Chronology - Quarter 3 1995 Previous Home Next 1995 Jul - Launch Site: Taiyuan. Launch Vehicle: DF-21. DF-21 Test mission Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 1010. 1995 July 5 - 03:09 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132. Launch Pad: LC132/1. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. Cosmos 2315 Nation: Russia. Payload: Tsikada. Mass: 825 kg (1,818 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Tsikada. Agency: MO RF. Perigee: 970 km (600 mi). Apogee: 1,013 km (629 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 104.90 min. COSPAR: 1995-032A. USAF Sat Cat: 23603. Civilian navigation satellite. Positioned in plane 11 of constellation. Signals at 150.,00 MHz and 400.00 MHz. References: 2, 5, 6, 107. 1995 July 7 - 13:02 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: DC-X. DC-X Test mission Nation: USA. Manufacturer: MDAC. Apogee: 2.50 km (1.50 mi). Final flight of second series. Demonstrated turnaround maneuver. Aeroshell cracked during 4 m/s hard landing. Reached altitude of 2500 m during a 124 second flight. References: 1823. 1995 July 7 - 16:23 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Pad: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 4. Model: Ariane 40. LV Configuration: Ariane 40 V75. Helios 1A Nation: France. Mass: 2,537 kg (5,593 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Helios 1A-1B. Agency: CNES/DGA. Perigee: 680 km (420 mi). Apogee: 682 km (423 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.40 min. COSPAR: 1995-033A. USAF Sat Cat: 23605. References: 2, 5, 6. CERISE Nation: France. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Amateur Radio. Spacecraft: MicroSat-70. Manufacturer: Surrey. Agency: CNES/DGA. Perigee: 666 km (413 mi). Apogee: 675 km (419 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.10 min. COSPAR: 1995-033B. USAF Sat Cat: 23606. Caracterisation de l'Environnement Radioelectrique par un Instrument Spatiale Embarque; examined Earth RF environment. Customer: Alcatel Espace/DME. French government research payload incorporated into an advance microsatellite platform. Still operational as of 2000.References: 2, 5, 6. UPM/LBSAT 1 Nation: Spain. Mass: 47 kg (103 lb). Class: Technology. Type: Communications. Spacecraft: LBSAT. Agency: UPM. Perigee: 663 km (411 mi). Apogee: 676 km (420 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.10 min. COSPAR: 1995-033C. USAF Sat Cat: 23607. Universidad Politecnia de Madrid Satellite; experimental communications, microgravity experiments. References: 2, 5, 6. 1995 July 7 - Landing of STS-71 Nation: USA. Program: Mir. Flight: STS-71, Mir EO-19, Mir EO-18. STS-71 landed at 14:55 GMT with the crew of Baker, Dezhurov, Dunbar, Gibson, Harbaugh, Precourt, Strekalov and Thagard aboard. 1995 July 10 - 12:38 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC41. Launch Pad: LC41. Launch Vehicle: Titan 4. Model: Titan 401A/Centaur. LV Configuration: Titan 401A/Centaur K-19 (45E-5). USA 112 Nation: USA. Payload: Trumpet 2. Mass: 5,200 kg (11,400 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: Trumpet. Agency: NRO/USAF. Perigee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Apogee: 39,000 km (24,000 mi). Inclination: 64.00 deg. COSPAR: 1995-034A. USAF Sat Cat: 23609. References: 2, 5, 6. 1995 July 12 - Galileo probe released Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Galileo. It entered Jupiter's atmosphere on 1995.12.07. 1995 July 13 - 13:41 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39. Launch Pad: LC39A. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Model: Space Shuttle. LV Configuration: Space Shuttle STS-70. STS-70 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Payload: Discovery F21 / TDRS 7 [IUS]. Mass: 20,159 kg (44,442 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Discovery. Agency: NASA JSC. Perigee: 257 km (159 mi). Apogee: 257 km (159 mi). Inclination: 28.45 deg. Period: 90.50 min. COSPAR: 1995-035A. USAF Sat Cat: 23612. Duration: 8.93 days. Decay Date: 1995-07-22. Crew: Currie, Henricks, Kregel, Thomas, Weber. Flight: STS-70. Deployed TDRS 7. Payloads: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) G/ Inertial Upper Stage (IUS); Bioreactor Demon-stration System (BDS) B; Biological Research in Canisters (BRIC); Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG); Hand-Held, Earth-Oriented, Real-Time, Cooperative, User-Friendly, Location-Targeting and Environmental System (HER-CULES); Microcapsules in Space (MIS) B; Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rodents (R); Radiation Monitoring Experiment (RME) III; Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) II; Space Tissue Loss (STL)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cells (C); Military Applications of Ship Tracks (MAST); Visual Function Tester (VFT) 4; Window Experiment (WINDEX).References: 2, 5, 6, 7. TDRS 7 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Payload: TDRS G. Mass: 2,120 kg (4,670 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: TDRS. Agency: NASA GSF. Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,797 km (22,243 mi). Inclination: 5.30 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1995-035B. USAF Sat Cat: 23613. NASA communications; deployed from STS-70 on 7/13/95. Stationed at 149.8 deg W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 150 deg W in 1995-1996; 171 deg W in 1996-1999 As of 3 September 2001 located at 171.48 deg W drifting at 0.017 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 150.85W drifting at 0.002E degrees per day.References: 2, 5, 6. 1995 July 14 - EVA Mir EO-19-1 Nation: USA. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Space station. Spacecraft: Mir. Crew: Solovyov, Budarin. Flight: Mir EO-19. EVA Duration: 0.23 days. Repaired solar array. Inspected exterior of station. References: 66. 1995 July 17 - Spektr module moved to final location on Mir Nation: Russia. Spacecraft: Spektr. Flight: Mir EO-19. The module was transferred by the small manipulator arm on Mir to its final location at the Mir transfer compartment's starboard radial port. 1995 July 19 - EVA Mir EO-19-2 Nation: USA. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Space station. Spacecraft: Mir. Crew: Solovyov, Budarin. Flight: Mir EO-19. EVA Duration: 0.13 days. Retrieved TREK detector. References: 66. 1995 July 20 - 03:04 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Progress M-28 Nation: Russia. Program: Mir. Payload: Progress M s/n 228. Mass: 7,125 kg (15,707 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Logistics. Spacecraft: Progress M. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 393 km (244 mi). Apogee: 398 km (247 mi). Inclination: 51.70 deg. Period: 92.50 min. COSPAR: 1995-036A. USAF Sat Cat: 23617. Duration: 46.25 days. Completed Operations Date: 1995-09-04 08:58:14. Decay Date: 1995-09-04 08:58:14. Flight: Mir EO-19. Unmanned resupply vessel to Mir. Docked with Mir's front port on 22 Jul 1995 04:39:37 GMT. Undocked on 4 Sep 1995 05:09:53 GMT. Destroyed in reentry on 4 Sep 1995 08:58:55 GMT. Total free-flight time 2.22 days. Total docked time 44.02 days. Two Icons of Saint Anastasia were taken into space aboard the craft and transferred to the Mir station where they remained for about seven months. They were returned to earth, apparently aboard Soyuz TM-22, and later shown in diffent shrines around the world.References: 2, 6, 275, 276. 1995 July 21 - EVA Mir EO-19-3 Nation: USA. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Space station. Spacecraft: Mir. Crew: Solovyov, Budarin. Flight: Mir EO-19. EVA Duration: 0.23 days. Installed Miras spectrometer. References: 66. 1995 July 22 - Landing of STS-70 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-70. STS-70 landed at 12:02 GMT. 1995 July 23 - Alan Hale's and Tom Bopp's Discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp 1995 July 24 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: ETR. Launch Pad: SLBM Launch Area. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5. LV Configuration: Trident D-5 DASO-3. Trident D-5 Operational Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 796. 1995 July 24 - 15:52 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200. Launch Pad: LC200/39. Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861. Model: Proton-K/DM-2. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM-2 374-01. Cosmos 2316 Nation: Russia. Payload: Glonass s/n 80L. Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Glonass . Agency: MOM. Perigee: 19,093 km (11,863 mi). Apogee: 19,167 km (11,909 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 675.70 min. COSPAR: 1995-037A. USAF Sat Cat: 23620. Glonass navigation spacecraft. Constellation 2. Put into service 26 August 1995. References: 2, 5, 6, 67, 274. Cosmos 2317 Nation: Russia. Payload: Glonass s/n 81L. Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Glonass. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 19,089 km (11,861 mi). Apogee: 19,171 km (11,912 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 675.70 min. COSPAR: 1995-037B. USAF Sat Cat: 23621. Glonass navigation spacecraft. Constellation 2. Put into service 25 August 1995. References: 2, 5, 6, 67, 274. Cosmos 2318 Nation: Russia. Payload: Glonass s/n 85L. Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Glonass. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 19,054 km (11,839 mi). Apogee: 19,206 km (11,934 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 675.70 min. COSPAR: 1995-037C. USAF Sat Cat: 23622. Glonass navigation spacecraft. Constellation 2. Put into service 22 August 1995. References: 2, 5, 6, 67, 274. 1995 July 26 - 09:33 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.109UE. Nike Orion Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 1922. 1995 July 30 - Launch Site: Palmachim. Launch Vehicle: Arrow 2. LV Configuration: Arrow 2 F1. Arrow 2 Test mission Nation: Israel. Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1013. 1995 July 31 - 351st Missile Wing at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, inactivated as part of the ICBM drawdown. Nation: USA. References: 569. 1995 July 31 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: THAAD. LV Configuration: THAAD FT-02. THAAD Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1012. 1995 July 31 - 23:30 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: LC36A. Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA. Model: Atlas IIA. LV Configuration: Atlas IIA AC-118 / Centaur II. USA 113 Nation: USA. Program: DSCS. Payload: DSCS III B-7. Mass: 2,610 kg (5,750 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military. Spacecraft: DSCS III. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 35,787 km (22,236 mi). Apogee: 35,787 km (22,236 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. COSPAR: 1995-038A. USAF Sat Cat: 23628. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit; located at 53 deg W in 1997. References: 2, 5, 6, 278. 1995 August 2 - 23:59 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43. Launch Pad: LC43/3. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78M. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M 2BL N15000-294 10M127S. Interbol 1 Nation: Russia. Payload: SO-M2 s/n 511. Mass: 1,250 kg (2,750 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Prognoz-M. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 4,426 km (2,750 mi). Apogee: 188,331 km (117,023 mi). Inclination: 68.20 deg. Period: 5,461.60 min. COSPAR: 1995-039A. USAF Sat Cat: 23632. Decay Date: 2000-10-16. Particles and fields research. Paired with Magion 4 subsatellite. References: 2, 5, 6. Magion 4 Nation: Czech Republic. Payload: S2. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Magion. Agency: Czech. Perigee: 17,068 km (10,605 mi). Apogee: 175,449 km (109,018 mi). Inclination: 70.30 deg. Period: 5,454.00 min. COSPAR: 1995-039F. USAF Sat Cat: 23646. Deployed from Interbol-1 on 8/3/95; solar wind studies in conjunction with Interbol-1. References: 2, 5, 6. 1995 August 3 - 22:58 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Pad: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 42L. Model: Ariane 42L. LV Configuration: Ariane 42L+ V76. Panamsat 4 Nation: USA. Program: Panamsat. Payload: PAS K3. Mass: 3,043 kg (6,708 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 601. Agency: Panamsat. Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,797 km (22,243 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1995-040A. USAF Sat Cat: 23636. 16 C-Band, 24 Ku-Band transponders; 320 radio + 120 DirecTV channels. Stationed at 68.5 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 68 deg E in 1995-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 72.03 deg E drifting at 0.003 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 72.00E drifting at 0.003W degrees per day.References: 2, 5, 6. 1995 August 5 - 11:10 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17. Launch Pad: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7000. Model: Delta 7925. LV Configuration: Delta 7925 D228. FAILURE: Partial Failure. Mugunghwa 1 Nation: Korea South. Program: Koreasat. Payload: Koreasat 1. Mass: 1,459 kg (3,216 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 3000. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin. Agency: Korea Te. Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Inclination: 2.70 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1995-041A. USAF Sat Cat: 23639. 15 Ku-band transponders; boosted into geosynch orbit by satellite thrusters following Delta failure that left satellite in LEO; unplanned use of satellite propellant cut usable satellite lifetime by approx. 50 percent. Stationed at 116.0 deg E. Stage 1 SRM failure Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 116 deg E in 1995-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 47.22 deg E drifting at 0.022 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 152.88E drifting at 2.155W degrees per day.References: 2, 5, 6. 1995 August 8 - 08:20 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.110UE. Nike Orion Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 1922. 1995 August 9 - 01:21 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43. Launch Pad: LC43/3. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78M. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M ML PVB77031-674. Molniya-3-47 Nation: Russia. Program: Molniya. Payload: Molniya-3 s/n 59. Mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Molniya-3. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 1,216 km (755 mi). Apogee: 39,142 km (24,321 mi). Inclination: 64.20 deg. Period: 717.80 min. COSPAR: 1995-042A. USAF Sat Cat: 23642. Voice and TV coverage. References: 2, 5, 6. 1995 August 15 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. First launch from SLC-6 (Athena-1) Nation: USA. First launch from Space Launch Complex 6 involved the Lockheed Launch Vehicle I (LLV-1), carrying the commercial satellite GEMSTAR. References: 88. 1995 August 15 - 22:30 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC6. Launch Pad: SLC6. Launch Vehicle: Athena-1. Model: Athena-1. LV Configuration: Athena-1 DLV. FAILURE: Destroyed by range safety 160 sec into flight after failure of thrust vector control system. GemStar 1 (VitaSat) Nation: USA. Payload: Gemstar DSS-1. Mass: 113 kg (249 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: GemStar. Agency: LMSC. COSPAR: F950815A. Decay Date: 1995-08-15. Global Electronic Messaging Satellite;. References: 5. 1995 August 16 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Vehicle: Storm. LV Configuration: Storm S10?. Storm MTTV MTD-1(GPS test) Target mission Nation: USA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1535. 1995 August 16 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560/300 Mk II. RH-560/300 Mk II Test mission Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 420 km (260 mi). References: 1851. 1995 August 22 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: ETR. Launch Pad: SLBM Launch Area. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5. LV Configuration: Trident D-5 DASO-4. Trident D-5 Operational Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 796. 1995 August 24 - 22:00 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: T. Launch Vehicle: TR-1. Model: TR-1A. LV Configuration: TR-1A TR-1A-4. TR-1 Microgravity mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi). References: 1904. 1995 August 25 - Launch Vehicle: R-39. Model: Rif. R-39 Test mission Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN/VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from North polar submarine launch area - Latitude: 90.00 N - Longitude: 0.00 E. References: 1939. 1995 August 28 - 17:30 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant IX. LV Configuration: Black Brant IX NASA 36.138NP. Black Brant Test mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 931. 1995 August 29 - 00:53 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: LC36B. Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIAS. Model: Atlas IIAS. LV Configuration: Atlas IIAS AC-117 / Centaur II. JCSAT 3 Nation: Japan. Program: JCSAT. Mass: 1,841 kg (4,058 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 601. Agency: JSAT. Perigee: 35,779 km (22,231 mi). Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. COSPAR: 1995-043A. USAF Sat Cat: 23649. 8 transponders for digital TV. Stationed at 128.1 deg E. Launch vehicle put payload into supersynchronous earth orbit with IFR/MRS trajectory option. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 128 deg E in 1995-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 128.05 deg E drifting at 0.005 deg E per day. As of 2007 Feb 20 located at 126.99E drifting at 0.144W degrees per day.References: 2, 5, 6, 278. 1995 August 29 - 06:41 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Pad: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44P. Model: Ariane 44P. LV Configuration: Ariane 44P V77. N-Star a Nation: Japan. Program: N-STAR. Mass: 3,100 kg (6,800 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: FS-1300. Agency: NTT. Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1995-044A. USAF Sat Cat: 23651. Stationed at 131.9 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 132 deg E in 1995-1999 As of 1 September 2001 located at 131.99 deg E drifting at 0.017 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 25.96E drifting at 4.123W degrees per day. References: 2, 5, 6. 1995 August 30 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF02. Launch Vehicle: Peacekeeper. LV Configuration: Peacekeeper 19PA. Peacekeeper Operational Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 916. 1995 August 30 - 19:33 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200. Launch Pad: LC200/39. Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861. Model: Proton-K/DM-2. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM-2 369-02. Cosmos 2319 Nation: Russia. Payload: Potok no. 9 s/n 20L. Mass: 2,300 kg (5,000 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Potok. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 35,775 km (22,229 mi). Apogee: 35,837 km (22,268 mi). Inclination: 3.80 deg. Period: 1,437.10 min. COSPAR: 1995-045A. USAF Sat Cat: 23653. Stationed at 80 deg E. Relaying of telegraph and telephone information. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 80 deg E in 1995-1999 As of 31 August 2001 located at 16.12 deg W drifting at 0.037 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 5 located at 17.95W drifting at 0.052W degrees per day.References: 2, 5, 6, 67, 274. 1995 August 31 - 06:49 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC32. Launch Pad: LC32/2. Launch Vehicle: Tsyklon 3. Model: Tsiklon-3. LV Configuration: Tsiklon-3 801. Sich 1 Nation: Russia. Program: Okean. Payload: Okean-O1 no. 8. Mass: 1,950 kg (4,290 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Radarsat. Spacecraft: Okean-O1. Agency: NKAU. Perigee: 631 km (392 mi). Apogee: 668 km (415 mi). Inclination: 82.50 deg. Period: 97.70 min. COSPAR: 1995-046A. USAF Sat Cat: 23657. Oceanographic remote sensing; carried FASat-Alfa microsat for Chile that failed to deploy. References: 2, 5, 6. Fasat-Alfa Nation: Chile. Program: Fasat. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Spacecraft: MicroSat-70. Manufacturer: Surrey. COSPAR: 1995-046xx. USAF Sat Cat: 23657. Chile's first satellite built through a technology transfer programme with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Carried store and forward and Earth observation payloads. Decommissioned as of 2000. References: 279. 1995 September - Launch Vehicle: Kistler K-1. Kistler K-1 preliminary baseline design completed. Nation: USA. By 1996 Kistler had completed the K-1 vehicle development and ground facilities work packages and signed preliminary contracts with several major systems and sub-systems contractors; completed a series of critical design reviews with K-1 contractors; signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Nevada to establish a United States launch site; received 46 Russian NK-33 and NK-43 engines from Aerojet. Thereafter the program ran out of funding and momentum in the wake of the Iridium bankruptcy and collapse of the MEO satellite market. 1995 September 2 - 01:13 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant IX. LV Configuration: Black Brant IX NASA 36.111UE. Black Brant Thunderstorm III Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 931. 1995 September 3 - 09:00 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U2. Model: Soyuz 11A511U2. Soyuz TM-22 Nation: Russia. Program: Mir. Payload: Soyuz TM 11F732 s/n 71. Mass: 7,150 kg (15,760 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spacecraft. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 391 km (242 mi). Apogee: 398 km (247 mi). Inclination: 51.70 deg. Period: 92.50 min. COSPAR: 1995-047A. USAF Sat Cat: 23665. Duration: 179.07 days. Decay Date: 1996-02-29. Crew: Avdeyev, Gidzenko, Reiter. Flight: Mir EO-20, Mir EO-19. Mir Expedition EO-20. Crew commander was Yuriy Pavlovich Gidzenko of the Russian Air Force. Flight engineer was Sergey Vasilyevich Avdeev of RKK Energiya, and cosmonaut-researcher was Thomas Reiter of the European Space Agency. Soyuz TM-22 docked with Mir's front (-X) port at 10:29:54 GMT on September 5 and the hatch was opened at 11:01:23.References: 2, 6,51, 276. 1995 September 5 - France explodes nuclear device in Pacific; wide protests ensue Nation: France. 1995 September 5 - 07:50 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC158. Launch Vehicle: Topol M. LV Configuration: Topol'-M 2. Topol M Test mission Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 1828. 1995 September 7 - 15:09 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39. Launch Pad: LC39A. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Model: Space Shuttle. LV Configuration: Space Shuttle STS-69. STS-69 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Payload: Endeavour F09 / Spartan / WSF. Mass: 11,499 kg (25,350 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Endeavour. Agency: NASA JSC. Perigee: 321 km (199 mi). Apogee: 321 km (199 mi). Inclination: 28.45 deg. Period: 91.40 min. COSPAR: 1995-048A. USAF Sat Cat: 23667. Duration: 10.85 days. Decay Date: 1995-09-18. Crew: Cockrell, Gernhardt, Newman, Voss, Walker Dave. Flight: STS-69. Deployed and retrieved Spartan 201, WSF 2. Payloads: Wake Shield Facility (WSF) 2; Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for As-tronomy (SPARTAN) 201; International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH)1; Inter-Mars Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter (ITEPC); Extravehicular Activity Development Flight Test (EDFT) 2; Capillary Pumped Loop (CAPL) 2/ getaway special (GAS) bridge assembly with five GAS payloads; Auroral Photography Experiment (APE) B; Biological Research in Canisters (BRIC); Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGBA), Configuration A; Electrolysis Perfor-mance Improvement Concept Study (EPICS); Space Tissue Loss (STL)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cells (C); Commercial Middeck Instrumentation Technology Associates Experiment (CMIX).References: 2, 5, 6, 7. Spartan 201 Nation: USA. Class: Astronomy. Spacecraft: Spartan. Agency: NASA GSF. Perigee: 368 km (228 mi). Apogee: 376 km (233 mi). Inclination: 28.50 deg. Period: 92.00 min. COSPAR: 1995-048B. USAF Sat Cat: 23668. Decay Date: 1995-09-18. Released by STS-69 9/8/95; retrieved 9/10/95; examined solar corona. References: 2, 5, 6, 276. WSF 2 Nation: USA. Payload: Wake Shield Facility. Mass: 1,935 kg (4,265 lb). Class: Materials. Spacecraft: WSF. Agency: SII. Perigee: 397 km (246 mi). Apogee: 405 km (251 mi). Inclination: 28.50 deg. Period: 92.60 min. COSPAR: 1995-048C. USAF Sat Cat: 23669. Decay Date: 1995-09-18. Wake Shield Facility; released by STS-69 9/11/95; retrieved 9/14/95; semiconductor materials research. Retrieved by Endeavour Sep 14 References: 2, 5, 6, 276. GBA-8/CAPL Nation: USA. Program: STS. Agency: NASA. COSPAR: 1995-048xx. USAF Sat Cat: 23667. Decay Date: 1995-09-18. References: 279. IEH-1 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Payload: IEH-1/HH-M. Agency: NASA. COSPAR: 1995-048xx. USAF Sat Cat: 23667. Decay Date: 1995-09-18. References: 279. 1995 September 11 - Landing of Soyuz TM-21 Nation: Russia. Program: Mir. Flight: Mir EO-20, Mir EO-19. Soyuz TM-21 landed at 06:52 GMT with the crew of Budarin and Solovyov aboard. 1995 September 12 - 18:05 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 9CM1. LV Configuration: Black Brant 9CM1 NASA 36.131US. Black Brant Solar mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 197 km (122 mi). References: 931. 1995 September 15 - Cosmonaut Yevgeni Nikolayevich Khludeyev dies at age of 55 -- Natural causes. Nation: Russia. 1995 September 16 - EVA STS-69-1 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Endeavour. Crew: Voss, Gernhardt. Flight: STS-69. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. Tested tools and techniques for extravehicular activity. References: 66. 1995 September 18 - Landing of STS-69 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-69. STS-69 landed at 11:38 GMT. 1995 September 19 - Astronaut Dr Reinhard Alfred Furrer dies at age of 54 -- Airplane crash. Nation: USA. 1995 September 24 - 00:06 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Pad: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 42L. Model: Ariane 42L. LV Configuration: Ariane 42L+ V78. Telstar 402R Nation: USA. Program: Telstar. Mass: 3,410 kg (7,510 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 7000. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin. Agency: AT&T. Perigee: 35,781 km (22,233 mi). Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1995-049A. USAF Sat Cat: 23670. Direct TV for continental US. Stationed at 89.0 deg W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 89 deg W in 1995-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 88.96 deg W drifting at 0.003 deg W per day. The Telstar 4 (former Telstar 402R) satellite suffered a power failure on September 19 2003 and was a total loss. It was part of AT&T's satellite fleet, later sold to Loral Skynet by 2003 in the process of being sold to Intelsat. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 116.15W drifting at 0.086W degrees per day.References: 2, 5, 6. 1995 September 26 - 11:20 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43. Launch Pad: LC43/4. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Resurs F2 N.10 Nation: Russia. Program: Resurs. Payload: Resurs-F2 s/n 10. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Spacecraft: Resurs F2. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 255 km (158 mi). Apogee: 277 km (172 mi). Inclination: 82.30 deg. Period: 89.80 min. COSPAR: 1995-050A. USAF Sat Cat: 23672. Duration: 30.00 days. Decay Date: 1995-10-26. Natural resources; photo capsule recovered in Russia on 10/26/95. References: 2, 6, 276. 1995 September 27 - Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Discovery OMDP-2 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Spacecraft: Discovery. During this overhaul 96 Master Change Requests are made, including installation of the Orbiter Docking System for space station operations, installation of the EDO cargo pallet, and repair and update of the thermal protection system. Discovery is returned to service in July 1996.References: 44. 1995 September 27 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas II, Atlas IIA, Atlas IIAS. Final Atlas produced in California. Nation: USA. Ceremony commemorating final Atlas (AC-126) produced at Kearny Mesa plant References: 4460. 1995 September 29 - 04:25 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: LC31. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 2320 Nation: Russia. Mass: 7,000 kg (15,400 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Yantar-4KS1. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 235 km (146 mi). Apogee: 372 km (231 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 89.30 min. COSPAR: 1995-051A. USAF Sat Cat: 23674. Duration: 365.00 days. Decay Date: 1996-09-28. Photo/digital surveillance. References: 2, 6. 1995 September 30 - Last transmission received from Pioneer 11 Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Pioneer 10-11. Science operations and daily telemetry ceased when the RTG power level was insufficient to operate any experiments. As of the end of 1995 the spacecraft was located at 44.7 AU from the Sun at a nearly asymptotic latitude of 17.4 degrees above the solar equatorial plane and was heading outward at 2.5 AU/year. Routine tracking and project data processing operations were terminated on March 31, 1997 for budget reasons. Previous Home Next                   Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2007 except where otherwise noted.

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