Saturday, December 26, 1987
Friday, December 25, 1987
Thursday, December 24, 1987
Nimbus 2
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 | ||
Payload:
- AVCS Advanced Vidicon Camera System
- MRIR Medium Resolution IR Radiometer
Wednesday, December 23, 1987
Tuesday, December 22, 1987
Molniya 123
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 | ||
Payload:
- C-band transponder
- 1 GHz transponder
- Proton spectrometer (MGU/Kovalskaya)
- Electron spectrometer (MGU/Vakulov)
Monday, December 21, 1987
Sunday, December 20, 1987
Kosmos 938
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 | ||
Kosmos 588
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 | |||
ITV 2
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 | ||