1983-095A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1497 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Sep 9 | 1100 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1104 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1108 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1983 Sep 9 | 90.3 198x376x72.9 | ||
| 1983 Sep 10 | 92.3 358x415x72.9 | ||
| 1983 Sep 22 | 92.27 356 x 414 x 72.9 | ||
| 1983 Sep 23 | |||
| 0500? | Deorbit | ||
| 0510? | PO sep | ||
| 0528? | Entry | ||
| 0544? | Landed | ||
1979-064A
| Kosmos-1113 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Jul 10 | 0900 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0904 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0908 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1979 Jul 11 | 89.23 170 x 301 x 65.0 | ||
| 1979 Jul 14 | 89.39 170 x 318 x 65.0 | ||
| 1979 Jul 18 | 89.23 167 x 305 x 65.0 | ||
| 1979 Jul 21 | 89.63 167 x 344 x 65.0 | ||
| 1979 Jul 22 | 89.60 166 x 342 x 65.0 | ||
| 1979 Jul 23 | |||
| 0525? | Deorbit | ||
| 0532? | PO sep | ||
| 0540? | Entry | ||
| 0556? | Landed | ||
1966-040A
Nimbus II was launched 1966 May 15 at 0755 by a Thrust Augmented Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. The satellite entered a 1103 x 1179 km x 100.4 deg orbit and operated until 1969 Jan 18.
| Nimbus 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 May 15 | 0755:34 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V 75-1 Pad 1 |
| 0756:17 | Castor burnout | ||
| 0756:39 | Castor sep | ||
| 0758:03 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 0758:12 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 0758:19 | Thor sep (T+2:47) | ||
| 0758:48 | Agena burn (T+3:14) | ||
| 0758:57 | Fairing sep | ||
| 0802:39 | Agena MECO (T+7:05) | 187? x 1101 x 100.35 | |
| 0848:16 | T+52:42 Agena burn 2 | ||
| 0848:21 | T+52:47 Agena MECO-2 0.26 km/s | 108.06 1095 x 1161 x 100 (VCR) | |
| 0852:44 | Agena sep | ||
| 0852:46 | Nimbus panel deploy | ||
| 0856 | Agena retro-1 | ||
| 0905 | Agena retro-2 | ||
| 1969 Jan 18 | End of ops | ||
1973-007A
The next Molniya-1 (F28, N23) was launched from Baikonur into the C plane. The satellite carried a proton spectrometer from Moscow State University (MGU).
| Molniya-1 F28 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Feb 3 | 0548:59 | 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 | |||
| 0557 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0642? | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0645? | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1973 Feb 8 | 1607 | 703.14 303 x 39327 x 65.0 | |
| 1973 Feb | 703.2 470 x 39164 x 65.0 (RAE) | ||
| 1973 Feb | 717.7 578 x 39772 x 65.0 (RAE) | ||
| 1973 Mar 7 | 1304 | 717.68 474 x 39875 x 65.0 | |
| 1973 Mar 28 | 1128 | 717.74 509 x 39843 x 65.1 | |
| 1973 Mar 31 | Proton spectrometer last data | ||
| 1974 May 5 | 717.71 1095 x 39255 x 65.2 | ||
| 1974 Dec 25 | 717.87 1212 x 39146 x 65.1 | ||
| 1976 Mar 19 | 717.79 780 x 39574 x 65.1 | ||
| 1977 Jul 31 | 677.54 110 x 38240 x 64.6 | ||
| 1977 Aug 19 | 636.65 120 x 36142 x 64.6 | ||
| 1977 Oct 23 | Reentered | ||
1977-078A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-938 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Aug 24 | 1430 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1434 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1438 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1977 Aug 24 | 89.38 181 x 340 x 62.9 | ||
| 1977 Aug 25 | 89.38 156 x 331 x 62.8 | ||
| 1977 Aug 29 | 89.19 154 x 314 x 62.8 | ||
| 1977 Sep 5 | 88.87 150 x 286 x 62.8 | ||
| 1977 Sep 6 | |||
| 0514? | Deorbit | ||
| 0519? | PO sep | ||
| 0527? | Entry | ||
| 0545? | Landed | ||
1973-069A
Kosmos-588 was satellite 1 of Strela-1M octuplet no. 7.
| Kosmos-588 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Oct 2 | 2146 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| Stage 2 burn 1 | |||
| 2153 | T+7m Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| Stage 2 burn 2 | |||
| 2244? | T+58m? Stage 2 sep | ||
| 115.37 1451 x 1494 x 74.00 | |||
1985-114E
ITV-2 was launched together with ITV 1. Soon after launch it became clear that the target satellites would never be used. On around 19 Dec 1986, a year after launch, ITV 2 was commanded to deploy its balloon target. The 1985-114B designation, previously applied to the deployer, was transferred to the inflated balloon, and the deployer became 1985-114E. A small piece, possibly the canister cover, was cataloged as 1985-114D.
| ITV 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Dec 13 | 0235 | Launch by Scout (S-207C) | WFF |
| 1986 Dec 18? | Deployed balloon | ||
| 1985 Dec 19 | 314 x 769 x 37.1 | ||
| 1986 Dec | RCS=0.9 | 316 x 724 x 37.1 | |
| 1987 Feb 23 | Reentered | ||
The ITV 2 balloon target was deployed in Dec 1986 and inflated to its 2 m diameter. It was assigned the designations 1985-114B and USA 14 previously applied to the deployer canister. The balloon reentered on 1987 Aug 9.
| ITV 2 Balloon | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Dec 13 | 0235 | Launch by Scout (S-207C) | WFF |
| 1985 Dec 19 | 314 x 769 x 37.1 | ||
| 1986 Dec 19? | Deployed balloon from canister | ||
| 1986 Dec 24 | RCS=2.5 | 313 x 717 x 37.1 | |
| 1987 Aug 9 | Reentered | ||
1971-031A
The eighth named Meteor was launched in Apr 1971. It carried a vertical temperature profile spectrometer.
| Meteor F8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Apr 17 | 1144:58 | Launch by 8A92M | PL |
| 1149? | Blok E burn | ||
| 1155? | Blok E sep | ||
| 97.2 610 x 633 x 81.2 | |||
| 1970s | End of ops | ||
1980-102A
Kosmos-1228 was satellite 1 of Strela-1M octuplet no. 26. The orbit reached was slightly lower than nominal, so the 11K65M launch is counted as a partial failure.
| Kosmos-1228 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Dec 23 | 2248 | Launch by 11K65M | PL LC132 |
| Stage 2 burn 1 | |||
| 2255 | T+7m Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| Stage 2 burn 2 | |||
| 2346? | T+58m? Stage 2 sep | ||
| 114.44 1394 x 1464 x 74.00 | |||
1975-121A
Molniya-2 (F15, N15) was launched in Dec 1975 to plane B.
| Molniya-2 F15 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Dec 17 | 1106 | 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 | |||
| 1114 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 1159 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 1202 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 736.0 431 x 40821 x 62.8 | |||
| 1975 Dec | 718.0 436 x 39931 x 62.9 | ||
| 1978 Dec? | end of ops | ||
| 1987 Feb | 80 x 33541 x 63.2 | ||
| 1987 Mar 7 | Reentered | ||
1970-006A
The DS-U2-MG No. 1 (Magnitniy) satellite carried a Mayak ionospheric beacon and a magnetometer for ionospheric and magnetospheric studies. It transmitted for almost two months.
Mass 265 kg, 35 kg instruments.
| Kosmos-321 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Jan 20 | 2020 | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 2022 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 2030? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1970 Jan 23 | 2130 | 92.07 272 x 479 x 70.95 | |
| 1970 Mar 7 | 0950? | Stage 2 reentered | |
| 1970 Mar 13 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1970 Mar 23 | 0544? | Reentered | |
1971-024A
The second RCA Victor Ltd-built Isis satellite (ISIS-B/ISIS-2) was operated by CRC and NASA from 1971 to 1979. Mass 264 kg. Size 1.3d 1.2h with dipole 73m. Launch vehicle was Delta E1 with Castor II strapons.
| Isis 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Apr 1 | 0257:07 | Launch by Delta E1 | V SLC2E |
| T+0:39 SRM burnout | |||
| T+1:10 SRM sep | |||
| 0259:39 | T+2:32 MECO | ||
| St 1 sep | |||
| 0259:47 | T+2:40 Fairing sep | ||
| 0300 | SES-1 6:30 | ||
| 0306:00 | T+8:53 SECO-1 806 km Vi 6.121 km/s | -3274? x 1365? x 88.2 | |
| 0316:33 | T+19:26? St 2 sep | ||
| 0316:35 | T+19:28 FW-4D TES 30s 1400 km 5.380km/s | ||
| 0317:06 | T+19:59 TECO 1400 km 7.158km/s | ||
| 0319:00 | T+21:53 St 3 sep | 113.4 1358x1429x88.2 | |
| 1979 Oct 1 | end of NASA support | ||
| 1987 Feb 18 | end of transmissions | ||
1981-089A
| Kosmos-1306 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Sep 14 | 2031 | Launch by 11K69 | Baikonur |
| 2033 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 2035 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 2119? | AKM burn | ||
| 1981 Sep 14 | 59x539x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Sep 15 | 170x426x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Sep 16 | 212x428x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Sep 16 | 305x430x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Sep 18 | 375x459x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Sep 19 | 408x461x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Sep 20 | 441x463x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Sep 22 | 432x444x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Sep 22 | 425x443x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Sep 24 | 430x442x65.0 | ||
1981-105A
Molniya-3 (F19, N17) was launched in Oct 1981 into plane D.
| Molniya-3 No. 31 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Oct 17 | 0559 | 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 | |||
| 0607 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0652 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0655 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1981 Oct 17 | 736.3 618 x 40648 x 62.8 | ||
| 1981 Oct | 718.4 613 x 39771 x 62.9 | ||
1983-115A
Kosmos-1510 went to a new inclination of 73.6 deg. The launch profile for the 73 deg orbit used lower altitudes for second stage separation and gave final orbit insertion some 8 minutes later.
| Kosmos-1510 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Nov 24 | 1233 | Launch by 11K68 | PL |
| T+2:00 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:33 GO sep | |||
| T+4:38 St 2 sep, alt 126 km | -2400? x 170? x 73.6 | ||
| T+5:19 S5M burn 1, alt 143 km | -2400? x 170? x 73.6 | ||
| 1239 | T+6:48 S5M MECO-1, alt 173 km | 90 x 1502 x 73.6 | |
| T+49:37 BOZ burn | |||
| T+51:15 S5M MES2 | 90 x 1502 x 73.6 | ||
| T+51:33 S5M MECO2 | |||
| 1325 | T+52:03 S5M sep | ||
| 1984 Apr 15 | 116.1 1481x1526x73.6 | ||
1973-051A
Kosmos-578 was launched on 1973 Aug 1 from Plesetsk. The Kettering group detected a TG recovery beacon.
| Kosmos-578 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Aug 1 | 1400:01 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1404 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1408 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1943 | 89.42 204 x 286 x 65.4 | ||
| 1973 Aug 2 | 0500 | 89.41 200 x 292 x 65.38 (RAE) | |
| 1973 Aug 8 | 1405 | 89.33 201 x 281 x 65.4 | |
| 1973 Aug 13 | 0415 | 89.28 199 x 278 x 65.4 | |
| 1973 Aug 14 | 0709? | Retrofire | |
| 0719? | PO sep | ||
| 0725? | Entry | ||
| 0740? | Landed | ||
1970-026A
Zenit-4 No. 82 was launched in Apr 1970 from Baikonur into a 65.0 degree orbit.
| Kosmos-331 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Apr 8 | 1015:20 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 1019 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1024 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 2036 | 89.80 205 x 323 x 65.0 | ||
| 1970 Apr 10 | 0500 | 89.77 206 x 320 x 65.02 | |
| 1970 Apr 13 | 1716 | 89.70 203 x 315 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Apr 16 | 0531? | Blok-I reentered | |
| 0802? | Retrofire | ||
| 0824? | Landed after 7.92d | ||
1967-058A
The first in the new series was V-67 No. 310. It was launched on 1967 Jun 12 and named Venera-4. A course correction on Jul 27 corrected the initial miss distance of 160000 km. The main bus separated from the Spuskaemiy Apparat (SA) prior to entry. At an altitude of 55 km the parachutes were deployed and the instruments were turned on. The Venera-4 SA was apparently destroyed at an altitude of 27 km and impacted near latitude +19, longitude 38. The extrapolated surface conditions were temperature 500C, pressure 75 bar.
| Venera-4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Jun 12 | 0239:45 | Launch by 8K78M | KB |
| 0244 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0244 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0249 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 0400? | BOZ burn | ||
| 0400? | Blok-L burn, solar orbit | ||
| 0405? | Blok-L sep | ||
| 1967 Jul 29 | TCM | ||
| 1967 Oct 18 | 0236 | Range 40000 km | |
| 0350? | Range 20000 km | ||
| 1967 Oct 18 | 0418 | SA sep | |
| 0434 | Entry | ||
| 0437 | Signal received | ||
| 1967 Oct 18 | 0439:10 | Parachutes out, 55 km | |
| 0532 | Pressure sensor failed | ||
| 0614:00 | LOS, 27 km | ||
| 0635? | Venus impact | ||
1983-100A
Ekran 25 was launched on 1983 Sep 29 by Proton-K from Baikonur.
| Ekran 25 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Sep 29 | 1737 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 1746 | Stage 3 sep | 189 x 196 x 51.6 | |
| 1854? | DM burn 1 | 291 x 35614 x 47.3 | |
| 1983 Sep 30 | 0010? | DM burn 2 | |
| 0014? | DM sep | 1428.26 35539 x 35726 x 0.4 GEO 92.5E+2.0E | |
| 1983 Oct 5 | 1435.84 35774 x 35789 x 0.4 GEO 98.2E+0.06E | ||
| 1983 Nov 3 | 1436.00 35778 x 35790 x 0.3 GEO 99.5E+0.02E | ||
| 1984 Jan 28 | 1436.03 35780 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 99.5E | ||
| 1984 Sep 12 | 1436.36 35782 x 35800 x 0.4 GEO 98.3E+0.07W | ||
1986-F04
GOES G was launched at 2218 on 1986 May 3 by a Delta 3914 from Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral. Only a minute into the flight, a short circuit from a chafing wire caused a premature main engine cutoff on the ELT Thor stage. The nose fairing broke up due to aerodynamic pressure, and the range safety officer destroyed the rocket at T+90 sec.
| GOES G | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 May 3 | 2218 | Launch by Delta 3914 | |
| T+1:03 SRM 1-6 out | |||
| T+1:03 SRM 1-6 sep | |||
| T+1:03 SRM 7-9 burn | |||
| T+1:05 16 km, 0.63 km/s | |||
| T+1:11 MECO (premature) | |||
| Fairing failure | |||
| Stage 2 explosion | |||
| 2219 | T+1:30 RSO destruct | ||
1959-004
The S-002 satellite (Explorer 6) carried a number of experiments to study the magnetosphere. It was the STL Able-3 probe, left over from the pre-NASA program as a testbed for the Able-4 Venus probe (later Pioneer 5). Able-3 was launched by a Thor Able III rocket from Cape Canaveral at 1423 on 1959 Aug 7 at an azimuth of 48 deg. Thor 134 used AJ10-101A serial P SA-3-1 stage 2 and X248-A4 serial 52 for stage 3. The S-2 payload was S/N 003 and was a 0.74m sphere with four paddles and a mass of 40 kg. Stage 3 was 25 kg empty with 210 kg prop.
One of the satellite’s solar paddles did not lock open. A two-part separation band was jettisoned to separate the Altair stage; the band parts were not cataloged. S-2 transmitted until Oct 6, and reentered sometime around 1961 Jul. The last available orbital data are on 1959 Sep 29. It was the first satellite to be significantly affected by lunisolar perturbations, and its flight caused renewed theoretical interest in these effects.
Explorer VI carried a 22N thrust solid ARC 1KS420 kick motor, S/N S6, to trim the orbit if needed, but the Thor Able performed well and the motor was not fired.
Some sources call the payload 1959 Delta 2 and the rocket Delta 1, but the current choice seems to be the other way round.
The Able-3 test vehicle was also used to test out systems planned for Able-4, including the third stage and the tracking systems.
| Explorer 6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Aug 7 | 1423:22 | Launch by Thor Able III | CC LC17A |
| 1426:02 | T+2:40 MECO 4.60 km/s | -5092 x 381 x 45.7 | |
| Range 155 km Alt 99 km Vi 4.899km/s at 22.34deg Az 53.33 | |||
| T+2:42 St 2 burn 117s | |||
| T+2:43 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:48 VECO | |||
| T+3:08 Fairing sep (2 halves) 151 km | |||
| 1428:01 | T+4:39 SECO | -1597 x 965 x 46.9 | |
| T+4:42 St 3 burn 38.6s | |||
| 1428:04 | T+4:42 St 2 sep 7.32 km/s in. | ||
| 1428:42 | T+5:20 St 3 burnout 349 km | 258 x 42898 x 47.2 | |
| 1430 | T+7:13 St 3 sep | ||
| 2048 | T+6:25:38 Apogee 1 | ||
| 1959 Aug 8 | 0308 | T+12:45:38 Perigee 1 | |
| 1959 Aug 8 | 766.28 254 x 42466 x 47.0 | ||
| 1959 Sep 29 | 762.25 250 x 42275 x 47.0 | ||
| 1959 Oct 6 | End of ops | ||
| 1961 Jul | Reentered | ||
1969-012A
DS-P1-Yu No. 21 took over from Kosmos-245 in Feb 1969.
| Kosmos-265 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Feb 7 | 1359? | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 1401? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1406? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1969 Feb 9 | 0500 | 91.89 275 x 458 x 71.01 | |
| 1969 Apr 24 | End of operations | ||
| 1969 May 1 | 0209? | Reentered | |
1983-110A
RCS was 40m2; no debris cataloged.
| Kosmos-1507 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Oct 29 | 0830 | Launch by 11K69 | Baikonur |
| 0832 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0834 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0918? | AKM burn | ||
| 1983 Oct 29 | 91.2 23x642x64.6 | ||
| 1983 Oct 29 | 89.6 113x306x65.0 | ||
| 1983 Oct 29 | 93.2 429x437x65.1 | ||
| 1983 Oct 30 | 93.4 434x443x65.1 | ||
| 1983 Oct 29 | 93.3 435x443x65.1 | ||
| 1984 Jun | Period increase | ||
| 1984 Nov | begin decay | ||
| 1985 Jan 15 | 417x454x65.0 | ||
| 1987 Mar | 337x362x65.0 | ||
| 1987 Aug 19 | reentered | ||
1978-088A
Two-tone telemetry?; Hi res satellite with 25KS capsule.
| Kosmos-1032 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Sep 19 | 0805 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 0809 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0813 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1978 Sep 19 | 88.88 214 x 223 x 81.4 | ||
| 1978 Sep 30 | 88.52 200 x 202 x 81.3 | ||
| 1978 Oct 1 | 25KS capsule separated | ||
| 1978 Oct 2 | |||
| 0330? | Deorbit | ||
| 0340? | PO sep | ||
| 0346? | Entry | ||
| 0402? | Landed | ||
1963-040A
Zenit-2 No. 13 flew an 8-day mission in Oct 1963. The mission was successful and was the last OKB-1 Zenit-2.
| Kosmos-20 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Oct 18 | 0930 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB |
| 0934 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0939 | Blok-E sep | ||
| 206 x 311 x 65.0 (TASS) | |||
| 205 x 302 x 64.9 (RAE) | |||
| 89.50 202 x 297 x 65.0 | |||
| 1963 Oct 26 | 0650? | Deorbit | |
| 0710? | Landed | ||
1972-094A
DS-U1-IK No. 2 (Interkosmos-8) was launched on 1972 Nov 30 by Kosmos-2 (11K63) from Plesetsk to study the polar ionosphere. It remained in orbit until Mar 1973.
Interkosmos-8 carried an ionospheric beacon and plasma detectors, provided by the DDR, the Soviet Union, the Czechoslovak Soviet Socialist Republic and the Bulgarian People's Republic.
Mass was 287 kg.
| Interkosmos-8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Nov 30 | 2150 | Launch by 11K63 Kosmos-2 | NIIP-53 |
| 2152 | S1 burn | ||
| 2200? | S1 sep | ||
| 93.1 204 x 649 x 71.0 | |||
| 1973 Feb 1 | End of operations | ||
| 1973 Mar 2 | Reentered | ||
