Saturday, March 21, 1987

Kosmos 175

  1967-085A


Zenit-4 No. 37 flew a 72.9 deg mission from Plesetsk.


Kosmos-175 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1967 Sep 11  1030  Launch by 11A57  PL 
 1034 Blok-I burn 
 1039  Blok-I sep  90.2 211 x 358 x 72.9 (RAE) 
1967 Sep 11  1900  90.19 209 x 357 x 72.9 
1967 Sep 18  0030  90.10 202 x 355 x 72.9 
1967 Sep 19  0610? Deorbit 
 0630?  Landed after 7.82d 

Monday, March 16, 1987

Kosmos 403

  1971-026A


Kosmos-403 was a Gektor flight from Plesetsk in Apr 1971.


Kosmos-403 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 Apr 2  0820  Launch by 11A57  PL 
 0824  Blok-I burn 
 0828 Blok-I sep 
 0938   88.93 215 x 227 x 81.3 
1971 Apr 4  0230   88.96 214 x 230 x 81.34 (RAE) 
1971 Apr 9  2353   88.75 208 x 216 x 81.3 
1971 Apr 12  2254   88.65 204 x 211 x 81.3 
1971 Apr 14 0420? Retrofire 
 0430? PO sep 
 0436? Entry 
 0452? Landed 

Saturday, March 14, 1987

Kosmos 1416

 1982-101A


Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite 


Kosmos-1416 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1982 Oct 14 0910 Launch by Soyuz-U  Baikonur
 0914 Blok-I burn 
 0918  Blok-I sep 
1982 Oct 14    90.13 208x353x70.4 
1982 Oct 14    90.18 209x358x70.4 
1982 Oct 15    89.64 232x280 
1982 Oct 28    89.43 225x267x70.4 
1982 Oct 30 
 0640?  Deorbit 
 0650? PO sep 
 0657? Entry 
 0712? Landed 

Kosmos 1142

 1979-092A


Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite


Kosmos-1142 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 Oct 22  1243  Launch by Soyuz-U  Plesetsk 
 1251  Blok-I sep 
1979 Oct 22    90.34 198x382x72.87 
1979 Oct 24    92.28 354x418x72.86 
1979 Oct 28   353x417x72.9 
1979 Nov 4   
 0712?  Deorbit 
 0723? PO sep 
 0741? Entry 
 0753? Landed 

Thursday, March 12, 1987

Kosmos 1120

 1979-073A


Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite 


Kosmos-1120 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 Aug 11 0915 Launch by Soyuz-U  Baikonur
 0919 Blok-I burn 
 0923  Blok-I sep 
1979 Aug 11    89.81 169 x 360 x 70.6 
1979 Aug 15    89.52 172 x 328 x 70.4 
1979 Aug 20    89.34 170 x 313 x 70.4 
1979 Aug 21   
89.73 171 x 350 x 70.4 
1979 Aug 23    89.66 170 x 344 x 70.4 
1979 Aug 24  
 0605? Deorbit 
 0615? PO sep 
 0619? Entry 
 0635?  Landed 

Monday, March 9, 1987

OGO 6

  1969-051A


The OGO F payload was launched at 1443 on 1969 Jun 5 by Thorad Agena D from Vandenberg and entered a 397 x 1089 km x 82.0 deg orbit. The 3-axis control failed on 1971 Jun 28 and the spacecraft was put on standby. It was turned on again from 1971 Oct 10 to 1972 Mar, and was finally decommissioned on 1972 Jul 14. It reentered on 1979 Oct 12.


OGO 6 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1969 Jun 5  1442:45  Launch by Thorad Agena D 
  T+0:37 Castor burnout 
  T+1:42 Castor sep 
  T+3:38 Thor MECO  
  T+3:46 Thor VECO  
 1446:38  3:53 Thor sep  -5675 x 322 x 79.89 
 1447:30  T+4:45 Agena MES-1  
  T+4:54 Fairing sep
 1451:24  T+8:39 Agena MECO 397 x 1089 x 82.0 
 1453:13  T+10:28 Agena sep 
1969 Jul 25   E-field antenna deployed 
1971 Jun 28   3-axis failed, on standby 
1971 Oct 10   Recommissioned 
1972 Mar   On standby 
1972 Jul 14   Decommissioned 
1979 Oct 12   Reentered 

Sunday, March 8, 1987

ESSA 9

  1969-016A


TOS G was the last of the Tiros I class TOS satellites, launched to back up ESSA VII, one of whose cameras had failed. Because of scheduling conflicts at Vandenberg it was launched from Cape Kennedy using a three stage Delta E1, requiring three dog-leg maneuvers during ascent to the polar sun-synchronous 1427 x 1508 km x 101.8 deg orbit. Launch was at 0747 on 1969 Feb 26 from Launch Complex 17 at Cape Kennedy and injection was south of Panama. ESSA IX transmitted until 1973 Nov 15.


TOS G 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1969 Feb 26  0747:01  Launch by Delta E1  CK LC17B 
  Azimuth 140 deg
  Castor I sep 
 0749:31 T+2:30 MECO 
 0749 St 1 sep 
 0749 SES S/N 20225, 6:11 
 0755 SECO 
  St 2 sep 
 0804? TES FW-4D S/N 2322-1, burn time 32.2s 
 0804? TECO 
 0805? St 3 sep  1427 x 1508 x 101.8 
1973 Nov 15   end of tx 

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