3.2.2.1 On orbit

Location.

GTO upper stage deorbit

It utilizes LEO store and forward satellites in polar orbit.

The following ESA geostationary satellites have been re orbited OTS 2 (orbiting 318 km above GSO), GEOS 2 (260 km), Meteosat 2 (334 km), ECS 2 (335 km) and Olympus 1 (due to a failure, this satellite has been left at orbit 213 km below GSO).

(b) Retrievals from orbit

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38. The following ESA geostationary satellites have been reorbited so far OTS 2 (orbiting at 318 kilometres above GSO), GEOS 2 (260 kilometres), Meteosat 2 (334 kilometres), ECS 2 (335 kilometres) and Olympus 1 (because of a failure, this satellite has been left in an orbit 213 kilometres below GSO).

I can feel it on the rails.

Unidentified object is still orbiting.

In the United States, four groups of such satellites are deployed, namely, communications intelligence (COMINT) in the geostationary orbit (GSO) and signals or electronic intelligence (ELINT) satellites in the GSO and in high elliptical Earth (HEO) and low Earth (LEO) orbits.

Well, here's RHex RHex has trouble on rails on smooth rails, as you see here.

For some satellites on long lifetime LEO orbits, a transfer to shorter lifetime orbits is planned at the end of their activelife.

(f) At the end of operational life, geostationary spacecraft should be placed in a disposal orbit that has a perigee at least 300 km above the geostationary orbit

And I thought everything seemed to be on track.

The kid has earned her way.

A total of 26 remote sensing satellites will be launched into low altitude, sun synchronous and circular orbits together with 12 (6 in orbit spares) data relay satellites in geostationary orbit.

(c) Disposition of the objects on geostationary transfer orbit so as not to pose a risk to the geostationary orbit

The M Star system had 72 operational LEO satellites in 12 inclined orbital planes.

There are three general classes of orbit that may be suitable for small satellites the geostationary orbit (GSO), the highly elliptical orbit (HEO) and the low Earth orbit (LEO).

You said yourself my inventory was in shape, all my merchandise put away.

(g) Upper stages used to move geostationary satellites from GTO to GSO should be inserted into a disposal orbit at least 300 km above the geostationary orbit and freed of residual propellant.

This can be achieved by de orbiting immediately after mission completion or transferring to an orbit with a maximum orbital lifetime of 25 years.

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 31 July, 1995

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 31 August, 1995

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 30 September, 1995

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 31 October, 1995

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 30 November, 1995

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 31 December, 1995

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 31 January, 1996

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 29 February, 1996

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 31 March, 1996

The use of disposal orbits is currently the only technically feasible strategy for clearing the GSO region.

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 31 May, 1996

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 30 June, 1996

Basic orbital parameters Geostationary orbit

Using this procedure the SMS 1 satellite was put into disposal orbit 500 km above GSO, SMS 2 about 245 km above GSO and GOES 4 about 277 km above GSO.

The United States deploys them in the GSO.

The following objects achieved orbit since the last report but are no longer in orbit as of 2400Z 30 April, 1996

These are time in orbit, projected area, orbital altitude and orbital inclination.

Whereas the collision risk between an orbiting object and a meteoroid is essentially independent of altitude, the probability of collision between orbital objects is strongly related to altitude, in general being an order of magnitude higher in LEO than in GEO.

from a low intensity collision in GEO graveyard orbit (bottom)

These are time in orbit, projected area, orbital altitude and orbital inclination.

You'd pay 10,000 dollars for that in orbit.

2.2.2 Collision risk assessments in low Earth orbit