Saturday, December 29, 1979
Sunday, December 23, 1979
Shinsei
1971-080A
The MS-F2 satellite was named Shinsei (Nova) once on orbit. The satellite was similar to MS-F1 and returned data on the ionosphere.
M-42-3 Mass of stage 4 plus payload is 500 f 137 em. Prop mas 363 kg. Payload mass 66 kg implying M-40 is 434f 71 em. Isp 276.0s?
| Shinsei | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Sep 28 | 0400 | Launch by Mu-4S-3 | KASC |
| T+0:07 SB burnout | |||
| T+0:09 SB sep | |||
| T+1:01 St 1 burnout | |||
| T+1:21 Upper fairing sep | |||
| T+1:22 Lower fairing sep | |||
| T+1:23? St 1 sep | |||
| 0401 T+1:26? St 2 burn | |||
| T+2:32? St 2 burnout | |||
| T+2:42? St 2 sep | |||
| T+2:43? St 3 burn | |||
| T+3:25? St 3 burnout | -5212 x 980? | ||
| 0403? | T+3:45? St 3 sep | -5025 x 875 x 31.46 | |
| 0411 | T+11:03? St 4 burn 40s | ||
| 0412 | T+11:43? St 4 burnout | ||
| 0415 | T+15:00 St 4 sep | 112.9 869 x 1865 x 32.1 | |
| 1972 Jan | Tape recorder failed | ||
| 1975 Jan | Still operating | ||
Saturday, December 22, 1979
Interkosmos 5
1971-104A
DS-U2-IK-2 (Interkosmos-5) was the second Interkosmos magnetospheric satellite. It was launched on 1971 Dec 2 by Kosmos from Kapustin Yar and carried USSR and Czechoslovak instruments.
Mass 296 kg.
| Interkosmos-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Dec 2 | 0825 | Launch by 11K63 Kosmos-2 | GTsP4 |
| 0827 | S1M burn | ||
| 0835? | S1M sep | ||
| 98.5 198 x 1181 x 48.4 | |||
| 1972 Apr 7 | Reentered | ||
Friday, December 21, 1979
Thursday, December 20, 1979
Tuesday, December 18, 1979
Kosmos 177
1967-088A
Zenit-2 No. 53 flew a 51.8 degree mission in Sep 1967. It landed after 8 days at 51 53 N 48 18 E, 175 km SW of Kubyshev.
| Kosmos-177 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Sep 16 | 0606 | Launch by 11A57 | NIIP-5 LC1 |
| 0610 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0615 | Blok-I sep | 89.3 200 x 280 x 51.8 (RAE) | |
| 89.3 202 x 292 x 51.8 (TASS) | |||
| 1619 | 89.29 203 x 275 x 51.8 | ||
| 1967 Sep 23 | 0419 | 89.11 197 x 263 x 51.8 | |
| 1967 Sep 24 | 0546? | Deorbit | |
| 0604 | Landed | ||
Wednesday, December 5, 1979
Friday, November 16, 1979
Thursday, November 8, 1979
Sunday, October 28, 1979
Kosmos 523
1972-078A
Kosmos-523 (DS-P1-Yu No. 63) was the first of three DS-P1-Yu subgroup 1 satellites launched in quick succession within a three week period. About 10 debris objects were cataloged with the launch.
| Kosmos-523 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Oct 5 | 1130 | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 1132 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1136? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1972 Oct 8 | 0500 | 92.09 272 x 481 x 71.0 (RAE) | |
| 1972 Dec 16 | 1200 | 91.22 257 x 413 x 71.0 (RAE) | |
| 1973 Feb 21 | End of ops | ||
| 1973 Mar 7 | 2316? | Reentered | |
Tuesday, October 23, 1979
Kosmos 1138
1979-085A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1138 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Sep 28 | 1220 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1228 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1979 Sep 28 | 90.25 200x373x72.86 | ||
| 1979 Sep 29 | Orbit raise | 92.31 364x410x72.87 | |
| 1979 Oct 12 | 92.30 364x409x72.87 | ||
| 1979 Oct 14 | |||
| 0738? | Deorbit | ||
| 0823? | Landed | ||
Monday, October 22, 1979
Corona 39
1962-011A
KH-4 Mission 9032 was launched on 1962 Apr 18 by Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. This was the first of the lower inclination CORONA flights, at 73.5 degrees. After launch an Agena telemetry link was lost and it was decided to recover the capsule early. The SRV was recovered over the Pacific after 2 days. The film from 9032 showed images of Sacramento airport which allowed two-engined and four-engined aircraft to be distinguished and was just able to detect automobiles.
| KH-4 Mission 9032 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Apr 18 | 0053:47 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V |
| 0056 | Thor MECO (T+2:26) | ||
| 0056 | Thor VECO (T+2:34) | ||
| 0056 | Thor sep (T+2:41) | ||
| 0057 | Agena burn (T+3:14) | ||
| 0101 | Agena cutoff (T+7:11) | 209 x 515 x ? (VCR) | |
| 1962 Apr | 91.6 158 x 540 x 73.5 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Apr 19 | 0220 | 91.59 201 x 504 x 73.50 | |
| 1962 Apr 20 | 0317? | SRV ejected on rev 33 | |
| 0404 | SRV recovered in mid air | ||
| 1962 Apr 20 | Lambda2 reentered | ||
| 1962 Apr 21 | Lambda3,Lambda4 reentered | ||
| 1962 Apr 22 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1962 Apr 23 | 1922 | 91.52 155 x 543 x 73.53 | |
| 1962 May 1 | 1430 | 90.9 200 x 441 x 73.48 (RAE) | |
| 1962 May 17 | 1200 | 89.5 198 x 297 x 73.45 (RAE) | |
| 1962 May | 88.1 180 x 181 x 73.6 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 May 22 | 1710 | 88.10 180 x 180 x 73.56 | |
| 1962 May 28 | CORONA/Agena reentered | ||
Payload:
- Agena 1124
- KH-4 MURAL camera system M-2
- Panoramic cameras (2)
- Index camera
- Satellite recovery vehicle
Monday, October 15, 1979
Saturday, October 6, 1979
Thursday, September 27, 1979
Monday, September 24, 1979
Saturday, September 22, 1979
Sunday, September 9, 1979
Sunday, September 2, 1979
Sunday, August 26, 1979
Saturday, August 25, 1979
Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Thursday, August 2, 1979
Kosmos 256
1968-106A
The third Sfera launch was Kosmos-256, which entered a similar orbit to the first flight.
| Kosmos-256 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Nov 30 | 1200:01 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 1202? | Stage 2 burn 1 | ||
| 1208? | Coast period | ||
| 1253? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 1253? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1968 Dec 1 | 109.45 1175 x 1227 x 74.05 | ||
Thursday, July 26, 1979
Monday, July 23, 1979
Kosmos 377
1970-096A
Kosmos-377 was a Zenit-2M/Gektor mission flown in Nov 1970 from Baikonur.
| Kosmos-377 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Nov 11 | 0920:01 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0924 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0928 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1937 | 89.39 202 x 285 x 65.0 | ||
| 1970 Nov 16 | 2014 | 89.27 201 x 275 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 21 | 0121 | 89.16 198 x 267 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 23 | 0645? | Retrofire | |
| 0655? | PO sep | ||
| 0705? | Entry | -186 x 220 | |
| 0717? | Landed after 11.92d | ||
Friday, July 20, 1979
Thursday, July 12, 1979
Sunday, June 24, 1979
Wednesday, June 20, 1979
Sunday, June 10, 1979
Monday, May 28, 1979
Relay 1
1962-068A
The NASA A-15 payload was launched on 1962 Dec 13 from Cape Canaveral and named Relay I on successfully reaching its 1322 x 7439 km x 47.5 deg orbit. After initial communications malfunctions, it started operations on Dec 27 and was successfully used for communications experiments until 1965 Feb 10. Remarkably, intermittent transmissions were reported from the payload in March 1981. Relay was 78 kg, 0.81m dia, height 1.3m including rod antenna. This launch was the first to use the uprated AJ10-118D second stage.
| Relay 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Dec 13 | 2330:01 | Launch by Delta DSV-3B-1 | CC LC17A |
| 2332:29 | T+2:27 MECO | ||
| 2332 | Thor sep | ||
| 2332:32 | T+2:31 Delta S/N 20001 burn, 2:44 | ||
| 2332:53 | T+2:52 Fairing | ||
| 2335:16 | T+5:16 Delta SECO | -3350? x 1300 x 47.8? | |
| -2944 x 1300 x 38.2? | |||
| 15 min coast | |||
| 2348:21 | T+18:20 Delta sep | ||
| 2348:34 | T+18:33 Altair SV-22 burn | ||
| 2349:13 | T+19:12 Altair burnout | ||
| 2351? | Altair sep | 185.08 1300 x 7459 x 47.77 | |
| 1322 x 7439 x 47.5 | |||
| 1965 Feb 10 | End of tx | ||
Saturday, May 26, 1979
Molniya 303
1975-105A
Molniya-3 No. 13 (F3,N3) was launched in Nov 1975 into plane 1.
| Molniya-3 No. 13 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Nov 14 | 1914 | Launch by 8K78M | PL |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 1922 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 2007 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 2010 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 737.3 523 x 40790 x 62.8 | |||
| 1975 Nov | 717.2 483 x 39844 x 62.8 | ||
Friday, May 25, 1979
Tuesday, May 15, 1979
Friday, April 27, 1979
Saturday, April 21, 1979
Wednesday, April 18, 1979
Monday, April 16, 1979
Molniya 121
1972-081A
Molniya-1 (F26, N21) was launched on 1972 Oct 14 from Plesetsk. It replaced A plane satellite and was replaced by 73-89A.
| Molniya-1 F26 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Oct 14 | 0616:00 | Launch by Molniya | PL |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 0624 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0709? | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0712? | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1036 | 91.59 225 x 479 x 65.3 | ||
| 1972 Oct 28 | 704.74 350 x 39358 x 65.4 | ||
| 1972 Nov 1 | 717.81 633 x 39722 x 65.4 | ||
| 1972 Dec 19 | Electron spectrometer reported still OK | ||
| 1973 Jan 3 | 717.80 700 x 39655 x 65.5 | ||
| 1973 Jun 30 | 717.68 552 x 39797 x 65.8 | ||
| 1974 Nov | end of ops | ||
| 1975 Nov 5 | 717.49 341 x 39998 x 65.3 | ||
| 1977 Feb 7 | 717.44 350 x 39987 x 64.5 | ||
| 1977 Aug 12 | 717.12 169 x 40152 x 64.3 | ||
| 1977 Sep 20 | 712.29 130 x 39953 x 64.2 | ||
| 1977 Nov 1 | Reentered | ||
Sunday, April 15, 1979
Saturday, April 14, 1979
Thursday, April 12, 1979
Thursday, April 5, 1979
Monday, March 26, 1979
Meteor 126
1976-102A
The 26th named Meteor was launched in Oct 1976.
| Meteor (F26) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Oct 15 | 2259:38 | Launch by Vostok 8A92M | PL |
| 2304? | Blok E burn | ||
| 2310? | Blok-E sep | 102.5 857 x 892 x 81.3 | |
Monday, March 19, 1979
Friday, March 2, 1979
Kosmos 957
1977-098A
| Kosmos-957 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Sep 30 | 0946 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0950 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0954 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 89.83 170 x 361 x 65.0 | |||
| 1977 Oct 2 | 89.51 149 x 350 x 65.0 | ||
| 1977 Oct 6 | 89.24 147 x 325 x 65.0 | ||
| 1977 Oct 7 | 89.35 163 x 320 x 65.0 | ||
| 1977 Oct 13 | 89.11 160 x 301 x 65.0 | ||
| 1977 Oct 14 | |||
| 0553? | Deorbit | ||
| 0603? | PO sep | ||
| 0607? | Entry | ||
| 0622? | Landed | ||
Thursday, February 15, 1979
Thursday, February 8, 1979
Tuesday, February 6, 1979
Monday, February 5, 1979
Sunday, February 4, 1979
Kosmos 86
1965-073A
Two weeks after the previous launch, another quintet of satellites was launched into approximately 1400 km orbit. It appears that the second stage may have performed inaccurately this time, since the orbits attained were more elliptical. The Kosmos-86 to Kosmos-90 quintet completed the Strela-1 constellation; it would be another five years before an operational Strela-1M constellation would appear.
| Kosmos-86 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Sep 18 | 0759 | Launch by 65S3 | KB |
| 0801? | Stage 2 burn 1 | ||
| 0808? | Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| 0857? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 0857? | Stage 2 sep | 115.0 1277 x 1638 x 56.1 | |
Tuesday, January 30, 1979
Thursday, January 25, 1979
Thursday, January 18, 1979
Discoverer 29
1961-023
The first KH-3 mission was CORONA 29 (mission 9023), flown on Aug 30 to Sep 1 1961. The mission was advertised as a test of modifications to the Discoverer system. Orbit mass of Agena 1112 was 1136 kg. The Agena was injected with a flight path angle of 7 degrees above the horizontal resulting in a low perigee, eccentric orbit.
The mission was successful and was recovered from the Pacific Ocean, impacting 220 km north of the predicted area. However, when the film was developed it was found to be out of focus due to a design error in the camera. As well as the C''' camera, Discoverer 29 carried supplementary scientific experiments and an X-ray counter for the VELA HOTEL nuclear blast monitoring program. The X-ray experiment was intended to discover if the X-ray background included bursts which would be confused with nuclear explosions. Although such bursts were later discovered, the CORONA tests did not find them, but did map out auroral X-rays (F. Seward, personal communication). A fuse blew after one orbit cutting power supply to the science experiments.
| KH-3 Mission 9023 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Aug 30 | 2000 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V |
| 2002 | Thor MECO (T+2:26) | ||
| 2002 | Thor VECO (T+2:35) | ||
| 2002 | Thor sep (T+2:40) | ||
| 2003 | Agena burn (T+3:28) | ||
| 2007 | Agena cutoff (T+7:30) | ||
| 157 x 559 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 2101 | 144 x 556 x 82.02 (OE) | ||
| 1961 Aug 31 | 0700 | 91.51 152 x 542 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1961 Aug 31 | 0741 | 91.45 149 x 542 x 82.1 | |
| 1961 Sep 1 | 0936 | 144 x 543 x 82.02 (OE) | |
| 1961 Sep 1 | 2218? | SRV sep on rev 33 | |
| 2243? | SRV recovered after 2.11d from sea | ||
| 2245 | SRV water impact 26N 158 37W | ||
| 2319 | 144 x 538 x 82.02 (OE) | ||
| 1961 Sep 4 | 0603 | 91.03 138 x 512 x 82.04 | |
| 1961 Sep 5 | 91.0 140 x 345 x 82.1 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1961 Sep 6 | 0332 | 90.73 131 x 490 x 82.1 | |
| 1961 Sep 9 | 2330? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |