Wednesday, July 24, 1985

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 

Junior Prom

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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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