Thursday, December 26, 1985

Kosmos 1329

 1981-118A


Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite


Kosmos-1329 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1981 Dec 4  0950  Launch by Soyuz-U  Baikonur 
 0954 Blok-I burn 
 0958  Blok-I sep 
1981 Dec 4    89.45 232x263x65.0 
1981 Dec 7  89.45 230x265x65.0 from 89.30 228x254 
1981 Dec 10   89.70 232x289x65.0 from 89.44 231x264 
1981 Dec 15   89.67 230x282x65.0 
1981 Dec 18  
 0632? Deorbit 
 0642? PO sep 
 0649? Entry 
 0705? Landed 

Tuesday, December 24, 1985

Kosmos 1701

 1985-105A




Kosmos-1701 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1985 Nov 9  0825 Launch by 8K78M  Plesetsk 
  BVGD sep 
  GO sep 
  T+4:46 Blok A sep 
  T+4:56 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 Blok-I MECO 
 0833 T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+1:00? BOZ burn 
 0925?  T+1:00? BOZ sep 
  2BL burn 
  2BL MECO 
 0928?  T+1:03 2BL sep  
1985 Nov 9   615x39301x63.0 

Saturday, December 7, 1985

Kosmos 1144

 1979-097A

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Kosmos-1144 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 Nov 2  1600 Launch by Soyuz  PL 
 1608  Blok-I sep 
1979 Nov 2   89.78 168x358x67.15 
1979 Nov 2    89.78 170x356x67.15 
1979 Nov 4    89.44 158x337x67.17 from 170x352 
1979 Nov 8    89.81 161x370x67.17 from 88.98 152x294 
1979 Nov 13    89.83 153x380x67.17 from 89.09 150x311 
1979 Nov 16    90.36 163x421x67.16 from 89.58 151x357 
1979 Nov 21    90.37 155x430x67.16 from 89.74 156x368 
1979 Nov 26    90.15 156x408x67.14 from 89.38 139x350 
1979 Dec 3    89.31 164x316x67.13 from 89.06 143x313 
1979 Dec 4 

 0516? Deorbit 
 0529? Entry 
 0540? Land 

Thursday, November 28, 1985

Kosmos 1317

 1981-108A



Kosmos-1317 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1981 Oct 31  2254 Launch by 8K78M  Plesetsk 
  BVGD sep 
  GO sep 
  T+4:46 Blok A sep 
  T+4:56 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 Blok-I MECO 
 2302 T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+1:00? BOZ burn 
 2354?  T+1:00? BOZ sep 
  2BL burn 
  2BL MECO 
 2357?  T+1:03 2BL sep  
1981 Oct 31    725.7 584x40163x62.9 
1981 Nov    718.14 585x39788x62.89 
1981 Nov    717.6 633x39710x62.9 
1981 Nov   node 90/270E 
1982 May   mv to node 120/300E 

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Monday, November 18, 1985

Corona 112

 1966-085A


KH-4A Mission 1035 reverted to use of the short tank TAT Agena D. The twin-bucket CORONA carried out its two five-day photography missions successfully. It introduced a modified J-1 system with a new geometry for the panomamic cameras, called Pan Geometry capability (rail holes and lamps to provide a reseau for cartographic operations). Targets in the south-eastern USSR, China, the Middle East, and the Balkans were observed, as well as some targets in Australia during Mission 1035-1 and South America during Mission 1035-2.


KH-4A Mission 1035 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 Sep 20  2114:05 Launch by Thor SLV-2A Agena D  V SLC3W 
 2115:01  Castor sep (T+0:56) 
 2116:38  Thor MECO (T+2:33) 
 2116:47  Thor VECO (T+2:42) 
 2116:53  Thor sep (T+2:48) 
 2116:59  Agena burn (T+2:54) 
 2121:07  Agena MECO (T+7:02)  90.85 184 x 452 x 85.06 (VCR)  
1966 Sep 21 0000  90.9 188 x 442 x 85.1 (RAE) 
1966 Sep 24  2340? SRV-1 ejected rev 81 
1966 Sep 25  0019 SRV-1 recovered midair 
  24 27 N 166 31W 
1966 Sep 30  2300? SRV-2 ejected rev 160 
1966 Sep 30  2341 SRV2 recovered midair 
  23 50N 164 22W 
1966 Oct 12   Reentered

Thursday, November 14, 1985

Kosmos 989

 1978-017A




Kosmos-989 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 Feb 14  0930 Launch by Soyuz-U  Baikonur 
 0934 Blok-I burn 
 0938  Blok-I sep 
1978 Feb 14    89.53 169 x 332 x 65.1 
1978 Feb 20    89.32 168 x 313 x 65.0 
1978 Feb 26    88.92 163 x 278 x 65.0 
1978 Feb 27   B 89.4 165x328x65.1 
1978 Feb 28    C 88.7 160x264, D 88.3 169x230 
1978 Feb 28   
 0630?  Deorbit 
 0640? PO sep 
 0643? Entry 
 0658? Landed 

Thursday, November 7, 1985

Ariel 5

 1974-077A


The Ariel 5 (UK 5) spacecraft was Britain's first X-ray astronomy observatory. The 135 kg spacecraft was managed by the Science Research Council's Appleton Lab, although the main science experiment, the SSI all-sky survey, was run by Leicester University. Leicester, already experienced with sounding rocket flights, remained the leading British X-ray astronomy hardware group into the 1990s. Control was at UK OCC/Slough, with commanding via STDN.

Mass was 135 kg; size was 0.97m long 0.86m dia. MOR quotes mass as 130 kg. Stage 4 mass was 301 kg full, 26 kg empty.


Ariel 5 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1974 Oct 15  0747:00  Launch by Scout B-1  SMLC 
 0748  Algol burnout T+1:19 
 0748  Castor burn T+1:23 
 0749  Castor burnout T+2:02 
  T+2:38 Heatshield sep 
  T+2:40 Castor sep 
 0749  Antares burn T+2:40 
 0749  Antares burnout T+3:16 
  Stage 3 sep T+8:55 
 0756  Altair burn T+9:00 36s 
 0756  Altair burnout T+9:33 95.0 504 x 549 x 2.9 

 

0800:55  T+13:55 Altair sep 
1974 Oct 18   Experiments on 
1980 Mar 14   Reentered 

Payload:

  • A Cosmic X-rays 0.3-30keV, RMC (MSSL/Boyd) with channel electron multiplier array, 0.3-6 keV and BePCs 2.5 -30 keV; 3 PHA channels.

  • B SSI X-ray survey 2-10keV (LUX/Pounds) 4 PCs, 600 cm2.

  • C Pointed source spectra 2- 30 keV (MSSL/Boyd), PC with 128 pha channels, 100 cm2.

  • D Polarimeter/spectrometer. Bragg crystal with PCs. 2-8 keV (LUX/Pounds) PET and LiF crystals., 6 deg FOV.

  • F High energy x-ray spectra, 20 keV-2 MeV, CsI(Na) crystal scintillator (ICST/Elliot)

  • G ASM All sky monitor 3-6 keV, (GSFC/Holt) two pinhole cameras with PCs.

Monday, November 4, 1985

Kosmos 181

 1967-097A


Zenit-2 No. 55 was the ninth Plesetsk launch, and the second to a 65.6 degree orbital slot. It landed on Oct 19 at 54 17 N, 60 59 E, about 100 km S of Chelyabinsk.


Kosmos-181 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1967 Oct 11  1130  Launch by 11A57  NIIP-53 LC41/1 
 1134 Blok-I burn 
 1139  Blok-I sep   
   89.7 200 x 344 x 65.6 (TASS) 
 2314   89.71 196 x 323 x 65.6 
1967 Oct 12  0000  89.2 188 x 280 x 65.6 (RAE) 
1967 Oct 17  0317   89.61 194 x 316 x 65.6 
1967 Oct 19  0605? Deorbit 
 0615? PO sep 
 0630  Landed

Wednesday, October 16, 1985

Kosmos 271

  1969-023A


Zenit-4 No. 58 was launched one day after the return of No. 52, and used the same mission profile.


Kosmos-271 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1969 Mar 15  1215:00  Launch by 11A57  PL 
 1219 Blok-I burn 
 1224 Blok-I sep 
1969 Mar 15  1500   89.82 204 x 326 x 65.4 
1969 Mar 16  0427   89.70 196 x 322 x 65.4 
1969 Mar 21  1256   89.56 192 x 312 x 65.4 
1969 Mar 23  0642? Retrofire 
 0702? Landed after 7.78d

Monday, October 14, 1985

Kosmos 1502

 1983-102A



Kosmos-1502 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Oct 5  1200:00 Launch by Kosmos-3M  PL 
 1220? Stage 2 sep 92.4 369 x 412 x 65.8 
1985 Aug 29   reentered 

Kosmos 698

 1974-100A



Kosmos-698 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1974 Dec 18 1412  Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 
 1414  S3 burn 
 1420? S3 MECO-1 
 1445? S3 MES-2 
 1445? S3 sep 
1974 Dec 18   95.3 515x552x74.0 
1980 Dec 9   reentered 


Monday, October 7, 1985

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Gambit-3 19

 1969-007A


KH-8 19 (GAMBIT 4319) was launched on 1969 Jan 22 by Titan IIIB Agena D from Vandenberg. It entered an orbit with an unusually high apogee of 1090 km, because the Agena D failed to shut down on time.

A debris object, 1969-07B, was tracked in a 130 x 694 km x 106.1 deg orbit on Jan 23; it may be a camera cover.

At the end of January an event `caused concern among policy makers in Washington'  when the Kosmos-264 satellite made orbital manuevers and passed within 24 km of Mission 4319. There was some worry it was an ASAT, but in fact it was the second Zenit-4M/Rotor spy satellite, testing out its KDU orbit adjust engine.

The SRV was recovered on Feb 2. At this time the perigee was over 33N. A rev 161 reentry (as per the history) would require an ascending pass with deorbit at apogee and a long coast down which seems unlikely (or a descending pass Atlantic recovery, even more so). I suspect a problem with the rev numbering; the likely Feb 2 recovery time is instead around 2318 UTC on Feb 2 which I calculate as rev 165.


KH-8 19 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1969 Jan 22  1910  Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D  V SLC4W 
 1912? Titan stage 1 sep 
 1915?  Titan stage 2 sep 
 1915?  Agena burn 
 1920? Agena MECO 
1969 Jan 23  1843   96.96 131 x 1094 x 106.2 
1968 Jan 28  0851   96.85 137 x 1078 x 106.1 
1969 Feb 1  0310   96.62 136 x 1056 x 106.1 
1969 Feb 2   SRV rev 161? 
 2314?  SRV deorbit 
1969 Feb 3   Reentered

Sunday, October 6, 1985

Kosmos 1684

 1985-084A




Kosmos-1684 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1985 Sep 24  0118:10 Launch by 8K78M  Plesetsk 
  BVGD sep 
  GO sep 
  T+4:46 Blok A sep 
  T+4:56 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 Blok-I MECO 
 0127 T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+1:00? BOZ burn 
 0218?  T+1:00? BOZ sep 
  2BL burn 
  2BL MECO 
 0221?  T+1:03 2BL sep  
1985 Sep 24    586x40171x62.9

Thursday, October 3, 1985

Kosmos 956

 1977-095A


Launch vehicle test. It appears that injection was at apogee, suggesting the second burn may have been shorter than planned.


Kosmos-956 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1977 Sep 24  1015 Launch by 11K68  PL 
  T+2:00 St 1 sep 
  T+3:33 GO sep 
  T+4:38 St 2 sep 
  T+5:20 S5M burn 1 
 1021  T+6:48 S5M MECO1 
 1046? S5M MECO-2? 
   96.9 355x863x75.8 
1982 Jun 27  reentered 

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Thursday, September 26, 1985

Kosmos 1488

 1983-082A


Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite


Kosmos-1488 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Aug 9  1120  Launch by Soyuz-U  Plesetsk 
 1124 Blok-I burn 
 1128  Blok-I sep 
1983 Aug 9    90.2 196x373x72.9 
1983 Aug 10  90.2 198x372x72.9 
1983 Aug 11    92.3 358x417x72.9 
1983 Aug 22    92.27 357 x 414 x 72.9 
1983 Aug 23  0520? Deorbit 
 0530? PO sep 
 0548? Entry 
 0600? Landed 

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Saturday, September 21, 1985

Kosmos 802

 1976-013A



Kosmos-802 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1976 Feb 11  0850 Launch by Soyuz-U  Baikonur
 0854 Blok-I burn 
 0858 Blok-I sep 
1976 Feb 11    89.57 168 x 338 x 65.0 
1976 Feb 13    89.56 171 x 333 x 65.0 
1976 Feb 14  
89.33 171 x 310 x 65.0 
1976 Feb 18    89.24 171 x 302 x 65.0 
1976 Feb 19   
89.42 166 x 324 x 65.0 
1976 Feb 20   
89.38 172 x 315 x 65.0 
1976 Feb 22   Engine sep 
1976 Feb 24    89.29 169 x 309 x 65.0 
1976 Feb 25   
 0443? Deorbit 
 0453? PO sep 
 0457? Entry 
 0515? Landed 

Saturday, September 14, 1985

Molniya 160

 1982-074A


Molniya-1 F60 was launched on 1982 Jul 21 from Baikonur.


Molniya-1 F60 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1982 Jul 21  0940:02 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 
 0948  T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 1034?  T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 1037?  T+56:54 ML sep   
   701.3 616 x 38922 x 62.9  
1982 Jul    717.7 613 x 39739 x 63.0 

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Saturday, September 7, 1985

Kosmos 1077

 1979-012A



Kosmos-1077 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 Feb 13  2141 Launch by 8A92M  Plesetsk 
 2146? Blok E burn 
 2151? Blok E sep 
1979 Feb 13    97.3 625x631x81.2 

Wednesday, July 24, 1985

Kosmos 891

 1977-006A


Second launch to low orbit.


Kosmos-891 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1977 Feb 2  1230 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 
 1250? Stage 2 sep 
1977 Feb 2    94.5 473x516x65.8

Kosmos 436

 1971-074A


Kosmos-436 was launched in Sep 1971 from Plesetsk by an 11K65M rocket. NORAD cataloged a number of debris objects associated with the launch, but the RAE tables suggest they are wrongly identified debris from several other Tselina-OM launches.


Kosmos-436 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 Sep 7  0126?  Launch by 11K65M  PL  
 0128? Stage 2 burn  
 0134? Stage 2 coast 
 0158?  Stage 2 burn 2 
 0158? Stage 2 sep  
1971 Sep 19  2130   95.18 509 x 545 x 74.04  
1980 Jan 4   Reentered 

Tansei 2

  1974-008A


Tansei 2 (MS-T2), the test payload on the first Mu 3C launch in Feb 1974, carried a new attitude control system.


Tansei-2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1974 Feb 16  0500 Launch by Mu-3C-1  KASC 
  T+0:08 SOB burnout 
  T+0:09 SOB sep 
  T+1:01 St 1 burnout 
  T+1:18 St 1 sep  -6204 x 95 x 37.24 
  T+1:20 St 2 burn 
  T+2:25 St 2 TVC off 
  T+2:31 St 2 burnout  -5468 x 517 x 38.73 
  T+2:36 Fairing top off 
  T+2:37 Fairing lower part off 
  Coast 
  T+3:55 Spinup St 3 
  T+5:09 St 2 sep -5281 x 290 x 31.23? 
 0505:10 T+5:10 St 3 burn, 54s 
 0506:04 T+6:04 St 3 burnout 
  T+7:00 St 3 sep 
  T+7:05 yo-yo despin stage 3  
   121.6 284 x 3233 x 31.2 
1974 Mar 2?   End of transmissions 
1983 Jan 22   Reentered 

Saturday, July 20, 1985

Kosmos 1313

 1981-099A


Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite


Kosmos-1313 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1981 Oct 1 0900  Launch by Soyuz-U  Baykonur 
 0904 Blok-I burn 
 0908  Blok-I sep 
1981 Oct 1    89.48 207x291x70.4 
1981 Oct 2    89.64 233x280x70.4 
1981 Oct 15    89.50 228x272x70.4 
1981 Oct 17 
 0535? Deorbit 
 0545? PO sep 
 0551? Entry 
 0607? Landed 

Saturn SA-5

  1964-005A


The first Block II Saturn I was SA-5. SA-5 carried a live S-IV stage with 4 LOX/LH2 RL10 engines, the same engines as carried by Centaur. It was topped by the first Saturn Instrument Unit, S-IU-5, a dummy S-V stage and a Jupiter nosecone.

The Saturn I launch vehicle took off at 1625 on 1964 Jan 29 from pad 37B at Cape Kennedy. The S-1-5 stage cut off at T+2:27 and the Saturn S-4-5 second stage ignited, entering orbit at 1635. It was the heaviest satellite to date at 17190 kg. SA-5 was in a 264 x 760 km x 31.4 deg orbit. It reentered on 1966 Apr 30.


SA-5 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Jan 29  1625:01  Launch by SA-5 
 1627:21  IECO 
 1627:26  OECO 
 1627:28  T+2:27 Sep 75 km -5940 x 176 x 30.6 
 1627:29  T+2:28 S-IV MES 
 1627  T+2:54 8 camera capsules ejected from S-I 
 1635?  S-I impact 
 1635:31  T+10:30 S-IV MECO 
 1639 End of LH2 venting 
 1640  LOS from Antigua 
 1711  LOS from Pretoria 
1964 Jan 30  1405   94.86 265 x 757 x 31.4 
1964 Jun 13    94.28 263 x 703 x 31.4 
1965 Oct 1    92.13 254 x 503 x 31.4 
1966 Apr 28    88.08 174 x 184 x 31.4 
1966 Apr 30   Reentered near Rio Negro, Brazil

Friday, July 19, 1985

Kosmos 130

  1966-093A


Zenit-4 No. 25 resumed Zenit-4 flights after a two month gap.


Kosmos-130 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 Oct 20  0846 Launch by 11A57  KB 
 0850? Blok-I burn 
 0856? Blok-I sep  89.7 208 x 314 x 65.0 
1966 Oct 28  0625? Retrofire 
 0645? Landed after 7.9d 

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Monday, July 15, 1985

Kosmos 790

 1976-007A



Kosmos-790 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1976 Jan 22  2226 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 
 2228  S3 burn 
 2234? T+8m? S3 MECO-1 
 2259? T+33m? S3 MES-2 
 2259? S3 sep 
1976 Jan 22    95.3 511x549x74.0 
1980 Nov 12   reentered 

Friday, July 12, 1985

Kosmos 370

 1970-082A


Kosmos-370 was a 13 day Zenit-4M mission flown from Baykonur in Oct 1970.


Kosmos-370 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1970 Oct 9  1104:58  Launch by 11A57  KB 
 1109 Blok-I burn 
 1113 Blok-I sep 
1970 Oct 10  0619   89.39 207 x 280 x 64.9 
1970 Oct 10  2130   89.40 202 x 288 x 64.92 (RAE) 
1970 Oct 15  0657   89.30 200 x 279 x 64.9 
  
1970 Oct 17  2125   89.06 187 x 268 x 64.9 
1970 Oct 20  0250   88.98 184 x 263 x 64.9 
1970 Oct 22  0400?Engine sep 
 0640? Retrofire 
 0650? PO sep 
 0656? Entry 
 0710? Landed 

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