NQB Reference Missions

MILESTONES:

CURRENT                    PROPOSED

First Orbit (100):         [n/a] First Orbit (75):
150                        200, alive for 1 day, Sputnik 1

                        [FO] First Heavy Sat (100):
                        200, e > 0.095 (x 1600), Sputnik 2

First Science (150):    [FO] First Scientific Sat (150):
2-900 x 1500            300, e > 0.14 (x 2500), alive for 7 days, has cosmic ray, Explorer 1

                        [FSO] Radiation Belt Exploration (x4) (90, 75, 60, 45):
                        300, e > 0.14 (x 2500), alive for 7-28 days, has cosmic ray, Explorer 3, 4

First Solar (100):        [FSO] First Advanced Satellite (150):
300                     600, e > 0.18 (x 3800) has solar panels, alive for 1 month, has magnetic scan, Vanguard 3

First Polar (50):        First Polar:
@ 85-95                    n/a

First Atmo (35):        First Atmo:
300 x 700                n/a

First Weather (75):        [FSO] First Meterological Science Sat (100):
300, e < 0.005            0u, 550, e > 0.14 (x 3000), Vanguard 1

First Nav (75):            [Adv] First Rudimentary Nav (100):
300+ @ 45                120u, 300 @ 65-80, Transit 1B

First Comm (75):        [Adv] First Passive Comms (75):
850 x 4500 @ 35            60u, 200 x 1200, SCORE

                        [FHO, Adv] First Active Comms (125):
                        200u, 900, Courier 1B

REPEATABLES:

WEATHER

[Wea 1] Early Weather (x8) (TIROS 1-8)
120u, 600-800 @ 40-60, e < 0.010-03, has television camera

[Wea 2] Sun-Synchronous Weather (ESSA)
120-1500u, SSO

[Wea 2] Geostationary Weather (SMS/GOES)
500-1500u, GEO

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[Wea 2] Advanced Sun-Synchronous Weather (Nimbus/Landsat)
380-850u, 1200 @ 100 SSO

[Wea 3] Modern Sun-Synchronous Weather (NOAA)
2000+u, SSO

[Wea 3] Modern Geostationary Weather (GOES)
2000+u, GEO

NAVIGATION

[Nav 1] Prototype Nav (x2) (Transit 4-series)
60u, 850 @ 60, e < 0.05,

[Nav 2] Operational Polar Nav (Transit 5-series, Transit-O)
60u, 1000 @ 90, e < 0.01

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[Nav 2] Operational Subpolar Nav (Tsiklon/Zaliv, Tsikada, Parus)
800u, 1000 @ 86, e < 0.01

[Nav 3] 55° 6-Orbit Navigation Constellation (GPS)

[Nav 3] Frozen 3-Orbit Navigation Constellation (GLONASS)

[Nav 3] Geostationary Navigation Constellation (BeiDou)

[Nav 3] QZSS, Targeted 3-sat Tundra Mini-Constellation

COMMUNICATIONS

[Com 1] Experimental Comms (x4) (TelStar 1-2)
200u, 900 x 6000-10000 @ 45

[Com 2] Geostationary Comms (Intelsat 2-series through 9-series)
60-4800u, GEO

[Com 2] Molniya Comms (Molniya-1, -2, -3)
1600u, Molniya

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[Com 2] LEO Store-Dump Comms (Strela-1, -2, -3)
500u, 1500 x 1500 @ 74

[Com 3] Modern Geostationary Comms (Intelsat 10+)
5000+u, GEO

[Com 3] Modern Molniya Comms (Meridian)
2000+u, GEO

[Com 3] Starlink, LEO Communications Constellation
* Shell 1: 24-Orbit 550 x 550 @ 53
* Shell 2: 24-Orbit 1150 x 550 @ 81
* Shell 3: 24-Orbit 340 x 550 @ 42

[Com 3] Iridium, LEO Communications Constellation

[Com 3] Sirus/Radiosat, Tundra Communications Constellation
3800u, Tundra


HISTORICAL INFO:

1958 Q1
    Vanguard 1             650 x 3800 @ 34
    Explorer 1            350 x 2500 @ 33
    Explorer 3            186 x 2700 @ 33
    Explorer 4            263 x 2213 @ 33
1958 Q2
    Vanguard 2            Weather, 10 kg, 560 x 2953 @ 32
1958 Q3
    Pioneer 0-2            Lunar Orbit
    Pioneer 3-4            Lunar Flyby
1958 Q4
    SCORE                Comms, 68 kg, 185 x 1484 @ 32
1959
    Explorer 6            200 x 40000 @ 47
    Vanguard 3            500 x 3000 @ 33
    Explorer 7             500 x 700 @ 50
1960
    Pioneer 5            Venus Flyby / Heliocentric
    Transit    1B            Nav, 119 kg, 373 x 748 @ 67
    Courier 1B            Comms, 230 kg, 938 x 1237 @ 28
    TIROS                Weather, 112 kg, 631 x 665 @ 48 (e=0.0025)
1961-5
    Transit 4A            Nav, 86 kg, 881 x 998 @ 66
    Ranger 1-5            Lunar Impactors
    TelStar    1            Comms, 171 kg, 952 x 5933 @ 45
    Mariner 1-2            Venus Flyby
    Mariner 3-4            Mars Flyby
    (Geosync)
    (Geostat)
    (Molniya)
1965-9
    Surveyor 1-7         Lunar Lander
    Lunar Orbiter 1-2     Lunar Orbiter
    Pioneer 6-9, E         Solar Weather
    Mariner 6-7            Mars Atmo Probe