Delta 7925 no. 205 Media Gallery

The Delta 7000 series used GEM-40 strap-ons with the Extra Extended Long Tank core, further upgraded with the RS-27A engine.

Manufacturer: Douglas. Launches: 108. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 98.15%. First Launch Date: 1990-11-26. Last Launch Date: 2007-06-08. Launch data is: continuing. LEO Payload: 5,089 kg (11,219 lb). to: 185 km Orbit. Payload: 1,818 kg (4,008 lb). to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory. Associated Spacecraft: ACE, Aqua, ARGOS, AS 3000, ASC, CHIPSat, Contour, Deep Space 1, ECS/OTS, EO-1, FUSE, GeoLITE, Globalstar, GPS Block 2 and 2A, GPS Block 2R, HS 376, HS 601, ICESat, IMAGE, Landsat 7, LM 700, Losat, MAP, Mars Climate Orbiter, Mars Global Surveyor. Other Associated Spacecraft: Mars Odyssey, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Polar Lander, MER, MSX, Munin, NEAR, Orsted, PMG, Polar, QuickBird, Radarsat, SAC-C, SEDS, SEDSAT, Spacebus 100, Stardust, Sunsat, SURFSAT-1, TIMED, Wind, XSS, XTE. Liftoff Thrust: 3,110.000 kN (699,150 lbf). Total Mass: 231,870 kg (511,180 lb). Core Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Total Length: 38.10 m (124.90 ft). Launch Price $: 60.000 million. in: 1999 price dollars.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 3 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K

Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 2,500.000 kN (562,000 lbf). Total Mass: 151,700 kg (334,400 lb). Core Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Total Length: 38.90 m (127.60 ft).

4 stage vehicle consisting of 3 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 37FM with 2.9 m (9.5 foot) diameter fairing)

Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 2,500.000 kN (562,000 lbf). Total Mass: 155,000 kg (341,000 lb). Core Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Total Length: 38.40 m (125.90 ft).

3 stage vehicle consisting of 4 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K with 3.05 m (10 foot) diameter composite fairing

Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 3,020.000 kN (678,920 lbf). Total Mass: 165,000 kg (363,000 lb). Total Length: 39.00 m (127.00 ft).

4 stage vehicle consisting of 4 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 48B with 3.05 m (10 foot) diameter fairing

Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 3,020.000 kN (678,920 lbf). Total Mass: 170,000 kg (370,000 lb). Total Length: 39.00 m (127.00 ft).

4 stage vehicle consisting of 4 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 48B with 2.9 m (9.5 foot) diameter fairing)

Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 3,020.000 kN (678,920 lbf). Total Mass: 170,000 kg (370,000 lb). Total Length: 39.00 m (127.00 ft).

4 stage vehicle consisting of 4 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 37FM with 2.9 m (9.5 foot) diameter fairing)

Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 3,020.000 kN (678,920 lbf). Total Mass: 170,000 kg (370,000 lb). Total Length: 39.00 m (127.00 ft).

3 stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K with 3.05 m (10 foot) diameter fairing

Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 4,000.000 kN (899,200 lbf). Total Mass: 220,000 kg (480,000 lb). Total Length: 39.00 m (127.00 ft).

3 stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K with 3.05 m (10 foot) diameter composite fairing

Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 4,000.000 kN (899,200 lbf). Total Mass: 232,000 kg (511,000 lb). Total Length: 39.00 m (127.00 ft).

3 stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K with 3.05 m (10 foot) diameter long fairing

3 stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K with 2.4 m (8 foot) diameter fairing)

Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 4,000.000 kN (899,200 lbf). Total Mass: 220,000 kg (480,000 lb). Total Length: 39.00 m (127.00 ft).

4 stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 48B

LEO Payload: 5,089 kg (11,219 lb). to: 185 km Orbit. Payload: 1,818 kg (4,008 lb). to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory. Liftoff Thrust: 3,110.000 kN (699,150 lbf). Total Mass: 231,870 kg (511,180 lb). Core Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Total Length: 38.10 m (124.90 ft).

4 stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 48B with 3.05 m (10 foot) diameter fairing

Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 4,000.000 kN (899,200 lbf). Total Mass: 231,900 kg (511,200 lb). Core Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Total Length: 38.90 m (127.60 ft).

4 stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 48B with 2.4 m (8 foot) diameter fairing)

Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 4,000.000 kN (899,200 lbf). Total Mass: 220,000 kg (480,000 lb). Core Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Total Length: 38.20 m (125.30 ft).

4 stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 48B with 2.9 m (9.5 foot) diameter fairing)

Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 4,000.000 kN (899,200 lbf). Total Mass: 231,000 kg (509,000 lb). Total Length: 39.00 m (127.00 ft).

4 stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-46 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 48B

LEO Payload: 5,089 kg (11,219 lb). to: 185 km Orbit. Payload: 1,818 kg (4,008 lb). to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory. Liftoff Thrust: 3,110.000 kN (699,150 lbf). Total Mass: 231,870 kg (511,180 lb). Core Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Total Length: 38.10 m (124.90 ft).

• Stage Number: 0. 9 x Stage: GEM 40. Gross Mass: 13,064 kg (28,801 lb). Empty Mass: 1,361 kg (3,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 492.931 kN (110,815 lbf). Isp: 274 sec. Burn time: 64 sec. Isp(sl): 244 sec. Diameter: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Span: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Length: 12.96 m (42.51 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: GEM 40.

• Stage Number: 1. 1 x Stage: Delta Thor XLT-C. Gross Mass: 101,900 kg (224,600 lb). Empty Mass: 5,900 kg (13,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 1,054.195 kN (236,992 lbf). Isp: 302 sec. Burn time: 265 sec. Isp(sl): 255 sec. Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Span: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Length: 26.05 m (85.46 ft). Propellants: Lox/Kerosene. No Engines: 1. Engine: RS-27C. Other designations: Extra ELT Thor+.

• Stage Number: 2. 1 x Stage: Delta K. Gross Mass: 6,954 kg (15,330 lb). Empty Mass: 950 kg (2,090 lb). Thrust (vac): 43.630 kN (9,808 lbf). Isp: 319 sec. Burn time: 431 sec. Diameter: 1.70 m (5.50 ft). Span: 2.40 m (7.80 ft). Length: 5.89 m (19.32 ft). Propellants: N2O4/Aerozine-50. No Engines: 1. Engine: AJ10-118K.

• Stage Number: 3. 1 x Stage: PAM-D2. Gross Mass: 3,697 kg (8,150 lb). Empty Mass: 431 kg (950 lb). Thrust (vac): 107.196 kN (24,099 lbf). Isp: 282 sec. Burn time: 120 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 1.60 m (5.20 ft). Span: 1.60 m (5.20 ft). Length: 1.83 m (6.00 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: Star 63.

• Stage Number: 3. 1 x Stage: PAM-D. Gross Mass: 2,141 kg (4,720 lb). Empty Mass: 232 kg (511 lb). Thrust (vac): 67.155 kN (15,097 lbf). Isp: 292 sec. Burn time: 88 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 1.24 m (4.06 ft). Span: 1.24 m (4.06 ft). Length: 2.04 m (6.69 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: Star 48. Other designations: TE-M-711-18.

1990 November 26 - 21:39 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17. Launch Pad: LC17A. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7000. Model: Delta 7925. LV Configuration: Delta 7925 D201.

• USA 66 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-10 / GPS SVN 23. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 19,978 km (12,413 mi). Apogee: 20,384 km (12,666 mi). Inclination: 54.90 deg. Period: 717.90 min. COSPAR: 1990-103A. USAF Sat Cat: 20959. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane E Slot 5. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• NATO 4A Nation: NATO. Program: NATO. Payload: NATO 4A. Mass: 1,433 kg (3,159 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Agency: NATO. Perigee: 35,775 km (22,229 mi). Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Inclination: 2.60 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1991-001A. USAF Sat Cat: 21047. NATO communications; 18 deg W. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 18 deg W in 1991-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 17.81 deg W drifting at 0.007 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 16.26W drifting at 0.003W degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• ASC-2 / Spacenet F4 Nation: USA. Program: GTE. Mass: 1,350 kg (2,970 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: ASC. Agency: Contel. Perigee: 35,780 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. COSPAR: 1991-028A. USAF Sat Cat: 21227. Commercial business communications; stationed at 101 deg W. C, Ku band communications satellite. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 101 deg W in 1991-1999; 81 deg W in 2000. As of 6 September 2001 located at 172.04 deg E drifting at 0.007 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 34.51E drifting at 2.539W degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Aurora 2 Nation: USA. Payload: Satcom-C 5. Mass: 1,336 kg (2,945 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 3000. Agency: GE Alasc. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin. Perigee: 36,125 km (22,446 mi). Apogee: 36,161 km (22,469 mi). Inclination: 1.20 deg. Period: 1,454.40 min. COSPAR: 1991-037A. USAF Sat Cat: 21392. Stationed at 139 deg W. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 139 deg W in 1991-1999 As of 30 August 2001 located at 148.31 deg E drifting at 4.531 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 2.15E drifting at 4.534W degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 71 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-11 / GPS SVN 24. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,043 km (12,454 mi). Apogee: 20,319 km (12,625 mi). Inclination: 55.60 deg. Period: 717.90 min. COSPAR: 1991-047A. USAF Sat Cat: 21552. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane D Slot 1. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Losat X Nation: USA. Mass: 75 kg (165 lb). Class: Military. Type: SDI. Spacecraft: Losat. Agency: SDIO. Perigee: 405 km (251 mi). Apogee: 417 km (259 mi). Inclination: 40.00 deg. Period: 92.80 min. COSPAR: 1991-047B. USAF Sat Cat: 21553. Decay Date: 1991-11-15. Test flight of DOD sensors; Low Altitude Satellite Experiment. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 2, 5, 6.

• USA 79 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-12 / GPS SVN 25. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,032 km (12,447 mi). Apogee: 20,332 km (12,633 mi). Inclination: 54.20 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1992-009A. USAF Sat Cat: 21890. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane A Slot 2. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 80 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-13 / GPS SVN 28. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,082 km (12,478 mi). Apogee: 20,277 km (12,599 mi). Inclination: 54.50 deg. Period: 717.90 min. COSPAR: 1992-019A. USAF Sat Cat: 21930. Global Positioning System. Retired 15 August 1997. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Palapa B4 Nation: Indonesia. Program: Palapa. Mass: 1,254 kg (2,764 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: PT Telko. Perigee: 35,787 km (22,236 mi). Apogee: 35,790 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. COSPAR: 1992-027A. USAF Sat Cat: 21964. Stationed at 118 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 118 deg E in 1992-1999 As of 2 September 2001 located at 118.02 deg E drifting at 0.020 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 164.88E drifting at 1.157W degrees per day. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 83 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-14 / GPS SVN 26. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 19,962 km (12,403 mi). Apogee: 20,400 km (12,600 mi). Inclination: 54.90 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1992-039A. USAF Sat Cat: 22014. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane F Slot 2. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Satcom C4 Nation: USA. Program: Satcom. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 3000. Agency: GE Ameri. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin. Perigee: 35,786 km (22,236 mi). Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. COSPAR: 1992-057A. USAF Sat Cat: 22096. Stationed at 135 deg W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 135 deg W in 1992-1999 As of 3 September 2001 located at 135.00 deg W drifting at 0.002 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 164.40W drifting at 4.518W degrees per day. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 84 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-15 / GPS SVN 27. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 19,909 km (12,370 mi). Apogee: 20,453 km (12,708 mi). Inclination: 54.50 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1992-058A. USAF Sat Cat: 22108. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane A Slot 4. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• DFS 3 Nation: Germany. Program: DFS. Payload: Kopernikus 3. Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Agency: Bundespo. Perigee: 35,773 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,799 km (22,244 mi). Inclination: 0.50 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1992-066A. USAF Sat Cat: 22175. Stationed at 33.5 deg E. Communication satellite. Longitude 33.5 deg E. Delta II flight no 212. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 31 deg E in 1992; 23 deg E in 1993-1999 As of 1 September 2001 located at 23.45 deg E drifting at 0.001 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 29.79E drifting at 1.955W degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 85 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-16 / GPS SVN 32. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,038 km (12,451 mi). Apogee: 20,325 km (12,629 mi). Inclination: 55.50 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1992-079A. USAF Sat Cat: 22231. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane F Slot 4. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 87 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-17 / GPS SVN 29. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,038 km (12,451 mi). Apogee: 20,324 km (12,628 mi). Inclination: 54.70 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1992-089A. USAF Sat Cat: 22275. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane F Slot 5. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 88 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-18 / GPS SVN 22. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,006 km (12,431 mi). Apogee: 20,359 km (12,650 mi). Inclination: 54.80 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1993-007A. USAF Sat Cat: 22446. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane Plane B Slot 1. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 90 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-19 / GPS SVN 31. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,072 km (12,472 mi). Apogee: 20,293 km (12,609 mi). Inclination: 55.00 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1993-017A. USAF Sat Cat: 22581. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane C Slot 3. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• SEDS 1 Nation: USA. Payload: SEDS 1 End Mass/Tether. Mass: 25 kg (55 lb). Class: Technology. Type: Tether. Spacecraft: SEDS. Agency: NASA MSF. Perigee: 183 km (113 mi). Apogee: 719 km (446 mi). Inclination: 36.00 deg. Period: 93.62 min. COSPAR: 1993-017B. USAF Sat Cat: 22582. Decay Date: 1993-03-30. Small Expendable-tether Deployer System. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• SEDS 1 Deployer Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: SEDS 1 Deployer. Spacecraft: SEDS. Agency: MDAC. Perigee: 305 km (189 mi). Apogee: 1,292 km (802 mi). Inclination: 36.10 deg. Period: 100.84 min. COSPAR: 1993-017C. USAF Sat Cat: 22583. Decay Date: 1999-05-05. References: 279.

• USA 91 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-20 / GPS SVN 37. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,017 km (12,437 mi). Apogee: 20,345 km (12,641 mi). Inclination: 55.10 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1993-032A. USAF Sat Cat: 22657. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane C Slot 4. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 92 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-21 / GPS SVN 39. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,112 km (12,496 mi). Apogee: 20,250 km (12,580 mi). Inclination: 54.60 deg. Period: 717.90 min. COSPAR: 1993-042A. USAF Sat Cat: 22700. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane A Slot 1. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• PMG Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: Plasma Motor Generator. Spacecraft: PMG. Agency: MDAC. Perigee: 185 km (114 mi). Apogee: 677 km (420 mi). Inclination: 25.70 deg. Period: 93.20 min. COSPAR: 1993-042B. USAF Sat Cat: 22701. Decay Date: 1993-08-30. References: 279.

• PMG Far End Package Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Spacecraft: PMG. Agency: MDSSC. COSPAR: 1993-042xx. References: 279.

• USA 94 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-22 / GPS SVN 35. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,110 km (12,490 mi). Apogee: 20,255 km (12,585 mi). Inclination: 54.90 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1993-054A. USAF Sat Cat: 22779. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane B Slot 4. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 96 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-23 / GPS SVN 34. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,104 km (12,492 mi). Apogee: 20,260 km (12,580 mi). Inclination: 55.10 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1993-068A. USAF Sat Cat: 22877. Global Positioning System. Placed in Plane D Slot 4. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 98 Nation: NATO. Program: NATO. Payload: NATO 4B. Mass: 1,430 kg (3,150 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Agency: NATO. Perigee: 35,767 km (22,224 mi). Apogee: 35,805 km (22,248 mi). Inclination: 2.20 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1993-076A. USAF Sat Cat: 22921. NATO encrypted communications relay. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 6 deg E in 1994-1998; 20 deg W in 1998-1999 As of 2 September 2001 located at 20.16 deg W drifting at 0.009 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 35.47E drifting at 0.007E degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Galaxy 1R Nation: USA. Program: Galaxy. Payload: Galaxy 1RR. Mass: 1,391 kg (3,066 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: HCI. Perigee: 35,774 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,797 km (22,243 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1994-013A. USAF Sat Cat: 23016. Stationed at 133 deg W; replaced Galaxy 1. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 133 deg W in 1994-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 132.97 deg W drifting at 0.005 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 88.88W drifting at 3.795W degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• USA 100 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-24 / GPS SVN 36. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,000 km (12,000 mi). Apogee: 20,366 km (12,654 mi). Inclination: 53.90 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1994-016A. USAF Sat Cat: 23027. Final element of initial GPS constellation. Placed in Plane C Slot 1. References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• SEDS 2 Deployer Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: SEDS 2 Deployer. Spacecraft: SEDS. Agency: MDAC. Perigee: 340 km (210 mi). Apogee: 341 km (211 mi). Inclination: 32.30 deg. Period: 91.34 min. COSPAR: 1994-016B. USAF Sat Cat: 23028. Decay Date: 1994-05-08. References: 279.

• SEDS 2 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: SEDS 2 End Mass. Spacecraft: SEDS. Agency: MDSSC. COSPAR: 1994-016xx. References: 279.

• Wind Nation: USA. Mass: 1,195 kg (2,634 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Wind. Agency: NASA GSF. Perigee: 48,840 km (30,340 mi). Apogee: 1,578,658 km (980,930 mi). Inclination: 19.65 deg. Period: 318,240.00 min. COSPAR: 1994-071A. USAF Sat Cat: 23333. Solar wind research in L-1 halo orbit; part of International Solar Terrestrial Physics program. 221 day orbit. NASA's Wind probe made its 32nd lunar flyby on August 19, 2000, with a closest approach of 7600 km to the surface. This placed it on a 2 million km apogee orbit, adjusted on August 26 to an approximately 567000 x 1620000 km x 21.8 deg `Distant Prograde Orbit', reaching apogee on September 29 2000.References: 2, 5, 6.

• Mugunghwa 1 Nation: Korea South. Program: Koreasat. Payload: Koreasat 1. Mass: 1,459 kg (3,216 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 3000. Agency: Korea Te. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin. 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.

• Radarsat Nation: Canada. Mass: 2,713 kg (5,981 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Radarsat. Spacecraft: Radarsat. Agency: CSA. Perigee: 791 km (491 mi). Apogee: 793 km (492 mi). Inclination: 98.60 deg. Period: 100.70 min. COSPAR: 1995-059A. USAF Sat Cat: 23710. Earth imaging with synthetic aperture radar. References: 2, 5, 6.

• SURFSAT Nation: USA. Payload: SURFSAT/Delta 229. Mass: 55 kg (121 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: SURFSAT-1. Agency: MDAC. Perigee: 934 km (580 mi). Apogee: 1,494 km (928 mi). Inclination: 100.60 deg. Period: 109.70 min. COSPAR: 1995-059B. USAF Sat Cat: 23711. Test satellite for NASA's Deep Space Network. References: 2, 5, 6.

• XTE Nation: USA. Payload: Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. Mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). Class: Astronomy. Spacecraft: XTE. Agency: NASA GSF. Perigee: 565 km (351 mi). Apogee: 583 km (362 mi). Inclination: 23.00 deg. Period: 96.10 min. COSPAR: 1995-074A. USAF Sat Cat: 23757. X-ray Timing Explorer; X-ray astronomy. References: 2, 5, 6.

• Koreasat 2 Nation: Korea South. Program: Koreasat. Mass: 600 kg (1,320 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 3000. Agency: Korea Te. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin. Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Apogee: 35,792 km (22,240 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. COSPAR: 1996-003A. USAF Sat Cat: 23768. Completed Operations Date: 2000-04-08. Geostationary at 116.0E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 116 deg E in 1996-2000 As of 5 September 2001 located at 113.02 deg E drifting at 0.017 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 116.35E drifting at 0.013W degrees per day. References: 4, 6.

• NEAR Nation: USA. Program: Discovery. Payload: Discovery 1. Mass: 818 kg (1,803 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Asteroid. Spacecraft: NEAR. Agency: NASA GSF. COSPAR: 1996-008A. USAF Sat Cat: 23784. Decay Date: 2001-02-12. Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission was the first of NASA's Discovery missions, a series of small-scale spacecraft designed to proceed from development to flight in under three years for a cost of less than $150 million. The spacecraft's mission was to rendezvous with and achieve orbit around the asteroid Eros in January 1999, and study the asteroid for one year. However as it flew by the Earth on 23 January 1998, a problem caused an abort of the first encounter burn. The mission had to be rescoped for a later encounter but successfully entered orbit around Eros on Valentine's Day 2000 and ended the mission by gently landing on its surface on 12 February 2001.References: 4, 6, 296.

• Polar Nation: USA. Mass: 1,300 kg (2,800 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Polar. Agency: NASA GSF. Perigee: 5,554 km (3,451 mi). Apogee: 50,423 km (31,331 mi). Inclination: 86.30 deg. Period: 1,070.20 min. COSPAR: 1996-013A. USAF Sat Cat: 23802. HEO. Fields and particles, auroral studies; part of International Solar Terrestrial Physics program. References: 4, 6.

• USA 117 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-25 / GPS SVN 33. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,106 km (12,493 mi). Apogee: 20,257 km (12,587 mi). Inclination: 54.60 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1996-019A. USAF Sat Cat: 23833. Placed in Plane C Slot 2 of the constellation. References: 4, 6.

• MSX Nation: USA. Mass: 2,700 kg (5,900 lb). Class: Military. Type: SDI. Spacecraft: MSX. Agency: BMDO. Perigee: 897 km (557 mi). Apogee: 907 km (563 mi). Inclination: 99.40 deg. Period: 103.10 min. COSPAR: 1996-024A. USAF Sat Cat: 23851. LEO. Midcourse Space eXperiment; missile detection technology tests; also used for auroral and atmospheric studies References: 4, 6.

• Galaxy 9 Nation: USA. Program: Galaxy. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 601. Agency: HCI. Perigee: 35,783 km (22,234 mi). Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1996-033A. USAF Sat Cat: 23877. Geostationary at 123.0W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 123 deg W in 1996-2000; 127 deg W in 2000.- As of 5 September 2001 located at 126.96 deg W drifting at 0.001 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 74.14W drifting at 0.004W degrees per day.References: 4, 6.

• USA 126 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-26 / GPS SVN 40. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,127 km (12,506 mi). Apogee: 20,237 km (12,574 mi). Inclination: 55.10 deg. Period: 717.90 min. COSPAR: 1996-041A. USAF Sat Cat: 23953. Placed in Plane E Slot 3 of the constellation. References: 4, 6.

• USA 128 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-27 / GPS SVN 30. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 20,042 km (12,453 mi). Apogee: 20,320 km (12,620 mi). Inclination: 54.70 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1996-056A. USAF Sat Cat: 24320. Placed in Plane B Slot 2 of the constellation. References: 4.

• Mars Global Surveyor Nation: USA. Program: Mars Surveyor. Payload: MGS / Leros 1B LAE. Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Spacecraft: Mars Global Surveyor. Agency: NASA/JPL. COSPAR: 1996-062A. USAF Sat Cat: 24648. Mars Global Surveyor entered a 258 x 54021 km x 93.3 deg polar orbit around Mars on 12 September 1997 after a 22 minute burn of its main engine. After a long aerobraking phase to a lower circular orbit, the spacecraft began its primary mission of photographing and observing changes on the Martian surface in March 1999. After nearly ten years of service, the last signals from MGS were received on 3 November 2006. The spacecraft went silent after an incorrect software upload caused its solar arrays to lose power.References: 4.

• Mars Pathfinder Nation: USA. Program: Discovery. Payload: Discovery 2. Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder. Agency: NASA/JPL. COSPAR: 1996-068A. USAF Sat Cat: 24667. Decay Date: 1997-07-04. En route Mars References: 4.

• MPF Cruise Stage Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder. Agency: MDSSC. COSPAR: 1996-068xx. References: 279.

• Sojourner Nation: USA. Payload: MFEX Rover. Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder. Agency: MDSSC. COSPAR: 1996-068xx. References: 279.

• GPS 42 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2R-1 / GPS SVN 42. Mass: 2,030 kg (4,470 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2R. Agency: MDSSC. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin, Valley Forge. COSPAR: F970117A. Destroyed in launch vehicle failure. References: 4.

• Iridium 8 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV008. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-020A. USAF Sat Cat: 24792. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.5 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 7 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV007. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-020B. USAF Sat Cat: 24793. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 6 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV006. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-020C. USAF Sat Cat: 24794. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.5 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 5 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV005. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-020D. USAF Sat Cat: 24795. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.5 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 4 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV004. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-020E. USAF Sat Cat: 24796. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.5 degrees. References: 4.

• Thor 2 Nation: Norway. Program: Thor Comsat. Payload: Thor 2A. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: Telenor. Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Communications, El Segundo. Perigee: 35,780 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,793 km (22,240 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1997-025A. USAF Sat Cat: 24808. Geosynchronous. Stationed over 0.8W Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 1 deg W in 1997-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 0.73 deg W drifting at 0.000 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 0.76W drifting at 0.002W degrees per day. References: 4.

• Iridium 15 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV015. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 778 km (483 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-034A. USAF Sat Cat: 24869. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.8 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 17 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV017. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 778 km (483 mi). Inclination: 86.39 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-034B. USAF Sat Cat: 24870. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.8 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 20 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV020. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 768 km (477 mi). Apogee: 784 km (487 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.37 min. COSPAR: 1997-034C. USAF Sat Cat: 24871. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.7 degrees. Failed. References: 4.

• Iridium 18 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV018. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 778 km (483 mi). Inclination: 86.39 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-034D. USAF Sat Cat: 24872. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.8 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 21 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV021. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 626 km (388 mi). Apogee: 640 km (390 mi). Inclination: 86.39 deg. Period: 97.38 min. COSPAR: 1997-034E. USAF Sat Cat: 24873. Plane 6. Ascending node 310.4 degrees. Failed in low orbit. References: 4.

• USA 132 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2R-2 / GPS SVN 43. Mass: 2,030 kg (4,470 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2R. Agency: USAF. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin, Valley Forge (formerly GE). Perigee: 20,132 km (12,509 mi). Apogee: 20,235 km (12,573 mi). Inclination: 55.80 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1997-035A. USAF Sat Cat: 24876. Placed in Plane F Slot 3 of the constellation. References: 4.

• Iridium 26 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV026. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-043A. USAF Sat Cat: 24903. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 25 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV025. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-043B. USAF Sat Cat: 24904. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 24 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV024. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-043C. USAF Sat Cat: 24905. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.3 degrees. Should be 24905, failed. References: 4.

• Iridium 23 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV023. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-043D. USAF Sat Cat: 24906. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 22 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV022. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-043E. USAF Sat Cat: 24907. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.3 degrees. References: 4.

• ACE Nation: USA. Payload: ACE. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: ACE. Agency: NASA GSF. Manufacturer: Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD. Perigee: 176 km (109 mi). Apogee: 128,196 km (79,657 mi). Period: 86,411.37 min. COSPAR: 1997-045A. USAF Sat Cat: 24912. Earth-Sun L1 point References: 4.

• Iridium 19 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV019. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-056A. USAF Sat Cat: 24965. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 37 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV037. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-056B. USAF Sat Cat: 24966. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.6 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 36 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV036. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-056C. USAF Sat Cat: 24967. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 35 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV035. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-056D. USAF Sat Cat: 24968. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.5 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 34 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV034. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-056E. USAF Sat Cat: 24969. Plane 4. Ascending node 262.5 degrees. References: 4.

• USA 134 Nation: USA. Program: Navstar. Payload: GPS 2A-28 / GPS SVN 38. Mass: 1,816 kg (4,003 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2 and 2A. Agency: USAF. Manufacturer: Boeing North American, Seal Beach (formerly Rockwell). Perigee: 19,970 km (12,400 mi). Apogee: 20,394 km (12,672 mi). Inclination: 55.00 deg. Period: 718.00 min. COSPAR: 1997-067A. USAF Sat Cat: 25030. Final GPS Block 2A satellite. Placed in Plane A Slot 3. References: 4.

• Iridium 43 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV043. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.39 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-069A. USAF Sat Cat: 25039. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.8 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 41 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV041. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-069B. USAF Sat Cat: 25040. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.8 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 40 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV040. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.39 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-069C. USAF Sat Cat: 25041. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.8 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 39 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV039. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-069D. USAF Sat Cat: 25042. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.8 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 38 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV038. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-069E. USAF Sat Cat: 25043. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.6 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 45 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV045. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-082A. USAF Sat Cat: 25104. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 46 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV046. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.41 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-082B. USAF Sat Cat: 25105. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.4 degrees. Should be 25105. References: 4.

• Iridium 47 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV047. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-082C. USAF Sat Cat: 25106. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 48 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV048. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 775 km (481 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-082D. USAF Sat Cat: 25107. Decay Date: 2001-05-05. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Iridium 49 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV049. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1997-082E. USAF Sat Cat: 25108. Plane 2. Ascending node 199.4 degrees. References: 4.

• Skynet 4D Nation: UK. Program: Skynet. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Agency: UK MOD. Manufacturer: MMS/UK. Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,795 km (22,241 mi). Inclination: 3.90 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min. COSPAR: 1998-002A. USAF Sat Cat: 25134. Geostationary at 52.8 degrees E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 53 deg E in 1998-1999; moving As of 4 September 2001 located at 34.00 deg W drifting at 0.004 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 34.33W drifting at 0.016W degrees per day. References: 4, 276.

• Globalstar FM1 Nation: USA. Payload: Globalstar s/n FM1. Mass: 222 kg (489 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Manufacturer: Loral/Alenia. Perigee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. Period: 114.10 min. COSPAR: 1998-008A. USAF Sat Cat: 25162. Plane 1. Ascending node 43.9 degrees. References: 4, 276.

• Globalstar FM2 Nation: USA. Payload: Globalstar s/n FM2. Mass: 222 kg (489 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Manufacturer: Loral/Alenia. Perigee: 1,412 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Inclination: 52.01 deg. Period: 114.08 min. COSPAR: 1998-008B. USAF Sat Cat: 25163. Plane 1. Ascending node 43.8 degrees. References: 4, 276.

• Globalstar FM3 Nation: USA. Payload: Globalstar s/n FM3. Mass: 222 kg (489 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Manufacturer: Loral/Alenia. Perigee: 1,509 km (937 mi). Apogee: 1,520 km (940 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. Period: 116.30 min. COSPAR: 1998-008C. USAF Sat Cat: 25164. Plane 1. Ascending node 42.4 degrees. References: 4, 276.

• Globalstar FM4 Nation: USA. Payload: Globalstar s/n FM4. Mass: 222 kg (489 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Manufacturer: Loral/Alenia. Perigee: 1,412 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,416 km (879 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. Period: 114.10 min. COSPAR: 1998-008D. USAF Sat Cat: 25165. Plane 1. Ascending node 43.6 degrees. References: 4, 276.

• Iridium 52 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV052. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-010A. USAF Sat Cat: 25169. Plane 5. Ascending node 294.1 degrees. References: 4, 276.

• Iridium 56 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV056. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-010B. USAF Sat Cat: 25170. Plane 5. Ascending node 294 degrees. References: 4, 276.

• Iridium 54 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV054. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-010C. USAF Sat Cat: 25171. Plane 5. Ascending node 294.2 degrees. References: 4, 276.

• Iridium 50 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV050. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-010D. USAF Sat Cat: 25172. Plane 5. Ascending node 294.2 degrees. References: 4, 276.

• Iridium 53 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV053. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-010E. USAF Sat Cat: 25173. Plane 5. Ascending node 294.2 degrees. References: 4, 276.

• Iridium 55 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV055. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-019A. USAF Sat Cat: 25272. Plane 3. Ascending node 230.9 degrees.

• Iridium 57 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV057. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-019B. USAF Sat Cat: 25273. Plane 3. Ascending node 230.9 degrees.

• Iridium 58 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV058. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-019C. USAF Sat Cat: 25274. Plane 3. Ascending node 230.9 degrees.

• Iridium 59 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV059. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-019D. USAF Sat Cat: 25275. Plane 3. Ascending node 230.9 degrees.

• Iridium 60 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV060. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-019E. USAF Sat Cat: 25276. Plane 3. Ascending node 230.9 degrees.

• Globalstar FM6 Nation: USA. Payload: Globalstar s/n FM6. Mass: 222 kg (489 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Manufacturer: Loral/Alenia. Perigee: 1,503 km (933 mi). Apogee: 1,523 km (946 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. Period: 116.30 min. COSPAR: 1998-023A. USAF Sat Cat: 25306. Plane 2. Ascending node 90.4 degrees.

• Globalstar FM8 Nation: USA. Payload: Globalstar s/n FM8. Mass: 222 kg (489 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Manufacturer: Loral/Alenia. Perigee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. Period: 114.10 min. COSPAR: 1998-023B. USAF Sat Cat: 25307. Plane 2. Ascending node 88.9 degrees.

• Globalstar FM14 Nation: USA. Payload: Globalstar s/n FM14. Mass: 222 kg (489 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Manufacturer: Loral/Alenia. Perigee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. Period: 114.10 min. COSPAR: 1998-023C. USAF Sat Cat: 25308. Plane 2. Ascending node 90.2 degrees.

• Globalstar FM15 Nation: USA. Payload: Globalstar s/n FM15. Mass: 222 kg (489 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Manufacturer: Loral/Alenia. Perigee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. Period: 114.10 min. COSPAR: 1998-023D. USAF Sat Cat: 25309. Plane 2. Ascending node 88.0 degrees.

• Iridium 70 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV070. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-032A. USAF Sat Cat: 25342. Plane 1. Ascending node 167.8 degrees.

• Iridium 72 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV072. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-032B. USAF Sat Cat: 25343. Plane 1. Ascending node 167.8 degrees.

• Iridium 73 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV073. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 778 km (483 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-032C. USAF Sat Cat: 25344. Plane 1. Ascending node 167.8 degrees.

• Iridium 74 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV074. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-032D. USAF Sat Cat: 25345. Plane 1. Ascending node 167.8 degrees.

• Iridium 75 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV075. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-032E. USAF Sat Cat: 25346. Plane 1. Ascending node 167.7 degrees. Not in service.

• Thor 3 Nation: Norway. Program: Thor Comsat. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: Telenor. Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Communications, El Segundo. Perigee: 35,777 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,798 km (22,243 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1998-035A. USAF Sat Cat: 25358. The spacecraft was delivered to its final orbit in a complex series of five engine burns by three rocket stages. The Delta's second stage demonstrated its restart capability in 4 burns: Burn 1 placed the rocket and payload into a low circular orbit; Burn 2 raised the apogee to 1400 km; Burn 3 circularised the orbit at 1400 km. The second stage then separated, and Burn 4 lowered the spent stage's perigee to a low altitude to ensure the stage would decay quickly and not add to the space junk already on orbit. Stage 3 burned once to place the payload and its kick motor into a high 1400 km perigee geosynchronous transfer orbit. The Stage 4 Star 30 apogee kick motor circularised the spacecraft's orbit at geostationary altitude. Geostationary at 0.8 degrees W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 1 deg W in 1998-1999 As of 4 September 2001 located at 0.83 deg W drifting at 0.000 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 0.85W drifting at 0.002W degrees per day.

• Iridium 82 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV082. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 708 km (439 mi). Apogee: 712 km (442 mi). Inclination: 86.50 deg. Period: 99.00 min. COSPAR: 1998-051A. USAF Sat Cat: 25467. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.6 degrees. Not in service. References: 279.

• Iridium 81 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV081. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-051B. USAF Sat Cat: 25468. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.7 degrees. References: 279.

• Iridium 80 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV080. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-051C. USAF Sat Cat: 25469. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.7 degrees. References: 279.

• Iridium 79 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV079. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 494 km (306 mi). Apogee: 544 km (338 mi). Inclination: 86.01 deg. Period: 95.01 min. COSPAR: 1998-051D. USAF Sat Cat: 25470. Decay Date: 2000-11-29. Plane 6. Ascending node 316.3 degrees. Failed in low orbit. References: 279.

• Iridium 77 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV077. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 707 km (439 mi). Apogee: 709 km (440 mi). Inclination: 86.52 deg. Period: 98.96 min. COSPAR: 1998-051E. USAF Sat Cat: 25471. Plane 6. Ascending node 325.4 degrees. Not in service. References: 279.

• Deep Space 1 Nation: USA. Mass: 486 kg (1,071 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Asteroids. Spacecraft: Deep Space 1. Agency: NASA/JPL. Manufacturer: JPL/SA. COSPAR: 1998-061A. USAF Sat Cat: 25508. The primary mission of Deep Space 1 probe was to test new technology for future interplanetary spacecraft, the main experiment being an ion propulsion engine using xenon propellant. It had an initial mass of 486.3 kg, including 81.5 kg of Xenon and 31.1 kg of hydrazine propellants. The Delta 7326 used three Alliant GEM-40 solid strap-on motors, the standard Delta II core vehicle, and a Thiokol Star 37FM solid motor as the third stage. The Delta second stage entered a 185 km parking orbit, then fired again to enter a 174 km x 2744 km x 28.5 degree orbit. The Star 37FM then separated and accelerated to place Deep Space 1 to escape velocity. Deep Space 1 successfully started its ion engine on November 24 after an initial attempt failed after four minutes on November 10. From its initial solar orbit of 0.99 AU x 1.32 AU x 0.4 degree, Deep Space 1 was to fly past the 3 km diameter asteroid 1992 KD at its perihelion of 1.33 AU. The spacecraft then flew past the nucleus of comet 19P/Borrelly at a distance of 2200 km at 2230 GMT on Sep 22 2001. It survived the encounter in good shape, sending back photos of the comet. At the encounter DS1 was in a 1.3 x 1.5 AU x 0 deg (ecliptic) solar orbit; Borrelly's orbit was 1.3 x 5.9 AU.References: , 296.

• SEDSAT 1 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Class: Technology. Spacecraft: SEDSAT. Agency: SEDS. Manufacturer: SEDS, Univ. Alabama-Huntsville chapter. Perigee: 546 km (339 mi). Apogee: 1,078 km (669 mi). Inclination: 31.40 deg. COSPAR: 1998-061B. USAF Sat Cat: 25509. Following separation of the third stage and the primary Deep Space 1 payload, the Delta second stage manoeuvred from its 185 km parking orbit to a 174 km x 2744 km x 28.5 degree orbit. It then released the SEDSAT micro-satellite, built by the Huntsville, Alabama chapter of SEDS (the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space). SEDSAT has two amateur radio transponders and an earth imaging camera.

• Iridium 2 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV087. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 590 km (360 mi). Apogee: 603 km (374 mi). Inclination: 85.60 deg. Period: 96.60 min. COSPAR: 1998-066A. USAF Sat Cat: 25527. Plane 5. Ascending node 289.1 degrees. Parking orbit.

• Iridium 86 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV086. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 708 km (439 mi). Apogee: 712 km (442 mi). Inclination: 86.50 deg. Period: 99.00 min. COSPAR: 1998-066B. USAF Sat Cat: 25528. Plane 5. Ascending node 293.9 degrees. Raising orbit.

• Iridium 85 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV085. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 512 km (318 mi). Apogee: 536 km (333 mi). Inclination: 86.02 deg. Period: 95.12 min. COSPAR: 1998-066C. USAF Sat Cat: 25529. Decay Date: 2000-12-30. Plane 5. Ascending node 291.1 degrees. Parking orbit.

• Iridium 84 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV084. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-066D. USAF Sat Cat: 25530. Plane 5. Ascending node 294.1 degrees. Raising orbit.

• Iridium 83 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Payload: Iridium s/n SV083. Mass: 689 kg (1,518 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Agency: Iridium. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Perigee: 776 km (482 mi). Apogee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 86.40 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1998-066E. USAF Sat Cat: 25531. Plane 5. Ascending node 294.2 degrees.

• BONUM-1 Nation: Russia. Program: BONUM. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: Telenor. Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Communications, El Segundo. Perigee: 35,785 km (22,235 mi). Apogee: 35,787 km (22,236 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. COSPAR: 1998-068A. USAF Sat Cat: 25546. BONUM-1 provided domestic Russian television service for Media Most, a Moscow media enterprise, broadcasting 50 channels to western Russia from a geostationary orbit at 36 degrees E. Mass was 1426 kg at launch, 800 kg of that propellant. BONUM-1 carried 8 Ku-band transponders. The Delta upper stage raised the initial 157 km x 189 km at 29.2 degree parking orbit to 159 km x 1304 km and then 1228 km x 1683 km at 26.7 degrees. A Thiokol Star 48B solid third stage boosted BONUM-1 to a 1285 x 36703 km x 19.5 degree geostationary transfer orbit, with the Thiokol Star 30 apogee kick motor placing the satellite in its final geostationary orbit. After separation of the spacecraft, the Delta made a final depletion burn to lower its orbit to 274 km x 1552 km x 25.6 degree to ensure it would quickly decay and burn up in the atmosphere. Geostationary at 35.9 degrees E. From 8 August 2000 position was 56.0 degrees E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 36 deg E in 1998-1999 55 deg E in 2000. As of 5 September 2001 located at 56.03 deg E drifting at 0.016 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 55.94E drifting at 0.008W degrees per day.

• Mars Climate Orbiter Nation: USA. Program: Mars Surveyor. Mass: 629 kg (1,386 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Spacecraft: MCO. Agency: JPL. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver (formerly Martin). COSPAR: 1998-073A. USAF Sat Cat: 25571. Decay Date: 1999-09-23. The Mars Climate Orbiter was the second flight of the Mars Surveyor Program. The probe was to enter a 160 km x 38600 km polar orbit around Mars on September 23,1999, and use aerobraking to reach a 373 km x 437 km x 92.9 degree sun-synchronous mapping orbit by November 23 1999. While the Mars Orbit Insertion burn began as planned on September 23, 1999 at 08:50 GMT, no signal was received after the spacecraft went behind the planet. Subsequent investigation showed that the spacecraft had plunged deep into the Martian atmosphere, with its closest approach to Mars being 57 km. It was concluded that the spacecraft burnt up in the atmosphere. It was later found that cutbacks in tracking, combined with incorrect values in a look-up table imbedded deep in the spacecraft software (use of pounds force instead of newtons) were to blame. This failure led to a shake-up of NASA's 'faster, better, cheaper' approach to unmanned spaceflight.Additional Details: Mars Climate Orbiter(12378).

• Mars Polar Lander Nation: USA. Mass: 576 kg (1,269 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Spacecraft: Mars Polar Lander. Agency: JPL. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver. COSPAR: 1999-001A. USAF Sat Cat: 25605. Decay Date: 1999-12-03. The Mars Polar Lander was placed by the first burn of the second stage into a 157 x 245 km x 28.35 deg parking orbit. The second stage restarted at 20:55 GMT and shut down in a 226 x 740 km x 25.8 deg Earth orbit. The solid rocket third stage (a Star 48B with a Nutation Control System and a yo-yo despin device) then ignited and put the spacecraft into solar orbit, separating at 21:02 GMT. Mars Polar Lander was to land near the south pole of Mars on December 3, 1999, and conduct conduct a three month mission, trenching near its landing site and testing for the presense of frozen water and carbon dioxide. Attached were two Deep Space 2 Microprobes, penetrators which would impact the Martian surface separately from the lander and return data on subsurface conditions from widely spaced points.

  When the spacecraft reached Mars on December 3, the lander separated from the cruise stage at 19:51 UTC and the two penetrators, Scott and Amundsen, were to separate about 20 seconds later. No further communications were ever received from the spacecraft. Landing had been expected at 20:01 UTC at 76.1S 195.3W, with the penetrators landing a few kilometres from each other at 75.0S 196.5W.

  This failure resulted in a review and reassessment of NASA's 'faster, better, cheaper' approach to planetary missions.

• DS2 Microprobe 1 Nation: USA. Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Agency: Boeing/H. COSPAR: 1999-001B. USAF Sat Cat: 25606.

• DS2 Microprobe 2 Nation: USA. Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Agency: Boeing/H. Perigee: 220 km (130 mi). Apogee: 645 km (400 mi). Inclination: 25.80 deg. Period: 93.23 min. COSPAR: 1999-001C. USAF Sat Cat: 25607. Decay Date: 1999-03-23.

• Stardust Nation: USA. Program: Discovery. Payload: Discovery 4. Mass: 370 kg (810 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Comet. Spacecraft: Stardust. Agency: JPL. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver. COSPAR: 1999-003A. USAF Sat Cat: 25618. Stardust was to fly within 100 km of comet 81P/Wild-2 in January 2004 and recover cometary material using an aerogel substance. A return capsule would land on a lake bed in Utah in January 2006, returning the material to earth. The launch went as planned. The second stage ignited at 21:08 GMT and its first burn put the vehicle into a 185 km x 185 km x 28 degree parking orbit at 21:14 GMT. The second stage second burn at 21:25 changed the orbit to planned values of 178 km x 7184 km x 28.5 degrees. The Star 37FM solid third stage ignited at 21:29 GMT and placed the spacecraft into a 2 year period solar orbit. The spacecraft separated at 21:31 GMT. Meanwhile, the Delta 266 second stage burned a third time on its own, until its propellants were depleted, entering a final orbit of 294 km x 6818 km x 22.5 degrees. The Stardust probe flew past Earth at a distance of 3706 km at 1115 GMT on January 15, 2001, and flew near the Moon at a distance of 98000 km at around 0200 GMT on January 16. The gravity assist flyby changed Stardust's heliocentric orbit from 0.956 x 2.216 AU x 0.0 deg to 0.983 x 2.285 AU x 3.7 deg.

• ARGOS Nation: USA. Payload: P91-1. Class: Technology. Type: Ion engine. Spacecraft: ARGOS. Agency: USAF SMC. Manufacturer: Boeing, Seal Beach. Perigee: 825 km (512 mi). Apogee: 839 km (521 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. COSPAR: 1999-008A. USAF Sat Cat: 25634. ARGOS was a USAF Space Test Program P91-1 technology satellite, equipped with an ion engine, ionosphere, x-ray, and dust detectors. Much delayed, it finally was placed into orbit on the eleventh (!) launch attempt.

• Orsted Nation: Denmark. Mass: 62 kg (136 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Orsted. Agency: DMI. Manufacturer: CRI, Kobenhaven. Perigee: 644 km (400 mi). Apogee: 863 km (536 mi). Inclination: 96.50 deg. COSPAR: 1999-008B. USAF Sat Cat: 25635. Denmark's Orsted gravity gradient stabilised satellite was to map the Earth's magnetic field. It was managed and operated by the Danish Meteorological Institute in Copenhagen. The satellite's prime contractor was CRI , Copenhagen.

• Sunsat Nation: South Africa. Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Sunsat. Agency: Stellenb. Manufacturer: Stellenbosch University, Cape Town. Perigee: 644 km (400 mi). Apogee: 865 km (537 mi). Inclination: 96.50 deg. COSPAR: 1999-008C. USAF Sat Cat: 25636. Sunsat was built by students at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and carried a small imager and a message relay payload.

• Landsat 7 Nation: USA. Program: Landsat. Mass: 1,969 kg (4,340 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Spacecraft: Landsat 7. Agency: NASA GSF. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin, Valley Forge. Perigee: 702 km (436 mi). Apogee: 703 km (436 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.80 min. COSPAR: 1999-020A. USAF Sat Cat: 25682. The vehicle entered a 175 km x 706 km x 98.2 deg initial orbit. 57 minutes after launch the Delta stage burned again to circularize the orbit at 668 km x 698 km and Landsat 7 separated from the stage. The Delta stage then burned to depletion of its propellant, into a 184 km x 710 km x 107.5 deg orbit that would decay quickly. The Landsat 7 remote sensing satellite was to be operated by NASA/Goddard until October 2000, when operations would be transferred to the US Geological Survey.

• Globalstar 52 Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Perigee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. Period: 114.10 min. COSPAR: 1999-031A. USAF Sat Cat: 25770.

• Globalstar 49 Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Perigee: 1,412 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. COSPAR: 1999-031B. USAF Sat Cat: 25771.

• Globalstar 25 Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Perigee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. Period: 114.10 min. COSPAR: 1999-031C. USAF Sat Cat: 25772.

• Globalstar 47 Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Globalstar. Agency: Globalst. Perigee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Inclination: 52.00 deg. COSPAR: 1999-031D. USAF Sat Cat: 25773.

• FUSE Nation: USA. Class: