Friday, September 30, 1988

Spaceflight: May 1987

 https://welib.org/md5/4c29aa1cef6b90589af7f3c2b44a3626

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

 https://welib.org/md5/1960bf85ce8183e748eabf5508dc79f2

Thursday, September 29, 1988

The Voyages of Columbia

https://welib.org/md5/ac71931d5254285147cd90dedd8b4cb0

Molniya 172

 1988-022A


Molniya-1 (F78, N72) was launched in Mar 1988.


Molniya-1 F78 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1988 Mar 17  2055:59  Launch by 8K78M  PL 
  BVGD sep 
  GO sep 
  T+4:46 Blok A sep 
  T+4:56 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 Blok-I MECO 
 2104  T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 2150 T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 2153  T+56:54 ML sep   
   92.63 219 x 589 x 62.8 
  Blok-L sep   
1988 Mar 18    735.16 645 x 40563 x 62.9 
1988 Mar 23    718.10 643 x 39728 x 62.9

Debrett's Illustrated Guide to the Canadian Establishment

 https://welib.org/md5/43e2d49f325f585bc24988deea86c821

Wednesday, September 28, 1988

Aviation Week: May 30,1988

 https://welib.org/md5/3723ed4e009d0c2646f68cd3b8b359a9

Kosmos 1544

 1984-027A



Kosmos-1544 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1984 Mar 15  1705  Launch by 11K68  Plesetsk 
  T+2:00 St 1 sep 
  T+3:33? GO sep 
  T+4:38? St 2 sep 
  T+5:20? S5M burn 1 
 1711 T+6:48 S5M MECO1 60? x 650 x 82.5 
  T+40:58? S5M burn 2  
  T+41:08? S5M MECO2 
 1746? T+41:38? S5M sep 
1984 Mar 15    97.8 649x677x82.5 

Kosmos 1826

 1987-025A


Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite


Kosmos-1826 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 Mar 11  1025 Launch by Soyuz  PL 
 1029 Blok-I burn 
 1034 Blok-I sep 
1987 Mar 11    90.23 194 x 376 x 72.9 
1987 Mar 11   (25C-E) 
1987 Mar 11  2308? Orbit raise  92.26 354 x 415 x 72.9 
1987 Mar 23  92.27 357 x 413 x 72.9 
1987 Mar 25  
 0426?  Deorbit 
 0436?  PO sep 
 0452?  Entry  -75 x 402 x 72.88 
 0506? Landed 

Kosmos 895

 1977-015A




Kosmos-895 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1977 Feb 26  2118 Launch by 8A92M  Plesetsk 
 2123?  Blok E burn 
 2128? Blok E MECO 
1977 Feb 26    97.2 611x635x81.2 
1992 Mar 22  reentered 

October 1,2026

  https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.860.txt