SPACEWARN Bulletin Number 477

SPACEWARN Activities

A. List of New International Designations and Launch Dates.

1993-048B (22724) INSAT 2B      Jul 22    1993-040A (22696) RESURS F-18  Jun 25
     048A (22723) HISPASAT 1B   Jul 22         039A (22694) GALAXY 4     Jun 25
    *047A (22721) Cosmos 2260   Jul 22         038F (22692) Cosmos 2257  Jun 24
    *046A (22719) USA 94        Jul 19         038E (22691) Cosmos 2256  Jun 24
     045A (22716) Cosmos 2259   Jul 14         038D (22690) Cosmos 2255  Jun 24
     044A (22709) Cosmos 2258   Jul 07         038C (22689) Cosmos 2254  Jun 24
     043A (22704) Soyuz TM-17   Jul 01         038B (22688) Cosmos 2253  Jun 24
     042A (22700) USA 92        Jun 26         038A (22687) Cosmos 2252  Jun 24
     041A (22698) RADCAL        Jun 25

B. Text of Launch Announcements.

1993-048B

INSAT 2B, an Indian geostationary communications spacecraft, was launched from Kourau, French Guiana, by an Ariane 4 booster at 22:59 UT.

1993-048A

HISPASAT 1B, a Spanish geostationary communications spacecraft, was launched from Kourau, French Guiana, by an Ariane 4 booster at 22:59 UT.

1993-047A

Cosmos 2260, a C.I.S. natural resources spacecraft, was launched from Plesetsk cosmodrome by a Soyuz rocket at 08:45 UT. Initial orbital parameters are period 89.9 min, apogee 297 km, perigee 241 km, and inclination 82.3 deg.

1993-046A

USA 94, a U.S.A spacecraft was launched.

1993-045A

Cosmos 2259, a C.I.S. spacecraft, was launched from Plesetsk cosmodrome by a Soyuz rocket at 16:40 UT. Initial orbital parameters are period 89.7 min, apogee 373 km, perigee 176 km, and inclination 67.2 deg.

1993-044A

Cosmos 2258, a C.I.S. spacecraft, was launched at 07:15 UT from Baykonur cosmodrome by a Tsiklon-M rocket. Initial orbital parameters are period 92.7 min, apogee 427 km, perigee 411 km, and inclination 92.7 km.

1993-043A

Soyuz TM-17, a C.I.S. transportation spacecraft, was launched at 14:32 UT from Baykonur cosmodrome to dock with MIR station and transport cosmonauts. Initial orbital parameters are period 90.1 min, apogee 372 km, perigee 219 km, and inclination 51.6 deg.

1993-042A

USA 92, the final member to join the full fleet of 24 GPS spacecraft, was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station by a Delta 2 rocket. Initial orbital parameters are period 12 hr, apogee 20,246 km, perigee 20,123 km, and inclination 54.7 deg.

1993-041A

RADCAL's initial orbital parameters are period 101.4 min, apogee 900 km, perigee 791 km, and inclination 89.5 deg. National status and launch site/vehicle are unknown at this time.

1993-040A

RESURS F-18, a C.I.S. natural resources spacecraft, was launched from Plesetsk cosmodrome by a Soyuz rocket at 16:20 UT. It carried spectral photometers to map natural resources. Initial orbital parameters are period 89 min, apogee 271 km, perigee 187 km, and inclination 82.6 deg.

1993-039A

GALAXY 4, a U.S.A. geostationary communications spacecraft, was launched from Kourau, French Guiana, by an Ariane 42P booster at 00:18 UT. It carried 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders.

1993-038F, -038E, -038D, -038C, -038B, -038A

Cosmos 2257, Cosmos 2256, Cosmos 2255, Cosmos 2254, Cosmos 2253, and Cosmos 2252, which form a fleet of C.I.S. defense communications spacecraft, were launched by a Tsiklon rocket from Plesetsk cosmodrome at 04:12 UT. Initial orbital parameters of the fleet are period 114.2 min, apogee 1,439 km, perigee 1,419 km, and inclination 83 deg.

C. Spacecraft Particularly Suited for International Participation

Category I

1. Spacecraft with essentially continuous radio beacons on frequencies less than 150 MHz, or higher frequencies if especially suited for ionospheric or geodetic studies. To see a list select here.

2. Global Positioning System satellites useful for navigational purposes and geodetic studies. To see a list select here.

3. Actual decays/landings of payload spacecraft and rocket bodies (R/B) only. Additional information is not available.

   Designations          Common Name               1993
   1993-047B (22722)    R/B RESURS F-19           24 Jul
   1993-005A (22319)    SOYUZ TM-16     landed on 22 Jul
   1992-078A (22229)    MSTI                      18 Jul
   1993-040A (22696)    RESURS F-18               12 Jul
   1993-044B (22710)    R/B COSMOS 2258           07 Jul
   1993-034A (22666)    PROGRESS M-18             04 Jul
   1993-043B (22705)    R/B SOYUZ TM-17           03 Jul
   1993-037A (22684)    STS 57          landed on 01 Jul
   1992-049B (22065)    EURECA 1                  01 Jul
   1981-030D (12383)    R/B MOLNIYA 3-15          29 Jun
   1993-040B (22697)    R/B RESURS F-18           27 Jun
   
   

4. Miscellaneous Items. (This section contains information/data that are entered on occasion and may not be repeated in each issue of the SPACEWARN Bulletin.)

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NASA Official: J. H. King, joe.king@gsfc.nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 May 1995, EVB II