Thursday, January 20, 1977

Gambit 21

 1965-062A


KH-7 21 was launched on 1965 Aug 3 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg. It carried a subsatellite launched to a 500 km orbit.


KH-7 21 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Aug 3  1906  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 
 1915  T+9:50? Agena MECO 
  OCV sep 149 x 307 x 107.5 
1965 Aug 3 1930? Subsatellite launched 
1965 Aug 7  Rev 64 last image 
1965 Aug 7 2110?? SRV recovered? 
1965 Aug 7  2150?  Reentered

Saturday, January 15, 1977

Kosmos 214

  1968-032A


Zenit-4 No. 45 was the second 81.4 degree polar mission and the first Zenit-4 to fly such a profile.


Kosmos-214 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1968 Apr 18  1030:01  Launch by 11A57  PL 
 1034 Blok-I burn 
 1039  Blok-I sep  90.25 200 x 373 x 81.40 (RAE) 
 0252   90.23 197 x 373 x 81.4 
1968 Apr 25    90.12 196 x 363 x 81.4 
1968 Apr 26  0923? Deorbit 
 0943?  Landed after 7.96d 

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