Re: Launch Pace Pick Up

From: gb (onw9mapsgb_at_no.arrl.spam.net)
Date: 03/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:36:07 -0600

"Ed Kyle" <edkyle99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1111679203.041750.204850@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Only nine space launches occurred worldwide during
> the first almost three months of 2005, but the
> pace seems set to pick up in coming weeks. As
> many as 18-20 space launches may happen during
> April-May. A list of on-deck launches that *may*
> occur follows. Please note that historically a
> sizable percentage of space launches are postponed
> substantially from original planning dates.
>
> Three highlights.
>
> 1. STS/Discovery return to flight, which is
> currently planned for mid-May, but no one would
> be surprised if this launch happened in June, or
> July, or later.
>
> 2. Last Titan 4 launch from Cape Canaveral Pad 40.
>
> 3. Zenit 3SL launch expected to top the recent
> heaviest commercial satellite launch mark set by
> Atlas V.
>
>
> MONTH VEHICLE PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE ORBIT
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Mar Proton K/DM-2M Express AM-2 2.6 TB GEO
> Apr Titan 403B-30 NRO L-16 14.5 CC 40 ???
> Apr Soyuz FG Soyuz TMA-6 7.3 TB 1 LEO
> Apr Pegasus XL DART 0.3 V LEO
> Apr Soyuz FG/Fregat Galaxy 14 1.8 TB GTO
> Apr Minotaur STP-R1 0.1 V SLC8 LEO
> Apr PSLV IRS-P5 1.5 SRI LEO
> Apr Zenit 3SL/DMSL Spaceway 1 6.0 POR GTO
> Apr CZ3B Apstar 6 4.7 XC GTO
> May Delta 4M+4,2 GOES-N 3.1 CC 37B GTO
> May Delta 2-7320 NOAA-N 2.2 V 2W LEO/S
> May STS/Discovery STS-114/ISS-ULF 130.5 KSC39B LEO
> May Ariane 5GS Syracuse3A/Telcom2 5.6 KO ELA3 GTO
> May Delta 2-7925 GPS 2RM-1 2.0 CC 17A MEO
> May Proton M/Briz M Direct-TV 3.8 TB GTO+
> May Molniya M Kosmos 1.7? PL MEO?
> May Dnepr 1 23 usats 0.2 TB 109 LEO
> May Soyuz-U Foton M-2 6.4 PL LEO
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> - Ed Kyle
>

Ed -

Are you aware of any special or additional photo / camera activities (e.g.
contractor or historical) planned for the final Titan IV launch from the
Cape ?

gb