Saturday, December 24, 1983
Friday, December 23, 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
Thursday, December 15, 1983
Kosmos 702
1975-002A
Low res photo recon satellite PDM telemetry, extended duration TG beacon
| Kosmos-702 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Jan 17 | 0900? | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baykonur |
| 0904? | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0908? | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1975 Jan 17 | 89.7 205x313x71.3 | ||
| 1975 Jan 24 | 89.58 202 x 305 x 71.3 | ||
| 1975 Jan 29 | |||
| 0612? | Deorbit | ||
| 0622? | PO sep | ||
| 0628? | Entry | ||
| 0643? | Landed | ||
Wednesday, December 14, 1983
Monday, December 12, 1983
Friday, December 9, 1983
Wednesday, December 7, 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 | ||
Monday, November 21, 1983
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
Kosmos 971
1977-122A
| Kosmos-971 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Dec 23 | 1624 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| T+2:10 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:12 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km | |||
| T+2:27 Fairing sep 76km | |||
| 1632? | T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km | 150 x 1003? x 83 | |
| T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2 | |||
| T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2 | |||
| 1727? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1977 Dec 23 | 105.0 980x1010x82.9 | ||
Monday, August 29, 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, August 5, 1983
Monday, July 25, 1983
Kyokko
1978-014A
The EXOS-A satellite was designed to study the aurora. It was named Kyokko (aurora) after launch from Kagoshima in 1978. The satellite is 126 kg and is a 0.80l 0.95d cylinder with 2 1.9m booms. It had a 0.38m dia, 58 kg f 13 kg em, 6.8 kN kick motor similar to the one carried on Tansei-3. The motor fired after half an orbit.
1440 kg St 3+St4 with 1080 kg prop 360 em, 67 kN., 53 s burn time. Isp 284. Without St4, St 3 is 1255 kg f 172 kg em,. KM-A has 18s burn time.
The UV auroral TV imager operated between 1200-1400A with a resolution of 20 arcmin and a FOV of 60 deg.
| Kyokko | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Feb 4 | 0700 | Launch by Mu 3H | KASC |
| T+0:08 SOB burnout | |||
| T+0:09 SOB sep | |||
| 0702? | St 1 burnout | -6217 x 90 x 53.36 | |
| T+1:26 St 2 burn | |||
| 0702? | St 2 burnout | ||
| 0702? | Fairing top off | ||
| 0702? | Fairing lower part off | ||
| 0705? | Spinup St 3 | ||
| 0706 | T+6:29 St 2 sep | -5380 x 333 x 62.50 | |
| 0706 | T+6:34 St 3 burn, 54s | ||
| 0707 | T+7:28 St 3 burnout | ||
| 0708 | T+8:24 St 3 sep | (B) 94.3 331 x 636 x 65.1 | |
| 0753 | T+53:47 KM Kick motor burn | ||
| 0755 | T+55:27 KM sep | ||
| 0805 | T+1:05:17 EST-SA sep | ||
| 1978 Feb 4 | 134.3 642 x 3975 x 65.4 | ||
| 1979 Nov 9 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1981 Mar | Objects C to F cataloged | 640 x 3900 x 65 | |
Payload:
- Ion mass spectrometer
- UV auroral TV imaging
- Electron energy analyser
- UV glow spectrometer
- Electron probes
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
Sunday, July 17, 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 | ||
Discoverer 19
1960-019
CORONA 19 was a radiometric mission for the MIDAS program. The RM-1 flight was launched on 1960 Dec 20 by Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. Instead of a capsule, it carried an IR scanner, a microwave scanner, and a multiwavelength scanner. The control gas leaked during the Agena burn and the satellite could not be stabilized, but the data was reportedly still usable. Mass of CORONA 19 was 946 kg on orbit.
| CORONA 19 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dec 20 | 2032 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V Pad 5 |
| 2034 | Thor MECO (T+2:41) | ||
| 2034 | Thor VECO (T+2:50) | ||
| 2035 | Thor sep (T+3:02) | ||
| 2036 | Agena burn (T+4:15) | ||
| 2040 | Agena MECO (T+8:13) | ||
| 193 x 636 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 209 x 631 x 83.40 (RAE) | |||
| 1960 Dec 21 | 0349 | 92.90 206 x 628 x 83.4 | |
| 1960 Dec 22 | 1832 | 92.80 206 x 616 x 83.4 | |
| 1960 Dec 25 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1960 Dec 27 | 0638 | 92.41 206 x 579 x 83.4 | |
| 1961 Jan 5 | 0517 | 91.46 206 x 486 x 83.4 | |
| 1961 Jan 16 | 1430 | 90.0 186 x 359 x 83.4 (RAE) | |
| 1961 Jan 19 | 0230 | 89.6 178 x 324 x 83.4 (RAE) | |
| 1961 Jan 19 | 1636 | 89.36 178 x 307 x 83.4 | |
| 1961 Jan 20 | 89.0 128 x 323 x 83.4 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1961 Jan 23 | 0200? | Reentered | |
Thursday, June 23, 1983
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 | ||
Sunday, June 19, 1983
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 | ||