Saturday, July 25, 1987

Molniya 116

  1969-035A


Molniya-1 F16 was launched in 1969 Apr. It was the first operational satellite and established the A plane. 


Molniya-1 F16 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1969 Apr 11  0230:01  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 
 0238  T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 0323?  T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 0326?  T+56:54 ML sep   
1969 Apr 17    710.35 401 x 39585 x 65.1 
1969 May 15    718.19 484 x 39890 x 65.1 
1969 Sep 30    717.67 704 x 39644 x 65.1 
1970 Mar?   end of ops
1970 Nov 19    717.85 1313 x 39044 x 65.1 
1973 Feb 10    718.16 639 x 39733 x 65.1 
1974 Apr 16    110.41 83 x 2406 x 64.6 

Friday, July 24, 1987

Kosmos 1485

 1983-076A


Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite


Kosmos-1485 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Jul 26  1200 Launch by Soyuz-U  Plesetsk 
 1204 Blok-I burn 
 1208  Blok-I sep 
1983 Jul 26    90.2 198x371x72.9 
1983 Jul 27    92.3 361x413x72.9 
1983 Jul 27    92.3 358x416x72.9 
1983 Aug 6    92.27 356 x 414 x 72.9 
1983 Aug 10   
 0558? Deorbit 
 0608? PO sep 
 0626? Entry 
 0641? Landed 

Friday, July 10, 1987

Corona 85

 1964-056A


KH-4A Mission 1010 was launched on 1964 Sep 14. The first SRV was recovered on Sep 18 and the second on Sep 23. Small out of focus areas were found on both cameras at various times. Orbital mass was 1606 kg.

The Vandenberg launch report gives an orbital inclination of 80 degrees, while RAE data and the SATCAT give 85 degrees. I conclude the Vandenberg data is in error.


KH-4A Mission 1010 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Sep 14  2253:43  Launch by TAT Agena D V PALC1-1 
 2254  Castor sep (T+1:05) 
 2255  Thor MECO (T+2:32) 
 2255  Thor VECO (T+2:41) 
 2255  Thor sep (T+2:48) 
 2255  Agena burn (T+2:53) 
 2259  Agena MECO (T+6:57)  90.81 184 x 449 x 79.94 (VCR) 
1964 Sep 15  0555   90.90 183 x 453 x 85.0 
1964 Sep 16  0138   90.87 172 x 462 x 85.0 
1964 Sep 16  0230   90.88 172 x 466 x 84.96 (RAE) 
1964 Sep 17  1833   90.84 171 x 459 x 85.0 
1964 Sep 19  0121:15  SRV-1 ejected rev 65 
 0121:25  Retro 
 0121:37  T/C sep 
 0130:51  Main para 
 0155?  SRV-1 recovered 
1964 Sep 20  2045   90.77 171 x 453 x 85.0 
1964 Sep 24  0053?  Fairing ejected 
 0054:28 SRV-2 ejected rev 144  
 0054:38  Retro 
 0054:50  T/C sep 
 0104:46  Main chute 
 0130? SRV-2 recovered 
1964 Sep 25  1112   90.66 172 x 442 x 85.0 
 0900?  Rev 166, end of transmission 
1964 Oct 5  0335   88.77 155 x 271 x 85.0 
1964 Oct 6  1700?  CORONA/Agena reentered 

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