Sunday, December 27, 1981
Friday, December 25, 1981
Kosmos 849
1976-083A
Kosmos-849 was launched 1976 Aug 18, overlapping the mission of Kosmos-801 by 4 months.
| Kosmos-849 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Aug 18 | 0930 | Launch by 11K63 | NIIP-53 LC133/1 |
| 0932 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0936? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 95.9 264 x 865 x 71.0 | |||
| 1977 Jun 30 | end of ops | ||
| 1978 Apr 24 | Reentered | ||
Wednesday, December 23, 1981
Monday, December 21, 1981
Kosmos 275
1969-031A
The fifth DS-P1-I was Kosmos-275, in Mar 1969.
| Kosmos-275 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Mar 28 | 1600 | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 1602 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1607? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1969 Mar 30 | 0000 | 95.18 273 x 780 x 70.98 | |
| 1969 Aug 6 | End of operations | ||
| 1970 May 24 | 0643? | Reentered | |
Friday, December 18, 1981
Transit O-3
1965-017A
NNS O-3 (30030, Oscar 3) was launched in Mar 1965, but the Ablestar final stage SS-03 No. 018 failed to restart and the satellite reentered from its transfer orbit after 3 months. The planned orbit was 1070 x 1070 x 90.0.
| NNS O-3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Mar 11 | 1339:59 | Launch by Thor Ablestar | V 75-1-1 |
| 1342:28 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 1342:32 | Thor sep (T+2:33) | ||
| 1342:32 | AB 018 burn (T+2:33) | ||
| 1347:26 | AB 018 MECO | 97.88 295 x 1019 x 90.00 | |
| 1418? | Ablestar failed to restart | ||
| 1420? | Sep from Ablestar | ||
| 1965 Mar 21 | 96.67 206 x 991 x 90.0 | ||
| 1965 Apr 6 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1965 Apr 12 | 0500 | 95.2 211 x 890 x 89.97 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Jun 14 | Reentered | ||
Thursday, December 17, 1981
Tuesday, December 15, 1981
Thursday, December 10, 1981
Kosmos 1318
1981-109A
| Kosmos-1318 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Nov 3 | 1300 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1308 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1981 Nov 3 | 89.75 172x352x67.1 | ||
| 1981 Nov 8 | 89.82 160x370x67.1 from 89.38 166x322 | ||
| 1981 Nov 14 | 90.06 164x391x67.1 from 89.06 155x301 | ||
| 1981 Nov 22 | 88.83 152x281x67.1 from 88.54 143x260 | ||
| 1981 Nov 23 | 89.23 166x306x67.1 from 88.62 146x265 | ||
| 1981 Nov 25 | 89.83 172x359x67.1 from 88.92 161x280 | ||
| 1981 Dec 4 | 89.02 162x289x67.1 | ||
| 1981 Dec 5 | 0224 | reentered | |
Sunday, December 6, 1981
Wednesday, December 2, 1981
Sunday, November 29, 1981
Thursday, November 26, 1981
Wednesday, November 25, 1981
Friday, November 20, 1981
Monday, November 16, 1981
Sunday, November 15, 1981
Saturday, November 14, 1981
Thursday, November 12, 1981
Wednesday, November 11, 1981
Wednesday, November 4, 1981
Kosmos 1315
1981-103A
| Kosmos-1315 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Oct 13 | 2301 | Launch by 8A92M | Plesetsk |
| 2306? | Blok E burn | ||
| 2311? | Blok E sep | ||
| 1981 Oct 14 | 625x665x81.19 | ||
Kosmos 687
1974-076A
| Kosmos-687 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Oct 11 | 1130 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| 1150? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1974 Oct 11 | 94.5 286x698x74.0 | ||
| 1978 Feb 5 | reentered | ||
Wednesday, October 28, 1981
Saturday, October 24, 1981
Molniya 119
1970-049A
The first D-plane satellite was Molniya-1 F19, launched on 26 Jun 1970.
| Molniya-1 F19 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Jun 26 | 0323:01 | 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 | |||
| 0331 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0416? | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0419? | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1970 Jun 30 | 700.39 331 x 39051 x 65.39 | ||
| 1970 Jul 8 | 700.30 475 x 39013 x 65.39 | ||
| 1970 Jul 13 | 717.59 466 x 39879 x 65.4 | ||
| 1970 Jul 27 | 717.60 472 x 39873 x 65.3 | ||
| 1970 Aug | Orbit raised | ||
| 1970 Nov 18 | 717.59 603 x 39741 x 65.5 | ||
| 1971 Jan 24 | 717.94 740 x 39621 x 65.5 | ||
| 1972 Feb 16 | 717.66 1296 x 39052 x 65.5 | ||
| 1972 Apr | end of stabilized operations | ||
| 1973 Jan 29 | 717.47 1531 x 38807 x 65.5 | ||
| 1974 May 30 | 717.39 1031 x 39304 x 65.4 | ||
| 1975 Oct 21 | 717.10 233 x 40088 x 65.0 | ||
| 1976 Feb 10 | 156.73 59 x 6442 x 65.0 | ||
| 1976 Feb 16 | Reentered | ||
Friday, October 23, 1981
Tuesday, October 20, 1981
Sunday, October 18, 1981
Kosmos 386
1970-110A
Zenit-4M flight 9 was launched in Dec 1970 as Kosmos-386. The satellite was recovered after a 13 day flight.
| Kosmos-386 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Dec 15 | 1000:01 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 1004 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1008 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1847 | 89.13 221 x 241 x 65.0 | ||
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1970 Dec 16 | 1110 | 89.39 214 x 274 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Dec | Orbit raise | ||
| 1970 Dec 23 | 2040 | 90.00 212 x 336 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 27 | 1909 | 89.97 211 x 334 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 28 | 0400 | Engine sep | |
| 0705? | Retrofire | ||
| 0714? | PO sep | ||
| 0721? | Entry | ||
| 0736? | Landed after 12.9d | ||
Monday, September 28, 1981
Saturday, September 26, 1981
Wednesday, September 23, 1981
Tuesday, September 22, 1981
Friday, September 18, 1981
Wednesday, September 16, 1981
Thursday, September 10, 1981
Tuesday, September 8, 1981
Friday, August 28, 1981
Kosmos 719
1975-018A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite TF beacon
| Kosmos-719 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Mar 12 | 0855 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baykonur |
| 0859 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0903 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1975 Mar 12 | 89.31 172 x 309 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Mar 15 | 89.27 173 x 303 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Mar 15 | 89.45 171 x 322 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Mar 16 | 89.43 173 x 319 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Mar 24 | 89.26 171 x 304 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Mar 25 | |||
| 0457? | Deorbit | ||
| 0507? | PO sep | ||
| 0511? | Entry | ||
| 0527? | Landed | ||
Monday, August 24, 1981
Thursday, August 20, 1981
Kosmos 937
1977-077A
RCS was 30m2. A single piece of debris was cataloged associated with launch (but in the payload orbit).
| Kosmos-937 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Aug 24 | 0707 | Launch by 11K69 | Baikonur |
| 0709 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0711 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0756? | AKM burn | ||
| 1977 Aug 24 | 93.3 424x444x65.0 | ||
| 1978 Mar 15? | end of ops? | ||
| 1978 Oct 19 | reentered | ||
Monday, August 3, 1981
Kosmos 36
1964-042A
The first DS-P1-Yu satellite was launched in Jul 1964 from the GTsP4 range at Kapustin Yar and was named Kosmos-36. The 63S1 launch vehicle placed Kosmos-36 in a 261 x 477 km x 49 deg orbit, similar to that used by the scientific DS satellites. It remained in orbit for eight months and transmitted until reentry.
| Kosmos-36 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Jul 30 | 0336? | Launch by 63S1 | GTsP4 |
| 0338? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0342? | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 0343? | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 1964 Aug 2 | 0930 | 91.85 261 x 477 x 49.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Feb 28 | 0043? | Reentered | |
Payload:
- Special equipment payload
- Rubin-1D orbit control
- Tral-P1 telemetry system
- Mayak transmitter
- BKRD-2D command radio installation
Sunday, August 2, 1981
Sunday, July 26, 1981
Saturday, July 25, 1981
Kosmos 552
1973-016A
Kosmos-552 was launched in Mar 1973 from Plesetsk. The mission lasted 12 days. The satellite carried a 16KS capsule which was ejected after only 4 days.
| Kosmos-552 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Mar 22 | 1000:00 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1004? | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1008? | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1846 | 89.64 202 x 310 x 72.8 | ||
| 1900 | 89.68 204 x 312 x 72.84 (RAE) | ||
| 1973 Mar 26 | 16KS Capsule sep (16C) | ||
| 1973 Mar 27 | 1519 | 89.60 201 x 307 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Apr 2 | 1739 | 89.49 200 x 298 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Apr 3 | 0530? | Retrofire | |
| 0540? | PO sep | ||
| 0546? | Entry | ||
| 0600? | Landed | ||
Monday, July 20, 1981
Saturday, July 18, 1981
Thursday, July 16, 1981
Tuesday, July 14, 1981
Sunday, July 12, 1981
Sunday, July 5, 1981
Saturday, July 4, 1981
Friday, July 3, 1981
Thursday, July 2, 1981
DMSP 25
1970-070A
The second Block 5A satellite, F25, operated until Nov 1970. There were problems with the sensor motor brush due to drying lubricant.
SSO 00:18 LTDN.
| DMSP 02525 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Sep 3 | 0839:45 | Launch by Thor Burner 2 | V SLC10W |
| 0842 | Thor MECO | ||
| 0851? | Burner II burn | ||
| 0854? | Burner II sep | ||
| 101.3 764 x 874 x 98.7 | |||
| 1970 Nov 23 | end of transmissions | ||
Saturday, June 27, 1981
Friday, June 26, 1981
Wednesday, June 24, 1981
Monday, June 22, 1981
Corona 70
1963-035A
Agena D spacecraft 1169 was used for KH-5 Mission 9058A. As well as the ARGON mapping camera, 9058A carried a cosmic ray detector and a subsatellite listed in the SATCAT as `0.1 SQ METER TARGET'. ARGON 9 was launched on 1963 Aug 29 by a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Orbital mass was 1201 kg. The SRV was recovered in mid-air after 3 days of flight completing the most successful ARGON flight so far.
| KH-5 Mission 9058A | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Aug 29 | 2031:04 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 5 |
| 2033 | Thor MECO (T+2:27) | ||
| 2033 | Thor VECO (T+2:36) | ||
| 2033 | Thor sep (T+2:40) | ||
| 2034 | Agena burn (T+3:09) | ||
| 2038:16 | Agena MECO (T+7:12) | 90.8 301 x 334 x 81.8 (VCR) | |
| 1963 Aug 29? | Deploy target subsatellite | 92.0 315 x 422 x 81.9 (SATCAT, 35B) | |
| 1963 Aug 30 | 0332 | 90.69 280 x 336 x 81.8 | |
| 1963 Aug 31 | 1854 | 90.68 296 x 319 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Sep 1 | 2107? | SRV deorbit rev 48 | |
| 2142? | SRV recovered over Pacific after 3.1d | ||
| 1963 Sep 1 | Deb 1963-35D reentered | ||
| 1963 Sep 2 | Deb 1963-35C reentered | ||
| 1963 Sep 2 | 2250? | SRV deorbit rev 65 | |
| 2330 | SRV recovered | ||
| 1963 Sep 3 | 0000 | 90.80 292 x 324 x 81.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Sep 3 | 0123 | 90.68 291 x 324 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Oct 22 | 0230 | 90.00 261 x 287 x 81.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 | 87.9 165 x 165 x 81.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Nov 5 | 0754 | 88.48 199 x 199 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Nov 7 | 1200? | CORONA 70/Agena 1169 reentered | |
Monday, June 15, 1981
Sunday, June 14, 1981
Kosmos 614
1973-098A
Kosmos-614 was launched in Dec 1973.
| Kosmos-614 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Dec 4 | 1500:01 | Launch by R-14 | |
| 1502? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1508? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 1534? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 1534? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 100.7 770 x 805 x 74.1 | |||
Monday, June 8, 1981
Tuesday, June 2, 1981
Corona 59
1963-002A
Mission 9051, with Agena D 1157, was launched on 1963 Jan 7 into an 82 degree orbit. The SRV was recovered from the sea after a 4 day flight. The SRV came down 1600 km off course because of a horizon sensor malfunction. The vehicle had erratic attitude control and film ran out on pass 57D,but the film obtained was of good quality. Orbit mass was 1299 kg.
| KH-4 Mission 9051 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Jan 7 | 2109:49 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 1 |
| 2111 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 2111 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 2111 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | -5837? x 198 x 82 | |
| 2112 | Agena burn (T+3:14) | ||
| 2116 | Agena cutoff (T+7:17) | 90.61 193 x 417 x 82.24 (VCR) | |
| 2130 | 90.54 205 x 399 x 82.23 (RAE) | ||
| 1963 Jan 8 | 0541 | 90.39 203 x 385 x 82.0 | |
| 1963 Jan 9 | 0118 | 90.39 191 x 396 x 82.2 | |
| 1963 Jan 10 | 1328 | 90.26 182 x 392 x 82.2 | |
| 1963 Jan 11 | 90.3 202 x 384 x 82.0 (SATCAT) | ||
| Rev 56, end of photography | |||
| 1963 Jan 11 | 2305? | SRV sep, deorbit rev 65 | |
| 2340? | SRV impact Pacific | ||
| 1963 Jan 12 | 0002 | SRV located in sea | |
| 9 05N 157 05 W | |||
| 1248 | SRV inverted, ballast arm broke | ||
| Recovered in raft `shortly after dawn' | |||
| 1963 Jan 12 | 1730 | SRV recovered? | |
| 1963 Jan 13 | 1811 | 89.96 181 x 363 x 82.2 | |
| 1963 Jan 13 | 1900 | 90.01 193 x 353 x 82.23 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Jan 16 | Debris 02B reentered | ||
| 1963 Jan 21 | 0930 | 88.75 168 x 254 x 82.19 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Jan 21 | 0942 | 88.70 164 x 256 x 82.2 | |
| 1963 Jan 22 | 88.7 164 x 256 x 82.0 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Jan 24 | 0500? | CORONA 59/Agena 1157 reentered | |
Corona 111
1966-072A
KH-4A Mission 1036 (CORONA 111) saw the introduction of a new launch vehicle, the Long Tank Thrust Augmented Thor Agena D. The LTTAT, also known as Thorad, was delivered by McDonnell Douglas to USAF in June of 1966, and took off from Vandenberg on Aug 9, placing the KH-4A payload into a retrograde 100 degree inclination orbit. The KH-4A mission had an unusually long duration, with SRV-1 recovered after 7 days and and SRV-2 operating for a further 6 days before recovery. This mission may be the first J-2 model,although the J-2 designation was not used in most documents. The J-2 proposal, reportedly not approved, used Thorad/Agena, had a 14 day lifetime, and could incorporate the OAS orbit adjust system kit. All of these enhancements apply to the later J-1 missions.
| KH-4A Mission 1036 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Aug 9 | 2046:03 | Launch by Thorad Agena D | V SLC1W |
| 2047:45 | Castor II SRMs sep (T+1:42) | ||
| 2049:40 | Thor MECO (T+3:37) | ||
| 2049:49 | Thor VECO (T+3:46) | ||
| 2049:55 | Thor sep (T+3:52) | ||
| 2050:01 | Agena burn (T+3:58) | ||
| 2054:03 | Agena MECO (T+8:00) | 89.46 193 x 305 x 100.11 (VCR) | |
| 1966 Aug 10 | 0212 | 89.38 191 x 296 x 100.1 | |
| 1966 Aug 11 | 0501 | 89.32 188 x 294 x 100.1 | |
| 1966 Aug 12 | 0451 | 89.30 188 x 291 x 100.1 | |
| 1966 Aug 13 | 2232 | 89.25 187 x 286 x 100.1 | |
| 1966 Aug 15 | 89.4 193 x 239 x 100.12 (SSR) | ||
| 1966 Aug 15 | 0230 | 89.35 194 x 287 x 100.12 (RAE) | |
| 1966 Aug 15 | 0249 | 89.21 188 x 282 x 100.12 | |
| 1966 Aug 16 | 2157 | 89.16 189 x 276 x 100.11 | |
| 1966 Aug 17 | 2357? | SRV-1 ejected rev 115 | |
| 1966 Aug 17 | 0034 | SRV-1 recovered midair | |
| 22 46N 168 02 W | |||
| 1966 Aug 21 | Rev 211 film supply depleted | ||
| 1966 Aug 22 | 0003? | SRV-2 ejected rev 212 | |
| 1966 Aug 23 | 0015 | SRV-2 recovered midair | |
| 22 31.0 N 165 58W | |||
| 1966 Aug 31 | 89.0 185 x 246 x 100.1 (SSR) | ||
| 1966 Sep 12 | CORONA/Agena reentered | ||
Sunday, May 31, 1981
Saturday, May 30, 1981
Explorer 51
1973-101A
Atmosphere Explorer C was the first of a new series of Atmosphere Explorers built by RCA for NASA-GSFC. The new AEs had their own propulsion system with two TRW hydrazine thrusters to allow major orbit changes and active spin control. The satellite was designed to probe the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere, studying its structure and composition. It also carried instruments to measure the effects of solar radiation on the atmosphere.
AE-C was launched on 1973 Dec 16 at 0618 by a Delta 1900 from Vandenberg. The Thor stage separated at 0621 and the Delta second stage ignited to place AE-C in a 150 x 4263 km x 68.1 deg orbit. Initially the orbit perigee was at 13N; this moved up to 68N and then back down again.
In March 1974, the satellite began a series of maneuvers to dip down into the atmosphere for 24 hours and then raise perigee again to avoid decay. These maneuvers were carried out every two weeks; the first one was to a perigee of 140 km, the lowest to a perigee of 129 km. The effect of higher drag during these excursions was to rapidly decrease the apogee, and by 1974 Dec the apogee was only 600 km.
AE-C now entered the second phase of its mission, with a circularization maneuver to enter a 250 x 250 km orbit. This was soon boosted to 390 km altitude, and during 1975 the satellite was maintained between 390 and 250 km altitude. AE-C was deactivated from 1975 Sep 23 to 1976 Feb 20. Its last reboost was carried out on 1977 Mar 18, and it stopped operations on 1978 Dec 11, a day before it reentered.
Launch mass was 668 kg. 1.14m high 1.37m dia. 168 kg of hydrazine could be carried. Control from GSFC. Delta stage 2 mass was 5443 kg full including 4672 kg of prop.
| AE-C orbital history | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Dec 16 | 0618:00 | Launch by Delta 1900 | |
| T+0:36 SRM 1-6 burnout | |||
| T+0:39 SRM 7-9 on | |||
| T+1:17 SRM 7-9 out | |||
| T+1:36 SRM 1-9 sep | |||
| 0622:32 | T+4:32 MECO | ||
| 0622:40 | T+4:40 Thor sep | ||
| 0622:44 | Delta SES-1 burn 5:33 | ||
| 0622:48 | Fairing sep | ||
| 0628:17 | T+10:17 Delta SECO-1 | ||
| T+24:19 Spinup to 12 rpm | |||
| 0642:55 | T+24:55 Delta sep | ||
| 0955 | 132.48 154 x 4305 x 68.1 | ||
| 1973 Dec 17 | 0800 | 132.46 157 x 4301 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Jan 7 | 1325 | 131.06 150 x 4186 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Feb 1 | 0219 | 129.67 152 x 4063 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Mar 2 | 1756 | 128.25 153 x 3939 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Mar 6 | 0516 | 128.10 153 x 3925 x 68.1 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1974 Mar 7 | 0900 | 127.88 144 x 3915 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Mar 8 | 1034 | 127.72 136 x 3909 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Mar 13 | 0516 | 127.14 135 x 3859 x 68.1 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1974 Mar 14 | 1307 | 127.55 138 x 3892 x 68.1 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1974 Mar 15 | 1854 | 127.95 139 x 3925 x 68.1 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1974 Mar 17 | 0921 | 128.30 140 x 3956 x 68.1 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1974 Mar 19 | 0202 | 129.50 143 x 4058 x 68.1 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1974 Mar 19 | 1710 | 130.35 144 x 4131 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Mar 26 | 1818 | 129.78 143 x 4082 x 68.1 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1974 Mar 28 | 0502 | 130.19 145 x 4116 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Apr 9 | 0021 | 128.28 144 x 4037 x 68.1 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1526 | 129.74 146 x 4076 x 68.1 | ||
| 1974 Apr 15 | 0519 | 129.36 146 x 4042 x 68.1 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1815 | 129.14 129 x 4040 x 68.1 | ||
| 1974 May 1 | 1915 | 126.10 130 x 3772 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Jun 3 | 0532 | 120.27 128 x 3257 x 68.1 | |
| Raise perigee | |||
| 2335 | 120.22 134 x 3247 x 68.1 | ||
| 1974 Jun 4 | 1336 | 120.15 134 x 3240 x 68.1 | |
| Raise perigee | |||
| 1974 Jun 5 | 2137 | 119.97 138 x 3221 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Jun 12 | 1502 | 119.09 135 x 3144 x 68.1 | |
| Raise perigee | |||
| 1974 Jun 12 | 1701 | 119.13 142 x 3142 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Jun 14 | 1638 | 119.24 145 x 3147 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Jun 19 | 2138 | 118.82 145 x 3110 x 68.1 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1974 Jun 20 | 0736 | 119.26 147 x 3147 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Jun 27 | 0022 | 118.93 148 x 3117 x 68.1 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1974 Jun 28 | 0010 | 119.16 148 x 3137 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Jul 10 | 2238 | 118.03 145 x 3039 x 68.1 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1974 Jul 11 | 0036 | 117.94 136 x 3040 x 68.1 | |
| Adjust perigee | |||
| 1974 Jul 13 | 0537 | 117.65 139 x 3011 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Aug 2 | 0223 | 114.75 136 x 2751 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Aug 22 | 2339 | 111.33 139 x 2436 x 68.1 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1974 Aug 23 | 0705 | 110.58 131 x 2375 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Aug 29 | 0322 | 110.19 137 x 2334 x 68.1 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1974 Aug 31 | 1022 | 109.78 131 x 2301 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Sep 7 | 0418 | 108.47 138 x 2173 x 68.1 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1974 Sep 9 | 1215 | 108.01 130 x 2139 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Sep 10 | 0238 | 107.88 130 x 2126 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Sep 11 | 0535 | 107.63 133 x 2100 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Sep 12 | 1538 | 107.35 129 x 2078 x 68.1 | |
| 1974 Sep 28 | 0445 | 103.81 128 x 1749 x 68.0 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1974 Oct 5 | 1201 | 102.36 124 x 1616 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Oct 11 | 1217 | 101.22 123 x 1509 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Oct 12 | 0806 | 100.96 126 x 1481 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1974 Oct 12 | 1013 | 101.22 132 x 1500 x 68.0 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1974 Oct 13 | 0806 | 100.96 126 x 1481 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Oct 17 | 2231 | 99.83 123 x 1376 x 68.0 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1974 Oct 18 | 2007 | 99.57 118 x 1357 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Oct 31 | 1844 | 96.61 119 x 1073 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Nov 1 | 0600 | 96.51 116 x 1066 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Nov 12 | 2129 | 93.80 121 x 799 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Nov 26 | 2247 | 91.00 122 x 525 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Nov 27 | 0926 | 91.09 130 x 525 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Nov 30 | 1012 | 90.76 135 x 488 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Dec 9 | 0315 | 89.64 134 x 378 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Dec 10 | 0308 | 89.49 133 x 364 x 68.0 | |
| Raise perigee | |||
| 1974 Dec 13 | 0243 | 89.21 142 x 328 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Dec 15 | 0216 | 89.06 147 x 308 x 68.0 | |
| 1974 Dec 16 | 1352 | 88.87 147 x 289 x 68.0 | |
| Raise perigee | |||
| 1974 Dec 17 | 1931 | 89.16 183 x 281 x 68.0 | |
| Raise perigee | |||
| 1974 Dec 18 | 1919 | 89.49 219 x 278 x 68.0 | |
| Raise perigee | |||
| 1974 Dec 19 | 1443 | 89.89 259 x 279 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Jan 1 | 0640 | 89.74 251 x 272 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Jan 30 | 1304 | 89.01 218 x 232 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Feb 1 | 0215 | 89.33 229 x 252 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Feb 12 | 0852 | 89.03 220 x 232 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Feb 14 | 0225 | 89.11 222 x 239 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Feb 16 | 0925 | 89.19 227 x 240 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Feb 26 | 0527 | 88.89 213 x 225 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Feb 26 | 2315 | 89.13 217 x 245 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Feb 27 | 1835 | 89.33 235 x 247 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Mar 14 | 1809 | 88.85 211 x 224 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Mar 18 | 0522 | 89.25 228 x 246 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Apr 8 | 1114 | 88.41 190 x 201 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Apr 10 | 1158 | 88.74 198 x 226 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Apr 11 | 1009 | 88.67 196 x 220 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Apr 12 | 1251 | 89.01 220 x 231 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Apr 22 | 1540 | 88.56 197 x 209 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Apr 24 | 0747 | 89.34 231 x 252 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Apr 27 | 0744 | 90.14 264 x 298 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 May 15 | 0811 | 90.01 258 x 290 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Jun 2 | 89.64 236 x 276 x 68.0 | ||
| 1975 Jun 8 | 0223 | 89.57 233 x 272 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Jun 14 | 0538 | 90.66 302 x 311 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Jul 6 | 0155 | 90.61 299 x 308 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Sep 18 | 2354 | 90.31 285 x 293 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Sep 19 | 0558 | 90.53 291 x 309 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Sep 20 | 1341 | 90.68 303 x 311 x 68.0 | |
| 1975 Sep 23 | Deactivated | ||
| 1975 Dec 7 | 1644 | 90.24 283 x 288 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1975 Dec 11 | 2142 | 90.76 305 x 317 x 68.0 | |
| 1976 Feb 20 | Reactivated | ||
| 1976 Mar 8 | 1119 | 90.48 293 x 302 x 68.0 | |
| Lower perigee | |||
| 1976 Mar 9 | 2200 | 90.26 267 x 306 x 68.0 | |
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1976 Mar 11 | 2038 | 90.05 254 x 299 x 68.0 | |
| 1976 Apr 20 | 1121 | 89.52 238 x 262 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1976 Apr 21 | 2140 | 89.85 261 x 273 x 68.0 | |
| 1976 Apr 26 | 0929 | 89.80 259 x 269 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1976 Apr 26 | 2129 | 90.17 278 x 287 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1976 Apr 30 | 0652 | 90.50 293 x 304 x 68.0 | |
| 1976 Jul 15 | 0952 | 90.20 280 x 288 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1976 Jul 23 | 1055 | 90.49 292 x 304 x 68.0 | |
| 1976 Sep 28 | 0729 | 90.22 279 x 291 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1976 Sep 29 | 1504 | 90.43 280 x 301 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Jan 1 | 1054 | 89.69 256 x 261 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Jan 22 | 1257 | 89.40 239 x 249 x 68.0 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 1977 Jan 26 | 0155 | 89.68 257 x 260 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Feb 8 | 0930 | 89.46 246 x 248 x 68.0 | |
| Begin orbit raising burns | |||
| 1977 Feb 10 | 0804 | 90.71 295 x 322 x 68.0 | |
| 2311 | 91.34 320 x 359 x 68.0 | ||
| 1977 Feb 11 | 2333 | 91.46 328 x 364 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Feb 14 | 0153 | 91.46 328 x 363 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Feb 15 | 0234 | 91.58 331 x 372 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Feb 17 | 1822 | 91.83 355 x 372 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Feb 24 | 1236 | 91.80 356 x 369 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Mar 1 | 1958 | 92.31 383 x 391 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Mar 12 | 0953 | 92.35 387 x 391 x 68.0 | |
| 1977 Mar 18 | Last orbital adjust? | ||
| Orbit raising complete | |||
| 1977 Aug 2 | 0126 | 92.24 383 x 385 x 68.0 | |
| 1978 Feb 6 | 0901 | 91.96 366 x 374 x 68.0 | |
| 1978 Mar 16 | 0701 | 91.82 361 x 366 x 68.0 | |
| 1978 Mar 23 | 1805 | 81.80 359 x 365 x 68.0 | |
| 1978 Aug 30 | 1900 | 91.01 320 x 327 x 68.0 | |
| 1978 Nov 27 | 2013 | 89.27 238 x 238 x 68.0 | |
| 1978 Dec 10 | 1022 | 88.02 175 x 177 x 67.9 | |
| 1978 Dec 11 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1978 Dec 12 | Reentered | ||
Payload:
- CEP Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe (GSFC/Brace)
- MESA Accelerometer (AFCRL/Champion)
- PES Photoelectric Spectrometer (APL/Doering)
- RPA Retarding Potential Analyser (UTD/Hanson)
- ESUM Extreme Solar UV Monitor (GSFC/Heath), 40-1220A
- EUVS Extreme Solar UV spectrometer (AFCRL/Hinteregger), 140-1850A, 24 monochromators
- OSS Open Source Neutral Mass Spectrometer (UMn/Nier)
- NACE Neutral Atmosphere Composition Experiment (GSFC/UM/Nace)
- NATE Neutral Atmosphere Temperature Experiment (GSFC/UM/Spencer)
- MIMS Magnetic Ion Mass Spectrometer (UTD/Hoffman-J)
- BIMS Bennett Ion Mass Spectrometer (GSFC/Brinton)
- LEE Low Energy Electrons (GSFC/NOAA/Hoffman-R)
- UVNO UV Nitric Oxide Experiment (Colorado/Barth)
- VAE Visible Airglow Experiment (UM/Hays)
October 1,2026
https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.860.txt
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