firing to adjust Chang'e 2's orbit.

The purpose was to reduce the orbit height and, apparently, also set up imaging opportunities for the Sinus Iridium area - the proposed landing site for Chang'e 3 in 2013.

The Chinese announcement is difficult to translate - either a reduction in inclination of 3.2 degrees occurred, or the ground track was shifted by 3.2 degrees. The inclination is not known but is near-polar.

Successful launch from the "Gagarin Pad" carrying crew to ISS - Scott Kelly (Commander Expedition 26), Aleksandr Kaleri, Oleg Skripochka. Backup crew - Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko and Ronald Garan.

Precise time: 23:10:55. Initial orbit (Russian model): 199.85 x 258.77 kilometres, 88.81 minutes, 51.63°.

Qualification flight of Soyuz TMA-M where some of the onboard systems have been upgraded from analogue to digital.

Soyuz TMA-20 was brought to launch readiness in parallel to cover for any serious issues arising during pre-launch processing of the new Soyuz variant. If necessary, it would have been shipped from Moscow to Baikonur and launched instead with crew Dmitri Kondratyev, Paolo Nespoli (Italy) and Catherine Coleman. Its launch is planned for Dec 13.

Radio frequencies: 121.75, 166.0, 922.763 MHz.

Explanation of ISS radio frequencies:
http://www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesISS.php

NORAD: 2010-052A/37183

Soyuz TMA-M image credit : Roscosmos

During the railway journey from Moscow about one week earlier, the container carring Soyuz TMA-20 sustained damage.

Inspection of Soyuz reveals that in the impact, the base of the Descent Module was dislodged by nearly 2 millimetres, affecting alignment of the heat shield.

For safety reasons, a decision is made to replace it with the Descent Module manufactured for Soyuz TMA-21. It might affect the Soyuz TMA-20 launch date (currently in December).

Beginning of 17 minute engine firing to adjust Chang'e 2's orbit.

The apoapsis, was reduced to 1830 kilometres, taking the orbital period down to 3.5 hours.

Beginning of 15 minute engine firing to adjust Chang'e 2's orbit.

The result was a 101 x 103 kilometre, circular orbit with a period of 118 minutes. The inclination is not known but is near-polar.

Chang'e 2 is now ready to begin its work programme.

Successful automatic docking at the Poisk module about one minute earlier than the target time. NASA TV reported (subject to confirmation) that the vehicles were latched together about 6 minutes later.

Hatches were opened 03:09 UTC.

Third of the three GLONASS satellites launched September 2 is commissioned, five dyas earlier than scheduled. One is part of the operational constellation and two as on-orbit spares.

Brought in by air transport

Replaced for safety reasons - see entry for Oct 8.

Successful launch of digital-radio, direct broadcasting satellite aimed at geosynchronous orbit. It will broadcast to the US from its location at 82°.5 west longitude.

The Proton rocket released Sirius XM into geosynchronous transfer orbit Oct 15 at 04:05 UTC.

Commercial launch by ILS.

Frequencies of the Briz-M: 1020.500 MHz (reported by Sven Grahn) and probably 1018.500 MHz also.

NORAD: 2010-053A/37185

Technicians at Baikonur complete work on assembling Soyuz TMA-20, using the Descent Module that arrived Baikonur Oct 10.

The impact on the planned launch date is not known and depends on the result of vehicle testing over the next few days.

Replaced for safety reasons - see entry for Oct 8.

Successful launch of a cluster of second generation LEO comsats into 920 kilometre circular orbit at 52°.0 inclination.

Precise time of lift-off - 17:10:59 UTC.

The satellite dispenser had two vehicles on its upper section that were released 98.6 minutes after lift off. Four satellites in the lower section were released simultaneously at 100.3 minutes.

The Fregat stage fired twice, once at about 10 minutes into the mission and again 50 minutes later to circularise the orbit. After satellite separation, it finished-off the mission with retrofire followed by re-entry and destruction through frictional heating. It completed at least one circuit of the Earth so it received a designation and catalogue number - 2010-054A, 37194. but no public, Unclassified orbital element sets were issued.

NORAD:
2010-054A/37188 - Globalstar M079
2010-054B/37189 - Globalstar M074
2010-054C/37190 - Globalstar M076
2010-054D/37191 - Globalstar M077
2010-054E/37192 - Globalstar M075
2010-054F/37193 - Globalstar M073

Commercial launch conducted by Starsem. Mission Press Kit for download:
http://www.starsem.com/news/images/Globalstar2_presskit.pdf

Orbit raised by 0.9 kilometres using the Progress M-07M thrusters which operated for 228.7 seconds.

Resulting parameters:
350.7 x 357.7 kilometers, 91.54 minutes at 51°.66 based on the Russian standard,
339.7 x 367.4 kilometres, 91.61 minutes at 51°.65 as derived from a NASA Two Line Orbital Elements set.

This sets up the ground track for the the planned rendezvous with Progress M-08M on October 29, and with shuttle Discovery on November 3.

Originally scheduled for October 15.

800 kilometre orbit lowered by about 10 km with two 28-minute engine firings. A further two firings due 26 October.

Envisat's mission has been extended. The adjustment is in order to minimise fuel usage by reducing an ongoing gravity-induced change in orbit inclination that would need to be corrected by periodic engine firings.

See for details: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMEZX1PLFG_index_0.html

ISS matches Mir's period of continuous human occupation - 3641 days.

Two engine firings lowered the orbit an additional 7 km (added to the 10 km adjustment on Oct 22), reaching its final altitude of 783 kilometres.

See for details: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMEZX1PLFG_index_0.html

Progress M-07M's eight thrusters were used for the manoeuvre. They were fired for 180 seconds.

The ISS’s orbital velocity increased by 0.4 meters per second and as a result, the orbit was raised by about 700 metres. The debris' closest approach to the station was 1.5 kilometres.

Undocking from Pirs module, leaving the docking port free for the upcoming Progress M-08M.

Progress M-05M will be in free flight for about three weeks before a destructive re-entry.

It will be conducting geophysical experiments, in particular, "Reflection" and "Radar-Progress". The main purpose of the latter is to determine the HF radio reflection characteristics of plasma created by the Progress engines using a transmitting station near Irkutsk.

Supplies to ISS.

Precise time: 15:11:50 UTC.

Frequencies: 121.75 MHz (TORU if used), 166.000 MHz (+/-128 kHz), 922.763 MHz.

Explanation of ISS radio frequencies: http://www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesISS.php

NORAD: 2010-55A/37196

Prior to encounter with Comet Hartley 2 on November 4.

60 seconds firing of the adjustment engine.

Dual launch at start of 88 minute window to geosynchronous transfer orbit of Eutelsat W3B and Japanese BSAT 3b high definition direct broadcasting satellites.

Intended geosynchronous locations: Eutelsat W3B - 16° east, BSat 3b - 110° east but Eutelsat was declared loss following a fuel leak soon after launch.

Planned launch Sep 15 postponed as of Aug 16 due to manufacturing issue with Eutelsat W3B.

NORAD:
2010-056A/37206 (Eutesat W3B)
2010-056B/37207 (BSat 3B)

Leakage of fuel from the satellite's main tank leaves it stranded in geosynchronous transfer orbit. The mission is declared a total loss.

It was to have replaced a triplet of earlier satellites - Eurobird 16, W2M
and SESAT 1. They will now continue in service.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) intercept flight test, flown in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, off the coast of Kauai in Hawaii.

Target was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii at the time shown above. The Aegis missile was fired from the Japanese destroyer JS Kirishima a small number of minutes later.

Docking with the Pirs module after three days of autonomous flight. The approach was automatic to a distance of 10 metres before manual control, using TORU, was taken by Alexander Kaleri aboard the ISS. The reason given was that "....the ride was a little bumpy", possibly due to radio interference on the link between Progress and the ISS.

Subsequent analysis showed that connections in Pirs module cables carring radio signals are sub-standard and will need replacement/repair, together with some cabling on the Zvezda module.

Precise time: 16:35:43.

Successful launch to geosynchronous orbit of satellite for China's navigation satellite system, known as "Compass". The satellite also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Initial geosynchronous operational location - 160° east longitude.

NORAD: 2010-057A/37210

Successful launch of military/government communications satellite into Molniya-type eccentric orbit. The satellite separated from the Fregat launch vehicle stage at 03:13 UTC.

Precise launch time: 00:58:39 UTC.

NORAD: 2010-058A/37212

Tenth Anniversary of arrival of Soyuz TM-30.

It hosted more than 190 visitors in that time.

Final adjustment prior to encounter with Comet Hartley 2 on November 4.

After a full systems checkout and testing programme, Chang'e 2 begins its Lunar exploration mission.

Initially scheduled to run for six months, it will culminate in high definition imagery of the Sinus Iridium area where Chang'e 3 will set down a landing vehicle.

Imaging - closest approach 700 kilometres, using two telescopes with digital color cameras and an infrared spectrometer as part of the EPOXI Mission. Data collection will be automated and it will be transmitted to Earth in the post-encounter period. This is because the spacecraft cannot view the Comet and point the high-gain aerial at Earth simultaneously.

The name is a combination of two acronyms - Extrasolar Planet Observations and Characterization (EPOCh), and the flyby of comet Hartley 2, called the Deep Impact Extended Investigation (DIXI)

NASA EPOXI web pages:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/epoxi/index.html

Second generation meteorological satellite in sun-synchronous orbit. It is the second of two experimental vehicles. The first was launched 2008 May 27, and the two will work together with ground tracks separated by about 120° of longitude on the Earth's surface.

Of the first generation satellites, only FY-1D is still transmitting.

Fengyun-3B is capable of producing three-dimensional analyses of weather systems.

Launch was completed 19 minutes after lift-off, following a second firing of the launch vehicle final stage.

NORAD: 2010-059A/37214

Second and final adjustment to ensure Venus arrival Dec 7 (JST).

Approximate date.

Successful launch of imaging satellite, into 620 km sun-synchronous orbit, equipped with a 600 km swathe, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operating in X-band. It is the fourth and final satellite in the "Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation".

United Launch Alliance says the chosen time represented a near-instantaneous launch window at 02:20:03 UTC. CosmoSkyMed 4 separated from the launcher at 03:18 UTC.

Originally scheduled for Oct 30, there was a postponement to Nov 1 caused by a problem loading fuel into the second stage of the launch vehicle.

Nov 1 launch attempt was stopped when a heater, used to warm the fuel during first-stage tanking operations, failed.

Nov 2 attempt was stopped when it was noted that insufficient nitrogen was flowing into the launcher. Nitrogen gas is used as heat insulation for equipment located close to cryogenic systems.

Nov 3 launch attempt was stopped at T -46s when a battery in the Delta second stage showed a lower than acceptable voltage. Launch then re-scheduled by two days to allow relief to launch crews after three successive attempts. A further day's delay became necessary in order to enure the new satellite slotted correctly into the existing constellation.

See: http://www.cosmo-skymed.it/en/index.htm

Frequency: 2230.0 MHz (reported by Sven Grahn on rev 1).

NORAD: 2010-060A/37216

Operational and administrative control of the Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction (STSS ATRR) transferred to Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) from the Missile Defence Agency on completion of its original mission.

As an AFSPC system, STSS ATRR will continue operations supporting the Space Situational Awareness service. During it's earlier mission to evaluate prototype sensors, it was already performind SSA operations as and when time was available.

STSS ATRR (2009-023A/34903) was launched 2009 May 5, 2009 from Vandenberg AFB

Successful launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit of satellite for mobile broadband communications, due to be stationed at 101°.3 west. SkyTerra 1 separated from the Briz-M upper stage Nov 15, 02:43 UTC. It entered an orbit close to the planned 6035 x 35785 kilometres at 19.0° inclination.

Earlier, on Jul 22, it was announced that planned Aug 17 launch would not take place after satellite manufacturer Boeing started troubleshooting a technical problem.

NORAD:2010-061A/37218

Commercial launch provided by International Launch Services:
http://www.ilslaunch.com/skyterra-1-mission-control

Retrofire initiated at 08:49 UTC with the main engine firing for 186.2 sec to provide delta-V of 89.7 m/s.

Progress was destroyed by frictional heating in the atmosphere, with any surviving debris falling in the southern Pacific Ocean at 09:35:39 UTC - location 47°.95 south, 139°.27 west.

After departing the ISS Oct 26, Progress remained in free flight, conducting geophysical experiments "Reflection" and "Radar-Progress".

26th Russian EVA from ISS - postponed from Nov 12. Commenced 30 minutes later than scheduled, finished 21:23 UTC with total duration 6h 28m - about half an hour longer than planned.

The tasks were to a mount a universal workstation (pictured) on the Zvezda module for future for scientific instruments, changes to equipment on Rassvet and Pirs, and moving a camera between locations on the outside of Rassvet.

It was not possible to re-mount the camera because the new position was obstructed by surface insulation material and this led to the operation taking longer than expected.

Successful launch, at start of 90 minute launch window, of multiple payload consisting of eight satellites:

STPSat 2,

RAX (Radio Aurora Explorer) - University of Michigan satellite to study dense plasma clouds in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt communication between Earth and vehicles in orbit, it was shut down after a few months when a problem with its solar cells left it short of power,

O/OREOS (NASA CubeSat) to study the effects of space radiation on micro-organisms and organic molecules,

FASTSAT-HSV01 (Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite) that incorporated NanoSail D which was released into independent orbit 2011 Jan 18,

FalconSat 5 - US Air Force satellite to observe the effect of thruster plumes on the space environment,

FASTRAC 1 - Two satellites for the University of Texas for experiments in Navigation and Attitude control. They were launched as a joined pair. A separation command was sent 2011 Mar 14 but the satellites did not respond. A further attempt Mar 22 was successful. Frequencies: 437.345 MHz (Sarah Lily) and 145.825 MHz ( Emma).

Orbit - 650km circular, 72° inclination.

Launch delayed from 2010 May 28, Sep1, and Sep 5 (this time as a knock-on effect of software issue affecting the SBSS launch).

NORAD:
2010-062A/37222 - USA 217 (STPSat 2)
2010-062B/37223 - USA 218 (RAX)
2010-062C/37224 - USA 219 (O/OREOS)
2010-062D/37225 - USA 220 (FASTSAT-HSV01)
2010-062E/37226 - USA 221 (Falconsat 5)
2010-062F/37227 - USA 222 (FAST 1/ Sarah Lily)
2010-062L/37361 - NanoSail-D
2010-062M/37380 - USA 228 (FAST 2/Emma)

Successful launch to transfer orbit of reconnaissance satellite. Payload details unknown but probably a SIGINT satellite aimed at inclined geosynchronous orbit. The launch trajectory was consistent with this - nearly due east from the launch site.

Further firings of the third stage motor are due in the several hours following launch but details will not be made available.

Previous announced launch times were Nov 15, 23:21 UTC and Nov 18, 23:06 UTC. The window moved earlier by 3.8 minutes per day, consistent with an inclined rather than near-zero inclination orbit.

Delayed from Oct 20 - reason not given. Further delayed from Nov 4, Nov 6, Nov 15, Nov 17, Nov 18 (due to a problem with the explosive hold-down bolts on the pad), and Nov 19 (due to incorrect temperature readings during propellant loading operations).

Frequencies: 2232.5 and 2277.5 MHz.

NORAD: 2010-063A/37232

Launch into geosynchronous transfer orbit of a communications satellite for radio and tv broadcasting, and voice and data services. Once in geosynchronous orbit, it will be located at 103° east longitude.

NORAD: 2010-064A/37234

Manoeuvre used the eight attitude thrusters of Progress M-07M which fired for 351.6 seconds.

Delta-V was 1 m/s and raised the ISS orbit height by 1.7 kilometres.

The purpose was to ensure well placed ground tracks for the launch, and subsequent docking, of Soyuz TMA-20 - lift off due December 15.

Undocked from the ISS carrying Fyodor Yurchikhin (Russia), and Shannon Walker and Douglas Wheelock (USA) - precise time 01:23:13 UTC.

Retrofire at 03:55:12 UTC lasted for 260.5 seconds and was followed by re-entry. Landing was on target - 84 km north of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan at 04:46 UTC.

Brought forward four days because of air traffic control restrictions in connection with a summit meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - taking place in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

Succesful launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit of commercial Intelsat 17 and European HYLAS comsats at the opening of a 195 minute launch window.

Intelsat 17 is a general services communications satellite to be stationed at 66° east longitude. It was released from the launch vehicle about 27 minutes after launch.

HYLAS is a joint European/Indian development to provide broadband services to remote areas of Europe from 33°.5 west longitude, and has a design life exceeding 15 years. Release from the launcher came 35 minutes after lift off.

HYLAS was moved from an Arianespace Soyuz launch because of delays in completing the Soyuz launch pad and support areas at CSG.

NORAD:
2010-065A/37237 - HYLAS
2010-065B/37238 - Intelsat 17

X-37B space plane. NORAD: 2010-015A/36514

Wheel stop at 09:16:02 UTC, following retro-fire and fully automated landing in darkness (01:16 local time) - see false colour image on right.

Launched 2010 April 23, the mission duration was 224 days, 8 hours and 24 minutes.

OTV-1 will now be refurbished for a new orbital flight. OTV-2 is due to be launched during 2011 using an Atlas V rocket.

Group of three GLONASS-M navigation satellites (GLONASS-M № 43, № 43, № 45).

Approximate date

Succesful test - sixty seconds of full thrust with hold-down clamps engaged - prior to launch of the Dragon COTS 1 mission.

Postponed from Dec 3 when high thrust chamber presssure was detected in one engine after ignition.

Failed attempt to launch a group of three GLONASS-M navigation satellites.

Originally reported as successfully reaching transfer orbit but later reports said the the Block-DM-3 carrying the satellites fell into the Pacific Ocean1500 kilometres north-west of Hawaii.

A Board of Enquiry was established. Preliminary reports from Russia indicated a software error in the Proton that placed the Block DM-3 on the wrong trajectory. That was later changed to a finding that the Block DM-3 had been overloaded with liquid oxygen due to a manufacturer's error in the operating manual.

Small solar sail satellite carried into orbit aboard FASTSAT (2010-062D/37225) - launched 2010 Nov 20.

Precise time - 06:31:01 UTC

The sail was expected to be unfurled Dec 9 but signals from the NanoSail-D were not detected after reported separation from FASTSAT, leading to the possibility that separation did not actually occur even though the release mechanism indicated that it had operated.

NanoSail-D separated from FASTSAT of its own accord 2011 Jan 18.

Start of 12 minutes orbital injection firing of onboard thruster. Akatsuki did not establish communication as soon as expected after it passed behind Venus.

Telemetry indicated that the engine fired on time but shut down after two minutes. The late detection of signals resulted from Akatsuki missing the target orbit, passing by Venus and putting itself into 'safe' mode.

Akatsuki will be in the vicinity of Venus again in 2016. If it is still operational, another attempt at orbit insertion may be possible.

Akatsuki was launched together with the Ikaros solar sail 2010 May 20.

Images: http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f17/live/missionphoto_e.html

The satellites are from the on-orbit stock of spares and will replace two of the vehicles lost in the failed Proton launch of Dec 5. A third satellite has been manifested for launch using a Soyuz rocket 2010 March,

Launched alongside Akatsuki, the Solar Sail passed approximately 80,000 kilometres from the planet.

Successful launch of prototype Dragon spacecraft on a two orbit test. The mission was completed with re-entry, followed by splashdown in the ocean 800 kilometres off the southern California coast at 19:02 UTC. It was the world's first commercial launch, re-entry and recovery mission.

Orbit - 288 x 301 kilometres, 34°.5 inclination.

The Dragon's unpressurised Trunk Section remained attached to the Falcon upper stage. It held (six?) P-POD CubeSat dispensers with six/eight satellites that were released soon after the Dragon spacecraft separated:

1- SMDC-ONE (stands for Operational Nanosatellite Effect) - a store and forward communications satellite for the US Army Space and Missile Command, first launch in a series to evaluate the use of nanosats in tactical communications (CubeSat size 3U),

2 - Perseus CubeSat for the Los Alamos National Laboratory with classified payload, probably for energetic charged particle measurements (size 3U? - separated into two parts - 2U? + 1U? after release from the Trunk?),

3 - Perseus CubeSat for the Los Alamos National Laboratory with classified payload, probably for energetic charged particle measurements (size 3U? - separated into two parts - 2U? + 1U? after release from the Trunk?),

4 - Colony 1 (QbX-1) CubeSat for the National Reconnaissance Office with classified payload (size 3U),

5 - Colony 1 (QbX-2) CubeSat for the National Reconnaissance Office with classified payload (size 3U),

6 - Mayflower, a two part CubeSat consisting of a Northrop Grumman payload that included new, previously unproven advanced solar cell deployment system (occupying 2U), and CAERUS - an amateur radio CubeSat built by the University of Southern California (1U).

After all payloads were separated, the Falcon upper stage fired again, resulting in an elliptical orbit with apogee around 11,000 kilometres.

Launch moved back several times from spring 2010 in tandem with the Falcon 9 test launch (Spacetrack: 2010-026A/36595) timetable. Postponed from Oct 23 and Nov 8. A further delay from Dec 7 was due to discovery of a crack in the second stage engine nozzle extension that was repaired by shaving away the damaged section.

NORAD:
2010-066A/37244 - Dragon C1
2010-066B/37245 - QbX-2 CubeSat
2010-066C/37246 - SMDC-ONE CubeSat
2010-066D/37247 - Perseus 003 CubeSat
2010-066E/37248 - Perseus 001 CubeSat
2010-066F/37249 - QbX-1 CubeSat
2010-066G/37250 - Perseus 002 CubeSat
2010-066H/37251 - Perseus 000 Cubesat
2010-066J/37252 - Mayflower CubeSat


It was anticipated that some/all of the CubeSats might receive designations in the "USA-xxx" series. All are expected to re-enter naturally within about one month.

Succesful launch of crew to ISS - Kondratyev (Expedition 27 Commander), Coleman, Nespoli.

Precise time: 19:09:25 UTC.

Soyuz TMA-20 was originally prepared for a possible September launch as back up to the new-type Soyuz TMA-01M but was not needed and therefore not shipped to Baikonur at the time.

Oct 8 - announcement of replacement of the Descent Module following damage sustained during transportation by railway to Baikonur. It was thought likely to affect the launch date but, in the event, no significant preparation time was lost.

Frequencies: 121.75, 166.0, 922.763 MHz.

NORAD: 2010-067A/37254

Launch of missile interceptor fired against a target launched across the Pacific Ocean on a 6,700 kilometre long trajectory from the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll.

The target was launched 20 minutes or so earlier.

The interceptor's kill vehicle was released but did not achieve its objective of destroying the target. The Missile Defense Agency stated that the X-band radar that was part of the test performed as expected.

The time announced in advance by the US Air Force was a four hour window starting at 16:00 UTC, so the Interceptor launch actually came outside the window!

Postponed from Dec 14 when bad weather produced possible conflicts with diverted air traffic.

Successful automatic docking with the Rassvet port. Docking hooks and latches were closed a few minutes later.

Hatch opening was 23:02 UTC.

Successful launch into geosynchronous orbit of satellite for China's navigation satellite system, known as "Compass". The satellite also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Orbit is inclined at 55° to provide northerly coverage. It has an equator crossing at 118° east longitude to share service with Beidou 2-4 (2010-036A/36828) launched 2010 July 31.

NORAD:2010-068A/37256

Natural decay - destroyed by frictional heating in the atmosphere. Cubesat from the Dragon C-1 mission, launched: 2010 Dec 8

NORAD: 2010-066J/37252

Progress M-07M manoeuvering thrusters operated for 1270.7 seconds to provide a delta-V of 2.4 m/s and raised the ISS orbit to 350.2 x 373.4 kilometres (Russian measurement system).

This was part 1 of a two part manouevre, it was completed 2011 January 13.

Failed attempt of launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit of communications satellite. One or more of the GSLV strap-on boosters failed to respond to steering commands at L+47s and pushed the rocket off course. A self-destruct command was issued at L+64s.

A preliminary report on the failure indicated that a set of ten electrical snap connectors separated prematurely and prevented steering commands from reaching the first stage engines.

GSat 5P was equipped with 12 normal C-band transponders and 6 extended C-band transponders covering Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Design life - 12 years. The geosynchronous location was to be 82° east longitude.

Launch delayed from October due to a minor problem with the launch vehicle. Further delayed when a leak in one of the valves of the cryogenic engine was identified during the pre-countdown checks the day before the planned Dec 20 launch attempt.

Successful launch of Comsat for geosynchronous orbit at 9° east longitude. To provide broadband internet services.

Satellite separated from launch vehicle at 07:51 UTC.

Launch delayed from Dec 19 as a result of the outcome of an investigation into the GLONASS Proton failure Dec 5.

NORAD: 2010-069A/37258

Successful launch of two comsats into geosynchronous transfer orbit at the start of a fifty minute launch window. The launch mission was complete after 34 minutes when both satelites had been released from the Ariane rocket.

Hispasat 1 E is to serve Spain from 30° west longitude.

South Korea's Koreasat 6 will be stationed at 116° east longitude.

There was a possibility this mission would carry ATV-2 for the ISS but tight scheduling within Arianespace means ATV-2 will take a 2011 launch slot.

Delayed from Dec 21, further postponed from Dec 28.

NORAD:
2010-070A/37264 - Hispasat 1E
2010-070B/37265 - Koreasat 6

Natural decay - destroyed by frictional heating in the atmosphere. Cubesat from the Dragon C-1 mission, launched: 2010 Dec 8

NORAD: 2010-066H/37251

Natural decay - destroyed by frictional heating in the atmosphere. Cubesat from the Dragon C-1 mission, launched: 2010 Dec 8

NORAD: 2010-066G/37250

Natural decay - destroyed by frictional heating in the atmosphere. Cubesat from the Dragon C-1 mission, launched: 2010 Dec 8

NORAD: 2010-066E/37248

Natural decay - destroyed by frictional heating in the atmosphere. Cubesat from the Dragon C-1 mission, launched: 2010 Dec 8

NORAD: 2010-066D/37247

The ISS marked New Year three times:

TsUP/Moscow Time....... Dec 31, 21:00 UTC,
Station Time/GMT........ 00:00 UTC,
Johnson SC Time/CET........ Jan 1, 06:00 UTC.