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Scarborough, UK
2013 May 22
Wednesday, Day 142

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Launch Lists 2010-2013

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Geosynchronous Satellites

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2013 May 22	Shenzhou 10 Status Report
Summary of the state of play: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=1066

2013 May 18	New Blog Entry - Bion M1 Landing
Map of the ground track for re-entry and landing: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=1034

2013 May 12	New Blog Entry - Chinese Missile Test?
Thoughts on a NOTAM issued 2013 May 12: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=976

2013 Apr 13	新页面 - 新页面
神舟十号任务的预览 - http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=883

2013 Apr 11	Blog Page - N Korea Missile Test
Directions that it might take: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=929

2013 Mar 31	New Blog Entry - Shenzhou 10 Launch Campaign
Will be updated as events occur: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=852

2013 Mar 26	New Blog Entry - Dragon CRS/SpaceX-02 Re-entry & Landing Events
Timeline and map: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=782

2013 Mar 11	New Page - Shenzhou 10 Heads Up!
What we know so far about the upcoming mission: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=665

2013 Mar 1	New Blog page - Dragon and ISS
Dragon's missed rendezvous with the ISS: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=655

2013 Feb 24	New Page - PSLV Dog-leg
Dog-leg ground track to avoid Sri-Lanka: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=646

2013 Jan 26	New Blog Entry - IGS launch
Notes on the 'dog-leg' manouvre to be executed by the H-IIA launch vehicle: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=624

2013 Jan 18	New Page - Upcoming South Korea Launch
The NOTAMs, ground track and comparison with North Korea's Unha 3 launch: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=581

2013 Jan 5	New Page - Chang'e 3 Launch Windows
Potential dates and times for launch late-2013 based on analysis of Chang'e 1 & 2 missions: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/ChangE/ChangE3Window.php

2012 Dec 17	New Page - Kwangmyongsong 3
A look at the Kwangmyongsong 3 satellite: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/NKorea/Kwangmyongsong3appraisal.php

2012 Dec 15	New Page - Kwangmyongsong 3 Orbit Evolution
Ongoing, dynamic plot of orbit parameters: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/NKorea/Kwangmyongsong32orbit.php

2012 Dec 11	New Page - OTV Missions, the Launch Windows
What is behind the seemingly random, jumping around times for these missions if they get moved from one day to another? http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/US/OTVwindows.php

2012 Dec 11	New Page - OTV 3 Debris Zones
Maps showing the impact zones for the Altals and Centaur rocket stages: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/US/OTV3Impact.php

2012 Dec 1	New Page - Kwangmyongsong 3-2 Launch
North Korea announces a second attempt to launch its Kwangmyongsong 3 satellite: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Kwangmyongsong32.php

2012 Nov 29	New Blog Entry - Pléiades Countdown and Mission Events
Chronology of milestones during the launch and climb to orbit: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=359

2012 Nov 19	Soyuz TMA-05M Landing - Blog
Misinterpreted comments over the radio links during the landing led to some incorrect reporting by NASA and erroneous reports by the likes of Space.com. Chronology: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?p=291

2012 Oct 23	New to zarya.info
zarya.info now has an RSS feed for current stories: http://www.zarya.info/blog/?feed=rss

2012 Oct 22	New Section - Zarya Blog
A new section of the web site opened that will carry the magazine-type articles rather than set them up as web pages: http://www.zarya.info/blog/

2012 Oct 17	New Page - Tiangong 1 Diary
Chronicle of all known milestones/events relating to the Tiangong 1 space laboratory: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/Tiangong1Diary.php

2012 Oct 8	New Page - zarya.info Twitter Feed
Resurrected the old page: http://www.zarya.info/Twitter.php

2012 Sep 12	New Page - HTV 3 Re-entry
Re-entry track, the danger zones and map: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/HTV3Reentry.php

2012 Sep 4	New Page - Launches and Orbits for 2009
Complete list of attempted launches and orbits for all successfully orbited payloads: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2009

2012 Sep 2	Updated Page - Awaiting Shenzhou 10
Updated to reflect recent orbit boost...... 2012 Nov-Dec launch window data no longer listed: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/10/Shenzhou10.php

2012 Sep 2

Improved Data - Geosynchronous Orbit Tables

Thanks to the new SpaceTrack API for retrieving element sets, all of these pages are now updated daily.

All Geosynchronous:
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-loc.php - by longitude
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-alpha.php - by name
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-age.php - by age

USA and OPS Names:
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-USA.php - by name
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-USAtype.php - by type
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-USAloc.php - by location

2012 Aug 17	New Page - Tracking USA 217
Radio transmissions discovered after nearly two years - is this a US store-dump communications satellite? http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Misc/USA217.php

2012 Aug 7	New Page - Proton-M/Briz-M Launch failure 2012 August
Attempt to launch Indonesia's Telkom 3 and Russia's Express-MD2 goes wrong when the Briz-M stage fails to fire: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/120707ProtonFailure.php

2012 Jul 28	New Page - Does Tiangong 1 Have a Problem?
What is causing small variations in the Tiangong 1 orbit? http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/Tiangong1Problem.php

2012 Jul 23	Updated Page - Awaiting Shenzhou 10
Page now shows actual launch times for the 2012 December launch windows: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/10/Shenzhou10.php

2012 Jul 19	New Page - Shenzhou Launch Windows
Launch Windows for Shenzhou and Tiangong Rendezvous Missions: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/ShenzhouWindows.php

2012 Jul 16	New Page - A Shenzhou 9 Puzzle
A mystery object in orbit: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou9Debris.php

2012 Jul 13	New Page - Soyuz TMA-05M Early Orbits
Orbital elements, radio frequencies, how to track, data from TsUP: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/SoyuzTMA05Melset.php

2012 Jul 6	New Page - Shenzhou 9 Confusion
Did SpaceTrack lose Tiangong 1? http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou9OMConfusion.php

2012 Jul 1	New Page - Space Talks & Lectures
Talks and lectures on various aspects of space exploration: http://www.zarya.info/talks.php

2012 Jun 26	New Page - NROL-15 Impact Zones
Map of restricted areas for launch day: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/NROL15.php

2012 Jun 25	New Page - Shenzhou 9 Landing
Actual timetable for landing day: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou9Landing.php

2012 Jun 18	New Page - Shenzhou 9 Docking
Map showing location of Shenzhou 9 and Tiangong 1 as they docked: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou9Dock.php

2012 Jun 15	New Pages - Shenzhou 9 Resource
Shenzhou 9 info, will be updated real time: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou9Diary.php http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou9NOTAM.php

2012 Jun 1	New Page - In Chinese
Shenzhou 9 page translated to Simplified Chinese: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou09Analysiscn.php Other pages will be translated if/when I find a volunteer to help).

2012 May 26	New Page - Iridium Flares Over Yorkshire
Detailed predictions for some specific locations: http://www.zarya.info/AstroYorks/IridiumFlare.php?site=SCA

2012 May 14	New Page - 2012 Kobalt-M Mission
Map showing information available from the relevant NOTAMs: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/120517KobaltM.php

2012 May 10	New Page - List of Yaogan Launches
For reference, all launches under the Yaogan name: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Yaogan/Yaogan.php

2012 May 3	New Page - Geosynchronous Satellites
Pages added listing USA and OPS satellites in alternative presentation orders: Location order: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-USAloc.php Payload name order: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-USAtype.php

2012 Apr 28	New Page - Beidou M4/M4 NOTAMs
An explanation and map: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Beidou/BeidouM3M4.php

2012 Apr 23

New Section - Geosynchronous Satellites

Pages added listing satellites currently at geosynchronous locations with choices of presentation order.

Location (longitude):
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-loc.php

Longevity:
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-age.php

By name (alphabetic):
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-alpha.php

Satellites with "USA" and "OPS" designations:
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/geo-USA.php

2012 Apr 16	New Page - Shenzhou 9 Launch Date
Launch windows and most likely date: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou09Analysis.php

2012 Apr 14	Update - NROL-36 Cubesats
Most of the eleven paylods identified: http://www.zarya.info/Calendar.php#outsat

2012 Apr 13	New Page - Kwangmyongsong 3 Launch Failure
Notes on the Unha 3 flight: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Unha3Impact.php

2012 Apr 12	New Page - Vostok and Gagarin
TASS contemporary words : http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/VostokTASS.php

2012 Apr 10	New Page - Unha 2 Sun-Synchronous Track
Effect on the ground track of heading for sun-synchronous orbit: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Unha3SS.php

2012 Apr 10	New Page - Firsts
Firsts to orbit: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Firsts.php

2012 Apr 9	New Page - Unha 2 and Unha 3 launches
There are some noticeable differnces between the two missions: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Unha.php

2012 Mar 29	New Page - Kwangmyongsong 3 Launch
Launch ground track and debris impact areas (updated 2012 Apr 3): http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Kwangmyongsong3.php

2012 Mar 26	New Page - NOTAMs for the FIA Radar Satellite Launches
Illustrates that the NROL-25 payload is the second FIA Radar satellite: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/FIARadar.php

2012 Feb 23	Revised Data - Soyuz Radio Frequencies
Reviewed and updated all Soyuz/Progress frequency listing entries, affects principally: http://www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesSoyuz.php

2012 Feb 12	New Page - Iran's New Launch Site
Iran has indicated that it is to open a new launch site in the south-east of the country to handle larger rockets and increase its launch options: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Iran/IranNewSite.php

2012 Feb 5	Updated Page - Shenzhou 9
Added chart showing solar flux variation and link to Tiangong 1 orbit decay: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou09.php

2012 Feb 4	New Page - Iran's Satellites
A listing of all of Iran's satellite launches to date: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Iran/Iran.php

2012 Jan 29	Updated Page - Shenzhou 9
Dynamic chart showing forecast for when Tiangong 1 will be back at Shenzhou operating height: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou09.php#forecast

2012 Jan 26	New Page - Progress M-13M Re-entry
Groundtrack map and splashdown area diagram: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/ProgressM-13MReEntry.php

2012 Jan 21	Updated Page - Tiangong 1
Tiangong 1 changes orientation again, reduces drag even further, Shenzhou 9 may be launched in June: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/Tiangong1.php

2012 Jan 18	Updated Page - The Ever Expanding Catalogue
Points plotted for 2011: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Catalogue.php

2012 Jan 17	Updated Page - Shenzhou 9
Notes on the effect of the December 15 orbital attitude adjustment updated: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou09.php

2012 Jan 13	New Page - Phobos-Grunt Re-Entry
An attempt to take a sensible view: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Misc/PhobosGrunt4.php

2012 Jan 8	New Page - X-37B &Tiangong 1
The British Interplanetary Society's Magazine Spaceflight gets it totally wrong with an error-strewn article suggesting that the USAF's X-37B spaceplane (aka OTV-2) is orbiting alongside China's Tiangong 1 space lab: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/TG1-OTV2.php

2011 Dec 23	New Page - Russian launch Failures 2010-2011
These are the ones that got as far as ignition: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/RussiaFail2010-11.php

2011 Dec 23	New Page - Notes on Meridan 5 Launch Failure
Ground track maps: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Meridian5drop.php

2011 Dec 18	New Page - Phobos-Grunt Re-entry
Tracking the re-entry estimates including graphical representation: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Misc/PhobosGrunt3.php

2011 Dec 17	New Page - The Ever Expanding Catalogue
The catalogue numbering series recently passed 38,000 items known to have reached orbit or beyond. There is a simple view of how the situation has grown over the years: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Catalogue.php

2011 Dec 11	New Page - Luch 5A and Amos 5 launch
Brief notes and diagrams on aspects of the mission: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/Luch5AAMOS5.php

2011 Dec 5	Page updates - Shenzhou 9 & Tiangong 1
Shenzhou 9 and Tiangong orbit plots updated to cover the potential launch date: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries//China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou09.php http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/Tiangong1.php

2011 Dec 1	New Page - Shenzhou 9 Musings
Thoughts/discussion on Shenzhou 9 launch date and time: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries//China/Shenzhou/9/Shenzhou09.php

2011 Nov 27	New Page - Phobos-Grunt - Orbit Watch
Evolution of its orbit: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Misc/PhobosGrunt2.php

2011 Nov 24	New Page - Phobos-Grunt, Still Alive
After several weeks of silence - tracked by ESA ground station near Perth, WA: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Misc/PhobosGrunt1.php

2011 Oct 24	New Pages - China Piloted, and Related, Launches
Lists of Launches: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/Shenzhou.php Shenzhou 8: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/8/Shenzhou08.php

2011 Oct 8	New Page - RoSat Re-entry
Tracking RoSat on the way down: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Misc/RoSat.php

2011 Oct 5	New Page - USA Missile Interception Tests 2011 Oct 5
USA tests missile interception system and the STSS Demonstrator satellites are in attendance: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/STSSDemo/STSSDemoMissile10.php

2011 Oct 4	New Page - Tiangong 1 Manouvres
While Tiangong 1 awaits the arrival of Shenzhou 8, there is an ongoing set of graphical plots to monitor orbit changes: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/China/Shenzhou/Tiangong1.php

2011 Sep 15	New Pages - Launches 1957-61
Complete list of launch attempts to orbit and beyond, including launch vehicle, site, mission notes, detailed orbits and re-entry information: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=1957

2011 Sep 8	New Pages - Launches 2010 and 2011
Complete list of launch attempts to orbit and beyond, including launch vehicle, site, mission notes, detailed orbits and re-entry information: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2011

2011 May 29	New Page - History of the Zenit Recovery Beacons
A year-by-year and type-by-type analysis of the recovery beacons (TK, TG, etc) from Korolyov's Zenit reconsats: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Zenit/BeaconHistory.php

2011 May 20	New Page - ISS near 600 MHz
Signals from Zarya and Zvezda http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/ISS/600MHz01.php

2011 Apr 7	New Section - Google Earth Virtual Tours
Tour of Baikonur available now, others will be added later: http://www.zarya.info/GEarth/Baikonur.php .

2011 Mar 31	Home Page Updated
Added "Current Events - Latest" with link to Go for Launch!

2011 Jan 15	Updated Photograph of the "Kettering Timeline"
Real photo to replace the graphic shown earlier, scroll down the page to "2009 - Commemoration": http://www.zarya.info/Kettering/Kettering.php

2011 Jan 9	New Aerial for the Zarya Tracking Station
My new 3.5 turn helix, omni-directional aerial: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Equipment/Helix.php

2011 Jan 7	Zarya Front Page - Revisions and Additional Images
http://www.zarya.info

2011 Jan 5	USA 155 and the 2011 Jan 4 Solar Eclipse
How the eclipse affected USA 155's S-band radio transmitter: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Misc/USA-155SolarEclipse20110104.php

2010 Dec 19	1966 - British Interplanetary Society and Luna 9
In 1966, the BIS presented the USSR Acadamy of Sciences with a model of the recently-landed Luna 9: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Luna/Luna09BIS.php

2010 Dec 15	STSS Demonstrator - On-orbit Test Calendar
Northrop Grumman revealed more detail of the known missile tracking tests and gave details of additional tests, see: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/STSSDemo/STSSDemoCalendar.php

2010 Oct 8	Zenit Recovery Locator Beacons
Interpretation of the signal structure of the post-flight locator beacons of Korolyov's Zenit reconnaissance satellites: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Zenit/TK.php

2010 Sep 17	Minuteman III ICBM Launch - Monitored by STSS Demonstrator Mission
STSS Demonstrator involvement in tracking this launch see: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/STSSDemo/STSSDemoMissile3.php

2010 Sep 5	The Seventh Continent
BBC Panorama programme of 1968, featuring Kettering Grammar School pupils: http://www.zarya.info/Kettering/Archive/7thContinent.php

2010 Sep 3	Cosmos 2463 - Broken?
Unexpected transmissions on strange frequencies: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Misc/Cosmos2463.php

2010 Sep 1	New feature - What's New?
That's this page!

2010 Sep 1	Eclipse of USA 155 at the Equinox
http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Misc/USA-155Eclipse.php

2010 Jul 28	STSS Demonstrator - Tests of the Missile Detection Sensors
This section is subject to likely to be updated - more events are expected: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/STSSDemo/STSSDemoMissileTests.php

2010 Jul 5	Tracking - Progress M-06M
Changing separation between Progress and the ISS after the failed docking, as measured from radio tracking: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/ISS/ProgressM06M/ProgressM06MSep.php

2010 Jun 18	Zarya's Twitter feed inaugurated
Follow Zarya_Info at: http://www.twitter.com/Zarya_Info

2010 Jun 6	Zarya Calendar is now Go for Launch!
Former Calendar pages used embedded Google Calendar, they now use HTML tables: http://www.zarya.info/Calendar.php Split into Current Six Months, future six months and previous month before being transferred to the current year under the Zarya "Diaries" section.

2010 Jun 1	Zenit - Korolyov's Legacy
Summaries of Zenit missions by type and with Kettering Satellite Tracking group data added: http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Zenit/Zenit.php

2009 Sep 27	New Section: Tracking - STSS Demonstrator Mission
Information on tracking activities relating to the mission: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/STSSDemo/STSSDemoLaunch.php