Thursday, December 23, 1982
Tuesday, December 21, 1982
Discoverer 36
1961-034A
CORONA 36 was the fifth KH-3 mission, mission 9029. For the first time, a piggyback payload was carried on an Agena, the OSCAR amateur radio satellite. The CORONA mission was also the first flight to attain the design goal of four days and the SRV was recovered from the sea. Mid-air recovery was aborted due to an incorrect capsule beacon bearing according to a telex in the NRO archive.
Additional scientific experiments were also carried including an ionospheric beacon and particle detectors. Biological samples and nuclear emulsions were included with the film canister inside the SRV. The camera used an experimental mixture of SO-130 and SO-132 film on this flight.
A debris object which reentered on Dec 19, Alpha Kappa3, is listed in the SATCAT as Discoverer 36 Capsule, but is probably an experiment cover associated with the science payload.
| KH-3 Mission 9029 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Dec 12 | 2040:21 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V Pad 4 |
| 2042 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 2042 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 2042 | Thor sep (T+2:47) | ||
| 2043 | Agena burn (T+3:24) | ||
| 2047 | Agena cutoff (T+7:21) | ||
| 241 x 413 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 1961 Dec 12 | OSCAR 1 ejected | ||
| 91.84 234 x 494 x 81.23 (OE) | |||
| 1961 Dec 13 | 1733 | 91.78 235 x 488 x 81.21 | |
| 1961 Dec 14 | 1700 | 91.82 241 x 484 x 81.2 | |
| 1961 Dec 16 | 91.78 233 x 488 x 81.23 (OE) | ||
| 1961 Dec 16 | 2236? | SRV sep on rev 64 | |
| 2248? | SRV splashdown | ||
| 2309 | SRV splashdown (AFSC release 16 Dec) | ||
| 1961 Dec 17 | 0014 | 76ARS paras jump into ocean | |
| 0020 | SRV recovered from sea | ||
| 1961 Dec 21 | 1037 | 91.63 237 x 471 x 81.2 | |
| 1962 Jan 1 | 1346 | 91.43 237 x 452 x 81.2 | |
| 1962 Jan 30 | 1200 | 90.85 229 x 396 x 81.21 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Feb 27 | 1200 | 89.60 218 x 298 x 81.15 (RAE) | |
| 1962 | 88.5 194 x 207 x 81.2 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Mar 6 | 1904 | 88.50 193 x 206 x 81.18 | |
| 1962 Mar 8 | 0500? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
Thursday, December 16, 1982
Kosmos 686
1974-074A
Kosmos-686 (DS-P1-Yu No. 72) was launched in 1974 Sep.
| Kosmos-686 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Sep 26 | 1635 | Launch by 11K63 | NIIP-53 LC133/1 |
| 1637 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1642? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 92.2 273 x 489 x 71. | |||
Wednesday, December 15, 1982
Kosmos 693
1974-088A
| Kosmos-693 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Nov 4 | 1040 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1044 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1048 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1974 Nov 4 | 1625 | 89.07 215 x 241 x 81.3 | |
| 1974 Nov 10 | 1158 | 88.95 211 x 233 x 81.3 | |
| 1974 Nov 15 | 1230 | 88.83 206 x 226 x 81.3 | |
| 1974 Nov 16 | |||
| 0712? | Deorbit | ||
| 0722? | PO sep | ||
| 0728? | Entry | ||
| 0743? | Landed | ||
Thursday, December 9, 1982
Friday, November 19, 1982
Thursday, November 18, 1982
Tuesday, November 16, 1982
Kosmos 1125
1979-078A
| Kosmos-1125 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Aug 28 | 0055 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| Stage 2 burn | |||
| 0103 | T+8 min Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| Stage 2 MES-2 | |||
| T+34min Stage 2 MECO-2 | |||
| 0129? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1979 Sep 14 | 100.8 784x812x74.1 | ||
Monday, November 15, 1982
Thursday, November 11, 1982
Kosmos 371
1970-083A
Kosmos-371 was a standard Tsiklon mission, transmitting Transit-like signals at 149 MHz.
| Kosmos-371 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Oct 12 | 1357:00 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 1359? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1405? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 1452? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 1452? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1970 Oct 31 | 0000 | 99.92 750 x 758 x 74.0 | |
Wednesday, November 10, 1982
Saturday, November 6, 1982
Monday, October 25, 1982
Thursday, October 7, 1982
Monday, October 4, 1982
Wednesday, September 29, 1982
Aureole 3
1981-094A
Aureole 3 was a follow-on to the earlier DS-U2 class Aureole satellites, using the AUOS-Z bus. The payload, ARCAD 3, carried out studies of particles in the aurora. ARCAD means Arctic Auroral Density. The satellite was a 1030 kg gravity gradient stabilized cylinder, 2.5m long and 2.0m diameter. Length 20.0m with boom. 8 solar panels when deployed form a partial octagonal pyramid around the core cylinder. Cylinder diameter is 1.0m, diameter across panels is around 3.0m.
Satellite mission control was at IKI, with CNES-Toulouse operating some science functions.
| Aureole 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Sep 21 | 1310 | Launch by Tsiklon-3 | PL |
| S5M burn | |||
| 1316? | S5M MECO | ||
| 1334? | S5M MES-2 | ||
| 1334? | S5M sep | 109.5 406 x 2001 x 82.5 | |
| Solar panel deploy | |||
| Boom deploy | |||
| 1981 Sep 22 | 1400? | Stabilization complete | |
| 1981 Oct 10 | Begin science ops | ||
Payload:
- ROBE/SPECTRO E/p spectrometer with pitch angle data
- TBE/SPECTRO Proton/electric spectrometers
- KUKUSHKA RIEP-2802 Electrostatic analyser
- PIESCHANKA SES-14 medium energy e/p spectrometer
- FON RI-1//RI-2 p/e energetic particles
- RI1 GM counters for high energy particles
- ION/SPECTRO Ion spectrometers
Tuesday, September 28, 1982
Tuesday, September 21, 1982
Saturday, September 18, 1982
Tuesday, September 14, 1982
Sunday, September 12, 1982
Tuesday, August 24, 1982
Monday, August 23, 1982
Saturday, August 21, 1982
Kosmos 850
1976-084A
DS-P1-Yu No. 79 was launched in Aug 1976 to become Kosmos-850. It was the final DS-P1-Yu satellite, and operated until 1977 May 10.
| Kosmos-850 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Aug 26 | 1100 | Launch by 11K63 | NIIP-53 LC133/1 |
| 1102 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1106? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1976 Aug 26 | 92.2 272 x 493 x 70.9 | ||
| 1977 May 10 | end of ops | ||
| 1977 Sep 16 | Reentered | ||
Tuesday, August 17, 1982
Saturday, August 14, 1982
Tuesday, July 20, 1982
Saturday, July 17, 1982
Kosmos 32
1964-029A
Zenit-2 No. 18 was the first launch by the Soviet Union into a 51 degree inclination orbit from Baikonur; all previous launches had used the 65 degrees inaugurated by Sputnik. The 51 degree inclination would later be characteristic of Soyuz piloted space missions, but was initially used for Zenit reconnaissance missions as well, particularly in the summer months.
| Kosmos-32 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Jun 10 | 1100 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB |
| 1105? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 1110? | Blok-E sep | ||
| 89.8 209 x 333 x 51.3 (TASS) | |||
| 2130 | 89.76 213 x 319 x 51.2 (RAE) | ||
| 1964 Jun 10 | 2246 | 89.84 211 x 321 x 51.2 | |
| 1964 Jun 14 | 1032 | 89.79 205 x 322 x 51.2 | |
| 1964 Jun 17 | 1018 | 89.77 203 x 322 x 51.2 | |
| 1964 Jun 18 | 1015? | Deorbit | -150? x 230? x 51.2 |
| 1035? | Landed after 7.99d | ||
Tuesday, July 6, 1982
Monday, July 5, 1982
Sunday, July 4, 1982
Lunar Orbiter 2
1966-100A
Lunar Orbiter II was launched at 2321 on 1966 Nov 6 from Kennedy. The Agena restarted at 2343 after a 14 min parking orbit coast, and inserted Lunar Orbiter II on its translunar coast. The mid course correction was carried out Nov 8 at 1930. Lunar orbit insertion was at 2026 on 1966 Nov 10. At around 2258 on Nov 15 the orbit was altered to begin photography. The orbit was 192 x 1846 km x 11.8 deg. An orbit adjustment was made at 0900 on 1967 Apr 14 to shorten the period of a solar eclipse, and the orbit was raised to prolong lifetime in June. Lunar Orbiter II was deorbited at 0555 on 1967 Oct 11, impacting at 0712 on Oct 11. The LO-2 mission report says that the estimated impact site was 2.96N 119.13E. Another source reported 4S 98E.
| Lunar Orbiter II | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Nov 6 | 2321:00 | Launch by Atlas Agena D 5802/6631 | |
| 2323:08 | T+2:08 BECO | ||
| 2323:11 | T+2:11 Booster sep | ||
| 2325:50 | T+4:50 SECO | ||
| 2326:14 | T+5:14 VECO | ||
| 2326:16 | T+5:16 Fairing sep | ||
| 2326:18 | T+5:18 Atlas sep | -4092 x 182 | |
| 2327:07 | T+6:07 Agena 6631 burn 1, 2:35 | ||
| 2329:42 | T+8:42 Agena MECO | 88.10 176 x 194 x 28.4 | |
| 2340:59 | T+19:59 Agena burn 2, 1:28 | ||
| 2342:27 | T+21:27 Agena MECO | 181 x 350182 x 28.7 | |
| 2346:12 | T+25:12 Agena sep | ||
| 2355:11 | Agena retro | 128 x 349600 x 29.6 | |
| 1966 Nov 7 | 0010? | Agena depletion burn | 185 x 358688 x 28.6 |
| 1966 Nov 8 | 1930:00 | TCM 18.1s 21.1m/s | -88 x 355014 x 29.3 |
| 1966 Nov 10 | 2026:37 | LOI 611.6s 829.7m/s | 196.3 x 1871.3 x 11.97 |
| 1966 Nov 11 | 196 x 1871 x 12.2 (MOR) | ||
| 1966 Nov 15 | 2258:24 | Lower orbit for photos | 49 x 1853 x 11.89 |
| 28.1m/s 17.4s | |||
| 1966 Nov 26 | End of photo acquisition | ||
| 1966 Dec 7 | End of photo readout | 40 x 1863 x 11.5 | |
| 1966 Dec 8 | 2036:28 | Plane change 100.0m/s 61.3s | 43 x 1884 x 17.5 |
| 2037:30 | End of burn | ||
| 1967 Apr 14 | 0901:15 | Orbit adjust 5.5m/s 3.2s | 68 x 1840 x 16.8 |
| 1967 Apr 24 | 1044 | Apolune during eclipse | |
| 1967 Jun 27 | 0700:45 | Perilune raise 4.6s 8.0m/s | 113 x 1841 x 16.5 |
| 1967 Oct 11 | 0555:00 | Deorbit burn at apolune | |
| 0555:36 | Oxidizer depletion | ||
| 0555:53 | End of thrust | -218 x 1913 x 15.2 | |
| 0558:33 | Valves closed | ||
| 0712:54 | Impact | ||
Thursday, July 1, 1982
CAS-1
1971-071A
Eole, originally FR-2, was known to NASA as CAS 1 (Cooperative Applications Satellite 1). The 84kg satellite was built by Aerospatiale. Eole relayed data from meteorological balloons released from Argentina. In 1980 the satellite was still in use for training tracking station operators. Eole is named after Aeolus, the wind god.
Size is 0.58m long 0.71m dia. with 0.61m solar panels and a 10m gravity boom. Control from Bretigny.
One despin weight was miscataloged as 1971-69C.
| Eole | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Aug 16 | 1839:00 | Launch by Scout B | WI |
| T+1:17 St 1 sep | |||
| T+1:57 St 2 burnout | |||
| T+2:05 Heat shield sep | |||
| T+2:07 St 3 burn | |||
| T+2:43 St 3 burnout | |||
| 1850:09 | T+11:09 St 3 sep | ||
| 1850:14 | T+11:14 St 4 burn | ||
| 1850:49 | T+11:49 St 4 burnout | ||
| 1855:49 | T+16:49 Yoyo release | ||
| T+16:59 Solar panels deploy | |||
| 1856:09 | T+17:09 St 4 sep | ||
| 1971 Aug 16 | 100.6 677 x 904 x 50.2 | ||
| 1971 Aug 21 | Deploy gravity boom | ||
| 1974 | Battery failed | ||
| 1980 | In use for training | ||
Monday, June 28, 1982
Sunday, June 27, 1982
Corona 65
1963-019A
KH-4 mission 9055 was launched at midnight UTC on 1963 Jun 13 into an 82 degree orbit. The SRV was recovered on the second day according to the Vandenberg report, but the Corona PER and flight summaries and the Itek list give a 4 day flight. I adopt the latter.
Use of the TAT Agena D suggests that there may have been space for a supplementary payload, since all other KH-4 and KH-5 flights using this vehicle carried subsatellites or attached payloads (with the possible exception of the first TAT launch). Total orbital mass was 1558 kg.
It is possible that this mission carried the EROS payload. The TRW Space Log reported that
EROS (Experimental Reflector Orbital Shot) was a 4.5 foot diameter Fresnel solar collector mounted on the aft rack of an Agena second stage. (...) EROS was orbited in mid-1963 for a 30-day lifetime.
These facts are confirmed in contemporary USAF press releases; it was decided not to identify the specific vehicle, partly because the mission was not a complete success, with the loss of temperature sensor data. EROS was build by General Motors/Allison Div. The lens was folded for launch. Documents indicate the launch was later than the beginning of June and prior to 15 July. A Jan 1963 launch schedule indicated that mission 9054/Agena 1161 was scheduled to carry a secondary payload called the `240'' Experiment', but this may refer to the P camera.
The duration in orbit of CORONA 65 was only 29 days, but the only other likely candidate mission, CORONA 66, carried a P-11 subsatellite on its aft rack, and it seems unlikely that space was available for a second major supplementary payload. The 1.4-m diameter dish was unfolded after launch, and the spacecraft was pointed at the sun so that intense heat was built up. No electrical conversion equipment was included, but it was estimated that the device could have supplied several hundred watts of power. TRW reported `An electroformed nickel structure had a flat aluminum surface with peaks and valleys like a phonograph record to focus the sun's energy into a radiometer where it was measured. A single axis solar tracking system was employed to align the reflector with the sun for one minute during each orbit.'
| KH-4 Mission 9054 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Jun 12 | 2358:38 | Launch by TAT Agena D | V Pad 4 |
| 2359 | Castor sep (T+1:10) | ||
| 1963 Jun 13 | 0000 | Thor MECO (T+2:28) | |
| 0000 | Thor VECO (T+2:37) | ||
| 0000 | Thor sep (T+2:41) | ||
| 0000 | Agena burn (T+2:49) | ||
| 0005 | Agena MECO (T+6:51) | 90.79 197 x 445 x 81.83 (VCR) | |
| 1963 Jun 13 | 0227 | 90.43 181 x 410 x 81.7 | |
| 1963 Jun | 90.7 193 x 416 x 81.8 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Jun 14 | 0930 | 90.67 192 x 419 x 81.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Jun 14 | 1014 | 90.64 190 x 421 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Jun 15 | 0152? | (SRV ejected, deorbit rev 33 (VCR)) | |
| 1963 Jun 15 | 0204? | (SRV recovered after 2 day (VCR)) | |
| 1963 Jun 16 | 0133 | 90.60 190 x 417 x 81.85 | |
| 1963 Jun 17 | 0215:18 | SRV ejected, deorbit rev 65 | |
| 0215:21 | Retro | ||
| 0215:35 | T/C sep | ||
| Entry | |||
| 0225:33 | Main parachute deployed | ||
| 1963 Jun 17 | 0255 | SRV air recovered | |
| 1963 Jun 21 | 0828 | 90.39 182 x 405 x 81.81 | |
| 1963 Jul 10 | 0000 | 88.48 173 x 225 x 81.8 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Jul 10 | 0024 | 88.46 171 x 226 x 81.8 | |
| 1963 Jul 12 | 0100? | Reentered | |
Saturday, June 26, 1982
Friday, June 25, 1982
Monday, June 14, 1982
Saturday, June 12, 1982
Kosmos 239
1968-073A
Zenit-4 No. 48 flew a standard 8 day mission in Sep 1968.
| Kosmos-239 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Sep 5 | 0700:01 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0704 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0709 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1968 Sep 5 | 1713 | 89.25 201 x 273 x 51.8 | |
| 1968 Sep 7 | 0000 | 89.2 203 x 269 x 51.8 | |
| 1968 Sep 12 | 1105 | 89.07 197 x 259 x 51.8 | |
| 1968 Sep 14 | 0631? | Retrofire | |
| 0655? | Landed | ||
Molniya 125
1973-089A
Molniya-1 (F30, N25) was launched on 1973 Nov 14 from Baikonur into plane A.
| Molniya-1 F30 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Nov 14 | 2040:02 | Launch by 8K78M | KB |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 2048 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 2133? | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 2136? | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1973 Nov 19 | 702.4 454 x 39197 x 64.9 (RAE) | ||
| 1973 Nov 22 | 718.9 566 x 39800 x 64.9 (RAE) | ||
| 1973 Nov 28 | 717.97 448 x 39915 x 64.9 | ||
| 1977 Jun 21 | 717.76 1049 x 39305 x 65.2 | ||
| 1978 Aug | end of ops | ||
| 1979 Jun 5 | 712.15 147 x 39929 x 64.7 | ||
| 1979 Aug 16 | Reentered | ||
Thursday, June 10, 1982
Thursday, June 3, 1982
Wednesday, June 2, 1982
Sunday, May 23, 1982
Kosmos 180
1967-093A
Zenit-2 No. 54 was the eighth Plesetsk launch in the series, and went to a 72.9 degree orbit. The satellite landed after 8 days 240 km NW of Tselinograd, at 51 37 N 68 08 E.
| Kosmos-180 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Sep 26 | 1020 | Launch by 11A57 | NIIP-53 LC41/1 |
| 1024 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1029 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 90.1 212 x 370 x 72.9 (TASS) | |||
| 1008 | 90.05 205 x 348 x 72.9 | ||
| 1967 Oct 1 | 0108 | 89.92 202 x 338 x 72.9 | |
| 1967 Oct 4 | 0540? | Deorbit | |
| 0600 | Landed | ||
Saturday, May 22, 1982
Tuesday, May 18, 1982
Monday, May 3, 1982
Kosmos 362
1970-073A
Kosmos-362 (DS-P1-I No. 9) was launched in Sep 1970.
| Kosmos-362 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Sep 16 | 1200 | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 1202 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1207 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1970 Sep 18 | 0000 | 95.65 270 x 829 x 71.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 24 | end of ops | ||
| 1971 Apr 1 | 0000 | 93.26 255 x 613 x 71.0 (RAE) | |
| 1971 Jul 18 | 2136? | Reentered | |
Monday, April 19, 1982
Friday, April 16, 1982
Monday, April 5, 1982
Molniya 310
1978-095A
Molniya-3 (F10, N10) was launched in Oct 1978 to plane B.
| Molniya-3 No. 22 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Oct 13 | 0519 | 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 | |||
| 0527 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0612 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0615 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1978 Oct 13 | 736.2 432 x 40829 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Oct 20 | 717.7 424 x 39928 x 62.8 | ||
Wednesday, March 31, 1982
Corona 101
1965-079A
KH-4A Mission 1025 (CORONA 101) was launched on 1965 Oct 5. The spacecraft used a leftover MURAL camera, M-28, upgraded to the J-1 design and renamed JX-28. The two SRVs were recovered after successful nose-first cartography missions lasting 5 days each. A few new intelligence targets were also observed.
| KH-4A Mission 1025 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Oct 5 | 1745:57 | Launch by Thor SLV-2A Agena D | V 75-3 Pad 5 |
| 1747:02 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 1748:25 | Thor MECO (T+2:28) | ||
| 1748:34 | Thor VECO (T+2:37) | ||
| 1748:41 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | ||
| 1748:46 | Agena burn (T+2:49) | ||
| 1752:49 | Agena MECO (T+6:52) | 89.78 208 x 335 x 75.04 (VCR) | |
| 1965 Oct 5 | 2143 | 89.78 203 x 323 x 75.0 | |
| 1965 Oct 6 | 1540 | 89.74 200 x 322 x 75.0 | |
| 1965 Oct 6 | 1700 | 89.75 203 x 323 x 75.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Oct 9 | 1059 | 89.70 200 x 318 x 75.0 | |
| 1965 Oct 10 | 1851? | SRV-1 ejected on rev 81 | |
| 1965 Oct 10 | 1931 | SRV-1 recovered midair | |
| 21 56N 151 09W | |||
| 1965 Oct 15 | 89.7 202 x 311 x 75.0 (SSR) | ||
| 1965 Oct 15 | 1828? | SRV-2 ejected on rev 161 | |
| 1965 Oct 15 | 1901 | SRV-2 recovered midair | |
| 17 06N 159 42W | |||
| 1965 Oct 16 | 1624 | 89.59 200 x 308 x 75.0 | |
| 1965 Oct 25 | 0004 | 89.06 191 x 265 x 75.1 | |
| 1965 Oct 29 | 1800? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
Tuesday, March 30, 1982
Tuesday, March 23, 1982
Monday, March 22, 1982
Saturday, March 20, 1982
Kosmos 1299
1981-081A
The first high-orbit elset has epoch Sep 6 0137; the many elsets for epoch Sep 5 2118 suggest they may be attempts to locate a vehicle that had already split. The previous low orbit epoch is at Sep 5 1519. The best fit transfer orbit suggests burns around 1530-1630 UTC.
| Kosmos-1299 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Aug 24 | 1637 | Launch by Tsiklon-2 | Baikonur |
| 1639 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1641 | Stage 2 sep | -800? x 265 x 65 | |
| 1651? | DU burn | ||
| 1701? | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 1981 Aug 24 | 89.64 247x266x65.01 | ||
| 1981 Sep 5 | 251 x 263 x 64.0 | ||
| 1536? | Burn 1 | 256 x 912 | |
| 1627? | Burn 2 | ||
| 1981 Sep 6 | 910x984x65 | ||
Sunday, March 14, 1982
Kosmos 352
1970-052A
Zenit-4 No. 87 was launched in Jul 1970 on a 51.8 deg mission from Baikonur.
| Kosmos-352 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Jul 7 | 1030:01 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 1034 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1039 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1970 Jul 8 | 0412 | 89.52 207 x 294 x 51.8 | |
| 1970 Jul 12 | 0204 | 89.42 200 x 291 x 51.8 | |
| 1970 Jul 15 | 0901? | Retrofire | |
| 0921? | Landed after 7.95d | ||
Monday, March 1, 1982
Thursday, February 25, 1982
Thursday, February 11, 1982
Tuesday, February 9, 1982
ESSA 3
1966-087A
ESSA III was the first of a new series of Tiros Operational Satellites, called TOS A before launch. It was the first Tiros satellite to be launched directly to polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Launch by Delta E from Space Launch Complex 2-East was at 1039 on 1966 Oct 2, with orbit insertion at 1057 into a 1383 x 1493 km x 101.1 deg, 2:30pm sun-synchronous orbit. ESSA III replaced ESSA I as the prime global satellite until 1967 Jun 1 when it was placed on standby. ESSA III transmitted until 1968 Oct 9.
| ESSA 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Oct 2 | 1039:03 | Launch by Delta E | SLC2E |
| T+0:43 SRM out | |||
| T+1:10s SRM sep | |||
| 1041:34 | T+2:31 Thor S/N 20206 MECO | ||
| 1041:38 | T+2:35 Thor sep | ||
| 1041:38 | T+2:36 Delta S/N 20205 burn 6:03 | ||
| 1041:42 | T+2:39 Fairing | ||
| 1047:41 | T+8:49 Delta SECO 363 km, 5.790 km/s | -4700? x 1382? | |
| 1057 | T+18:20? Delta sep | ||
| 1057:26 | T+18:23 X-258 RH-89 burn 23s at 1388 km 5.089 km/s | -3735 x 1413 x 101.1 | |
| 1057:49 | T+18:46 X-258 burnout at 1388 km 7.1623 km/s | ||
| 1059:11 | T+20:08 X-258 sep | 1383 x 1493 x 101.1 | |
| 1059:19? | Stage 3 yo weight | ||
| 1107? | ESSA Yo weights | ||
| 1967 Jun 1 | On standby | ||
| 1968 Oct 9 | End of ops | ||
Monday, February 1, 1982
Surveyor 5
1967-084A
Surveyor 5 was the first of an enhanced Surveyor type, the A-21A. It used the SLV-3C launch vehicle with a longer Atlas tank and higher thrust engines. It was launched at 0757:01 on 1967 Sep 8 by Atlas Centaur from Kennedy and rolled to an azimuth of 79.52 deg. The Centaur completed its second burn at 0816:27. A course correction was made on Sep 9 as planned, but a helium pressure valve failed to close properly after the firing. As a result, three extra course corrections were made to try and reseat the valve. Two more burns readjusted the velocity and aim point. A new retro profile had to be used, with a low retro burnout altitude of 1.4 km instead of 11 km. The retro was fired at 45 km altitude instead of 83 km, 12 sec later than usual. Landing was at 0046:42 on Sep 11 at 1.41N 23.18E (TR-32-1246).
| Surveyor 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Sep 8 | 0757:01 | Launch by AC-13 | CKAFS LC36B |
| 0759:34 | T+2:33 Atlas BECO | ||
| 0759:37 | T+2:36 Booster sep | ||
| 0800:19 | T+3:18 Panels sep | ||
| 0800:48 | T+3:47 Fairing | ||
| 0801:07 | T+4:06 Atlas SECO | ||
| 0801:10 | T+4:09 Atlas sep | ||
| 0801:19 | T+4:18 Centaur MES-1 | ||
| 0806:48 | T+9:47 Centaur MECO-1, 6:47 coast | 87.60 157 x 169 x 29.8 | |
| 0813:30 | T+16:29 Centaur MES-2 | ||
| 0815:25 | T+18:24 MECO-2 | 174 x 562308 x 29.8 | |
| 167 x 549654 x 29.84 (TMX-1844) | |||
| 0815:45 | SV legs deploy | ||
| 0816:27 | Centaur sep | ||
| 169 x 551802 x 29.83 (GD) | |||
| 0817:11 | Centaur lateral thrust | ||
| 0820:26 | Centaur retro | ||
| 0824:36 | Centaur blowdown end | 169 x 346337 x 29.87 (TMX-1844) | |
| 1967 Sep 9 | 0145:02 | TCM 14s 14m/s | |
| 0212:02 | TCM 10s | ||
| 0239:50 | TCM 23s | ||
| 0418:48 | TCM-4 12s, 13.8m/s | ||
| 0824:02 | TCM-5 33s, trim velocity | 1070 x 518304 x 29.2 | |
| 2331:00 | TCM-6 5s 5.3m/s | 773 x 520227 x 29.51 | |
| 1967 Sep 11 | 0043 | AMR on | |
| 0044:50 | Verniers on | ||
| 0044:51 | Radar sep | -770 x -11111 x 5.2 | |
| 0044:51 | Retro at 46km, 38.8s, 2.562km/s | ||
| 0045:30 | Retro off, at 1.26km 24.2m/s | -1737 x 1 x 5.2 | |
| 0045:39? | Retro sep | ||
| 0045:39 | Vernier high thrust | ||
| 0046:42 | Verniers off at 4m | ||
| 0046:43 | Landing | ||
| 1967 Sep 11 | 1237 | Centaur flyby 39850 km | |
| Centaur orbit | 167902 x 345368 | ||
| 1967 Sep 13 | 0538:15 | Vernier engine erosion firing expt. 0.6s | |
| 1967 Sep 18 | Oxidizer leak | ||
| 1967 Sep 29 | 0635 | Shut down for lunar night | |
| 1967 Oct 15 | 0807 | Activation for lunar day 2 | |
| 1967 Oct 18 | Solar eclipse | ||
| 1967 Nov 1 | 1220 | end of tx | |