Friday, December 28, 1973
Wednesday, December 26, 1973
Tuesday, December 25, 1973
Saturday, December 22, 1973
Friday, December 21, 1973
Friday, December 14, 1973
Friday, December 7, 1973
Monday, December 3, 1973
Wednesday, November 28, 1973
Tuesday, November 27, 1973
Monday, November 26, 1973
Sunday, November 25, 1973
Friday, November 23, 1973
Monday, November 19, 1973
Sunday, November 18, 1973
Saturday, November 17, 1973
Friday, November 16, 1973
Explorer 22
1964-064A
The BE-B (Beacon Explorer B) payload, also designated S-066A, replaced the lost S-66 mission and became Explorer XXII. It was launched at 0300:04 on 1964 Oct 10 by Scout X-4 from Vandenberg. At 0311:48 it reached a 104.82 min, 889 x 1081 km x 79.7 deg orbit. Explorer XXII transmitted until 1969 Apr 17.
Mass was 52 kg. Transit 5 type, size 0.5m dia 0.3m high and 4 solar panels 4.0m span?
| BE-B | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Oct 10 | 0300:04 | Launch by Scout | V SLC5 |
| T+1:11 St 1 burnout | |||
| T+1:17 St 2 burn | |||
| T+2:00 St 2 burnout | |||
| T+2:03 Fairing sep | |||
| T+2:05 St 3 burn | |||
| T+2:41 St 3 burnout | |||
| T+11:13 St 3 sep | |||
| T+11:19 St 4 burn | |||
| 0311:47 | T+11:43 St 4 burnout | 104.82 889 x 1081 x 79.7 | |
| 0322? | T+22m? Despin | ||
| 0327? | T+27m? St 4 sep | ||
| 1969 Apr 17 | end of ops | ||
Payload:
- USN Doppler Beacon, 162/324 MHz
- RF beacon
- Langmuir probe
Thursday, November 15, 1973
Thursday, November 8, 1973
Thursday, November 1, 1973
Saturday, October 27, 1973
Friday, October 19, 1973
Sunday, October 14, 1973
Ferret 9
1966-009A
FTV 2703 (Mission 7160, Ferret 9) was the last Ferret to be launched into an 82 degree orbit. It was the last F-2 ferret and carried a Group 3-D digital payload which operated for 7 months. Mission was to update the Radar Order of Battle in various frequency bands, with an additional limited capability for general search. Mission 7159 was cancelled, partly because it was duplicated by P-11 flights 7311 and 7312.
An auxiliary payload, SETTER, was a followon to BIRD DOG. It uses relative phase measurements to locate S-band emitters.
| FTV 2703 (OPS 1439) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Feb 9 | 1945:01 | Launch by TA Thor Agena D | V 75-1 Pad 2 |
| 1946 | Castor sep | ||
| 1947:32 | Thor MECO (T+2:31) | ||
| 1947:41 | Thor VECO (T+2:40) | ||
| 1947:45 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | ||
| 1948:23 | Agena burn (T+3:22) | ||
| 1952:23 | Agena MECO (T+7:22) | ||
| 2035? | Agena burn 2 | ||
| 2035? | Agena MECO | 94.85 522 x 534 x 82.08 (VCR) | |
| 1966 Feb 10 | 0000 | 94.83 508 x 512 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1966 Feb 11 | 0110 | 94.73 502 x 508 x 82.1 | |
| 1966 Sep | End of operations | ||
| 1968 Jan 9 | 0000 | 94.06 471 x 474 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1968 Nov 15 | 1200 | 93.21 429 x 433 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1969 Sep 26 | 1828? | Reentered | |
Payload:
- Ferret payload, wideband digital, Group 3. 640-8330 MHz in 4 bands; on orbit digitizer and analog backup.
- SETTER I antenna, LTV E-Systems 2.68-2.94 GHz; operated 41 days Six circular horn antennas for interferometric emitter location.
Friday, September 28, 1973
Wednesday, September 26, 1973
Tuesday, September 25, 1973
Tuesday, September 18, 1973
Saturday, September 8, 1973
Wednesday, September 5, 1973
Saturday, September 1, 1973
Saturday, August 25, 1973
Monday, July 30, 1973
Diademé 1
1967-011A
The 23kg D-1C geodetic satellite was launched in Feb 1967 from Algeria. (D-1B was cancelled). Like the other D-1 satellites, it was built at CNES/Bretigny, based on a structure supplied by Matra.
It carried laser reflectors and a Doppler beacon transmitter for accurate orbit determination. A magnetic stabilization system was added. The apogee was lower than planned, but the mission was otherwise successful.
Some debris objects were cataloged from the launch. 1967-11Q is probably a fragment from D-1D, not D-1C.
| Diad`eme 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Feb 8 | 0939:39 | Launch by Diamant A | HMG |
| 0941:12 | T+93s Emeraude MECO | ||
| 0941:12 | Emeraude sep | ||
| 0941:12 | T+1:33 Topaze burn 43s | ||
| 0941:55? | T+2:16? Topaze burnout | -5830 x 550 x 40.0 | |
| 0942:05? | T+2:26? Fairing sep | ||
| Coast | |||
| 0944:33? | T+4:54? Topaze sep | ||
| 0946:58? | T+7:19? Rubis burn 45s | ||
| 0947:43? | T+8:04? Rubis burnout | ||
| 0948? | 104.2 569 x 1350 x 40.0 | ||
| Yo-yo despin | |||
| 1967 Feb 13 | Stabilized | ||
| 1970 Jan 2 | End of operations | ||
Payload:
- Corner cube laser retroreflectors, 144
- Doppler beacon 150/400 MHz
Sunday, July 29, 1973
Saturday, July 28, 1973
Friday, July 27, 1973
Thursday, July 26, 1973
Wednesday, July 25, 1973
Sunday, July 22, 1973
Wednesday, July 18, 1973
Thursday, July 12, 1973
Wednesday, July 4, 1973
Discoverer 17
1960-015
CORONA flight 17 (Mission 9012) was successfully launched using the Agena B on 1960 Nov 12, although Agena 1062 burned longer than expected giving a high apogee. On orbit mass was 997 kg. The SRV was successfully recovered over the Pacific; however, the camera failed to take any pictures when the film broke after only 1.7 feet of leader had been fed into the KH-2 camera system.
| KH-2 Mission 9012 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Nov 12 | 2042:32 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V Pad 5 |
| 2045 | Thor MECO (T+2:43) | ||
| 2045 | Thor VECO (T+2:53) | ||
| 2046 | Thor sep (T+3:05) | ||
| 2046 | Agena burn (T+3:52) | ||
| 2050 | Agena cutoff (T+7:55) | ||
| 187 x 991 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 96.45 190 x 984 x 81.70 (RAE) | |||
| 1960 Nov 14 | 0416 | 96.31 182 x 981 x 81.9 | |
| 1960 Nov 14 | 2229? | SRV deorbit rev 31 | |
| 2231 | SRV ejected (ARDC monthly report) | ||
| 1960 Nov 14 | 2239 | SRV recovered in mid air at 3 km | |
| 2244 | First air pass not successful (ARDC MR) | ||
| 2305 | SRV recovered (AFBMD PR) | ||
| 1960 Nov 18 | 0433 | 96.09 182 x 959 x 81.9 | |
| 1960 Dec 13 | 0500 | 93.11 184 x 668 x 81.7 (RAE) | |
| 1960 Dec 18 | 91.8 113 x 614 x 81.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1960 Dec 25 | 0700 | 90.35 170 x 410 x 81.70 (RAE) | |
| 1960 Dec 29 | 0038 | 88.41 166 x 226 x 81.9 | |
| 1960 Dec 29 | 1900? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
Tuesday, July 3, 1973
Monday, July 2, 1973
Thursday, June 28, 1973
Sunday, June 24, 1973
Friday, June 22, 1973
Wednesday, June 20, 1973
Saturday, June 16, 1973
Thursday, June 14, 1973
Tuesday, June 12, 1973
Monday, June 11, 1973
Sunday, June 10, 1973
Friday, June 8, 1973
Thursday, June 7, 1973
Monday, June 4, 1973
Wednesday, May 30, 1973
Tuesday, May 29, 1973
Sunday, May 27, 1973
Saturday, May 26, 1973
Friday, May 25, 1973
Tuesday, May 22, 1973
Saturday, May 19, 1973
FR-1
1965-101A
The FR-1 (France 1) satellite was launched in Dec 1965 by a Scout from Vandenberg. FR-1's mission was to study propagation of VLF radio waves in the ionosphere. The 62 kg satellite was built by Nord Aviation in conjunction with CNET, the communications research agency.
The satellite was 0.69m dia and 1.32 m to the top of the mag boom, with two dipoles spanning 4.3m. A 10 kg sep mechanism remained attached to the final stage.
| FR-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Dec 6 | 2105:47 | Launch by Scout X-4 | V SLC5 |
| T+1:09 Stage 2 burn | |||
| T+2:05 Stage 2 burnout | |||
| T+2:09 Fairing sep | |||
| T+2:10 Stage 3 burn | |||
| T+2:50 Stage 3 burnout | |||
| 2116:04 | Spinup | ||
| 2116:11 | T+10:24 Stage 4 burn 23s | ||
| 2116:34 | T+10:47 Stage 4 burnout | ||
| 2118:41 | T+12:54 Despin weights | ||
| 2119:40 | T+13:53 Electric field antenna deploy | ||
| 2120? | Stage 4 sep | ||
| T+14:54 Nutation damper release | |||
| 2121:41 | T+15:54 Stage 4 sep | ||
| T+16:24 Sayers probe deployment | |||
| 99.9 746 x 762 x 75.9 | |||
| 1966 Dec 31? | End of transmissions? | ||
Payload:
- VLF experiment, magnetospheric plasma waves (CNET/Storey)
- VLF electric and magnetic fields, 2 x 4.3m crossed dipoles
- Electron density probe, 0.5m (Bir/Sayers)
- Magnetometer boom
Friday, May 18, 1973
Thursday, May 17, 1973
Tuesday, May 15, 1973
Sunday, May 13, 1973
Tuesday, May 8, 1973
Thursday, April 26, 1973
Tuesday, April 24, 1973
Thursday, April 19, 1973
Tuesday, April 17, 1973
Monday, April 16, 1973
Thursday, April 12, 1973
Monday, April 9, 1973
Sunday, April 8, 1973
Tuesday, April 3, 1973
Sunday, March 25, 1973
Sunday, March 18, 1973
Saturday, March 17, 1973
Thursday, March 15, 1973
Monday, March 12, 1973
Thursday, March 8, 1973
Sunday, February 25, 1973
Wednesday, February 14, 1973
Saturday, February 10, 1973
Gambit-3 14
1968-047A
KH-8 14 was launched on 1968 Jun 5 by Titan 3B Agena D from Vandenberg into a 124 x 455 km x 110 deg orbit, a slightly higher apogee than normal. The flight lasted 12 days and was successful.
| KH-8 14 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Jun 5 | 1733 | Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 1735 | Titan stage 1 sep | ||
| 1738 | Titan stage 2 sep | ||
| 1738 | Agena burn | ||
| 1743 | Agena MECO | ||
| 1968 Jun 5 | 2304 | 90.30 124 x 455 x 110.5 | |
| Orbit lower? | |||
| 1968 Jun 6 | 1705 | 90.02 133 x 417 x 110.5 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1968 Jun 7 | 0335 | 89.92 120 x 420 x 110.5 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1968 Jun 9 | 1702 | 90.06 120 x 434 x 110.5 | |
| 1968 Jun 11 | 0800 | 89.69 117 x 400 x 110.5 | |
| 1968 Jun 12 | 1831 | 90.03 121 x 430 x 110.5 | |
| 1968 Jun 15 | SRV recovered rev 163 | ||
| 2146? | Deorbit | ||
| 2150? | Entry | ||
| 2210? | Recovered | ||
| 1968 Jun 17 | 0139 | 89.49 109 x 389 x 110.5 | |
| 1968 Jun 17 | 2200 | Reentered after 12d | |
Thursday, February 8, 1973
Tuesday, February 6, 1973
Wednesday, January 31, 1973
Friday, January 26, 1973
Thursday, January 25, 1973
Monday, January 22, 1973
Sunday, January 21, 1973
Saturday, January 20, 1973
Gambit 13
1964-068A
KH-7 13 (SV 963, OPS 4384) was launched on 1964 Oct 23 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg. It deployed the last of the P-11 class subsatellites.
| KH-7 13 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Oct 23 | 1830? | Launch by Atlas Agena D | V |
| T+2:18? BECO | |||
| T+4:37? SECO | |||
| T+4:54? VECO | |||
| T+4:59? Atlas sep | |||
| T+5:51? Agena MES | |||
| 1839? | T+9:50? Agena MECO | ||
| 1964 Oct 23 | 1840? | Type A (P-11) subsatellite deployed | |
| 1964 Oct 23 | OCV sep from Agena | ||
| 1964 Oct 24 | 1400 | 88.62 139 x 271 x 95.6 (RAE) | |
| 1964 Oct 24 | 1439 | 88.56 139 x 266 x 95.6 | |
| 2329 | 88.08 149 x 209 x 95.5 | ||
| 1964 Oct 27 | 2043? | SRV deorbit failed | |
| 1964 Oct 27 | 89.05 148 x 306 x 95.5 | ||
| 1964 Oct 28 | 2000? | Reentered | |
| 1964 Oct 29 | 68D reentered (SRV) | ||
| 1964 Nov 4 | 68C reentered (Agena?) | ||