Friday, September 30, 1988

Spaceflight: May 1987

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Corona 100

 1965-074A


KH-4A Mission 1024 was launched on 1965 Sep 22, and was the 100th launch of the CORONA program since Discoverer I in 1959. Mission 1024-1 and 1024-2 lasted 5 days each and were both successfully recovered from the spacecraft's 80 degree orbit. 


KH-4A Mission 1024 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Sep 22  2131:14 Launch by Thor SLV-2A Agena D  V PALC 1 Pad 1 
 2132:14 Castor sep (T+1:00) 
 2133:42  Thor MECO (T+2:28) 
 2133:51  Thor VECO (T+2:37) 
 2133:58  Thor sep (T+2:44) 
 2134:03  Agena burn (T+2:49) 
 2138:11  Agena MECO (T+6:57)  90.16 180 x 386 x 80.06 (VCR) 
1965 Sep 25 0000  90.04 191 x 364 x 80.0 (RAE) 
1965 Sep 25  0132   90.03 191 x 360 x 80.1 
1965 Sep 27  2305? SRV-1 ejected on rev 81 
1965 Sep 27 2340? SRV-1 recovered 
 25 58N 155 44W 
1965 Sep 28   Cameras shut down rev 88, zombie  
  Zombie mode rev 89 
  Reactivated rev 90  
1965 Sep 28   Cameras reactivated rev 93 
1965 Sep 29  1503   89.86 172 x 362 x 80.0 
1965 Sep 30    90.1 181 x 359 x 80.1 (SSR) 
1965 Oct 1  0431   89.81 174 x 356 x 80.0 
1965 Oct 2 2255?  SRV-2 ejected on rev 161 
1965 Oct 2  2335? SRV-2 recovered 
  24 52N 165 42W 
1965 Oct 5  0418   89.66 175 x 340 x 80.0 
1965 Oct 9  1957   88.69 164 x 254 x 80.0 
1965 Oct 11   CORONA/Agena reentered 

Seventeen: April 1988

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Friday, September 23, 1988

Staying Together

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Kosmos 1886

 1987-081A



Kosmos-1886 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 Sep 17  1459:59 Launch by Soyuz  PL 
 1508  Blok-I sep 
1987 Sep 17    89.77 167 x 358 x 67.1 
1987 Sep 20    89.59 164 x 343 x 67.1 
1987 Sep 25    89.20 158 x 311 x 67.1 
1987 Sep 26   Orbit raise 89.67 175 x 340 x 67.1 
1987 Sep 30    89.39 171 x 317 x 67.1 
1987 Oct 1   Orbit raise  90.06 170 x 384 x 67.1 
1987 Oct 3   SpK-1 fiducial 
 0714? Deorbit 
 0724? Entry 
 0736? Landing 
1987 Oct 12    89.32 162 x 318 x 67.1 
1987 Oct 12   Orbit raise 89.74 177 x 345 x 67.1 
1987 Oct 15    89.58 176 x 331 x 67.1 
1987 Oct 16   Orbit lower 89.31 166 x 314 x 67.1 
1987 Oct 20   SpK-2 fiducial 
 0222? Deorbit 
 0232? Entry 
 0244?  Land 
1987 Oct 22    88.78 159 x 268 x 67.1 
1987 Oct 22   Orbit raise  89.79 172 x 354 x 67.1 
1987 Oct 26    89.45 170 x 324 x 67.1 
1987 Oct 27   
89.74 179 x 344 x 67.1 
1987 Nov 1  2006   89.39 174 x 313 x 67.1 
  81C ejected? 
1987 Nov 2   
 0648?  Deorbit 
 0702?  Entry 
 0714?  Land 

Tuesday, September 20, 1988

Transtage 7

  1965-047B


The first Titan III-C model, a Titan III-A with two powerful solid strapon `Stage Zero' motors, was 3C-7. Titan 3C-7 was launched from the new pad 40 at the Cape and entered a low circular orbit. Total payload was 9521 kg including a 573 kg truss and a 8948 kg test payload of lead ballast which separated from the Transtage four orbits after insertion to be given the designation 1965-47A. 


Transtage 7 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Jun 18  1400:04  Launch by Titan IIIC  CK LC40 
  T+1:48 St 1 MES 
  T+1:58 SRMs sep at 45 km 
  T+3:30 Fairing 
  T+4:29 St 1 sep 
  T+4:29 St 2 MES 
  T+7:43 St 2 MECO 
  T+7:53 St 2 sep 
  T+7:56 Transtage MES 
 1412:16 T+12:12 Transtage MECO-1 
   167 x 193 x 32 
 2000?  Payload separated 

Friday, September 2, 1988

Parcae 9

 1987-043A



PARCAE 9 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 May 15  1545  Launch by Atlas H  V SLC3 
 1547 BECO 
 1550  Atlas VECO, sep 
 1612? Star 20 burn 
 1614? Plume shield sep  1045 x 1179 x 62.9 (UN) 

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