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Appendix A-3
Successful U.S. Launches
October 1, 1994-September 30, 1995
Launch Date (GMT),
Spacecraft Name,
COSPAR Designation,
Launch Vehicle |
Mission Objectives |
Apogee and
Perigee (km),
Period (min),
Inclination to
Equator (°) |
Remarks |
Oct. 6, 1994
Intelsat 703
64A
Atlas IIAS |
Provide television, telephone service for N. Pacific region. |
35,803 km
35,775 km
23 hrs 56 minutes
0.035° |
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Nov. 1, 1994
Wind
71A
Delta II |
Measure solar wind plasma and magnetic field. |
Variable parameters |
Part of GGS/ISTP program. |
Nov. 3, 1994
Space Shuttle
Atlantis (STS-66)
73A
Space Shuttle |
Collect temperature and solar energy data for NASA and NOAA. |
310 km
296 km
1 hour 31 minutes
57° |
Deployed ATLAS-3, SSBUV, and CRISTA-SPAS-1 payloads. |
Nov. 29, 1994
Orion
79A
Atlas IIA |
Provide television service. |
36,022 km
35,621 km
23 hr 58 minutes
30° |
German spacecraft. |
Dec. 22, 1994
Defense Support
Program satellite
#17 (USA 107)
84A
Titan IV |
T SIZE="2">Early warning missile launch detection. |
Geosynchronous- exact parameters not available. |
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Dec. 30, 1994
NOAA-14
(NOAA-J
before orbit)
89A
Atlas E |
Measure weather data, such as atmospheric temperature and moisture. |
858 km
845 km
1 hour 42 minutes
98.9° |
Replaced NOAA-11. |
Jan. 10, 1995
Intelsat 704
1A
Atlas IIAS |
Provide radio and television coverage for MidEast, Africa, and Europe. |
35,797 km
35,776 km
23 hrs 56 minutes
0.015° |
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Jan. 28, 1995
EHF-F4
(UFO-4)
(USA108)
3A
Atlas II |
Naval communication. |
36,388 km
24,474 km
19 hours 31 minutes
5.4° |
DoD payload on commercial ELV. First UHF Follow-On to carry
EHF package. |
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Launch Date (GMT),
Spacecraft Name,
COSPAR Designation,
Launch Vehicle |
Mission Objectives |
Apogee and
Perigee (km),
Period (min),
Inclination to
Equator (°) |
Remarks |
Feb. 3, 1995
Space Shuttle
Discovery
(STS-63)
4A
Space Shuttle |
First close encounter in nearly 20 years between U.S. and Russian spacecraft (Mir); prelude to international Space Station. |
342 km
310 km
1 hour 31 minutes
51.6° |
Carried SPARTAN 204, SSCE, and AMOS payloads. |
Feb. 7, 1995
SPARTAN 204
4B
STS-63 |
Far-ultraviolet spectrograph saw galactic dust clouds. |
Similar to STS-63 |
Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy. |
Feb. 7, 1995
ODERACS 2A-2E
4C-4G
STS-63 |
Provide calibration for radar echoes. |
Similar to STS-63 |
Very small Orbital Debris Radar Calibration Spheres. |
March 2, 1995
Space Shuttle
Endeavour
(STS-67)
7A
Space Shuttle |
First ultraviolet images of the Moon taken by ASTRO-2 (trio of ultraviolet telescopes). |
363 km
349 km
1 hour 31 minutes
28.5° |
Also conducted protein crystal growth experiment. |
March 22, 1995
Intelsat 705
13A
Atlas IIAS |
Telecommunications for Latin America. |
35,800 km,
35,776 km,
23 hrs 56 minutes
0.04° |
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March 24, 1995
Defense
Meteorological
Satellite Program
DMSP/F13
(USA 109)
15A
Atlas E |
Replenish DoD meteorological constellation. |
854 km
847 km
1 hour 42 minutes
98.8° |
Final Atlas E launch. |
April 3, 1995
Orbcomm 1&2
17A & 17B
Pegasus |
Global paging and data communication. |
747 km
734 km
1 hour 40 minutes
69.9° |
First of 26 planned satellites. |
April 3, 1995
Microlab 1
17C
Pegasus |
Microsatellite with global lightning mapper and GPS radio receiver. |
747 km
734 km
1 hour 40 minutes
69.9° |
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Launch Date (GMT),
Spacecraft Name,
COSPAR Designation,
Launch Vehicle |
Mission Objectives |
Apogee and
Perigee (km),
Period (min),
Inclination to
Equator (°) |
Remarks |
April 7, 1995
MSAT
(AMSC-1)
19A
Atlas IIA |
Mobile telephone communication. |
Geosynchronous- exact parameters not available. |
American Mobile Satellite Corp. |
May 14, 1995
DoD classified
payload
(USA 110)
22A
Titan IV |
Electronic intelligence. |
Parameters not available. |
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May 23, 1995
GOES-9
(GOES-J)
25A
Atlas I |
Image cloud cover; measure atmospheric temperature and moisture. |
35,806 km
35,775 km
23 hours 56 minutes
0.07° |
Replaced GOES-7 over west coast of United States. |
May 31, 1995
EHF-F5
(UFO-5)
(USA 111)
27A
Atlas II |
Naval communication. |
Geosynchronous- exact parameters not available. |
DoD payload on commercial ELV. |
June 27, 1995
Space Shuttle
Atlantis
(STS-71)
30A
Space Shuttle |
Rendezvous with Mir space station. |
385 km
296 km
1 hour 31 minutes
51.6° |
Brought up Mir 19 crew; returned Mir 18 crew to Earth. |
July 10, 1995
DoD classified
payload
(USA 112)
34A
Titan IV |
Signal intelligence. |
39,200 km
1300 km
12 hours
64°
(data estimated by Jane's Intelligence Review) |
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July 13, 1995
Space Shuttle
Discovery
(STS-70)
35A
Space Shuttle |
Deploy Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). |
315 km
287 km
1 hour 31 minutes
28.4° |
First Shuttle mission to use new Mission Control Center in Houston. |
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Launch Date (GMT),
Spacecraft Name,
COSPAR Designation,
Launch Vehicle |
Mission Objectives |
Apogee and
Perigee (km),
Period (min),
Inclination to
Equator (š) |
Remarks |
July 13, 1995
TDRS-7
35B
STS-70 |
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) for other spacecraft and ground in F and Ku bands. |
35,803 km,
35,773 km,
23 hours 56 minutes,
0.43° |
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July 31, 1995
Defense
Satellite
Communications System
(DSCS-III)
(USA 113)
38A
Atlas IIA |
Military communication. |
Geosynchronous- exact parameters not available. |
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Aug. 5, 1995
Koreasat
41A
Delta II |
Provide South Korean television. |
29,798 km
26,777 km
17 hours 42 minutes
0.07° |
Failed to reach geostationary orbit initially. |
Aug. 28, 1995
JCSat3
43A
Atlas IIA |
Carry voice, data, and digital television signals. |
Geosynchronous- exact parameters not available. |
Japan's first regional communications spacecraft. |
Sep. 7, 1995
Space Shuttle
Endeavour
(STS-69)
48A
Space Shuttle |
Deploy SPARTAN and Wake Shield Facility. |
~ 370 km
1 hour 31 minutes
28.4° |
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Sep. 8, 1995
SPARTAN 201
48B
STS-69 |
X-ray, far-ultraviolet, and visible light instruments to study solar corona and galactic clusters. |
Parameters similar to STS-69 |
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Sep. 11, 1995
Wake Shield
Facility (WSF-2)
48C
STS-69 |
Grow special semiconductors. |
Parameters similar to STS-69 |
Terminated early because of overheating. |
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