Wednesday, December 25, 1974
Tuesday, December 24, 1974
Sunday, December 22, 1974
Monday, December 16, 1974
Sunday, December 15, 1974
Monday, December 2, 1974
Wednesday, November 20, 1974
Thursday, November 14, 1974
Wednesday, November 6, 1974
Friday, October 25, 1974
Saturday, October 12, 1974
Sunday, September 29, 1974
Kosmos 456
1971-098A
Kosmos-456 was a 13 day Zenit-4M flight at 72.9 deg from Plesetsk. It was launched on 1971 Nov 19 and landed on 1971 Dec 2.
| Kosmos-456 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Nov 19 | 1200:01 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1204 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1208 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1317 | 89.51 203 x 297 x 72.9 | ||
| 1971 Nov 20 | 1012 | 89.57 202 x 304 x 72.9 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1971 Nov 21 | 1001 | 89.28 175 x 302 x 72.9 | |
| 1971 Nov 20 | 2130 | 89.34 178 x 304 x 72.86 (RAE) | |
| 1971 Nov 25 | 1209 | 89.97 174 x 281 x 72.9 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1971 Nov 26 | 0930 | 89.98 186 x 360 x 72.87 (RAE) | |
| 1971 Nov 26 | 2058 | 89.94 186 x 356 x 72.9 | |
| 1971 Dec 1 | Engine sep | ||
| 1971 Dec 2 | 0424 | 89.87 187 x 348 x 72.9 | |
| 1971 Dec 2 | 0548? | Retrofire | |
| 0558? | PO sep | ||
| 0604? | Entry | ||
| 0619? | Landed after 12.8d | ||
Sunday, September 22, 1974
Monday, September 16, 1974
Saturday, September 14, 1974
Tuesday, August 20, 1974
Thursday, July 18, 1974
Wednesday, May 22, 1974
Corona 129
1968-098A
KH-4B Mission 1105 was launched on 1968 Nov 3 by Thorad Agena D from Vandenberg. Both SRVs were recovered. A DISIC camera was not carried on mission 1105; it was the first flight to use SO-380 UTB film as its primary load, and an end tag with a smal amount of SO-121 aerial color film. Image quality with the SO-380 was variable but more of the new film type could be loaded on the satellite, giving extra coverage.
| KH-4B Mission 1105 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Nov 3 | 2130 | Launch by LTTAT Agena D | V SLC3W |
| 2131 | Launch (PerfER) | ||
| 2131 | Castor sep | ||
| 2133 | Thor sep | ||
| 2134 | Agena burn | ||
| 2138 | Agena MECO | ||
| 1968 Nov 6 | 0438 | DMU-1 burn | |
| 1968 Nov 7 | 0712 | DMU-2 burn | |
| 1968 Nov 7 | 1700 | 88.90 150 x 288 x 82.2 (RAE) | |
| 1968 Nov 8 | 2137 | DMU-3 burn | |
| 1968 Nov | 88.8 174 x 284 x 82.1 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1968 Nov 10 | 0309 | DMU-4 burn, failed | |
| 1334 | DMU-5 burn | ||
| 1968 Nov 11 | 2325? | SRV-1 ejected rev 131D | |
| 1968 Nov 11 | 2359 | SRV-1 recovered | |
| 17 22 N 164 20 W | |||
| 1968 Nov 12 | 0500? | DMU-6 burn rev 135 | |
| 1968 Nov 12 | 2148 | DMU-7 burn r146 | |
| 1968 Nov 14 | 0302 | DMU-8 burn r182 | |
| 1968 Nov 15 | 1433 | DMU-9 burn r206 | |
| 1968 Nov 15 | 88.7 148 x 284 x 82.1 (SSR) | ||
| 1968 Nov 15 | 88.78 146 x 286 x 82.14 (EPH) | ||
| 1968 Nov 16 | 2136 | DMU-10 burn r227 | |
| 1968 Nov 17 | 1957 | DMU-11 burn r242 | |
| 1968 Nov 19 | 1026 | DMU-12 burn r268 | |
| 1968 Nov 21 | 2134? | SRV-2 ejected rev 292D | |
| 1968 Nov 21 | 2215 | SRV-2 recovered | |
| 19 37 N 161 45 W | |||
| 1968 Nov 23 | 1840? | Reentered | |
Sunday, May 19, 1974
Kosmos 19
1963-033A
DS-P1 No. 3 was launched in Aug 1963 as Kosmos-19, replacing the failed DS-P1 No. 2 launch. It transmitted information on cosmic rays and atmospheric density until its reentry in Mar 1964.
| Kosmos-19 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Aug 6 | 0600 | Launch by 63S1 | GTsP4 |
| 0602 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0608 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 267 x 497 x 49.0 | |||
| 1964 Mar 30 | 0740? | Reentered | |
Payload:
- PRO calibration
- Cosmic radiation expt
Thursday, May 16, 1974
Monday, May 6, 1974
Saturday, April 27, 1974
Tuesday, April 16, 1974
Monday, April 15, 1974
Friday, April 12, 1974
Wednesday, March 27, 1974
Thursday, March 21, 1974
Friday, March 15, 1974
Saturday, March 2, 1974
Friday, March 1, 1974
Tuesday, February 26, 1974
Kosmos 105
1966-003A
Zenit-2 No. 36 was launched on 1966 Jan 22 and flew a standard 8 day mission.
| Kosmos-105 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Jan 22 | 0830 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB |
| 0835? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 0840? | Blok-E sep | ||
| 89.7 204 x 324 x 65 (TASS) | |||
| 1966 Jan 23 | 1700 | 89.6 204 x 310 x 65.0 (RAE) | |
| 1966 Jan 30 | 0614? | Landed after 7.90d | |
Monday, February 18, 1974
Saturday, February 9, 1974
Friday, February 8, 1974
Explorer 20
1964-051A
The S-048 Ionosphere Explorer A, nicknamed Topsi, was a topside ionospheric sounder: it used a radio signal transmitted through the ionosphere from above (as opposed to the traditional technique with ground based stations reflecting signals from below) to study ionospheric structure. The S-48 satellite was built by Cutler-Hammer Inc.'s Airborne Instrument Lab Division for GSFC. It had a mass of 44 kg and was 0.83m long and 0.66m diameter.
S-48 was launched at 1343:17 on 1964 Aug 25 by Scout X-4 from Space Launch Complex 5 at Vandenberg (formerly PALC-D). At 1355:23 it was inserted into a 103.97 min, 871 x 1018 km x 79.9 deg orbit and became Explorer XX. It operated until 1966 Jul.
| Explorer 20 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Aug 25 | 1343:17 | Launch by Scout X-4 | V SLC5 |
| T+1:04 St 1 burnout | |||
| T+1:13 St 2 burn | |||
| T+1:55 St 2 burnout | |||
| T+1:59 Fairing sep | |||
| T+2:01 St 3 burn | |||
| T+2:34 St 3 burnout | |||
| T+11:31 St 3 sep | |||
| T+11:41 St 4 burn 25s | |||
| 1355:23 | T+12:06 St 4 burnout | 103.97 871 x 1018 x 79.9 | |
| St 4 sep | |||
| Despin rockets fire | |||
| 1415 | Antenna extension complete | ||
| 1966 Mar 30 | Last transmission (GSFC) | ||
| 1966 Jul | End of ops | ||
Payload:
- Topside sounder (Fixed frequency ionosonde)
- 9m sounding antennas, 4
- 18m sounding antennas, 2
- Ion mass spectrometer
Wednesday, February 6, 1974
Asterix
1965-096A
The A-1 (Arm'ees 1) satellite, named after launch Ast'erix after Ast'erix le Gaulois, a well known comic book superhero, was the first French satellite and the first satellite to be launched by a nation other than the US and the USSR with the use of its own launch vehicle. The Diamant launch vehicle was developed by SEREB from the Saphir ballistic missile reentry test rocket. The Ast'erix programme was a joint venture between CNES and the DMA. A-1 was built by SEREB and Matra for DMA as a techonology satellite, and its only payload was a radio transmitter. Several A-1 class capsules were launched on Rubis test rockets prior to the orbital launch. The Diamant A rocket took off from pad Brigitte at France's Hammaguir range in Algeria on 1965 Nov 26 and placed the satellite in a 527 x 1808 km orbit (planned orbit was 550 x 2850 km, so velocity was 0.215 km/s too low). Ast'erix was intended to transmit for 2 days but its antennae were damaged during launch and no signals were received beyond basic carrier telemetry. Mass of Asterix was 42 kg. Third stage was 65 kg including a 16 kg equipment bay built by Dassault. It carried 641 kg of prop.
| Ast'erix | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Nov 26 | 1447:21 | Launch by Diamant A | HMG |
| 1448:54 | T+93s Emeraude MECO | ||
| 1448:54 | T+1:35 Emeraude sep at 43 km | -6263 x 125 x 34 | |
| 1448:54 | Topaze burn 43s | ||
| 1449:25 | T+2:04 Topaze burnout | -5830 x 529 x 34.2 | |
| 1449:53 | T+2:32 Fairing sep | ||
| Coast | |||
| T+4:39 Spinup | |||
| 1452:15 | T+4:59 Topaze sep | ||
| T+6:32 Stage 1 impact | |||
| 1454:41 | T+7:20 Rubis burn 45s at 547 km | ||
| 1455:26 | T+8:05 Rubis burnout | ||
| 1457:43 | T+10:22 A-1 sep | ||
| 1455? | 108.6 527 x 1808 x 34.2 | ||
| T+14:04 Stage 2 impact | |||
| 1965 Nov 29 | End of transmissions | ||