Wednesday, April 29, 1987
Tuesday, April 28, 1987
Kosmos 1216
1980-084A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1216 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Oct 16 | 1220 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1224 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1228 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1980 Oct 16 | 90.17 194x371x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Oct 16 | 90.36 195x389x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Oct 17 | 92.30 367x404x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Oct 17 | 92.28 356x417x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Oct 30 | 92.28 358x415x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Nov 1 | |||
| 0616? | Deorbit | ||
| 0626? | PO sep | ||
| 0644? | Entry | ||
| 0658? | Landed | ||
Friday, April 24, 1987
Thursday, April 23, 1987
DFH-14
1984-008A
The first Chinese experimental comsat was launched in Jan 1984. The third stage of the Chang Zheng 3 rocket failed to restart, leaving the satellite in a low orbit, but a successful test of the apogee motor and stationkeeping propulsion system was carried out. The satellite was referred to as Shiyan Weixing (Experimental Satellite) compared to the later STTW name, implying that this satellite may not have carried an actual communications payload.
| SW | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Jan 29 | 1225 | Launch by CZ-3 | XSC |
| T+2:06 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:07 St 2 burn | |||
| T+4:15 St 2 MECO | |||
| T+4:19 Fairing | |||
| T+4:22 St 2 VECO | |||
| T+4:23 Stage 3 burn | |||
| 1236 | T+11:08 MECO-1 | 92.0 292 x 447 x 31.0 | |
| 1240 | Stage 3 MES-2 | ||
| 1240 | Stage 3 cutoff after 3s, T+903s | ||
| 1984 Jan 30 | 0811? | AKM burn | 160.7 360 x 6474 x 36.0 |
| 1984 Jan 31 | 160.80 358 x 6475 x 36.0 | ||
| 1984 Feb 8 | 160.74 355 x 6473 x 36.0 | ||
| 1984 Feb | Hydrazine RCS burns | ||
| 1984 Feb 10 | 160.78 356 x 6475 x 36.1 | ||
| 1984 Feb 11 | 161.28 378 x 6495 x 36.1 | ||
| 1984 Feb 12 | 161.51 379 x 6511 x 36.1 | ||
| 1984 Feb 14 | 162.27 394 x 6559 x 36.1 | ||
| 1984 Feb 15 | 162.64 401 x 6581 x 36.1 | ||
| 1984 Mar 11 | 162.63 402 x 6579 x 36.1 | ||
| 1984 Mar 12 | 163.17 446 x 6579 x 36.1 | ||
| 1984 Mar 29 | 163.20 446 x 6581 x 36.2 | ||
| 1984 Mar 30 | 163.60 480 x 6580 x 36.1 | ||
| 1984 Apr 16 | 163.55 475 x 6581 x 36.2 | ||
| 1984 May 12 | 163.44 469 x 6578 x 36.2 | ||
| 1984 Jul 7 | 163.33 462 x 6577 x 36.2 | ||
| 1984 Sep 19 | 163.37 461 x 6580 x 36.1 | ||
Discoverer 14
1960-010
Following the success of Discoverer XIII, the next mission went back to use of the AET capsule with the Model C (KH-1) camera. CORONA KH-1 Mission 9009 was snatched in mid-air and - on 19 Aug 1960 - completed the first successful spy satellite mission, returning more coverage of the USSR than all U-2 overflights put together. The first spy satellite photo was an image of the Mys-Schmidta air base; the Plesetsk ICBM site was also imaged.
| KH-1 Mission 9009 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Aug 18 | 1957:08 | Launch by Thor Agena A | V Pad 4 |
| 1957:14 | Launch (test report), az 172.4 deg | ||
| 1959 | Thor MECO (T+2:45) | ||
| 1959 | Thor VECO (T+2:54) | ||
| 2000 | Thor sep (T+3:02) | ||
| 2001:46 | Agena burn (T+4:38) 115.8s | ||
| 2002:54 | T+5:46 Thor apogee | -5472 x 193 | |
| 2003:41 | Agena cutoff (T+6:33) | 192 x 821 x 79.5 | |
| 94.55 186 x 805 x 79.8 (RAE) | |||
| 187 x 806 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 94.4 177 x 803 x 79.6 (SATCAT) | |||
| 1960 Aug 18 | 2232 | 94.48 178 x 809 x 79.7 | |
| 1960 Aug 19 | 1108 | 94.43 178x 804 x 79.7 | |
| 1960 Aug 19 | 2246 | SRV ejected rev 17 | |
| 2243:31 | SRV ejection (test report) | ||
| 2243:34 | SRV deorbit over 169.67W 50.05N | ||
| 2243:46 | T/C sep | ||
| 2248? | Entry | ||
| 2251:29 | Para deploy 24 15N 163 24W | ||
| 2253 | AOS signal from SRV | ||
| 2304 | Visual sighting | ||
| 2309 | SRV recovered 2.6km above Pacific, C-119 No. 9 | ||
| 17 06N 162 21W (final report) | |||
| 17 30N 162 20W (20 Aug telex) | |||
| 2323 | SRV reeled aboard aircraft | ||
| 1960 Aug 22 | 1742 | 94.01 178 x 763 x 79.7 | |
| 1960 Aug 30 | 1900 | 93.00 182 x 658 x 79.7 (RAE) | |
| 1960 Sep 10 | 0230 | 91.00 175 x 470 x 79.7 (RAE) | |
| 1960 Sep 16 | 1507 | 87.51 151 x 151 x 79.7 | |
| 1960 Sep 16 | 0030? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
Payload:
- Agena 1056
- Model C Camera
- Satellite Recovery Vehicle, Mission 9009
Saturday, April 18, 1987
Vanguard 1
1958-002B
The Vanguard test satellite carried on TV-4 was the first to reach orbit, becoming Vanguard I. The TV4 payload was used for geodetic measurements. Stage 2 of TV-4 was tank 427750, TCA C-12.
| Vanguard 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Mar 17 | 1215:41 | Launch by Vanguard TV4 | CC |
| 1218:05 | T+2:24 Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1218:33 | T+2:52 Fairing sep | ||
| 1220:07 | T+4:26 Stage 2 cutoff | ||
| 1225:35 | T+9:54 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1225:47 | T+10:06 Stage 3 burn | -5600 x 650 x 34.3? | |
| Stage 3 cutoff | |||
| 1226:45 | T+11:04 Stage 3 sep | 650 x 3968 x 34.25 | |
| 1964 Mar | End of transmissions | ||
Thursday, April 16, 1987
Monday, April 6, 1987
Sunday, April 5, 1987
Kosmos 820
1976-046A
| Kosmos-820 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 May 21 | 0700 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 0704? | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0708? | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1976 May 22 | 88.71 206 x 214 x 81.4 | ||
| 1976 Jun 1 | 88.79 201 x 227 x 81.33 | ||
| 1976 Jun 2 | |||
| 0310? | Deorbit | ||
| 0320? | PO sep | ||
| 0326? | Entry | ||
| 0341? | Landed | ||
Friday, April 3, 1987
Kosmos 774
1975-095A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite TF beacon
| Kosmos-774 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Oct 1 | 0830 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0834 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0838 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1975 Oct 1 | 89.69 203 x 314 x 71.4 | ||
| 1975 Oct 2 | 89.68 203 x 314 x 71.4 | ||
| 1975 Oct 3 | 89.60 168 x 340 x 71.4 | ||
| 1975 Oct 8 | 89.48 167 x 330 x 71.4 | ||
| 1975 Oct 9 | 89.52 170 x 331 x 71.3 | ||
| 1975 Oct 12 | Engine sep | ||
| 1975 Oct 14 | 89.22 170 x 301 x 71.4 | ||
| 1975 Oct 15 | |||
| 0455? | Deorbit | ||
| 0505? | PO sep | ||
| 0509? | Entry | ||
| 0526? | Landed | ||