1983-071A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1482 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Jul 13 | 0940 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0944 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0948 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1983 Jul 13 | 90.2 210x355x70.0 | ||
| 1983 Jul 14 | 92.2 334x431x70.0 | ||
| 1983 Jul 19 | 92.2 352x414x70.0 | ||
| 1983 Jul 26 | 92.19 352 x 411 x 70.0 | ||
| 1983 Jul 27 | |||
| 0626? | Deorbit | ||
| 0636? | PO sep | ||
| 0654? | Entry | ||
| 0706? | Landed | ||
1971-076A
KH-4B Mission 1115 was launched on 1971 Sep 10 by Thorad Agena D from Vandenberg. The satellite carried the J-3 camera system, two recoverable capsules, and the Doppler Beacon 6 payload. Film ran out on rev 300, ending photography for the mission, which included test images of LAX airport. Both SRVs were recovered.
| KH-4B Mission 1115 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Sep 10 | 2132:56 | Launch by LTTAT Agena D | V SLC3W |
| 2134 | Castor sep | ||
| 2136 | Thor sep | ||
| 2137 | Agena burn | ||
| 2141 | Agena MECO | ||
| 2230 | 88.48 154 x 248 x 74.95 (OE) | ||
| 2303? | Elint subsatellite ejected | ||
| 1971 Sep 11 | 0127 | 88.49 154 x 250 x 74.95 (OE) | |
| 1971 Sep 11 | 1430? | 88.48 156 x 244 x 75.0 (RAE) | |
| 1971 Sep | 88.3 157 x 234 x 74.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1971 Sep 14 | 2245 | DMU 1 | |
| 1971 Sep 16 | 1133 | DMU 2 | |
| 1971 Sep 17 | 2253? | SRV-1 ejected rev 115 | |
| 2330 | SRV-1 recovered mar rev 115 (PER) 22 44N 160 53W | ||
| 1971 Sep 18 | 0935 | DMU 3 | |
| 1971 Sep 19 | 1429 | DMU 4 | |
| 1971 Sep 21 | 0925 | DMU 5 | |
| 1971 Sep 22 | 2323 | DMU 6 | |
| 1971 Sep 24 | 0642 | DMU 7 | |
| 1971 Sep 26 | 0547 | DMU 8 | |
| 1971 Sep 27 | 0655 | DMU 9 | |
| 1971 Sep 28 | 1918 | DMU 10 | |
| 1971 Sep 29 | 2021? | SRV2 ejected rev 309 | |
| 1971 Sep 29 | 2049 | SRV-2 recovered | |
| 2102 | SRV-2 recovered (PER p19) 22 00N 162 34W | ||
| 1971 Sep 30 | 88.3 169 x 221 x 74.9 (SSR) | ||
| 1971 Oct 1 | DMU 11 fired | ||
| 1971 Oct 4 | DMU 12 fired | ||
| 1971 Oct 5 | DB-6 turned off | ||
| 1971 Oct 7 | 2204? | CORONA/Agena reentered after 25d | |
1974-001A
The next Tsiklon navsat was Kosmos-628,which replaced Kosmos-586.
| Kosmos-628 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Jan 17 | 1007:30 | Launch by 11K65M | NIIP-53 |
| 1009? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1015? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 1109? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 1110? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1974 Jan 18 | 0600 | 104.87 958 x 1016 x 82.96 | |
1967-060A
The backup Mars 1964 probe, Mariner C-4, was redesigned for a mission to Venus and redesignated spacecraft M67-2.
Launch of the Mariner Venus 1967 probe was carried out at 0601:00 on 1967 Jun 14 by Atlas Agena D from Cape Kennedy on azimuth 102.3 deg. Solar orbit insertion was at 0625, and the solar panels were deployed at 0630. At this point miss distance from Venus was around 75000 km. The Agena retro was fired shortly after separation to move it even farther from Venus, at around 226000 km.
A course correction was made at 2308 on Jun 19. Mariner V crossed the Venus bow shock on Oct 19, and the encounter periapsis of 4094 km was reached at 1734:56 on 1967 Oct 19, almost along the Venus velocity vector and at about 8.24 km/s relative to Venus. The probe was out of contact behind the Sun from Dec 1 until summer 1968. Attempts to contact it at that time failed until on 1968 Oct 14 signal was reacquired in its 86.76 x 109.88 million km orbit. Attempts to acquire telemetry and command the spacecraft were not successful. Last contact was at 0746 on 1968 Nov 5. On 1968 Oct 27 the craft was only 39M km from Earth; subsequent close approaches from 1969 to 1974 were between 46 and 63Mkm.
| Mariner 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Jun 14 | 0601:00 | Launch by Atlas Agena D | CKAFS LC12 |
| 0603:09 | BECO | ||
| 0603:12 | Booster sep | ||
| 0605:57 | SECO | ||
| 0606:18 | T+5:17 VECO | ||
| 0606:20 | Fairing sep | ||
| 0606:23 | Atlas sep | ||
| 0607:22 | Agena 6933 MES-1, 2:23 | ||
| 0609:45 | Agena MECO-1 at 185 km | 88.2 181 x 194 x 29.9 | |
| 0623:01 | Agena MES-2, 1:34 | ||
| 0624:35 | Agena MECO-2 at 192.65 km 11.40 km/s | ||
| 0627:16 | Agena sep | ||
| 0630:11 | Solar panel deploy; miss distance 75000 km | ||
| Agena yaw | |||
| 0632:16 | Agena posigrade burn (after yaw) | ||
| 1967 Jun 19 | 2308:03 | TCM 17s 15.4m/s | |
| 1967 Oct 19 | 1458 | E-156 min Venus bow shock | |
| 1732 | E-2 min Earth occultation | ||
| 1734:56 | Venus flyby 4094 km (C/A 10151 km) | ||
| 1738:51 | E+3.55min Sun-Venus-M5 quadrature | ||
| 1752 | E+18min bow shock | ||
| 1967 Dec 1 | End primary mission | ||
| 1967 Dec 4 | 2000 | LOS, behind Sun | |
| 1968 Oct 14 | AOS | ||
| 1968 Oct 27 | pass 39.0Mkm from Earth | ||
| 1968 Nov 5 | 0746 | End of tx | |
| 1975 Oct | Pass 4.3Mkm from Venus | ||
1988-094A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1976 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Oct 13 | 1159:59 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1204 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1208 | Blok-I MECO | ||
| 1988 Oct 13 | 90.13 193x369x72.9 | ||
| 1988 Oct 15 | 92.25 359x411x72.9 | ||
| 1988 Oct 24 | 92.25 359 x 409 x 72.86 | ||
| 1988 Oct 27 | |||
| 0512? | deorbit | ||
| 0522? | PO sep | ||
| 0540? | Entry | -74 x 398 | |
| 0558? | Landed | ||
1968-051A
Zenit-4 No. 39 flew another summer 51.8 degree mission.
| Kosmos-227 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Jun 18 | 0615:06 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0619 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0624 | Blok-I sep | 89.1 190 x 269 x 51.8 | |
| 0733 | 89.16 194 x 271 x 51.8 | ||
| 1968 Jun 21 | 1414 | 89.11 190 x 270 x 51.8 | |
| 1968 Jun 26 | 0544? | Deorbit | |
| 0610? | Landed | ||
1964-027A
KH-4A Mission 1006 was launched on 1964 Jun 4 by TAT Agena D from Vandenberg. Mass of the satellite was 1618 kg. The intended orbit was 185 x 464 km x 80.0 deg, but bad Agena guidance resulted in a low perigee of 161 km. NPIC was surprised that the image motion compensation system worked even at such low altitudes and in fact the image quality was improved due to the larger scale of the photos. The launch was the first in Program 241 and the Agena may have been the first S01B variant. The aft camera door did not eject during launch, and the first aft camera images were on pass 3D.
After the mixed record of the KH-4A program so far, Mission 1006 began a string of almost unbroken successes. SRV-1 was recovered after 4 days, after which Mission 1006-2 began, leading to the recovery of SRV-2 a further 4 days later. The imagery was the best yet obtained, including data on the USSR, China and French Polynesia.
| KH-4A Mission 1006 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Jun 4 | 2259 | Launch by TAT Agena D | PALC 1-1 |
| 2300 | Castor sep (T+1:00) | ||
| 2301 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 2301 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 2301 | Thor sep (T+2:45) | ||
| 2301 | Agena 1176 burn (T+2:50) | ||
| 2305 | Agena MECO (T+6:54) | 90.63 161 x 480 x 79.97 (VCR) | |
| 1964 Jun 5 | 0130? | Camera door separates | |
| 1964 Jun 5 | 0259 | 90.57 147 x 457 x 80.0 | |
| 1964 Jun 7 | 0016 | 90.27 146 x 429 x 80.0 | |
| 1964 Jun 7 | 0230 | 90.27 149 x 429 x 80.0 (RAE) | |
| 1964 Jun 8 | 0024 | 90.44 150 x 441 x 79.9 | |
| 1964 Jun 9 | 0100? | SRV-1 ejected rev 65D | |
| 1964 Jun 9 | 0139 | SRV-1 recovered (Mission 1006-1) | |
| 1964 Jun 9 | 0934 | 90.34 144 x 438 x 79.9 | |
| 1964 Jun 12 | 2347? | SRV-2 ejected rev 128 | |
| 1964 Jun 13 | 0025 | SRV-2 recovered (Mission 1006-2) | |
| 1964 Jun 13 | 1120 | 90.04 149 x 403 x 79.9 | |
| 1964 Jun 17 | 0000 | 89.15 139 x 324 x 80.0 (RAE) | |
| 1964 Jun 18 | 0142 | 88.42 133 x 259 x 79.9 | |
| 1964 Jun 18 | 2200? | Reentered | |
