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Chronology - Quarter 2 2006
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2006 April 5 - 05:56 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Improved Orion s/n REXUS 3. -
 Nation: Sweden. Agency: DLR/SSC DLR/SSC Student. Apogee: 95 km (59 mi). Education References: 2.
2006 April 5 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.068NT. -
 Descent imagery/RSO Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC JPL/Seybold. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). Planetary test References: 2.
2006 April 7 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF26?. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. - GT-190GM FDEP operational test launch - Guam Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Test
2006 April 11 -
2006 April 11 - - Venus Express arrives at Venus The 53-minute orbit insertion burn begain at 07:10 GMT and left VEx the spacecraft in a highly elliptical polar orbit around Venus with an apoapsis of 350,000 km. A series of further engine burns would place the satellite in a 257 x 70,463 km orbit by 23 April..
2006 April 12 - 18:10 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant IX. LV Configuration: Black Brant IX s/n NASA 36.203GS. - EUNIS Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC GSFC/Rabin. Apogee: 318 km (197 mi). Solar EUV References: 2.
2006 April 12 - 23:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kirimati. Launch Complex: Odyssey. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-3SL. -
 JCSAT 9 Nation: Japan. Payload: A2100AX. Mass: 4,401 kg (9,702 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 2100. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin. Agency: JSAT. Perigee: 35,785 km (22,235 mi). Apogee: 35,790 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2006-010A. USAF Sat Cat: 29045. As of 2007 Mar 8 located at 132.01E drifting at 0.014W degrees per day.
2006 April 13 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19. - CMCM-1 Target mission Nation: USA. Manufacturer: MIT/LL. Agency: MDA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). A two-stage SR19 rocket was flown from the Kaui Test Facility in the Pacific Missile Range Facility. The payload included the deployment of complex countermeasures, a mock reentry vehicle, an onboard sensor package. This series of radar certification flight was initially part of the Block 2004 effort.
2006 April 15 - 01:40 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC8. Launch Vehicle: Minotaur. -
 Formosat 3A Nation: Taiwan. Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 496 km (308 mi). Apogee: 538 km (334 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011A. USAF Sat Cat: 29047. FORMOSAT-3 consisted of six small 62 kg Orbcomm-type satellites with GPS receivers which were to measure atmospheric conditions by studying the effect of the atmosphere on GPS satellite signals passing through it. The satellites, also known as COSMIC (Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate), would eventually be positioned in equally spaced orbit planes
at around 800 km altitude.
- Formosat 3B Nation: Taiwan. Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Apogee: 541 km (336 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011B. USAF Sat Cat: 29048.
- Formosat 3C Nation: Taiwan. Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 567 km (352 mi). Apogee: 681 km (423 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 97.20 min. COSPAR: 2006-011C. USAF Sat Cat: 29049.
- Formosat 3D Nation: Taiwan. Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 496 km (308 mi). Apogee: 538 km (334 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011D. USAF Sat Cat: 29050.
- Formosat 3E Nation: Taiwan. Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 496 km (308 mi). Apogee: 538 km (334 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011E. USAF Sat Cat: 29051.
- Formosat 3F Nation: Taiwan. Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 497 km (308 mi). Apogee: 542 km (336 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011F. USAF Sat Cat: 29052.
2006 April 20 - 20:27 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V. LV Configuration: Atlas 5/411 s/n AV-008. -
 Astra 1KR Nation: Luxembourg. Program: Astra. Payload: A2100AX. Mass: 4,332 kg (9,550 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 2100. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin. Agency: SES Astra. Perigee: 35,631 km (22,140 mi). Apogee: 35,696 km (22,180 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,429.80 min. COSPAR: 2006-012A. USAF Sat Cat: 29055. The first Centaur upper stage burn placed the stack into a 167 km x 22442 km x 24.8 deg transfer orbit. After a second burn the Centaur released the satellite into a 6470 km x 36240 km x 23.8 deg orbit, from which it would use its own engine to achieve final geosynchronous orbit. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 19.18E drifting at 0.022W degrees per day.
2006 April 22 - 15:40 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: LC107?. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M. -
 Warhead test Nation: Russia. Agency: VKS. Apogee: 675 km (419 mi). Reentry Test
2006 April 24 - 16:03 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. - Progress M-56 Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Payload: Progress M s/n 356. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Logistics. Spacecraft: Progress M. Manufacturer: RKK Energia. Agency: Roskosmos. Perigee: 336 km (208 mi). Apogee: 349 km (216 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min. COSPAR: 2006-013A. USAF Sat Cat: 29057. Duration: 157.35 days. Flight: ISS EO-13. Progress M-56 docked at the Zvezda port of the International Space Station on 26 April at 17:41 GMT. It undocked at 00:28 GMT on 29 September and was then commanded to a destructive reentry over the south Pacific Ocean.
2006 April 25 - 16:47 GMT - Launch Site: Svobodniy. Launch Complex: LC5. Launch Pad: LC5. Launch Vehicle: Start-1. Model: Start-1. -
 EROS-B Nation: Israel. Mass: 350 kg (770 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Civilian. Spacecraft: Ofeq 3. Manufacturer: IAI-MBT. Agency: ImageSat. Perigee: 505 km (313 mi). Apogee: 514 km (319 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.80 min. COSPAR: 2006-014A. USAF Sat Cat: 29079. Combined civilian/military imaging satellite operated by an Israeli company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Its capability was demonstrated when, within days of launch, sharp photographs of people and motor vehicles on a Syrian dam were released.
2006 April 26 - 22:48 GMT - Launch Site: Taiyuan. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Vehicle: CZ-4B. -
 Yaogan 1 Nation: China. Mass: 2,700 kg (5,900 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military Radarsat. Spacecraft: Yaogan. Manufacturer: CASC?. Agency: CNSA?. Perigee: 627 km (389 mi). Apogee: 630 km (390 mi). Inclination: 97.80 deg. Period: 97.30 min. COSPAR: 2006-015A. USAF Sat Cat: 29092. Remote sensing satellite built by the Shanghai SAST Group. In reality it was the first Chinese synthetic aperture radar military surveillance satellite.
2006 April 28 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19. - CMCM-2 Target mission Nation: USA. Manufacturer: MIT/LL. Agency: MDA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). This countermeasures test was a repeat of the one held on April 13, 2006. MDA tested its radars in the Pacific Missile Test Facility in Hawaii against a target missile that carried countermeasures, a mock warhead, and an onboard sensor package. No
interceptor missiles were used.
2006 April 28 - 10:02 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7000. LV Configuration: Delta 7420. - Cloudsat Nation: USA. Mass: 848 kg (1,869 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Spacecraft: Cloudsat. Manufacturer: Ball Aerospace. Agency: NASA, USAF, CSA. Perigee: 702 km (436 mi). Apogee: 704 km (437 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.80 min. COSPAR: 2006-016A. USAF Sat Cat: 29107. Cloudsat carried a 94 GHz cloud profiling radar. Both the Cloudsat and Calipso satellites were in the A-train polar constellation, in the same orbit as the large Aqua and Aura satellites.
- Calipso Nation: USA. Mass: 587 kg (1,294 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Spacecraft: Calipso. Manufacturer: Alcatel Alenia Space. Agency: NASA, CNES. Perigee: 702 km (436 mi). Apogee: 703 km (436 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.80 min. COSPAR: 2006-016B. USAF Sat Cat: 29108. Calipso carried a 1-meter laser lidar telescope to study clouds and aerosols, and an imaging infrared radiometer.
2006 April 29 - Launch Site: Sonmiani. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 2. -
 Nation: Pakistan. Agency: Pakistan. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Test References: 2.
2006 April 30 - - Cassini, Titan Flyby Spacecraft: Cassini.
2006 May 2 - 06:16 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Maxus. LV Configuration: Maxus MAXUS 7. -
 Maxus 7 Nation: Europe. Manufacturer: SSC. Agency: ESA. Apogee: 750 km (460 mi). Suborbital microgravity mission. Kaiser-Threde developed a new payload service system for MAXUS 7, providing 2 independent TV-links with 2 high power HF transmitters and GPS. The recovery system was a BAL ORSA system, modified by Kaiser-Threde, including parachute from DLR.
2006 May 3 - 17:38 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC16. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. - Cosmos 2420 Nation: Russia. Payload: Yantar 4K-2M. Mass: 6,700 kg (14,700 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Optical. Spacecraft: Yantar-4K1. Manufacturer: TsSKB Progress. Agency: VKS. Perigee: 178 km (110 mi). Apogee: 349 km (216 mi). Inclination: 67.10 deg. Period: 89.80 min. COSPAR: 2006-017A. USAF Sat Cat: 29111. Imaging reconnaissance satellite, probably the second Kobalt-M satellite, built by the Arsenal factory. The satellite carried small film recovery capsules and one large reentry vehicle, recovered at the end of the mission with the camera and more film.
2006 May 10 - 08:12 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: S. Launch Vehicle: VSB-30. LV Configuration: VSB-30 V03. - TEXUS 43 Microgravity mission Nation: Sweden. Agency: SSC. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi). The TEXUS 43 mission gave around six minutes of microgravity to the 407 kg payload contributed by five investigators from three different institutes References: 1879.
2006 May 11 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: THAAD. LV Configuration: THAAD s/n FT-13. - Nation: USA. Agency: LM/USA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test References: 2.
2006 May 14 - - Griffith Observatory Reopens
2006 May 20 - - Cassini, Titan Flyby Spacecraft: Cassini.
2006 May 22 - Launch Site: Emamshahr. Launch Vehicle: Shahab 3. Model: Shahab 3D. -
 Shahab 3D Test mission Nation: Iran. Manufacturer: Shahid Hemmat IG. Agency: RGAF. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Test
2006 May 22 - 09:30 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 12.58GT. - ACS test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC NSROC/Costello. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Test References: 2.
2006 May 24 - 22:11 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC37. Launch Pad: SLC37B. Launch Vehicle: Delta IV Medium. LV Configuration: Delta 4M+(4,2). - GOES-13 Nation: USA. Mass: 3,199 kg (7,052 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Spacecraft: HS 601. Manufacturer: Boeing. Agency: NOAA. Perigee: 35,779 km (22,231 mi). Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Inclination: 0.50 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-018A. USAF Sat Cat: 29155. GOES-13 carried weather imager and sounder instruments, a space environment monitor, and a soft X-ray solar imaging telescope. Mass was 1543 kg empty. It joined GOES 10 (operating as GOES-WEST),
GOES 12 (operating as GOES-EAST) and GOES 11 (on standby, set to replace GOES-10 on June 27). As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 105.26W drifting at 0.008W degrees per day.
2006 May 26 - 18:50 GMT - Launch Site: Barents Sea. Launch Pad: SSBN K-84 Yekaterinenburg . Launch Vehicle: R-29. Model: Shtil-1/1N. - Kompass-2 Nation: Russia. Mass: 80 kg (176 lb). Class: Technology. Manufacturer: GRTsKB Makeyev. Agency: Izmiran. Perigee: 402 km (249 mi). Apogee: 492 km (305 mi). Inclination: 78.90 deg. Period: 93.50 min. COSPAR: 2006-019A. USAF Sat Cat: 29157. Complex Orbital Magneto-Plasma Autonomous Small Satellite. Earthquake research satellite for the Moscow-based IZMIRAN science institute. The satellite carried detectors for electrons, UHF/VHF waves, UV emission and radiation, a radio frequency analyser for electric field waves, and a Mayak ionospheric beacon. Reports indicated that the satellite did not respond to ground commands and that its mission was abandoned.
2006 May 27 - 21:09 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA3. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 EC-A. LV Configuration: Ariane 5 EC-A V171 L529. -
 Satmex 6 Nation: Mexico. Payload: LS-1300. Mass: 5,465 kg (12,048 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: FS-1300. Manufacturer: SS/Loral. Agency: SatMex. Perigee: 35,780 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2006-020A. USAF Sat Cat: 29162. The satellite had a dry mass of 2310 kg and a hybrid C-band and Ku-band telecom payload for telecom and internet service in Mexico and the rest of North and Latin America As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 113.03W drifting at 0.002W degrees per day.
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 Thaicom 5 Nation: Thailand. Payload: SB-3000. Mass: 2,766 kg (6,097 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000. Manufacturer: Alcatel Alenia Space. Agency: Shin. Perigee: 35,388 km (21,989 mi). Apogee: 36,036 km (22,391 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,432.30 min. COSPAR: 2006-020B. USAF Sat Cat: 29163. The satellite had a dry mass of 1220 kg and a payload designed for C/Ku-band telecom and TV transmission in the Asia-Pacific Region. It was to replace Thaicom 3. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 78.52E drifting at 0.004W degrees per day.
2006 June 1 - - EVA ISS EO-13-1 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Vinogradov, Williams Jeffrey. Flight: ISS EO-13. EVA Duration: 0.29 days. The Expedition 13 crew wore Russian Orlan suits and exited the station through the Pirs module hatch, which was opened at 22:48 GMT. On the Zvezda module, the crew installed a vent valve for the Elektron oxygen system, cleared an obstruction on the WAL-2 antenna, and retrieved the Kromka and Biorisk
experiments. On the station truss, they replaced a camera on the Mobile Base System.
2006 June 5 - 16:05 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.073DR. - Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/NAWC NAWC/Winstead. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 June 7 - 22:00 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.071DR. - Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/NAWC NAWC/Winstead. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 June 8 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.074DR. - DUNDEE target Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/NAWC NAWC/Winstead. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 June 14 - 05:22 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF04. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. - GT-191GM FDEP operational test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Test
2006 June 15 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. - Resurs DK-1 Nation: Russia. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Resources. Spacecraft: Yantar-4KS1. Manufacturer: TsSKB Progress. Agency: Roskosmos. Perigee: 355 km (220 mi). Apogee: 585 km (363 mi). Inclination: 69.90 deg. Period: 94.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-021A. USAF Sat Cat: 29228. Civilian remote sensing satellite with a one-meter-resolution-class Geoton-1 camera payload.that relayed its data to the ground via a digital link. It was based on the Terilen/Neman class military reconnaissance satellite in use since the 1980s, using the Yantar satellite bus.
2006 June 17 - 22:44 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200. Launch Pad: LC200/39. Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861-01. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM3. - Kazsat 1 Nation: Russia. Mass: 1,380 kg (3,040 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Yakhta. Manufacturer: GKNPTs Khrunichev. Agency: KazSat. Perigee: 35,381 km (21,984 mi). Apogee: 35,781 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,425.60 min. COSPAR: 2006-022A. USAF Sat Cat: 29230. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 103.02E drifting at 0.000W degrees per day.
2006 June 18 - 07:50 GMT - Launch Site: Kiritimati. Launch Complex: Odyssey. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-3SL. - Galaxy 16 Nation: USA. Program: Galaxy. Payload: LS-1300X. Mass: 4,640 kg (10,220 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: FS-1300. Manufacturer: SS/Loral. Agency: PanAmSat. Perigee: 6,484 km (4,028 mi). Apogee: 35,646 km (22,149 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 754.10 min. COSPAR: 2006-023A. USAF Sat Cat: 29236. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 98.98W drifting at 0.005W degrees per day.
2006 June 19 - 00:45 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: RH-200. LV Configuration: RH-200SV. -
 Mini-DUSTY Nation: Norway. Agency: ARR Tromso/. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Aeron/Test References: 2.
2006 June 21 - 22:15 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17. Launch Pad: SLC17A. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7000. LV Configuration: Delta 7925. - USA 187 Nation: USA. Payload: MiTEx-A. Mass: 225 kg (496 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Mitex. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: DARPA. Perigee: 184 km (114 mi). Apogee: 36,222 km (22,507 mi). Inclination: 25.25 deg. Period: 639.26 min. COSPAR: 2006-024A. USAF Sat Cat: 29240. The Microsatellite Technology Experiment was a classified mission, believed to be a test of prototype inspect-and-disable satellites that would control the constellation of geostationary satellites on which the world depends for television reception and communications. Each microsatellite, one built by Orbital Sciences, and the other by Lockheed Martin, had a mass of about 250 kg. They were believed to be solar-powered and equipped with propulsion systems that would allow them to rendezvous with geosynchronous satellites. Once they had reached the satellite, they would presumably be capable of destroying, disabling, or jamming them. To deliver the two satellites to near-synchronous orbit, a Naval Research Laboratory liquid propellant bus equipped with a 400 N main engine and solar panels was used.
- USA 188 Nation: USA. Payload: MiTEx-B. Mass: 225 kg (496 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Mitex. Manufacturer: Lockheed. Agency: DARPA. COSPAR: 2006-024B. USAF Sat Cat: 29241.
- USA 189 Nation: USA. Payload: MiTEx Vehicle. Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Mitex. Manufacturer: NRL. Agency: NRL. COSPAR: 2006-024C. USAF Sat Cat: 29242.
2006 June 22 - 22:00 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. LV Configuration: Castor 4B s/n MBRV Aegis Target. - SMD FTM-10 MRT-2 Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 June 22 - 22:04 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: POA. Launch Pad: CG-67. Launch Vehicle: Standard SM-3. LV Configuration: SM-3 s/n FTM-10. - Stellar Predator Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Test References: 2.
2006 June 23 - 23:02 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.072DR. - MDA TRACKEX Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/NAWC NAWC/Winstead. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 June 24 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. - Progress M-57 Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Payload: Progress M s/n 357. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Logistics. Spacecraft: Progress M. Manufacturer: RKK Energia. Agency: Roskosmos. Perigee: 335 km (208 mi). Apogee: 349 km (216 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.30 min. COSPAR: 2006-025A. USAF Sat Cat: 29245. Flight: ISS EO-13. The Progress flew International Space Station resupply mission 22P (NASA called the flight Progress 22). It docked at the ISS Pirs port at 16:25 GMT on June 26.
2006 June 24 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC90. Launch Vehicle: Tsyklon 2. - Cosmos 2421 Nation: Russia. Program: EORSAT. Mass: 3,150 kg (6,940 lb). Class: Sigint. Type: Naval reconnaisance. Spacecraft: US-PU. Manufacturer: KB Arsenal. Agency: Russian Navy. COSPAR: 2006-026A. USAF Sat Cat: 29246. Decay Date: 2006-06-24.
2006 June 25 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC6. Launch Vehicle: Delta IV Medium. LV Configuration: Delta 4M+. - USA 184 Nation: USA. Payload: NRO L-22. Mass: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb). Class: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Jumpseat-2. Agency: NRO. COSPAR: 2006-027A. Secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The intended orbit was thought to be a "Molniya" elliptical 12-hour orbit with an inclination of 63 degrees. American data relay and signals intelligence satellites have used this orbit in the past, notably the Jumpseat series of 1971-1983. A secondary payload was later confirmed to be the first SBIRS-HEO (Space-based Infrared System) sensor. SBIRS was the successor to the DSP (Defence Support Program), which provided early warning of missile launches.
2006 June 30 - 06:25 GMT - Launch Site: Barents Sea. Launch Pad: K-84. Launch Vehicle: R-29. Model: R-29RM. - R-29RM test Nation: Russia. Agency: VMF RF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). OT References: 2.
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