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| Energia Nuclear Waste Disposal Russian burial satellite. Study 1984. The entire inventory of high-level nuclear waste (100 metric tons) would be permanently disposed of in a solar orbit at 1. 2 AU between Earth and Mars using 10 to 15 launches of the Energia launch vehicle. |
| CPAC American burial satellite. Celestis. |
| Celestis American burial-in-space service. Celestis offers the the opportunity for the space-smitten to have (a portion) of their cremated remains to be put into orbit. Space burial satellite for Celestis, USA. Launched 1998-2001. Used the Orion-38 motor bus. |
1997 April 21 - .
11:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Gando.
Launch Complex:
Gran Canaria DZ.
Launch Pad: 27.0 N x 15.3 W.
Launch Platform: L-1011.
LV Family:
Pegasus.
Launch Vehicle:
Pegasus XL.
- Celestis - .
Payload: CPAC. Nation: USA.
Agency: OSC.
Manufacturer: Germantown.
Program: Celestis.
Class: Burial .
Type: Burial satellite. Spacecraft: CPAC.
Decay Date: 2002-05-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 24780 . COSPAR: 1997-018B. Apogee: 581 km (361 mi). Perigee: 553 km (343 mi). Inclination: 151.00 deg. Period: 96.00 min. Air dropped in Gran Canaria DZ..
1998 February 10 - .
13:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg 576E.
LV Family:
Taurus.
Launch Vehicle:
Taurus 2210.
- Celestis-02 - .
Payload: Celestis-02/Orion 38. Nation: USA.
Agency: OSC.
Manufacturer: Germantown.
Program: Celestis.
Class: Burial .
Type: Burial satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Pegasus-3.
Spacecraft: Celestis.
USAF Sat Cat: 25160 . COSPAR: 1998-007D. Apogee: 876 km (544 mi). Perigee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 108.00 deg. Period: 101.50 min.
1999 December 21 - .
07:13 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg 576E.
LV Family:
Taurus.
Launch Vehicle:
Taurus 2110.
- Celestis-03 - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: OSC.
Program: Celestis.
Class: Burial .
Type: Burial satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Pegasus-3.
Spacecraft: Celestis.
Decay Date: 1971-03-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 26034 . COSPAR: 1999-070C. Apogee: 571 km (354 mi). Perigee: 550 km (340 mi). Inclination: 98.28 deg. Period: 95.86 min. Burial satellite containing cremated human remains..
2001 September 21 - .
18:49 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg 576E.
LV Family:
Taurus.
Launch Vehicle:
Taurus 2110.
FAILURE: A problem a few seconds after first stage separation caused the rocket to go off course; it recovered and the remainder of the stages fired, but final cutoff velocity was too low to reach a sustainable orbit..
- Celestis-4 - .
Mass: 368 kg (811 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: Orbimage.
Manufacturer: OSC.
Program: Celestis.
Class: Burial .
Type: Burial satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Pegasus-3.
Spacecraft: Celestis.
COSPAR: F010921D. Celestis-4 consisted of two Celestis burial canisters containing cremated human remains. After the launch vehicle failure Celestis guaranteed a relaunch of back-up remains..
2008 August 3 - .
03:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
Launch Complex:
Kwajalein OM.
LV Family:
Falcon.
Launch Vehicle:
Falcon 1.
FAILURE: The new Merlin 1C first stage engine completed its burn, but the thrust took longer to decay than expected. It was still thrusting when stage 2 tried to separate, and the two stages collided, setting the second stage tumbling..
2012 May 22 - .
07:44 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC40.
Launch Pad: SLC40.
LV Family:
Falcon.
Launch Vehicle:
Falcon 9.
- Celestis 11 - .
Mass: 7.00 kg (15.40 lb). Nation: USA.
Class: Burial.
Type: Burial satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Pegasus-3.
Spacecraft: Celestis.
Decay Date: 2012-06-27 . USAF Sat Cat: 38349 . COSPAR: 2012-027B. Apogee: 298 km (185 mi). Perigee: 253 km (157 mi). Inclination: 51.70 deg. Period: 90.00 min. Released from the Dragon spacecraft. Carried some of the ashes of Star Trek actor James Doohan, among others..
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