Venera 2

  1965-091A

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3MV-4 No. 4 became the second named AMS `Venera', or Venera-2. It was launched on 1965 Nov 12. It flew past Venus on 1966 Feb 27 but did not return useful data due to communications problems. The Venera-2 launch was the first to use the new 51.8 degree parking orbit inclination that became standard for all subsequent deep space missions.

Venera-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1965 Nov 12	0446:48	Launch by Molniya 8K78M	KB
	0452?	Blok-A sep
	0452?	Blok-I burn
	0456?	Blok-I sep
	0606?	BOZ burn
	0607?	Blok-L burn
	0610?	Blok-L sep
		Solar orbit 0.7183 x 1.0190 AU
1966 Feb 27	0252	Venus encounter, 24000 km

Payload:

• Magnetometer

• TV system

• Cosmic ray detector

ESSA 2

  1966-016A

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The last of the initial batch of operational satellites, Tiros OT2 was the first to carry the Automatic Picture Transmission capability tested by Tiros VIII, and the first to use the Thrust Augmented Improved Delta launch vehicle (Delta model E), which delivered the satellite to a higher orbit than earlier flights - 1356 x 1418 km x 101.0 deg. Launch was at 1358 on 1966 Feb 28, with orbit insertion at 1417. The launch from Cape Kennedy used the same dog-leg approach as ESSA 1. The satellite was named ESSA II on reaching orbit. ESSA II was replaced as prime APT satellite by ESSA IV in 1967, and stopped transmitting on 1970 Oct 17.

ESSA 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Feb 28	1358:00	Launch by Delta E	CK LC17B
	1400:29	T+2:29 Thor S/N 20204 MECO
	1400	Delta S/N 20203 burn 6:09
	1406?	Delta SECO
	1416?	Altair RH-92 burn 22s
	1417	Altair sep
	1425	S+8min despin
1967 Feb 10			113.47 1357 x 1414 x 100.9
1967 Jun		Replaced by ESSA 4
1970 Oct 17		End of tx

The Hudson Through the Years

 https://welib.org/md5/21e157f24fb7bb7d2923484e42f27074

Aviation Week: August 12,1985

 https://welib.org/md5/d5e74fd423fafd8d1df574b8a9bbdad2

Golden Girl

https://welib.org/md5/d3284cc4b58451c68fe6a255f0258b3e

Kosmos 783

 1975-112A

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Kosmos-783
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1975 Nov 28	0010	Launch by 11K65M	Plesetsk
		Stage 2 burn
	0018?	T+8 min Stage 2 MECO-1
		Stage 2 MES-2
		T+34min Stage 2 MECO-2
	0044?	Stage 2 sep
1975 Nov 28			101.0 795x815x74.1

The Cambridge photographic atlas of the planets

 https://welib.org/md5/38e33bc36d200696c8bbc9f3d25eee1f

Kosmos 1703

 1985-108A

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Kosmos-1703
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1985 Nov 22	2220	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
	2226	T+6:48 S5M MECO1 km	60? x 650 x 82.5
		T+40:58? S5M burn 2
		T+41:08? S5M MECO2
	2301?	T+41:38? S5M sep
1985 Nov 22			625x671x82.5