1977-090A
| Kosmos-954 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Sep 18 | 1348 | Launch by Tsiklon-2 | Baikonur |
| 1350 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1352 | Stage 2 sep | -800? x 265 x 65 | |
| 1402? | DU burn | ||
| 1412? | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 1977 Sep 18 | 89.7 251x265x65.0 | ||
| 1977 Nov 1 | end of ops, reactor failed to sep | ||
| 1978 Jan 6 | lost attitude control | ||
| 1978 Jan 24 | 1153 | reentered over Canada N of Queen Charlotte Is. | |
1970-098A
KH-4B Mission 1112 (CORONA 140) was launched on 1970 Nov 18 by Thorad Agena D from Vandenberg into an 83 deg inclination orbit. The forward and aft constant rotator panoramic cameras were units number 300 and 301, the qualification prototype J-3 units refurbished for flight - the system was designated QR-2R and it carried a load of both 3414 and 3404 type film. The satellite carried APL's Doppler Beacon 3 supplementary geodetic payload. Both SRVs were recovered. A study of this mission's imagery compared with earlier flights recommended that in future lower perigees of 148-167 km be used to increase the scale.
This was the first CORONA Agena to use High Density Acid and Hyperzine-300 instead of IRFNA/UDMH.
| KH-4B Mission 1112 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Nov 18 | 2128:00 | Launch by LTTAT Agena D | V SLC3W |
| 2129 | Castor sep | ||
| 2131 | Thor sep | ||
| 2132 | Agena burn | ||
| 2136 | Agena MECO | ||
| 2302? | Elint subsatellite ejected | ||
| 1970 Nov 18 | 2354 | 88.50 175 x 225 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 20 | 1609 | DMU-1 burn | |
| 1970 Nov 21 | 0000 | 88.70 185 x 232 x83.0 (RAE) | |
| 0037 | 88.63 183 x 230 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Nov | 88.50 180 x 227 x 82.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1970 Nov 22 | 0739 | 88.55 181 x 224 x 83.0 | |
| 2225 | 88.50 179 x 221 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Nov 23 | 0445 | DMU-2 burn | |
| 1970 Nov 23 | 1143 | 88.62 178 x 234 x 83.0 | |
| 2332 | 88.58 179 x 229 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Nov 24 | 2310 | 88.50 176 x 224 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 26 | 0014 | 88.41 175 x 217 x 83.0 | |
| 0700 | DMU-3 burn | ||
| 2352 | 88.59 179 x 230 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Nov 27 | 1013 | 88.56 179 x 227 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 27 | 1809 | SRV-1 recovered rev 147 (PER) - Incorrect | |
| 2230? | SRV-1 ejected | ||
| 2309 | SRV-1 recovered - Rev 147 | ||
| 18 10 N 153 45 W | |||
| 1970 Nov 28 | 0616 | DMU-4 burn | |
| 1970 Nov 28 | 0950 | 88.66 181 x 235 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 30 | 0610 | 88.51 176 x 226 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 30 | 88.5 172 x 236 x 83.0 (SSR) | ||
| 1970 Dec 1 | 1041 | DMU-5 burn | |
| 1970 Dec 2 | 0525 | 88.61 175 x 236 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 4 | 1246 | DMU-6 burn | |
| 1970 Dec 4 | 1628 | 88.65 167 x 247 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 6 | 0142 | DMU-7 burn | |
| 1970 Dec 6 | 0355 | 88.77 165 x 262 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 7 | 1100 | 88.65 167 x 247 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 7 | 2148? | SRV-2 ejected rev 309 | |
| 1970 Dec 7 | |||
| 2214 | SRV-2 air catch (MS/TA) | ||
| 2224 | SRV-2 air catch (PerfER) | ||
| 2224 | SRV-2 on board (PRSR 70) | ||
| 2244 | SRV-2 recovered (PER) | ||
| 2249 | 88.59 164 x 245 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Dec 8 | 1632 | 88.47 162 x 235 x 83.0 | |
| 1800? | DMU-8 burn | ||
| 1970 Dec 9 | 0422 | 88.72 161 x 261 x 83.0 | |
| 1612 | 88.64 159 x 254 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Dec 11 | 1352 | 87.36 88 x 199 x 83.0 | |
| 1604? | CORONA/Agena reentered | ||
1972-061A
The Meteoroid Technology Satellite, Explorer 46 after launch, was a NASA-Langley project designed to investigate technologies to protect satellites against meteor hits.
It was launched on 1972 Aug 13 at 1510 by Scout D-1 from Wallops. The heat shield was ejected at the unusually high altitude of 131 km to protect the delicate sensors. The fourth stage FW4S rocket ignited at 1519 and entered a 97.7 min, 492 x 811 km x 37.7 deg orbit. The MTS satellite remained attached to the FW4S. Two of the four primary panels were deployed, but two more did not extend and the spacecraft ended up tumbling at 3 rev per minute.
The velocity and flux experiments were concluded on 1972 Aug 22 because of problems with the telemetry system; insufficent data was obtained from the velocity experiment for meaningful analysis. After one year in orbit, the bumper experiment determined that the bumper is six times more effective than a single wall structure, even better than anticipated. The impact experiment showed that earlier microphone sensor experiments had overestimated the event rate. MTS transmitted until 1975 Jun 5 and reentered on 1979 Nov 2.
The satellite is a cylinder with four bumper arrays, 3.20m long 7.01m span. Mass is 206 kg, of which 168 kg is payload and 38 kg is FW4S and Scout D-section adapter.
| MTS | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Aug 13 | 1510 | Launch by Scout D-1 | WI |
| T+1:22 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:02 St 2 sep | |||
| T+2:41 Heat shield sep | |||
| T+2:43 St 3 burn | |||
| T+3:20 St 3 burnout | |||
| 1519 | T+9:21 St 3 sep, timer start S+0 | ||
| 1519 | T+9:26 FW4S burn | ||
| 1519 | T+9:57 FW4S burnout | 97.7 492 x 811 x 37.7 | |
| 1520 | S+1:00 Yo-yo despin | ||
| 1520 | S+1:06 Deploy bumper panels | ||
| 1521 | S+2:36 Spin spacecraft back up | ||
| 1972 Aug 28 | Vel/flux experiments off | ||
| 1975 Jun 5 | end of ops | ||
| 1979 Nov 2 | Reentered | ||
1961-026
CORONA 31 was flown on mission 9024 with the KH-3 camera (in the Itek list; KH-2 in other lists), launched on 1961 Sep 17 by Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. The mission was planned to last two days and orbit mass was 1163 kg. The SRV did not separate due to failure of the Agena power supply on orbit, and remained attached to the Agena through reentry on Oct 26. However, useful results were obtained from the supplementary scientific experiments carried on the Agena, which included instruments to measure energetic particles in the radiation belts and radio noise from the Galaxy.
The USAF test directive describes the payload as an AET-L payload in a Mk IV capsule, with the Agena carrying a Discoverer Research Payload and a Vela Hotel payload.
| KH-2 Mission 9024 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Sep 17 | 2100 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V |
| 2102 | Thor MECO (T+2:26) | ||
| 2102 | Thor VECO (T+2:36) | ||
| 2102 | Thor sep (T+2:41) | ||
| 2103 | Agena burn (T+3:31) | ||
| 2107 | Agena cutoff (T+7:30) | ||
| 242 x 411 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 1961 Sep 18 | 0704 | 90.89 233 x 403 x 82.7 | |
| 1961 Sep 19 | Agena power supply failed | ||
| 1961 Sep 19 | SRV failed to sep | ||
| 1961 Sep 21 | 0000 | 90.86 235 x 396 x 82.7 (RAE) | |
| 1961 Sep | 90.8 231 x 403 x 82.6 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1961 Sep 25 | 1009 | 90.66 233 x 380 x 82.7 | |
| 1961 Sep 29 | 0447 | 90.50 222 x 375 x 82.7 | |
| 1961 Oct 4 | 0523 | 90.27 222 x 353 x 82.7 | |
| 1961 Oct 10 | 1200 | 90.0 220 x 326 x 82.7 (RAE) | |
| 1961 Oct 15 | 0403 | 89.63 209 x 303 x 82.7 | |
| 1961 Oct 26 | 1048? | CORONA/Agena/SRV reentered | |
