Saturday, December 29, 1984
Friday, December 28, 1984
Kosmos 864
1976-108A
| Kosmos-864 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Oct 29 | 1240 | 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 | |||
| 1248? | 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 | |||
| 1343? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1976 Oct 29 | 104.9 966x1011x82.9 | ||
Tuesday, December 25, 1984
Hakucho
1979-014A
The second ISAS X-ray astronomy satellite, CORSA-b, was launched in Feb 1979. The satellite was renamed Hakucho (`Cygnus'). It was 97 kg in mass, and 0.66m long, 0.82m diameter.
The craft was spin stabilized with a 12s period. By 1983 it was dormant, and it was finally abandoned in 1985.
The M-3C-4 rocket used the M-3A2 model third stage.
| Hakucho | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Feb 21 | 0500 | Launch by Mu-3C-4 | KASC |
| T+0:08 SOB burnout | |||
| T+0:09 SOB sep | |||
| 0501? | T+1:24 St 1 burnout | -6228? x 100? x 31.3 | |
| T+1:26 B2 ig | |||
| 0502? | St 2 burnout | -5776 x 540 x 31.33 | |
| 0502? | Fairing top off | ||
| 0502? | Fairing lower part off | ||
| 0505? | T+6:00? Spinup St 3 | ||
| 0506? | T+6:02? St 2 sep | ||
| 0506? | T+6:07? St 3 burn, 54s | ||
| Stage 3 burnout | |||
| 0510? | Stage 3 sep | 95.6 541 x 572 x 29.9 | |
SPADES
1968-059A
The OV1-15 satellite was also named SPADES, or Solar Perturbations Of Atmospheric Density Experiment Satellite. The satellite was spin-stabilized and used an accelerometer to study drag.
On this launch, for the first time, the spacecraft drifted down from Atlas apogee and were inserted into a low perigee orbit [197]. The TLEs indicates the two satellites were coincident in location at 160 km altitude around 1944 UTC, 14 min after launch which would be the normal apogee time for an OV1 launch. This is surprising as one would expect the 500-1000 km Atlas apogee to be at around that time, with the insertion delayed a further 10 minutes. A reasonable solution is a pre injection orbit of -2300 x 450 km with the OV1s burning at about 45 deg to the horizontal.
| OV1-15 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Jul 11 | 1930 | Launch by Atlas F | V |
| 1932 | BECO | ||
| 1934 | SECO | ||
| 1934? | Fairing sep | ||
| 1935? | OV1-13, OV1-14 ejected | ||
| 1944? | OV1 burn at 160-170 km | ||
| 1946? | Atlas reentry | ||
| 1947? | OV1-15P sep | ||
| 104.8 154 x 1818 x 89.9 | |||
Payload:
- Microphone density gauge
- Mass spectrometer
- Particles
- Solar X and UV
- Ionospheric monitor
- MESA triaxial accelerometer
Monday, December 24, 1984
Sunday, December 23, 1984
Saturday, December 22, 1984
Friday, December 21, 1984
Peole
1970-109A
The Peole (Preliminaire Eole) satellite was a prototype of the Eole weather satellite. The satellite carried the Eole transponders as well as a gravity gradient stabilization system, geodetic laser retroreflectors, and experimental solar cells. Peole was launched on 1970 Dec 12, but the orbit reached was lower than planned.
Mass was 57 kg (70 kg per RAE and TRW, 55 kg per SFLT).
The gravity boom deployed prematurely when the rotation speed was still too high, and the satellite ended up oriented upside down. The satellite was successfully flipped on Dec 31 and the mast used to reduce oscillation amplitude.
| Peole | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Dec 12 | 1304:44 | Launch by Diamant B | CSG ELD |
| 1306:43 | T+1:59 Amethyste MECO | ||
| 1306:44? | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1306:44? | St 2 burn for 40s | ||
| 1307:23? | T+2:39 St 2 burnout | ||
| 1225? | St 2 sep | ||
| 1311? | T+6:53? St 3 burn 46s | ||
| 1311? | T+7:39? St 3 burnout at 741 km? | ||
| 1312? | Peole sep | 97.2 517 x 747 x 15.0 | |
| 1315? | Yo-yo despin | ||
| 1980 Jun 16 | Reentered | ||
Payload:
- Gravity gradient stabilization system with 10m long mast, 3 kg end mass
- Eole transmitters
- Laser reflectors (44)
Thursday, December 20, 1984
Kosmos 117
1966-037A
Zenit-2 No. 39 flew a standard 8-day, 65 degree mission in May 1966.
| Kosmos-117 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 May 6 | 1058 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB |
| 1103? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 1108? | Blok-E sep | ||
| 89.5 207 x 308 x 65 (TASS) | |||
| 2130 | 89.6 205 x 298 x 64.9 (RAE) | ||
| 1966 May 6 | 89.54 205 x 297 x 64.9 | ||
| 1966 May 10 | 89.48 203 x 294 x 65.0 | ||
| 1966 May 14 | 0805? | Retrofire | |
| 0815? | PO sep | ||
| 0825? | Landed | ||
Tuesday, December 18, 1984
Aeros 2
1974-055A
The Aeros 2 satellite (Aeros B to NASA prior to launch) was DFVLR's second atmospheric study satellite. It was launched in Jul 1974 to carry on the work done by Aeros A, and operated until its reentry in Sep 1975. Mass was 127 kg.
AEROS-B is under the aegis of the BMFT. The satellite is built by GfW (Gesellschaft fur Weltraumforschung mbh).
| Aeros 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Jul 16 | 1151:01 | Launch by Scout D-1 S-186C | V SLC5 |
| 1152:23 | Algol burnout T+1:22 | ||
| 1152:29 | Castor burn T+1:28 | ||
| 1153:07 | Castor burnout T+2:06 | ||
| 1154:06 | Fairing sep T+3:05 | ||
| 1154:08 | Antares burn T+3:07 | ||
| 1154:42 | Antares burnout T+3:41 | ||
| 1154:49 | Coast | ||
| 1157:09 | Altair burn T+6:09 | ||
| 1157:42 | Altair burnout T+6:41 | ||
| 1202:05 | T+11:04 Altair sep | ||
| 1202:07 | T+11:06 Yo-yo sep | ||
| 95.6 224 x 869 x 97.5 | |||
| 1974 Jul 23 | Experiment covers open | ||
| 1975 Feb 25 | 90.61 195 x 413 x 97.4 | ||
| 1975 Feb 25 | Orbit raise | 91.45 280 x 410 x 97.4 | |
| 1975 Sep 25 | Reentered | ||
Payload:
- IP Impedance Probe for electron density (ApW-Freiburg/Neske)
- MS Mass spectrometer (MPIK/Krankowsky)
- RPA Retarding Potential Analyser (ApW-Freiburg/Spenner)
- EUV Solar and atmospheric EUV spectrometer 120-1070A (ApW-Freiburg/Schmidtke)
Sunday, December 16, 1984
Kosmos 988
1978-015A
| Kosmos-988 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Feb 8 | 1215 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 1219 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1223 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1978 Feb 8 | 89.89 200 x 337 x 72.8 | ||
| 1978 Feb 8 | B 193x320, d Feb 17 | ||
| 1978 Feb 8 | C 125x339, d Mar 5 | ||
| 1978 Feb 20 | D 177x254, d Feb 22 | ||
| 1978 Feb 20 | E 187x502, d Mar 2 | ||
| 1978 Feb 20 | F 203x271, d Mar 11 (Engine) | ||
| 1978 Feb 20 | G 198x403, d Feb 24 | ||
| 1978 Feb 20 | 89.70 196 x 321 x 72.8 | ||
| 1978 Feb 21 | |||
| 0652? | Deorbit | ||
| 0702? | PO sep | ||
| 0707? | Entry | ||
| 0725? | Landed | ||
Saturday, December 15, 1984
Wednesday, December 12, 1984
Sunday, December 2, 1984
Saturday, December 1, 1984
Tuesday, November 27, 1984
Sunday, November 25, 1984
Friday, November 23, 1984
Thursday, November 22, 1984
Wednesday, November 21, 1984
Sunday, November 18, 1984
Gambit 24
1966-002A
KH-7 24 was launched on 1966 Jan 19 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg. The spacecraft reentered after 6 days. The stereo mirror malfunctioned on rev 25 but good data was returned, beginning a run of successful missions.
| KH-7 24 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Jan 19 | 2003 | Launch by Atlas Agena D | V |
| T+2:18? BECO | |||
| T+4:37? SECO | |||
| T+4:54? VECO | |||
| T+4:59? Atlas sep | |||
| T+5:51? Agena MES | |||
| 2012 | T+9:50? Agena MECO | ||
| OCV sep | |||
| 88.5 154 x 246 x 93.9 (RAE) | |||
| 1966 Jan 22 | 2200? | Deorb opp rev 50 | |
| 1966 Jan 23 | 0622 | 88.54 144 x 260 x 93.9 | |
| 1966 Jan 23 | 2015? | Agena reentered | |
| 1966 Jan 23 | 2305? | Deorbit opportunity rev 67 | |
| 1966 Jan 24 | 0856 | 88.45 137 x 258 x 93.9 | |
| 1966 Jan 24 | Rev 80 last image | ||
| 1966 Jan 24 | 2242? | Deorbit opportunity rev 83 | |
| 1966 Jan 25 | 2000? | OCV reentered | |
Friday, November 16, 1984
Thursday, November 15, 1984
Surveyor M-3
1966-095A
The Surveyor Mass Model 3 mission carried a simple mass model of the Surveyor probe aboard Centaur AC-9 for a demonstration of a two-burn Centaur lunar injection mission. Launch was at 1112:02 on 1966 Oct 26 from Cape Kennedy. Atlas SECO was early. After Atlas separation the Centaur, with two RL10YA3-3 engines, made its first burn for 340.5 seconds, 10s longer than planned, entering a 166 x 166 km parking orbit at 1124. The second Centaur burn was at 1148 UT for 106.3 seconds and left SM3 and Centaur AC-9 in a highly elliptical, 166 x 406200 km orbit. The SM3 instrumentation transmitted for 20 hours.
Launch azimuth was 99.7 SM-3 was 726 kg.
| AC-9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Oct 26 | 1112:02 | Launch by AC-9 | CKAFS LC36B |
| T+2:20 Atlas BECO | |||
| Fairing and panels sep | |||
| Atlas SECO | |||
| Atlas sep | |||
| 1116:04 | T+4:02 Centaur MES-1, 5:40 | ||
| 1121:40 | T+9:38 Centaur MECO-1 | 87.80 167 x 174 x 29.6 | |
| Coast for 24:18 | |||
| 1145:58 | Centaur MES-2, 1:46 | ||
| 1147:44 | Centaur MECO-2, | ||
| Surveyor Model sep | 174 x 463425 x 29.6 | ||
| 165 x 470040 x 29.67 (GD) | |||
| Centaur retro | 170 x 339643 | ||
| Centaur orbit | 164 x 357071 x 29.66 (GD) | ||
| 1966 Oct 27 | 0700? | End of tx | |
| 1966 Nov 4 | 1545 | AC-9 first perigee | |
| 1966 Nov 9 | 0350? | SM-3 first perigee | |
Thursday, November 8, 1984
Kosmos 1044
1978-097A
Two-tone telemetry?; Lo res satellite
| Kosmos-1044 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Oct 17 | 1500 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1504 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1508 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1978 Oct 17 | 89.48 205 x 292 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Oct 29 | 89.16 194 x 270 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Oct 30 | |||
| 0618? | Deorbit | ||
| 0628? | PO sep | ||
| 0634? | Entry | ||
| 0652? | Landed | ||
Wednesday, November 7, 1984
Tuesday, November 6, 1984
Kosmos 627
1973-109A
Kosmos-627 was launched in Dec 1973.
| Kosmos-627 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Dec 29 | 0412:00 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 0414? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0420? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 0514? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 0515? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1973 Dec 30 | 1430 | 105.08 974 x 1019 x 83.0 (RAE) | |
Friday, November 2, 1984
Sunday, October 28, 1984
Thursday, October 25, 1984
Kosmos 245
1968-083A
Kosmos-245 was the 16th DS-P1-Yu satellite, launched to the standard 71.0 degree orbit.
| Kosmos-245 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Oct 3 | 1259 | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 1301 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1306? | Stage 2 sep | 92.1 284 x 473 x 71.0 | |
| 1968 Nov 30 | 1200 | 91.09 253 x 403 x 70.9 (RAE) | |
| 1968 Dec? | end of ops | ||
| 1969 Jan 15 | 2344? | Reentered | |
Tuesday, October 23, 1984
Thursday, October 18, 1984
Tuesday, October 16, 1984
Thursday, October 11, 1984
Monday, October 8, 1984
Kosmos 1244
1981-013A
| Kosmos-1244 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Feb 12 | 1821 | 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 | |||
| 1829? | 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 | |||
| 1924? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1981 Feb 12 | 104.9 963x1014x83.0 | ||
Friday, October 5, 1984
Pioneer 4
1959-013A
The second JPL/ABMA probe, Pioneer IV, again nominally a NASA launch, was launched by Juno II at 0510:56 on 1959 Mar 3. The Jupiter cut off at 0512 and separated 5s later. The Jupiter guidance section remained attached to the Cluster (JPL Cluster 12). Next the nose fairing was separated, and then the Stage 2 fired, separating from the Cluster rotational launcher fixed to the Jupiter guidance section. The remaining stages fired in quick succession, and separated from the payload. The payload was then despun from 416 revs per min to 11 rpm using release masses on wires. Low performance resulted in missing the Moon, but achieving solar orbit. At 2224 on Mar 4 Pioneer IV passed the Moon at a distance of 60600 km and sailed on into solar orbit.
The final stage (motor serial TC-25) and the despin weights also entered solar orbit. It stopped transmitting after 82h, at around 1500 on Mar 6, at a range of 669000 km. It reached perihelion on Mar 17 and aphelion on Oct 1.
| Pioneer 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Mar 3 | 0510:56 | Launch by Juno II | |
| 0513:09 | Spinup Cluster | ||
| 0514:00 | MECO T+3:03 | ||
| 0514:05 | Jupiter sep T+3:09 | ||
| 0514:18 | Nose fairing sep T+3:22 | ||
| 0514:59 | Stage 2 burn T+4:03 at 178 km | ||
| 0514:59 | Jupiter guidance section sep | ||
| 0515:04 | Stage 2 burnout | -2900 x 1000? x 29.0 | |
| 0515:09 | Stage 3 burn T+4:12 | ||
| 0515:19 | Stage 3 burnout | -424 x 4608 x 29.0 | |
| 0515:19 | Stage 4 burn T+4:23 | ||
| 0515:26 | Stage 4 burnout T+4:29, 227 km | ||
| 0515:33 | Stage 4 sep | -45 x Inf x 29.0 | |
| -26 x -393254 x 29.0 | |||
| 1632:34 | Despin payload | ||
| 1959 Mar 4 | 2224 | Lunar flyby | |
| 2301 | Perilune 60600 km | ||
1959 Mar 6 | 1530 | end of transmissions | |
| 1959 Mar 17 | Perihelion 147.6 Mkm, i = 0.20 deg (ec) | ||
| 1959 Sep 10 | Ascending node | ||
| 1959 Oct 1 | Aphelion 170.3 Mkm | ||
Thursday, October 4, 1984
Tuesday, October 2, 1984
Sunday, September 23, 1984
Thursday, September 20, 1984
Kosmos 581
1973-059A
Kosmos-581 was launched in Aug 1973, while the previous Zenit-4M mission was in orbit. The launch was from Baikonur into a 51.6 degree orbit. A TK recovery beacon was detected.
| Kosmos-581 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Aug 24 | 1059:55 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 1104 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1108 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1973 Aug 25 | 0700 | 89.40 208 x 288 x 51.62 (RAE) | |
| 0740 | 89.47 207 x 288 x 51.61 | ||
| 1933 | 89.10 174 x 285 x 51.6 | ||
| 1973 Aug 26 | 1430 | 89.00 172 x 284 x 51.61 (RAE) | |
| 1973 Sep 5 | Engine sep (59E) | 88.86 176 x 266 x 51.62 (RAE, 59E) | |
| 1457 | 88.84 172 x 261 x 51.6 | ||
| 1973 Sep 6 | 0715? | Retrofire | |
| 0725? | PO sep | ||
| 0730? | Entry | ||
| 0745? | Landed | ||
Tuesday, September 18, 1984
Kosmos 1408
1982-092A
| Kosmos-1408 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Sep 16 | 0455 | Launch by 11K68 | Plesetsk |
| T+2:00 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:33? GO sep | |||
| T+4:38? St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:20? S5M burn 1 | |||
| 0501 | T+6:48 S5M MECO1 km | 60? x 650 x 82.5 | |
| T+40:58? S5M burn 2 | |||
| T+41:08? S5M MECO2 | |||
| 0536? | T+41:38? S5M sep | ||
| 1982 Sep 16 | 97.8 635x668x82.6 | ||
Saturday, September 8, 1984
Kosmos 85
1965-071A
| Kosmos-85 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Sep 9 | 0930 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0934? | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0939? | Blok-I sep | 89.53 204 x 297 x 64.9 | |
| 1965 Sep 17 | 0635? | Deorbit | |
| 0655? | Landed | ||
Thursday, September 6, 1984
Wednesday, September 5, 1984
Thursday, August 30, 1984
Wednesday, August 29, 1984
Sunday, August 26, 1984
Echo 2C
1964-004A
The A-12 payload, Echo II after launch, was launched at 1359:04 on 1964 Jan 25. Unlike the earlier Echo flights, this one used a Thor Agena B launch vehicle and went to a polar orbit from the West Coast. Orbit was achieved at 1448:52, a little low because one fairing half failed to separate until parking orbit. At 1454 the balloon was ejected from its canister and inflation began. The inflation was partially successful. The balloon was used for communications experiments from 1964-65, and for geodetic experiments until its reentry at around 1815 on 1969 Jun 7, over Okhotsk, Siberia. Like Echo I, this satellite's only active payload was the pair of battery powered 107 MHz radio beacons, 25cm discs on opposite poles of the sphere.
The Agena carried a camera to monitor the deployment.
| Echo 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Jan 25 | 1359:04 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V 75-1-1 |
| 1401:39 | Thor MECO (T+2:35) | ||
| 1401:48 | Thor VECO (T+2:44) | ||
| 1401:58 | Thor sep (T+2:54) | ||
| 1402:13 | Agena 6301 burn (T+3:09) | ||
| 1402:17 | Fairing sep, one half failed | ||
| 1406:11 | Agena 6301 MECO (T+7:07) | 296 x 1103 x 81.6 | |
| 1448:48 | Agena 6301 burn 2 (T+49:44) 3s | ||
| 1448:49 | Fairing half separated | 100.76 291 x 1297 x 81.6 | |
| 1448:51 | Agena MECO-2 | 108.2 1033 x 1313 x 81.6 (VCR) | |
| 1454 | Canister ejected | ||
| 1455 | Canister halves separate | ||
| 1522 | Inflation | ||
| 1530 | Pressure maximum reached | ||
| 1964 Jan 27 | 0135 | 108.84 1030 x 1315 x 81.5 | |
| 1964 Mar 5 | 108.76 984 x 1354 x 81.5 | ||
| 1964 Oct 30 | 108.61 1144 x 1180 x 81.5 | ||
| 1966 Dec 16 | 107.35 940 x 1267 x 81.4 | ||
| 1968 Nov 5 | 103.17 887 x 929 x 81.4 | ||
| 1969 Jun 5 | 94.48 464 x 522 x 81.4 | ||
| 1969 Jun 7 | Reentered | ||
Tuesday, August 21, 1984
Kosmos 435
1971-072A
A few weeks after the Aug 3 failure, a subgroup 1 mission of the DS-P1-Yu series, spacecraft No. 41, sucessfully made it to orbit as Kosmos-435.
| Kosmos-435 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Aug 27 | 1055 | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 1057 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1102? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1971 Aug 28 | 0000 | 92.09 271 x 482 x 71.0 | |
| 1971 Nov 16 | 0000 | 91.28 257 x 417 x 71.0 (RAE) | |
| 1972 Jan 4 | end of ops | ||
| 1972 Jan 28 | 0126? | Reentered | |
Tuesday, August 7, 1984
Monday, August 6, 1984
Kosmos 1028
1978-076A
Kosmos-1028 flew a 30-day mission.
| Kosmos-1028 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Aug 5 | 1508 | Launch by Soyuz-U | PL |
| 1516? | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1978 Aug 5 | 88.7 170 x 247 x 67.1 | ||
| 1978 Sep 4 | |||
| 0416? | Deorbit | ||
| 0428? | Entry | ||
| 0437? | Land | ||
Monday, July 30, 1984
Thursday, July 26, 1984
Kosmos 707
1975-008A
| Kosmos-707 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Feb 5 | 1315 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| 1317 | S3 burn | ||
| 1323? | T+8m? S3 MECO-1 | ||
| 1348? | T+33m? S3 MES-2 | ||
| 1348? | S3 sep | ||
| 1975 Feb 5 | 95.1 503x547x74.0 | ||
| 1980 Sep 7 | reentered | ||
Tuesday, July 24, 1984
Monday, July 23, 1984
Friday, July 20, 1984
Kosmos 1286
1981-072A
Operated with K1260, later K1306. RCS 31m2.
| Kosmos-1286 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Aug 4 | 0828 | Launch by 11K69 | Baikonur |
| 0830 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0832 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0916? | AKM burn | ||
| 1981 Aug 4 | 93.33 431x4448x65.04 | ||
Wednesday, July 18, 1984
Kosmos 694
1974-090A
Kosmos-694 was launched on 1974 Nov 16. It lowered its perigee the day after launch and made an apogee raise manuever on Nov 22.
| Kosmos-694 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Nov 16 | 1145 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1149 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1153 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1302 | 89.72 201 x 319 x 72.8 | ||
| 1974 Nov 17 | 0829 | 89.72 202 x 318 x 72.8 | |
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1128 | 89.33 171 x 311 x 72.8 | ||
| 1974 Nov 22 | 0603 | 89.17 170 x 295 x 72.8 | |
| Raise orbit | |||
| 0902 | 89.53 169 x 333 x 72.8 | ||
| 1929 | 89.56 170 x 335 x 72.8 | ||
| 1974 Nov 28 | Engine sep | ||
| 2142 | 89.41 168 x 321 x 72.8 | ||
| 1974 Nov 29 | |||
| 0634? | Deorbit | ||
| 0644? | PO sep | ||
| 0648? | Entry | ||
| 0704? | Landed | ||
NOAA 4
1974-089A
NOAA 4 was launched on 1974 Nov 15 at 1711, by a Delta model 2310 from Vandenberg. Delta burn 1 took place at 1715. The NOAA and Delta coasted in transfer orbit from 1720 to 1808 when the second Delta burn circularized the orbit. NOAA 4 separated from the Delta at 1815, Oscar 7 separated from the Delta at 1828 and at 1847 the Delta restarted for a test burn. NOAA 4 reached a 115.0 min, 1447 x 1462 km x 101.8 deg orbit and operated until 1978.
| NOAA 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Nov 15 | 1711:00 | Launch by Delta 2310 | V |
| T+1:40 SRM 1-3 sep | |||
| 1714:50 | T+3:50 MECO | ||
| 1714:58? | St 1 sep | ||
| 1715 | St 2 SES-1 | ||
| Fairing sep | |||
| 1720 | SECO-1 | 185? x 1456? x 101.8 | |
| 1808 | T+0:57 SES-2 12s | ||
| 1808 | SECO-2 | ||
| 1815 | St 2 sep | 115.0 1447 x 1462 x 101.8 | |
| 1828 | Oscar 7 sep | ||
| 1830? | Intasat sep | ||
| 1847 | SES-3 test | ||
| 1847 | SECO-3 | ||
| 1978 Nov 18 | end of ops | ||
Tuesday, July 10, 1984
Friday, July 6, 1984
Corona 45
1962-027
The seventh MURAL mission saw the introduction of the Agena D upper stage, destined to be one of the most successful rockets in the early history of space exploration. The satellite carried a battery of scientific experiments for FISHBOWL studies in addition to the CORONA payload. Targets included the Baikonur cosmodrome. The SRV was recovered after 4 days, but the film suffered from corona static and the index camera did not work due to light leaks and overexposure.
| KH-4 Mission 9038 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Jun 28 | 0109 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 1 |
| 0111 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 0111 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 0111 | Thor sep (T+2:47) | ||
| 0113 | Agena burn (T+3:22) | ||
| 0116 | Agena D cutoff (T+7:22) | 211 x 722 x ? (VCR) | |
| 1962 Jun 28 | 0517 | 93.64 206 x 699 x 76.1 | |
| 1962 Jun 29 | 2019 | 93.56 207 x 690 x 76.0 | |
| 1962 Jul 1 | 1500? | End of GRD data | |
| 1962 Jul 2 | 0327? | SRV recovered on rev 63 | |
| 1962 Jul 3 | 1200 | 93.55 211 x 689 x 76.0 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Jul | 93.6 205 x 698 x 76.0 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Jul 7 | 2144 | 93.34 202 x 673 x 76.1 | |
| 1962 Aug 20 | 0930 | 91.24 187 x 482 x 76.0 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Sep 8 | 0930 | 89.48 176 x 305 x 76.0 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Sep | 87.7 163 x 163 x 76.0 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Sep 13 | 0754 | 87.74 162 x 162 x 76.0 | |
| 1962 Sep 14 | Reentered | ||