Saturday, December 24, 1983
Wednesday, December 21, 1983
Sunday, December 18, 1983
Corona 49
1962-042
Mission 9044 carried the usual film canister plus dosimetry emulsions in the SRV which was successfully recovered after 4 days. This time radiation fog was minimal but the vehicle's attitude control was erratic:nevertheless the film was of acceptable quality. The flight was launched on 1962 Aug 29 by Thor Agena D from Vandenberg, the first Thor Agena flight from pad 75-1-2.
| KH-4 Mission 9044 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Aug 29 | 0100:36 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 2 |
| 0102 | Thor MECO (T+2:25) | ||
| 0102 | Thor VECO (T+2:34) | ||
| 0102 | Thor sep (T+2:43) | ||
| 0103 | Agena burn (T+3:16) | ||
| 0107 | Agena cutoff (T+7:15) | 179 x 404 x ? (VCR) | |
| 1962 Aug 29 | 0330 | 90.39 223 x 364 x 65.00 | |
| 1962 Aug 30 | 0204 | 90.27 182 x 393 x 65.16 | |
| 1962 Aug 30 | 0230 | 90.38 187 x 400 x 65.21 (RAE) | |
| 1962 | 90.3 226 x 364 x 65.0 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Sep 1 | 2144 | 90.15 169 x 394 x 65.21 | |
| 1962 Sep 2 | 0242? | SRV sep | |
| 1962 Sep 2 | 0325 | SRV recovered after 4.07 d, rev 64 | |
| 1962 Sep 3 | 0217 | 90.01 201 x 348 x 65.18 | |
| 1962 Sep 7 | 0919 | 89.97 166 x 291 x 65.21 | |
| 1962 Sep 7 | 0930 | 89.09 170 x 289 x 65.21 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Sep 9 | 2022 | 87.90 166 x 174 x 65.21 | |
| 1962 Sep 10 | Reentered | ||
Friday, December 16, 1983
Wednesday, December 14, 1983
Friday, December 9, 1983
Tuesday, November 29, 1983
Monday, November 28, 1983
Sunday, November 27, 1983
Saturday, November 26, 1983
Interkosmos 10
1973-082A
The DS-U2-IK No. 3 (Interkosmos-10) satellite was launched on 1973 Oct 30 by Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk. The satellite carried out studies of the ionosphere and VLF radio wave propagation.
| Interkosmos-10 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Oct 30 | 1900 | Launch by 11K65M Kosmos-3M | NIIP-53 |
| 1902 | S3M burn | ||
| 1912? | S3M sep | ||
| 102.1 260 x 1454 x 74.0 | |||
| 1974 Jun 7 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1977 Jul 1 | Reentered | ||
Friday, November 25, 1983
Mars 5
1973-049A
Mars-5 (3MS No. 53S) entered orbit around Mars successfully in Feb 1974, but after three weeks its main instrument compartment depressurized and the spacecraft fell silent. IKI used a Mars-centric-solar coordinate system with X the Mars-center/Sunline and Y,Z in the plane perpendicular to it.
| Mars-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Jul 25 | 1855:48 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 1858 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1901 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1905 | Stage 3 MECO | ||
| 1905 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1909 | Blok-D MES-1 | ||
| 1911? | Blok-D MECO-1 | ||
| 1973 Jul 25 | 2015 | Blok-D burn 2, solar orbit | |
| 2021? | Blok-D MECO-2 | ||
| 2021? | Blok-D sep | ||
| 1973 Aug 3 | TCM 4.5m/s | ||
| 1974 Feb 2 | TCM 6.8m/s | ||
| 1974 Feb 12 | 1544:25 | KDU burn MOI, 1.188 km/s | |
| Mars orbit insertion | |||
| 1760 x 32560 x 35.3 | |||
| Peri at lat -35 deg, LT = 1700 | |||
| 1974 Feb 18 | Airglow spectrometer activated | ||
| 1974 Mar 1 | End of transmissions | ||
Sunday, November 20, 1983
Friday, November 18, 1983
Molniya 308
1977-105A
Molniya-3 (F8, N8) was launched on 1977 Oct 28 to plane C.
| Molniya-3 No. 18 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Oct 28 | 0137 | 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 | |||
| 0145 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0230 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0233 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1977 Oct 28 | 734.9 428 x 40769 x 62.8 | ||
| 1981 Jun 5 | End of ops | ||
Tuesday, November 15, 1983
Monday, November 14, 1983
Wednesday, November 9, 1983
Monday, November 7, 1983
Sunday, November 6, 1983
Saturday, November 5, 1983
Saturday, October 29, 1983
Molniya 115
1970-077A
Molniya-1 (F20, N15) was launched on 1970 Sep 29. It entered the B plane, replacing N12 and it was later replaced by N19.
| Molniya-1 F20 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Sep 29 | 0814:01 | Launch by Molniya 8K78M | PL |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 0822 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0907? | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0910? | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1970 Oct 3 | 711.12 680 x 39345 x 65.2 | ||
| 1970 Oct 14 | 710.99 679 x 39339 x 65.2 | ||
| 1970 Oct 28 | 710.87 678 x 39334 x 65.4 | ||
| 1970 Oct 29 | Stabilized ground track | ||
| 1970 Nov 10 | 717.66 667 x 39680 x 65.5 | ||
| 1971 Nov | end of ops | ||
| 1971 Nov 21 | 717.47 364 x 39975 x 65.9 | ||
| 1972 Jan | end of tx | ||
| 1972 Feb 15 | 717.15 254 x 40069 x 65.9 | ||
| 1975 Dec 18 | 713.76 192 x 39963 x 64.3 | ||
| 1976 Feb 5 | 704.29 141 x 39546 x 64.3 | ||
| 1976 Mar 15 | 200.45 187 x 9747 x 64.3 | ||
| 1976 Mar 20 | Reentered | ||
Tuesday, October 25, 1983
Kosmos 366
1970-078A
Kosmos-366 was the 12th Gektor (Zenit-2M) flight, lasting 11.9 days.
| Kosmos-366 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Oct 1 | 0820:03 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0824 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0828 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1970 Oct 2 | 1200 | 89.48 204 x 295 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Oct 13 | 0628? | Retrofire | |
| 0638? | PO sep | ||
| 0644? | Entry | ||
| 0705? | Landed | ||
Friday, October 7, 1983
Vanguard SLV-1
1958-F05
The Lyman Alpha satellite was designed to measure the flux of solar radiation in the 1215A Lyman-Alpha line of hydrogen. It also carried a micrometeorite detector, which returned data up to an altitude of 2500 km. NASA TN-D-782 reports an apogee of 3426 km. The second stage lost attitude, so that although the third stage fired it did so at the wrong angle (60 degree pitch up) and did not reach orbit. Reentry was 9430 km downrange. The launch vehicle was the first `mission' Vanguard, SLV-1.
| Vanguard Lyman Alpha | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 May 28 | 0346:20 | Launch by Vanguard SLV-1 | CC LC18A |
| 0348:43 | T+2:23 Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0349:11 | T+2:51 Fairing sep | ||
| 0350:40 | T+4:21 Stage 2 burnout | ||
| 0355:31 | T+9:11 Stage 2 sep, 600 km alt | ||
| 0355:48 | T+9:28 Stage 3 burn | ||
| 0356 | T+10:01 Stage 3 burnout | ||
| 0356:48 | T+10:28 Stage 3 sep | ||
| -3900 x 3500 x 34? | |||
| 0418? | Apogee over 41W? 2N? | ||
| 0445? | Reentry over 5W? 23S?, S Atlantic | ||
Wednesday, October 5, 1983
Bhaskara 1
1979-051A
The Satellite for Earth Observations (SEO) was the second Indian satellite. It was named Bhaskara after launch from Kapustin Yar aboard a Soviet rocket. Bhaskara was built by ISRO/HAL. The 26-faced polyhedron had a mass of 425 kg and was 1.66 m high, 1.55 m diameter. Bhaskara was named after an Indian mathematician of the 7th century AD.
| Bhaskara | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Jun 7 | 1030 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | KY |
| 1032 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1037? | Stage 2 MECO | -300? x 540 x 50.7 | |
| 1058? | Stage 2 MES-2 | ||
| 1058? | Stage 2 MECO-2 | ||
| 1100? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 95.2 519 x 541 x 50.7 | |||
| 1980 | Camera activated | ||
| 1981 Mar | End of SAMIR operations | ||
| 1981 Aug 1 | End of ops? | ||
Payload:
- SAMIR Satellite microwave radiometer 19 + 23 GHz, 150 k res.
- TV camera Earth observation in 2 bands (Vis, IR); Failed at launch, OK since 800516.
- DCP Data collection platform (remote met platform data relay)
- Pinhole X-ray sky survey (failed, zero data rate) (TIFR/ISRO). All sky monitor, 5 deg resolution, with PSPC 2-10 keV?
- Heat pipe test
- Thermal control tests
Tuesday, October 4, 1983
Thursday, September 1, 1983
Alouette 2
1965-098A
The second Alouette was launched as part of the ISIS-X project together with Explorer 31 on board a Thor Agena B (not a TAT Agena B as claimed in some sources, nor a Thor Agena D as claimed by the VAFB launch list). The first stage was SLV-2 no. 453 and the Agena was S-01 No. 6102; launch was OPS 0533 RE HEAT. Alouette deployed two 36m antennae for its topside sounder beacon for a span of 73m; a second dipole was 23m. Alouette 2 operated for ten years. Alouette 2 was also built by de Havilland Canada. It was 145 kg and 1.1m dia, 0.9m high. Span was 73m.
A higher orbit was planned to match comparable ionospheric conditions at a time of higher solar activity than Alouette 1.
The Agena, Alouette and Explorer entered orbit with the petals of the Explorer adapter - a cylinder-cone which split into at least two and perhaps four sections. Objects 98D and 98E were large and decayed relatively rapidly, with 98F and 98G smaller and decaying much more slowly. Two objects cataloged later, 98K and 98L, were small and decayed very rapidly. Small objects 98J and 98H decayed more slowly, only slightly quicker than the payloads and rocket. I tentatively assign D and E as the petals, with F and G as associaed parts and J, H as the separation clamps.
Payload:
- Topside sounder 73m span and 23m span antennae (DRTE/Warren)
- Particle detectors (NRC-Ottawa/McDiarmid)
- Cosmic radio noise 2-13 MHz (DRTE/Hartz)
- VLF receiver (DRTE/Barrington,Belrose)
- Electron density/temperature electrostatic probes (GSFC/Brace)
| Alouette 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Nov 29 | 0448:47 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V 75-1-1 |
| 0451:16 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 0451:25 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 0451:32 | Thor sep (T+2:45) | ||
| 0451:56 | Agena burn (T+3:09) | ||
| T+3:20 Fairing sep | |||
| 0455:48 | Agena MECO (T+7:01) | -100? x 500 x 79.8 | |
| 0538:46 | T+49:59 T+3068.6 Agena MES-2 10.2s over 45E 30S | ||
| 0538:58 | T+50:11 T+3078.8 Agena MECO-2 | 121.40 500 x 2980 x 79.80 (VCR) | |
| Spin table activate | |||
| 0543:23 | T+54:36 Alouette sep | ||
| 0544:04 | T+55:17 Adapter petals sep | ||
| 0545:31 | T+55:44 DME-A sep | ||
| 1965 Nov 30 | 1200 | 121.4 505 x 2987 x 79.8 (RAE) | |
| 1975 Nov 29 | End of transmissions | ||
Tuesday, August 30, 1983
Tuesday, August 16, 1983
Corona 48
1962-034
Corona mission 9041 carried a set of scientific experiments as well as its reconnaissance payload. It was launched on 1962 Aug 2 by Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. The capsule was recovered in mid air on Aug 6. Corona and radiation fog again compromised the data. The main targets for 9041 were the ICBM search along the Trans-Siberian and Polyarnyy-Ural railroads, the Kamchatka ABM area, the Irkutsk-Angarsk target complex, the Murmansk-Kola and Archangelsk-Severodirnski naval complexes, the Kapustin Yar, Baikonur and Sary Shagan launch sites and the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site.
| KH-4 Mission 9041 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Aug 2 | 0017:29 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 1 |
| 0019 | Thor MECO (T+2:23) | ||
| 0019 | Thor VECO (T+2:32) | ||
| 0019 | Thor sep (T+2:38) | ||
| 0020 | Agena burn (T+3:14) | ||
| 0024:41 | Agena cutoff (T+7:12) | 209 x 422 x ? (VCR) | |
| 1962 Aug 2 | 0417 | 90.84 208 x 423 x 83.00 | |
| 1962 Aug 3 | 0430 | 90.64 200 x 411 x 82.20 | |
| 1962 Aug 3 | 0500 | 90.77 204 x 418 x 82.25 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Aug | 90.8 212 x 423 x 83.0 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Aug 6 | 0234? | SRV sep | |
| 1962 Aug 6 | 0310? | SRV recovered after 4.09d, rev 64 | |
| 1962 Aug 7 | 1722 | 90.57 201 x 404 x 82.24 | |
| 1962 Aug 8 | AlphaKappa2 reentered | 91.6 210 x 514 x 82.2 (SATCAT) | |
| 1962 Aug 9 | 1911 | 90.44 194 x 398 x 82.25 | |
| 1962 Aug 12 | 0230 | 89.85 199 x 332 x 82.25 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Aug 18 | 1900 | 88.64 179 x 232 x 82.3 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Aug 24 | 1954 | 88.58 194 x 215 x 82.25 | |
| 1962 Aug 26 | Reentered | ||
Friday, July 22, 1983
Kosmos 282
1969-044A
Zenit-4 No. 61 flew an 8 day mission at 65.4 deg from Plesetsk.
| Kosmos-282 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 May 20 | 0840:02 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 0844 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0849 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1969 May 21 | 2019 | 89.72 201 x 320 x 65.4 | |
| 1969 May 28 | 0153? | Retrofire | |
| 0215? | Landed after 7.7d | ||
Thursday, July 21, 1983
Surveyor 1
1966-045A
The first Hughes A-21 class spacecraft, Surveyor SC1 (NASA designation Surveyor A), was launched at 1441:01 1966 May 30 by Atlas Centaur AC-10 from LC36 at Cape Kennedy. The Centaur 1D, with model RL10A3CM-1 engines, made a single burn and cutoff at 1452:30 delivering Surveyor I to translunar trajectory. The probe made a course correction at 0645 on May 31 and began its descent to the Moon on Jun 2. The radar was ejected at 0614 and the Star 37 solid motor fired. The retro was jettisoned at 0617 and Surveyor I made the first fully controlled soft landing on Luna at 0617:34. It transmitted data from the lunar surface until 0730 on 1967 Jan 7.
Launch azimuth was 102.3 deg.
Landing was at 43.23W 2.46S.
| Surveyor 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 May 30 | 1441:00 | Launch by AC-10 | CK LC36A |
| 1443:23 | T+143s Atlas BECO 63 km Vi 2.90 km/s 26 deg? | -6000 x 158 | |
| 1443:26 | Booster sep | ||
| 1443:57 | T+177s Insulation panels sep 91 km, 3.11 km/s 22 deg? | -5910 x 174 | |
| 1444:23 | T+203s Fairing 122 km 3.41 km/s 20 deg? | -5780 x 210 | |
| 1445:00 | T+240s Atlas SECO 159 km 3.90 km/s 16 deg | -5530 x 240 | |
| 1445:02 | Atlas sep | ||
| 1445:11 | Centaur MES-1 | ||
| 1449:20 | T+8:20 Apogee 278 km, begin dive, 6.22 km/s | -3200 x 278 | |
| 1450:10 | 274 km -1.6 deg? 7.07 km/s | -1630 x 286 | |
| 1450:40 | 267 km 7.62 km/s -1.9 deg? | -235 x 357 | |
| 1450:50? | Perigee positive | ||
| 1451:00 | 261 km, 8.23 km/s -3.5 deg | 156 x 2311 | |
| 1452:30 | T+690s Centaur MECO | 169 x 609332 x 30.05 (GD) | |
| 1452:56 | SV legs deploy | ||
| 1453:37 | Centaur sep | 169 x 618101 x 30.04 | |
| 1457:37 | Centaur retro | ||
| 1501 | Centaur retro complete | 170 x 465348 x 30.06 (GD) | |
| 1966 May 31 | 0645:03 | TCM 21s | 429 x 576625 x 29.4 |
| 1966 Jun 2 | 0541 | Attitude for descent | |
| 0612 | AMR on | ||
| 0614:49 | Verniers on | ||
| 1966 Jun 2 | 0614:50 | Radar eject | -1712 x -8729 x 106.7 |
| 0614:50 | Retro burn 40s 75km | ||
| 0615:23? | Radar impact | ||
| 0615:29 | Retro off 8.7km | ||
| 0615:41 | Retro sep | -1737 x 13 x 106.7 | |
| 0616:19? | Retro impact | ||
| 0617:16 | 300m mark | ||
| 0617:34 | Landing | ||
| 1966 Jun 2 | 1237:04 | Centaur lunar flyby 17291 km | |
| Centaur orbit | 168902 x 438813 | ||
| Centaur orbit | ? x 664223 | ||
| 1966 Jun 16 | 2031 | Commanded off for lunar night | |
| 1966 Jul 7 | Reactivate for day 2 | ||
| 1966 Jul 14 | End of ops? | ||
| 1967 Jan 7 | 0730 | End of tx | |
Payload:
- TV survey camera
Wednesday, July 20, 1983
Monday, July 4, 1983
Sunday, July 3, 1983
Saturday, June 25, 1983
Friday, June 24, 1983
Courier
1960-013
Courier was the first satellite to demonstrate active repeater communications in orbit. The Courier program was transferred from ARPA to the Dept. of the Army on 1960 Sep 15.
Mass was 225 kg.
The second burn would have given a dV of about 0.36 km/s, so SECO-1 orbit probably had a somewhat negative perigee.
| Courier | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Oct 4 | 1958 | Launch by Thor Ablestar | CC LC17 |
| T+2:44 Thor MECO | |||
| T+2:45? Ablestar SES-1 | |||
| T+3:44 Fairing | |||
| 2005 | T+7:38 Ablestar SECO-1 over 65W 27N | -100? x 938 x 28.3 | |
| 2038 | T+40:06 Ablestar SES-2 over 35E 15S | ||
| 2038 | T+40:15 Ablestar SECO-2 | ||
| 2038 | Ablestar sep | 938 x 1237 x 28.33 | |
| 1960 Oct 22 | End of operations | ||
Monday, June 20, 1983
Kosmos 1046
1978-102A
| Kosmos-1046 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Nov 1 | 1200 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 1204 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1208 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1978 Nov 1 | 89.84 197 x 334 x 72.9 | ||
| 1978 Nov 12 | 89.55 197 x 306 x 72.9 | ||
| 1978 Nov 13 | |||
| 0619? | Deorbit | ||
| 0629? | PO sep | ||
| 0634? | Entry | ||
| 0651? | Landed | ||
Saturday, June 18, 1983
Friday, June 17, 1983
Sunday, June 12, 1983
Discoverer 15
1960-012
KH-1 Mission 9010 was launched on 1960 Sep 13 by Thor Agena A from Vandenberg. Mass was 810 kg. The SRV from Discoverer XV was ejected on Sep 15, but insufficient remaining control gas in the Agena meant that the capsule was not correctly oriented, and it landed in the Pacific 1500 km south of the planned zone near Kiribati/Christmas Island, at 08 10N 159 15W.
| KH-1 Mission 9010 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Sep 13 | 2214 | Launch by Thor Agena A | V Pad 5 |
| 2216 | Thor MECO (T+2:42) | ||
| 2216 | Thor VECO (T+2:52) | ||
| 2217 | Thor sep (T+3:01) | ||
| 2218 | Agena burn (T+4:39) | ||
| 2220 | Agena cutoff (T+6:36) | ||
| 94.23 199 x 761 x 80.9 (RAE) | |||
| 201 x 763 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 94.1 200 x 755 x 80.9 (SATCAT) | |||
| 1960 Sep 14 | 0048 | 94.17 200 x 756 x 80.9 | |
| 1960 Sep 14 | 1321 | 94.11 200 x 750 x 80.9 | |
| 1960 Sep 15 | 0052? | SRV ejected | |
| 0053? | SRV deorbit | -106? x 626? | |
| 0120? | SRV landed in Pacific | ||
| SRV recovered near 20N 160W | |||
| 1960 Sep 15 | 2043 | 94.00 200 x 739 x 80.9 | |
| 1960 Sep 18 | 1119 | 93.70 200 x 710 x 80.90 | |
| 1960 Oct 3 | 0000 | 92.0 196 x 547 x 80.9 (RAE) | |
| 1960 Oct 14 | 0000 | 90.0 180 x 366 x 80.9 (RAE) | |
| 1960 Oct 16 | 1307 | 88.97 132 x 315 x 80.9 | |
| 1960 Oct 18 | 0200? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
Friday, June 10, 1983
Kosmos 18
1963-018A
Zenit-2 No. 11 was launched on 1963 May 24 and flew a 9 day mission in a standard 65 degree orbit. It landed 40 km south of Tselinograd.
| Kosmos-18 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 May 24 | 1034:06 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB |
| 1038? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 1043? | Blok-E sep | ||
| 89.4 209 x 301 x 65.0 (TASS) | |||
| 1963 May 24 | 89.30 196 x 288 x 65 (RAE) | ||
| 2052 | 89.40 206 x 282 x 65.0 | ||
| 1963 May 30 | 0929 | 89.33 203 x 278 x 64.9 | |
| 1963 Jun 2 | 0728? | Retrofire | |
| 1963 Jun 2 | 0748? | Landed | |
Sunday, June 5, 1983
Kosmos 582
1973-060A
Tselina-OM satellite Kosmos-582 was launched in Aug 1973.
| Kosmos-582 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Aug 28 | 1004? | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 1006? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1012? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 1037? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 1037? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1973 Aug 31 | 0700 | 95.27 519 x 543 x 74.04 (RAE) | |
| 1980 Sep 5 | Reentered | ||
Sunday, May 22, 1983
Monday, May 16, 1983
Sunday, May 15, 1983
Kosmos 1314
1981-101A
| Kosmos-1314 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Oct 9 | 1040 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 1044? | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1048? | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1981 Oct 9 | 89.04 217x235x82.3 | ||
| 1981 Oct 13 | 89.03 221x229x82.3 from 88.91 209x229 | ||
| 1981 Oct 18 | 89.04 215x236x82.3 from 88.89 209x227 | ||
| 1981 Oct 22 | 88.92 211x228 | ||
| 1981 Oct 24 | |||
| 0650? | Deorbit | ||
| 0700? | PO sep | ||
| 0706? | Entry | ||
| 0720? | Landed | ||
Thursday, May 5, 1983
Saturday, April 9, 1983
Wednesday, April 6, 1983
Monday, April 4, 1983
Syncom 1
1963-004A
The first Hughes Syncom payload, A-25 or Syncom A, carried 2 TWTs (Travelling Wave Tubes) operating at 2-8 GHz. Spacecraft telemetry was transmitted at 140 MHz. The spin stabilized satellite contained a Thiokol TE-375 solid apogee motor to circularize its orbit. Syncom was intended to reach a synchronous (24 hour period) orbit with an inclination of 33 degrees - such an orbit is not geostationary, as the ground track describes a figure of eight reaching north and south latitudes equal to the inclination.
Launch of Syncom I was at 0535 UT on 1963 Feb 14. The Delta B rocket successfully inserted the payload and Altair third stage in a 252 x 34498 km x 33.1 deg transfer orbit. At 1042 UT on Feb 14 the TE-375 motor was fired, and contact with the spacecraft was lost. The satellite was later tracked in a 34392 x 36739 km x 33.3 deg orbit, indicating that the motor did fire.
| Syncom 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Feb 14 | 0535:08 | Launch by Delta B | CC LC17B |
| 0537:35 | T+2:27 MECO | ||
| Thor sep | |||
| 0537 | Delta S/N 20003 burn, 2:41 | ||
| 0540 | Delta SECO | ||
| 0550? | Altair SV-330 burn | ||
| 0551? | Altair sep | 252 x 34498x 33.1 | |
| 1963 Feb 14 | 1042 | AKM burn | |
| 1042 | LOS | ||
| 34392 x 36739 x 33.3 | |||
Sunday, April 3, 1983
Kosmos 1402
1982-084A
Coplanar with K1365. The satellite survived after the Kosmos-1365 and Kosmos-1412 missions were completed, and was prepared for orbit raise on Dec 28. However the orbit raise failed to happen. The radioactive fuel core was ejected, and it and the main spacecraft reentered separately. Kosmos-1402, the reactor and main propulsion unit attached together, reentered over the Indian Ocean on Jan 23 while the uranium fuel core reentered over the South Atlantic on Feb 7.
| Kosmos-1402 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Aug 30 | 1006 | Launch by Tsiklon-2 | Baykonur |
| 1008 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1010 | Stage 2 sep | -800? x 265 x 65 | |
| 1020? | DU burn | ||
| 1030? | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 1982 Aug 30 | 248x262x65.0 | ||
| 1982 Dec 27 | 2250? | last mv | |
| 1982 Dec 28 | 0200? | failed to raise orbit | |
| 1982 Dec 28 | 0200? | Fuel core ejected | |
| 1982 Dec 31 | end of tx | ||
| 1983 Jan 23 | reentered over IO 25S 84E | ||
| 1983 Feb 7 | U235 fuel core reentered over S Atlantic | ||
Tuesday, March 29, 1983
Monday, March 28, 1983
Thursday, March 24, 1983
Sunday, March 20, 1983
Kosmos 1407
1982-091A
| Kosmos-1407 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Sep 15 | 1530 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1538 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1982 Sep 15 | 89.35 172x312x67.1 | ||
| 1982 Sep 15 | 89.64 173x340x67.1 | ||
| 1982 Sep 20 | 89.24 170x304x67.1 from 89.41 170x320 | ||
| 1982 Sep 22 | 89.33 174x308x67.1 from 89.04 167x287 | ||
| 1982 Sep 24 | 89.82 172x358x67.1 | ||
| 1982 Sep 29 | 90.02 184x366x67.1 from 89.21 164x307 | ||
| 1982 Oct 11 | 89.77 178x348x67.1 from 88.99 167x282 | ||
Friday, March 18, 1983
Thursday, March 17, 1983
Tuesday, March 8, 1983
Sunday, February 20, 1983
Kosmos 292
1969-070A
Kosmos-292 was the 5th Tsiklon mission.
| Kosmos-292 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Aug 13 | 2200 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 2202? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 2208? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 2255? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 2255? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1969 Aug 28 | 99.96 746 x 765 x 74.06 (RAE) | ||