Kosmos 329

  1970-023A

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Kosmos-329 was a Gektor mission, the second launched from Plesetsk. It was the first of the new generation satellites to be flown in the 81.3 degree spring polar ice monitoring profile. The mission overlapped with the second Germes test flight.

Kosmos-329
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1970 Apr 3	0830	Launch by 11A57	PL
	0834?	Blok-I burn
	0839?	Blok-I sep
1970 Apr 4	0200		88.79 198 x 228 x 81.33 (RAE)
	0333		88.73 196 x 226 x 81.3
1970 Apr 5	1912?	Blok-I reentered
1970 Apr 10	0423		88.47 186 x 210 x 81.3
1970 Apr 14	0834		88.20 175 x 194 x 81.3
1970 Apr 15	0502?	Retrofire
	0512?	PO sep
	0517?	Entry	-236 x 180 x 81.3
	0541?	Landed

ESSA 7

  1968-069A

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The alternation of APT and AVCS satellites continued with TOS E (ESSA VII). It was launched from Vandenberg on 1968 Aug 16 at 1124 by the new two stage Delta N vehicle with the Long Tank Thor first stage. This was regarded as the first operational two burn mission. 

ESSA 7
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1968 Aug 16	1124:33	Launch by Delta N	V
		Castor 2 SRM sep
	1128	T+3:40 MECO
		Stage 1 sep
	1128	SES-1 6:04
	1134	SECO-1	187? x 1470 x 101.7
	1226?	SES-2
	1226?	SECO-2
	1227?	Stage 2 sep	1432 x 1476 x 101.7
	1228?	Despin
		Replaced ESSA 5
1970 Mar 10		End of tx

Soyuz 3

 1968-094A

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Soyuz-3 made rendezvous with Soyuz-2 on Oct 26 but failed to dock. Chief Designer Mishin reportedly blamed pilot Georgy Beregovoy for the failure, claiming that he flew Soyuz-3 the wrong way up during the approach.

Soyuz-3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1968 Oct 26	0834:18	Launch by 11A511	KB LC31
		T+1:55 SAS sep
		T+1:58 Blok BVGD sep
		T+2:45 Fairing sep
		T+4:48 Blok A sep
		T+4:48 St 3 MES
	0843	T+8:50 St 3 MECO
	0843	Blok-I sep
	0844	11 km from Soyuz-2, at 15m/s
	0900	Rev 1 rendezvous with Soyuz-2
	1845		88.41 186 x 206 x 51.65
1968 Oct 27	1940		88.46 183 x 214 x 51.66
1968 Oct 28	0015		88.41 181 x 211 x 51.67
1968 Oct 28	0900		88.54 174 x 232 x 51.66
	1620		88.85 205 x 231 x 51.68
1968 Oct 29	0420		88.80 199 x 232 x 51.67
1968 Oct 30	0645:05	Retrofire (2:25)
	0647:30	DO CO
	0657?	Modules sep
	0703?	Entry
	0725:03	Landed 50.5N, 72.8E Karaganda zone