1985-082A
RCS was 44m2; debris was tracked starting in Dec 1986. Objects with RCS values were all small.
| Kosmos-1682 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Sep 19 | 0132 | Launch by 11K69 | Baikonur |
| 0134 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0136 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0220? | AKM sep | ||
| 1985 Sep 19 | 431x444x65.0 | ||
| 1986 Feb 18 | 430x442x65.0 | ||
| 1986 Feb 19 | mv out | ||
| 1986 Mar 8 | 356x575x65.0 | ||
1982-100A
Uragan No. 11L (224) was the first GLONASS satellite
| Kosmos-1413 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Oct 12 | 1457 | Launch by Proton | KB |
| T+2:07? Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+3:18? Fairing | |||
| T+5:38? Stage 2 sep | |||
| 1506 | T+9:40? Stage 3 MECO | 179 x 194 x 51,7 | |
| 1507 | T+9:53? Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1608? | T+1:03? DM MES-1 | ||
| 1614? | T+1:09? DM MECO-1 | 397 x 19077 x 52.0 | |
| 1902? | T+4:05? DM MES-2 | ||
| 1904? | T+4:07? DM MECO-2 | ||
| 1905? | T+4:08? Glonass sats sep from DM | ||
| 1982 Oct 12 | 673.43 19068 x 19075 x 64.8 | ||
| 1982 Oct 15 | In service | ||
| 1982 Nov 9 | 673.32 19067 x 19070 x 64.8 | ||
| 1984 Jan 12 | end of ops | ||
1966-U04
Apollo SC009 was launched on 1966 Feb 26 at 1612 aboard Saturn 201 (AS-201). It separated from S-IVB-201 at 1622 and reached apogee at 500 km. At 1632 it ignited the SPS engine for 3 min 4 sec, followed by another 10s burn at 1635, accelerating the spacecraft to lunar reentry speeds. CM-009 then seperated from the SM-009 service module. It reentered the atmosphere at 8.1 km/s and splashed down at 1651 in the Atlantic having travelled 9000 km. It was recovered by the USS Boxer.
| AS-201 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Feb 26 | 1612:01 | Launch by Saturn IB | |
| 1614:22 | OECO (2:21) | ||
| 1614:28 | IECO (2:27) | ||
| 1614:29 | SIB sep | -6145 x 107 x 30.8 | |
| 1614:30 | S4B burn for 7:33 | ||
| 1614? | Camera pods (2) ejected from SIB | ||
| 1614:40 | Ullage case jettison | ||
| 1614:54 | LES sep | ||
| 1616:12 | SIB apogee | ||
| 1620:53 | SIB impact, range 465 km at 27.3N 76.0W | ||
| 1622:04 | S4B cutoff 261km | -2163 x 493 x 31.9 | |
| 1622:05 | LH2 vent on | ||
| 1623:04 | Begin sep sequence | ||
| 1623:28 | LES impact 27.09N 75.26W range 546 km | ||
| 1623:34 | LOX vent on | ||
| 1624:04 | LOX vent off | ||
| 1624:04 | LH2 vent off | ||
| 1626:06 | CSM sep 435 km | -2151 x 493 x 31.9 | |
| 1626:07 | +X RCS 18s | ||
| 1630:05 | S4B apogee, 492.8 km | ||
| 1631:42 | -2149 x 492 x 31.9 | ||
| 1632:11 | SPS 1 burn 180s | ||
| 1633:16 | SPS-1 MECO 7.787km/s -9 deg 320 km | -625? x 1525? x 31 | |
| 1635:30 | SPS 2 burn | ||
| 1635:40 | SPS-2 MECO 295 km | -565 x 1674 x 30.7 | |
| 1636:16 | SM sep | ||
| 1638:06 | T+26:05 122 km Reentry 8.07 km/s | ||
| 1640:27 | S4B LOS, 107km | ||
| 1640:46 | SM impact at 6.93S 13.3W range 8217 km | ||
| 1642:54 | Drogue parachute out | ||
| 1643:57 | S4B impact at 9.66S 10.08W, range 8662 km | ||
| 1649:20 | Splashdown in Atlantic 8.18S 11.15W | ||
| 1725 | Recovered by USS Boxer | ||
1972-084A
Kosmos-526 (DS-P1-Yu No. 61) was the last of the three Oct 1972 launches of DS-P1-Yu subgroup 1 satellites.
| Kosmos-526 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Oct 25 | 1040 | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 1042 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1047? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1972 Oct 26 | 0230 | 92.15 273 x 486 x 71.0 (RAE) | |
| 1973 Jan 16 | 1200 | 91.26 256 x 418 x 71.0 (RAE) | |
| 1973 Feb 15 | End of ops | ||
| 1973 Apr 8 | Reentered | ||
1981-086A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1303 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Sep 4 | 0800 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0804 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0808 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1981 Sep 4 | 90.23 207x364x70.4 | ||
| 1981 Sep 5 | 92.30 360x416x70.4 | ||
| 1981 Sep 5 | 92.34 361x417x70.4 | ||
| 1981 Sep 12 | 92.32 361x416x70.4 | ||
| 1981 Sep 18 | |||
| 0512? | Deorbit | ||
| 0520? | PO sep | ||
| 0540? | Entry | ||
| 0553? | Landed | ||
1975-027A
The Geos 3 satellite was a follow on to the Geodetic Explorers, Geos 1 and 2. However, its acronym was given a different expansion (Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite) and at the time of launch it was not identified as part of the Explorer series, so programmatically it is somewhat anomalous. It bridged the National Geodetic Satellite Program and NASA's later Earth Science efforts, under the EODAP (Earth and Ocean Dynamics Applications Program).
The Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite, Geos C before launch and Geos 3 after launch, was the first mission to carry out a global altimetry survey of the oceans, and the Geos 3 database was a key tool for geophysicists for over a decade. The altimetry was championed by NOAA's John Apel, who later helped design the Seasat mission. Later missions which expanded on the Geos 3 results were NASA's Seasat and the US Navy's Geosat. Geos 3 was built by the Applied Physics Lab and was similar in structure to Geos 1 and 2. The program was managed by NASA's Wallops Center.
Geos 3 has a 6m gravity boom. 340 kg mass.
Geos 3 was launched at 2358 on 1975 Apr 9 by a two stage Delta 1410 (some sources incorrectly give 2410) rocket into a 101.8 min, 839 x 853 km x 115.0 deg retrograde orbit. The altimeter system operated until 1978 Dec, and the satellite transmitted until May 1981.
| Geos 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Apr 9 | 2358:02 | Launch by Delta 1410 | V |
| T+0:38? SRM 1-4 burnout | |||
| 1975 Apr 10 | 0000 | T+2:00 SRM 1-4 sep, 26 km | |
| 0002 | T+4:29 MECO 96 km | ||
| 0002 | T+4:40 St 1 sep | ||
| T+4:45 SES-1 | |||
| 0003 | T+5:05 Fairing sep | ||
| 0007 | T+9:36 SECO-1 185 km 7.854 km/s | ||
| 0055:01 | T+56:59 SES-2 842 km 7.140 km/s | ||
| 0055:08 | T+57:06 SECO-2 7.314km/s | ||
| 0056:23 | T+58:21 St 2 sep | 101.8 839 x 853 x 115.0 | |
| 1975 Apr 10 | 0457 | Boom extended 0.8m | |
| 1975 Apr 12 | 0242 | Boom extended to 6.5m | |
| 1975 Apr 16 | First ATS-6 tracking pass | ||
| 1978 Dec | Altimeter end of ops | ||
| 1981 May | end of tx | ||
1984-112A
| Kosmos-1607 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Oct 31 | 1229 | Launch by Tsiklon-2 | Baikonur |
| 1231 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1233 | Stage 2 sep | -800? x 265 x 65 | |
| 1243? | DU burn | ||
| 1253? | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 1984 Oct 31 | 247x270x65 | ||
| 1984 Nov 1 | 252x265x65.0 | ||
| 1985 Feb 1 | 1132? | orbit raised | 261 x 913 |
| 1218? | Orbit circ | ||
| 1985 Feb 1 | 910 x 996 x 65.0 | ||
1979-017A
Space Test Program satellite P78-1 was launched on 1979 Feb 24 by Atlas F from Vandenberg and inserted into a 600 km polar orbit using a Fairchild OIS (Orbit Insertion System) upper stage. The satellite was often known by the name of one of its primary experiments, SOLWIND, which was a Naval Research Lab solar coronagraph. The SOLWIND coronagraph, in addition to studying the Sun, serendipitously discovered several comets.
P78-1 was built from the OSO-7 backup spacecraft. Size was 2.75m long 1.83m dia. According to a prelaunch Fairchild paper on the OIS, launch mass of the satellite was 925 kg; other sources give 875 kg.
The OIS had a Stage 0 adpater cylinder similar to the PTS/SVS, with a mass of 57 kg; a small Star 27 motor in a truncated conical shell 0.98m long 0.4 to 1.3m dia carrying the spin system. The motor was 363 kg and the shell was 140 kg. Nominal OIS delta-V was 787 m/s from a -1705 x 592 km x 97.7 deg transfer orbit.
On 1985 Sep 13, the satellite, which was still operating well, was destroyed by a US Air Force antisatellite weapon as a test.
| P78-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Feb 24 | 0820 | Launch by Atlas F/OIS | V |
| T+2m? Booster sep | |||
| T+5m? Atlas SECO | |||
| 256 km, 7.190 km/s, 8.14 deg | -1727 x 590 x 97.7 | ||
| 0826 | T+6m? Atlas sep from OIS | -1705 x 592 x 97.7 | |
| -1900 x 600 x 97.7 | |||
| 1979 Feb 24 | 0830? | Star 27 burn | |
| 0831? | Star 27 burnout | 96.4 563 x 602 x 97.7 | |
| 0834? | Star 27 sep | ||
| 0835? | Despin weights sep | ||
| 1985 Sep 13 | Destroyed by USAF ASAT, end of tx | ||
| 1986 Jul 2 | 1979-17JD cataloged | ||
| 1986 Jul 25 | 1979-17JF-JH cataloged | ||
| 1986 Nov | 1979-17JJ-JS cataloged | ||
| 1987 Nov | 1979-17 LG-LJ cataloged | ||
| 1988 Aug | 1979-17LZ cataloged | ||
| 1992 Jul 20 | 1979-17A reentered | ||
1970-074A
Kosmos-363 was a Gektor mission launched from Baikonur to a 65.0 degree orbit.
| Kosmos-363 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Sep 17 | 0810 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0814 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0818 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1970 Sep 18 | 0325 | 89.50 206 x 293 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Sep 27 | 1527 | 89.32 199 x 281 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Sep 29 | 0434? | Retrofire | |
| 0442? | PO sep | ||
| 0450? | Entry | ||
| 0506? | Landed | ||
1983-051A
The EXOSAT X-ray astronomy satellite was built by the MBB-led COSMOS consortium for ESA, with structure by SNIAS-Cannes. It followed up the results of the Einstein observatory with hard X-ray spectroscopy and limited soft band imaging. The ME instrument was the most productive with many low resolution X-ray spectra of binary stars and active galaxies. It was controlled from Villafranca.
The spacecraft was launched in May 1983 by Delta from Vandenberg; the launch was switched from Ariane after failures; it was originally to use an Ariane 1 with a P0.68 fourth stage. The unusual highly elliptical orbit was intended to allow accurate position determination using lunar occultation, but by the time Exosat was orbited the technique was not as useful as it would’ve been. However, the high orbit was very successful in permitting long uninterrupted observations of variable sources.
| Exosat | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 May 26 | 1518 | Launch by Delta 3914 | V SLC2 |
| T+0:59 SRM 1-6 burnout | |||
| T+1:00 SRM 7-9 burn | |||
| T+1:18 SRM 1-6 sep | |||
| T+2:00 SRM 7-9 burnout | |||
| T+2:00 SRM sep | |||
| T+3:46 MECO | |||
| T+3:55 St 1 sep | |||
| T+4:00 SES-1 | |||
| T+4:04 Fairing sep | |||
| 1526 | T+8:42 SECO-1 | 176 x 472 x 72.5 | |
| 1556 | T+38:36 SES-2 27s | ||
| 1557 | T+39:02 SECO-2 | 337 x 1633 x 72.4 | |
| 1557 | T+39:46 St 2 sep | ||
| 1558 | T+40:29 TES | ||
| 1559 | T+41:12 TECO | ||
| 1600 | T+42:37 Yoyo deploy | ||
| 1600 | T+42:49 St 3 sep | 356 x 191581 x 72.4 | |
| 347 x 188301 x 72.46 (MOR) | |||
| 1613 | T+55:41 SES-3 depletion | ||
| 1613 | T+55:49 SECO-3 | 119.94 755 x 2529 x 72.32 | |
| 1983 May 27 | 1056 | Pass EL1:4 | |
| 1986 Apr 9 | end of ops | ||
| 1986 May 6 | 1445? | reentered | |
1960-018
CORONA 18 was the first fully successful C' mission, KH-2 flight 9014. It was launched on 1960 Dec 7 and recovered after three days. The SRV also carried biological experiments and a radiation counter.
| KH-2 Mission 9013 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dec 7 | 2020:58 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V |
| 2023:27 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 2023:36 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 2023:49 | Thor sep (T+2:51) | ||
| 2025:14 | Agena burn (T+4:16) | ||
| 2029:09 | Agena cutoff (T+8:11) | ||
| 246 x 703 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 93.66 243 x 661 x 81.5 (RAE) | |||
| 2255 | 241 x 665 x 81.49 (OE) | ||
| 1960 Dec 8 | 0029 | 93.75 230 x 685 x 81.5 | |
| 1960 Dec 8 | 241 x 665 x 81.49 (OE) | ||
| 1960 Dec 8 | 1912 | 93.48 230 x 658 x 81.5 | |
| 1960 Dec 9 | 0301 | 93.57 230 x 667 x 81.5 | |
| 1960 Dec 10 | 0226 | 241 x 661 x 81.49 (OE) | |
| 1960 Dec 10 | 2315? | SRV deorbit, rev 48 | |
| 2243 | 241 x 659 x 81.49 (OE) | ||
| 1960 Dec 10 | 2344 | SRV recovered in midair, rev 48 | |
| 1960 Dec 11 | 0149 | 93.53 230 x 664 x 81.5 | |
| 1960 Dec 28 | 1344 | 93.03 227 x 618 x 81.5 | |
| 1961 Feb 5 | 1900 | 92.0 233 x 510 x 81.48 (RAE) | |
| 1961 | 89.6 143 x 366 x 81.5 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1961 Mar 3 | 0539 | 91.20 230 x 436 x 81.48 | |
| 1961 Mar 29 | 0000 | 89.49 205 x 291 x 81.5 (RAE) | |
| 1961 Mar 30 | 2111 | 89.08 179 x 278 x 81.48 | |
| 1961 Apr 2 | 1900? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
1986-065A
Plane E (160 deg)
| Kosmos-1774 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Aug 28 | 0802:43 | Launch by 8K78M | Plesetsk |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 0811 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 0903? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 0906? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1986 Aug 28 | 196x600x62.9 | ||
1969-088A
The first DS-U3-IK satellite was launched on 1969 Oct 14 by the 11K63 Kosmos launch vehicle from GTsP4 (Kapustin Yar). It was given the code name Interkosmos-1. Interkosmos-1 carried solar monitors built in the USSR, the GDR and Czechoslovakia. UV and X-ray detectors observed the sun directly, while an optical photometer looked at the setting or rising sun through the Earth's atmosphere to detect absorption by atmospheric aerosols.
Size 2.64 long 2.88 dia. Mass 303 kg with 38 kg instruments.
| Interkosmos-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Oct 14 | 1340 | Launch by 11K63 Kosmos | GTsP4 |
| 1342 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1347? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 93.3 254 x 626 x 48.4 | |||
| 1969 Oct 30 | End of operations | ||
| 1970 Jan 2 | Reentered | ||
1968-019A
Meteor No. 10 was launched in Mar 1968 and its mission was successful. The Blok-E stage burned a little longer than usual but this doesn’t seem to have seriously affected the mission.
| Kosmos-206 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mar 14 | 0934:01 | Launch by 8A92M Vostok | PL |
| 0938? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 0944? | Blok-E sep | 97.08 598 x 640 x 81.23 | |
| 1968 May | Still operating | ||
| 1989 Apr 22 | 0700? | Reentered | 87.41 139 x 154 x 81.1 |
1982-077A
Two-tone telemetry in the low delta-v subgroup, Priroda unconfirmed but PSC does not include with RH group.
| Kosmos-1398 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Aug 3 | 1130 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 1134 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1138 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1982 Aug 3 | 89.00 215 x 234 x 82.35 | ||
| 1982 Aug 13 | 88.69 203 x 216 x 82.4 | ||
| 1982 Aug 18 | |||
| 0820? | Deorbit | ||
| 0830? | PO sep | ||
| 0836? | Entry | ||
| 0852? | Landed | ||
1974-078A
Kosmos-688 maneuvered to a very low perigee of 152 km.
| Kosmos-688 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Oct 18 | 1500 | Launch | PL |
| 1504 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1508 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1617 | 89.78 176 x 351 x 62.8 | ||
| 1974 Oct 19 | 0116 | 89.79 179 x 348 x 62.8 | |
| 1974 Oct 20 | 0112 | 89.77 179 x 346 x 62.8 | |
| Orbit lower | |||
| 1974 Oct 20 | 1607 | 89.24 152 x 320 x 62.8 | |
| 1974 Oct 22 | 1412 | 89.13 151 x 310 x 62.8 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1974 Oct 23 | 1100 | 89.45 149 x 345 x 62.8 | |
| 1974 Oct 24 | 0623 | 89.41 151 x 339 x 62.8 | |
| 1974 Oct 29 | 2050 | 89.06 146 x 309 x 62.8 | |
| 1974 Oct 30 | |||
| 0634? | Deorbit | ||
| 0644? | PO sep | ||
| 0647? | Entry | ||
| 0705? | Landed | ||
1973-095A
Kosmos-612 was a Zenit-4MK satellite launched in Nov 1973.
| Kosmos-612 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Nov 28 | 1143:05 | Launch by 11A57 | NIIP-53 |
| 1147 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1151 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 90.1 206 x 346 x 72.8 (RAE) | |||
| 2032 | 90.01 203 x 345 x 72.8 | ||
| 1973 Dec 1 | 1303 | 90.00 204 x 344 x 72.8 | |
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1973 Dec 2 | 0403 | 89.76 186 x 339 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Dec 4 | 89.8 187 x 338 x 72.8 (RAE) | ||
| 1973 Dec 6 | 0049 | 89.72 185 x 335 x 72.8 | |
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1973 Dec 7 | 0814 | 89.24 167 x 306 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Dec 10 | Engine sep (95C) | ||
| 1973 Dec 11 | 0258 | 89.17 167 x 299 x 72.9 | |
| 0551? | Retrofire | ||
| 0601? | PO sep | ||
| 0605? | Entry | ||
| 0622? | Landed | ||
1971-088A
The 23rd Zenit-4M flight was launched in Oct 1971 from Baikonur on a 13 day mission as Kosmos-452.
| Kosmos-452 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Oct 14 | 0900:01 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0904 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0908 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1021 | 89.06 196 x 259 x 65.0 | ||
| 1971 Oct 15 | 0930 | 89.07 198 x 260 x 64.97 (RAE) | |
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1601 | 88.64 175 x 239 x 65.0 | ||
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1971 Oct 17 | 1825 | 89.07 175 x 281 x 65.0 | |
| 1971 Oct 18 | 1938 | 89.03 176 x 276 x 65.0 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1971 Oct 19 | 1159 | 89.41 175 x 314 x 65.0 | |
| 1971 Oct 24 | 0341 | 89.30 175 x 303 x 65.0 | |
| 1971 Oct 25 | 2121 | 89.25 174 x 300 x 65.0 | |
| 1971 Oct 26 | Engine sep (88E) | ||
| 1971 Oct 27 | 0431? | Retrofire | |
| 0441? | PO sep | ||
| 0446? | Entry | ||
| 0502? | Landed | ||
1959-001A
The Vanguard cloud cover satellite flew again on SLV-4 on 1959 Feb 17. Before launch it was referred to as the "Cloud Cover Satellite". The launch was successful and the payload became Vanguard II. Its photocells sent back crude images of terrestrial cloud cover for 18 days. The third stage bumped into the satellite which made it wobble, limiting the usefulness of the images. Satellite mass was 10.8 kg.
| Vanguard 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Feb 17 | 1555 | Launch by Vanguard SLV-4 | CC LC18A |
| 1557 | T+2:24 Stage 1 burnout, 64 km | ||
| 1557 | T+2:25 Stage 1 sep, St 2 ig. | ||
| 1557 | T+2:52 Fairing sep | ||
| 1559 | T+4:20 Stage 2 burnout, 208 km | ||
| 1603 | T+8:47 Stage 2 sep | -5328 x 558 x 32.8 | |
| 1604 | T+9:02 Stage 3 ignition, 545 km | ||
| 1604 | T+9:35 Stage 3 burnoutn (33s), 545 km | ||
| 1604 | T+9:40 Stage 2 apogee, 558 km | ||
| 1607 | T+12:52 Stage 3 sep | 559 x 3320 x 32.88 | |
| Stage 3 and payload collide | |||
| 1959 Mar 7 | End of transmissions | ||
1980-092A
Molniya-1 (F53, N48) was launched to the E plane in Nov 1980.
| Molniya-1 F53 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Nov 16 | 0418 | 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 | |||
| 0426 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0511? | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0514? | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1980 Nov 16 | 736.2 601 x 40662 x 62.8 | ||
| 1981 Jun 8 | 717.8 593 x 39764 x 62.8 | ||
1969-037A
Nimbus B2 was renamed Nimbus III on successfully reaching orbit. Launched by Thorad Agena D at 0754 on 1969 Apr 14, its orbit was 1075 x 1135 km x 99.9 deg. It operated until Feb 1972.
| Nimbus 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Apr 14 | 0754:03 | Launch by Thorad Agena D | V |
| T+39s SRM 1-3 burnout | ||
| T+1:42 SRM 1-3 sep | |||
| T+3:42 MECO depletion | |||
| T+3:51 VECO | |||
| T+3:58 Thorad sep | -5518 x 155 x 97.31 | ||
| T+4:16 Agena 6222 burn, 3:50 | |||
| T+4:26 Fairing sep | |||
| 0802:11 | T+8:08 Agena 6222 MECO-1 | 152 x 1112 x 99.92 | |
| 0848:24 | T+54:21 Agena 6222 MES-2 5.1s | ||
| 0848:30 | T+54:27 Agena 6222 MECO-2 | 1086 x 1142 x 99.92 | |
| 0852:40 | T+58:37 Agena sep | ||
| 0855:53 | T+1:01:50 Agena retro 1 (solid motor) | 1091 x 1140 x 99.90 | |
| 0940:27 | T+1:46:24 EGRS-14 sep from Agena | 1084 x 1140 x 99.91 | |
| 0945? | Agena retro 2 | ||
| 1972 Feb | end of ops | ||
1970-080A
The Bion satellite was launched in Oct 1970. It was a Zenit-2M modified for life sciences research, and placed in an orbit with somewhat higher apogee than the imaging flights. Zenit-2M/Bion was announced as Kosmos-368. This flight studied radiation effects on living organisms during a six day mission. It was the precursor to a series of life sciences missions.
| Kosmos-368 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Oct 8 | 1239:02 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 1243 | Blok I burn | ||
| 1247 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1970 Oct 9 | 1541 | 90.55 203 x 399 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Oct 10 | 1135 | 90.52 205 x 394 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Oct 12 | 0930 | Capsule sep | |
| 1970 Oct 14 | 0549 | 90.47 200 x 393 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Oct 14 | 1146? | Retrofire | |
| 1156? | PO sep | ||
| 1206? | Entry | ||
| 1219? | Landed after 5.98d | ||
