1973-091A
DS-P1-Yu No. 69 was launched on 1973 Nov 20 by 11K63 from Plesetsk.
| Kosmos-608 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Nov 20 | 1230 | Launch by 11K63 | NIIP-53 LC133/1 |
| 1232 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1236? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 92.3 270 x 503 x 71.0 | |||
| 1974 May | End of ops | ||
| 1974 Jul 10 | Reentered | ||
1961-009
Spacecraft 3KA No. 2 (Vostok-3A No. 2) was the final test flight, lasting one orbit - a dress rehearsal for the first piloted space flight. Korabl'-Sputnik-5 was launched on 1961 Mar 25, a few weeks before Gagarin. It carried a second cosmonaut-simulator and a dog. The dog Zvezdochka was recovered safely in the sphere.
| Korabl'-Sputnik-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Mar 25 | 0554:00 | Launch by 8K72K | KB |
| 0605:31 | Blok-E sep | ||
| 164 x 230 x 64.9 | |||
| 0710:49 | Retrofire | ||
| 0711:36 | PO sep | ||
| 0737 | Dummy ejected | ||
| 0740:48 | Landed after 1 orbit | ||
1967-076A
KH-4A Mission 1043 (CORONA 119) was launched on 1967 Aug 7 by Thorad Agena D from Vandenberg. The satellite carried the J-1 camera system and the USAF Space Test Program's S67-3 research payload, which included a solar X-ray spectrometer and two radiometers to measure the infrared spectrum of the Earth's background radiation.
The Thorad burned to depletion but fell short by 77m/s of the required speed; the Agena burned to depletion to make up some of the lack, but a low apogee resulted. Planned orbit was 184 x 379 x 80.0, actual was 176 x 336 x 80.0 (PER). Three OAS rockets were fired to make up the difference. Both SRVs were recovered successfully. The forward camera film came off the rails on pass 230D, limiting imagery taken after that point to the aft camera. The S67-3 experiment results were used in the design of later military IR sensors. RM-15 had a mass of 41 kg; RM-12 also had a mass of 41 kg.
| KH-4A Mission 1043 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Aug 7 | 2144 | Launch by LTTAT Agena D | V SLC1E |
| 2145 | Castor sep | ||
| 2147 | Thor sep | ||
| 2148 | Agena burn | ||
| 2152 | Agena MECO | ||
| 1967 Aug 7 | OAS burn 1 rev 2 | ||
| 1967 Aug 7 | 89.7 174 x 346 x 79.9 (RAE) | ||
| 1967 Aug 8 | OAS burn 2 rev 7 | ||
| 1967 Aug 8 | 1638 | 89.85 185 x 349 x 80.0 | |
| 1967 Aug 9 | OAS burn 3 rev 19 | ||
| 1967 Aug 9 | 1808 | 90.00 186 x 362 x 80.0 | |
| 1967 Aug 13 | 1809 | 89.90 187 x 351 x 80.0 | |
| 1967 Aug 14 | 2308? | SRV-1 ejected rev 113 | |
| 1967 Aug 14 | 2343 | SRV-1 recovered 24 54N 158 18W | |
| 1967 Aug 15 | 89.9 189 x 354 x 80.0 (SSR) | ||
| 1967 Aug 16 | 1635 | 89.82 187 x 344 x 80.0 | |
| 1967 Aug 17 | 1933 | 89.79 184 x 344 x 80.0 | |
| 1967 Aug 19 | 0429 | 89.75 183 x 341 x 80.0 | |
| 1967 Aug 21 | 1320 | 89.68 183 x 333 x 80.0 | |
| 1967 Aug 22 | 2114? | SRV-2 ejected rev 240 | |
| 1967 Aug 22 | 2115 | SRV-2 recovered (PER, error?) | |
| 1967 Aug 22 | 2151 | SRV-2 recovered (PerfER) | |
| 22 50.8N 149 15.0W | |||
| 1967 Aug 23 | 2032 | Fairing orbit | 165 x 251 x 79.94 |
| 1967 Aug 25 | 0402 | 89.56 182 x 323 x 80.0 | |
| 1967 Aug 31 | 89.3 180 x 278 x 80.0 (SSR) | ||
| 1967 Sep 1 | 1114 | 87.66 141 x 176 x 80.0 | |
| 1967 Sep 2 | CORONA/Agena reentered | ||
1981-071A
| Kosmos-1285 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Aug 4 | 0013 | 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 | |||
| 0021 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 0113? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 0115? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1981 Aug 28 | 727.6 594x40250x63.0 | ||
1984-042A
Progress spacecraft 7K-TG No. 116 was launched on 1984 May 7, as Progress-21.
| Progress-21 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 May 7 | 2246:15 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 2300 | 88.74 189 x 236 x 51.62 | ||
| 1984 May 8 | 0000 | 88.82 187 x 246 x 51.64 | |
| 0700 | 89.71 244 x 277 x 51.63 | ||
| 1984 May 9 | 0500 | 89.73 244 x 279 x 51.63 | |
| 1700 | 89.72 243 x 278 x 51.6 | ||
| 1984 May 10 | 0010 | Docked with Salyut-7 | |
| 1984 May 26 | 0941 | Undocked from Salyut-7 | |
| 1984 May 26 | 1502:30 | Deorbited over Pacific | |
1975-065A
The prime flight vehicle for the EPSA (Eksperimental'niy Proekt Soyuz-Apollon) mission was 11F615A12 (7K-TM) No. 75. It and reserve vehicle No. 74 were both prepared for launch on 1975 Jul 15; it was the prime vehicle, with crew Aleksei Leonov and Valeriy Kubasov, which was launched and which became Soyuz-19.
| Soyuz-19 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Jul 15 | 1220:00 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 1222 | Strapons B,V,G,D sep | ||
| 1222:40 | SAS sep | ||
| 1224:30 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 1224 | Blok-I ignition | ||
| 1229 | Blok-I sep | 88.59 191 x 218 x 51.76 | |
| 1800 | 88.75 185 x 240 x 51.76 | ||
| 2230 | 88.70 198 x 223 x 51.76 | ||
| 1975 Jul 16 | 0850 | 88.68 190 x 229 x 51.76 | |
| 1609 | Docking by Apollo | ||
| 1620 | 88.98 218 x 231 x 51.76 | ||
| 1916 | Hatch open to Apollo | ||
| Crew transfers | |||
| 1975 Jul 17 | 0830 | 88.96 217 x 230 x 51.76 | |
| 2315 | 88.98 217 x 231 x 51.75 | ||
| 1975 Jul 19 | Apollo crew return to Apollo | ||
| 1205 | Apollo undocked | ||
| 1237 | Apollo docked | ||
| 1526 | Apollo undocked | ||
| 1836 | Sep burn | ||
| 1975 Jul 20 | 0900 | 88.86 213 x 224 x 51.77 | |
| 1041 | Test burn | ||
| 1500 | 88.84 216 x 217 x 51.79 | ||
| 1630 | 88.80 210 x 220 x 51.77 | ||
| 1975 Jul 21 | 1010:13 | Deorbit 120m/s over 6W 14S, 3:15 | |
| 1013:28 | DO CO | ||
| -178 x 216 x 51.8 | |||
| 1022:26 | BO and PAO sep from SA, 154 km | ||
| 1028 | Entry | ||
| 1050:51 | Landed near Arkalyk, 67 32E 50 15 N | ||
1961-008
The first uprated Vostok, Vostok-3A No. 1 (3KA No. 1) was launched on 1961 Mar 9, carrying a Noah's Ark of guinea pigs, mice, insects, seeds, and the dog Chernushka. It was the fourth named Korabl'-Sputnik. It also carried Ivan Ivanovich, a `cosmonaut-simulator' consisting of a Vostok spacesuit filled with monitoring equipment. The dummy was ejected during descent while the dog landed in the sphere.
| Korabl'-Sputnik-4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Mar 9 | 0628:48 | Launch by 8K72K | KB LC1 |
| 0640 | Blok-E MECO,sep | ||
| 173 x 239 x 64.9 | |||
| 0745:40 | Retrofire after 1 orbit | ||
| 0746:22 | Retro burnout | ||
| 0746:32 | PO sep | ||
| 0758 | Entry | ||
| 0803 | Signals from SA | ||
| 0808 | Dummy ejected | ||
| 0809:54 | Landed | ||
1984-094A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1592 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Sep 4 | 1020 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1024 | Blok I burn | ||
| 1028 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1028 | Blok I sep | ||
| 1984 Sep 4 | 196x355x72.9 | ||
| 1984 Sep 6 | 211x386x72.9 | ||
| 1984 Sep 11 | 225x290x72.9 | ||
| 1984 Sep 12 | 226x334x72.9 | ||
| 1984 Sep 16 | 225x335x72.9 | ||
| 1984 Sep 18 | |||
| 0410? | Engine sep | ||
| 0455? | Deorbit | ||
| 0506? | PO sep | ||
| 0512? | Entry | ||
| 0527? | Landed | ||
1982-079A
This satellite replaced K1315, and it was 65 deg from K1340.
| Kosmos-1400 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Aug 5 | 0656 | Launch by 8A92M | Plesetsk |
| 0701? | Blok E burn | ||
| 0706? | Blok E sep | ||
| 1982 Aug 5 | 97.6 630x653x81.2 | ||
1967-031A
The ATS A (Applications Technology Satellite 2) satellite was designed to test gravity gradient stabilization techniques. The satellite carried two 37.5 m long booms (77m span) for the gravity gradient experiment. Weather cameras and an SHF communications experiment were also carried.
Launched at 0326 UT on 1967 Apr 6 by Atlas Agena D, it was into a 178 x 11124 km x 28.4 deg transfer orbit, attached to the Agena D 6152 stage. The Agena D was meant to re-ignite to place ATS II in a circular 11100 km orbit, but did not restart. At the end of the first burn, an oxidizer propellant isolation valve failed to close, and at the time of the second burn the oxidizer pump could not operate. The solid propellant starter charge added a small amount of velocity to the spacecraft. The Agena separated and attempts were made to operate the experiments from the incorrect orbit. Some TV pictures and weather photos were received, and the gravity gradient booms were deployed, but no attempt was made to test the gravity gradient system. Operations were ended on Oct 23 and the satellite reentered on 1969 Sep 2.
The results of the radio astronomy experiment gave upper limits on the galactic radio spectrum.
| ATS 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Apr 6 | 0323:01 | Launch by Atlas Agena D | CC LC12 |
| 0325:10 | T+2:09 BECO | ||
| 0325:13 | T+2:12 Booster sep | ||
| 0327:50 | T+4:49 SECO | ||
| 0328:10 | T+5:09 Vernier cutoff | ||
| 0328:13 | T+5:12 Atlas 5102 sep | -4086 x 192 x 28.3 | |
| 0329:11 | T+6:10 Agena 6152 burn 1 | ||
| 0329:21 | T+6:20 Fairing sep | ||
| 0332:39 | T+9:38 Agena MECO-1 | 218.8 184 x 11134 x 28.4 | |
| 0332:47 | T+9:46 Isolation valve closure failure | ||
| 0521:35 | T+1:58:34 Agena burn 2 prep | ||
| 0521:37 | T+1:58:36 Burn 2 due, failed | ||
| 0523:43 | T+2:00:42 Agena sep | 218.9 196 x 11133 x 28.3 | |
| 219.72 186 x 11180 x 28.3 | |||
| 1967 Jul 22 | 206.68 182 x 10220 x 28.4 | ||
| 1967 Oct 23 | End of operations | ||
| 1969 Apr 2 | 123.86 171 x 3533 x 28.4 | ||
| 1969 Sep 2 | Reentered | ||
1975-085A
| Kosmos-760 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Sep 16 | 0900 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0904 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0908 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1975 Sep 16 | 89.59 173 x 335 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Sep 18 | 89.58 170 x 316 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Sep 25 | 89.22 170 x 301 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Sep 26 | 89.64 170 x 343 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Sep 28 | |||
| 1975 Sep 29 | 89.56 170 x 334 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Sep 30 | |||
| 0510? | Deorbit | ||
| 0520? | PO sep | ||
| 0525? | Entry | ||
| 0543? | Landed | ||
1985-075A
Observed NATO exercise Ocean Safari 85. Object D was in an eccentric orbit; it may be the fuel core ejected at a higher than usual velocity.
| Kosmos-1677 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Aug 23 | 2233 | Launch by Tsiklon-2 | Baykonur |
| 2235 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 2237 | Stage 2 sep | -800? x 265 x 65 | |
| 2247? | DU burn | ||
| 2257? | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 1985 Aug 23 | 250x263x65.0 | ||
| 1985 Oct 18 | 250x264x65.0 | ||
| 1985 Oct 20 | 89.62 251 x 259 x 64.9 | ||
| 1985 Oct 23 | 89.44 239 x 254 x 65.0 | ||
1963-041A
KH-7 no. 3 (SV 953) was launched on 1963 Oct 25 by Atlas Agena D from Point Arguello. The SV had been refurbished after use in thermal vacuum testing. The RV was recovered after 2 days, with 34 revs in `hitchup' mode with OCV attached to Agena. The OCV spacecraft remained in orbit for 4 days and was deorbited on Oct 29; the Agena D 4703 rocket stage separated in orbit and reentered on Oct 29 together with two pieces of debris. This flight qualified the OCV stabilization system and was the first to adjust its orbit. The mission was the first to use a very low perigee: 145 km according to the launch report; 123 km by the time of the first element set five hours after launch.
| Program 206 SV 953 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Oct 25 | 1859:27 | Launch by Atlas Agena D | NMFPA |
| 1901:42 | BECO (T+2:15) | ||
| 1904:00 | SECO (T+4:33) | ||
| 1904:07 | VECO (T+4:40) | ||
| 1904:10 | Atlas sep (T+4:43) | ||
| 1905:35 | Agena burn (T+6:08) | ||
| 1909:37 | Agena MECO (T+10:10) | 88.97 145 x 339 x 99.1 (VCR) | |
| 1963 Oct 26 | 0000 | 88.99 144 x 332 x 99.05 (RAE) | |
| 0025 | 88.87 123 x 313 x 99.05 | ||
| 1963 Oct | SV 953 orbit | 88.8 123 x 312 x 99.1 (SATCAT) | |
| 1963 Oct 27 | 1900 | SV 953 orbit | 88.70 140 x 272 x 99.1 (RAE) |
| 1922 | 88.61 119 x 292 x 99.1 | ||
| 1963 Oct 27 | Rev 32 last image | ||
| 1963 Oct 27 | 2118? | RV sep on Rev 34 | |
| 2130? | OCV sep from Agena D | ||
| 1963 Oct 27 | 2130 | 41B orbit | 88.85 136 x 297 x 99.1 (RAE) |
| 2155? | RV recovered | ||
| 1963 Oct | Agena (41B) orbit | 88.7 120 x 305 x 99.1 (SATCAT) | |
| 1963 Oct 29 | 0000?? | Agena reentered | |
| 1963 Oct 29 | Debris 41C, 41D reentered | ||
| 1963 Oct 29 | 1900? | OCV reentered after 4.0d | |
1984-117A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1609 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Nov 14 | 1220 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1224 | Blok I burn | ||
| 1228 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1228 | Blok I sep | ||
| 1984 Nov 14 | 90.1 211x370x72.9 | ||
| 1984 Nov 15 | 90.1 209x380x72.9 | ||
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1984 Nov 15 | 368x427x72.9 | ||
| 1984 Nov 19 | 92.3 368x428x72.9 | ||
| 1984 Nov 28.1 | 92.3 370x426x72.9 | ||
| 1984 Nov 28 | |||
| 0752? | Deorbit | ||
| 0802? | PO sep | ||
| 0812? | Entry | ||
| 0827? | Landed | ||
1987-092A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-1895 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Nov 11 | 0904 | Launch by Soyuz | KB |
| 0908 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0912 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1987 Nov 11 | 90.36 208x376x70.4 | ||
| 1987 Nov 11 | 90.38 207 x 378 x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 Nov 12 | 90.58 227x 378x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 Nov 12 | 89.66 227 x 287 x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 Nov 22 | 89.60 225 x 283 x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 Nov 23 | 90.33 229 x 352 x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 Nov 24 | 89.16 217 x 248 x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 Nov 26 | 89.13 216 x 246 x 70.4 | ||
| 1987 Nov 27 | |||
| 0602? | Deorbit | ||
| 0612? | PO sep | ||
| 0619? | Entry | ||
| 0635? | Landed | ||
1967-113A
Apollo CSM 017 was launched on the first Saturn V test flight, SA-501, at 1200:01 on 1967 Nov 9. The AS-501 mission was given the designation Apollo 4 (the AS-201, 202, and 203 missions were tentatively reassigned the names Apollo 1 to 3, but at the request of the families of the AS-204 fire victims that never-flown mission was given the name Apollo 1, leaving the nomenclature ambiguous).
The Apollo 4 mission was to test the SPS (Service Propulsion System) engine in the Service Module and the heat shield of the Command Module. The Saturn delivered Apollo 4 into an elliptical Earth orbit. The SPS was fired once to increase apogee and an second time to increase reentry speed to 11.1 km/s. CM-017 landed in the Pacific at 2037 on Nov 9, having passed its tests with flying colors.
| Apollo CSM 017 Mission Log | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1200:01 | Launch | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1202:26 | S-IC inboard engine cutoff | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1202:31 | S-IC shutdown | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1202:32 | S-IC separation 64 km | -6031 x 117 x 32.08 |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1202:36 | S-II ignition | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1203:05 | Interstage separation | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1203:08 | LES separation | -5950? x 138? x 32.5? |
| 1203:13 | Camera capsules ejected from S-II (2) | ||
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1208:41 | S-II cutoff | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1208:41 | S-II separation 192.3 km | -2306 x 193 x 32.73 |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1208:45 | S-IVB-501 ignition | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1208:52 | Ullage motor cases jettisoned | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1211:01 | S-IVB shutdown, Earth orbit insertion at 183 x 188 km x 32.7 | |
| 192 x 203 x 32.75 | |||
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1511:27 | S-IVB restart, 5 min burn | 203 x 219 x 32.74 |
| 1516:27 | MECO-2 538 km | -80 x 17228 x 30.44 | |
| -81 x 17209 x 30.31 | |||
| 60 x 17209 km | |||
| 1526:30 | SLA panels deploy | ||
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1526:30 | S-IVB separation 2422 km | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1528:08 | SPS-1 burn | -81 x 17240 x 30.34 |
| 1528:24 | SPS-1 cutoff, 2835 km | ||
| 80 x 18092 km x 30.13 deg | |||
| -83 x 18092 x 30.31 | |||
| -88 x 18117 x 30.34 | |||
| 1967 Nov 9 | 1746:49 | Apogee | -204 x 18092 x 30.35 |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 2010:57 | SPS-2 burn, reentry shaping (4min 30s) | -89 x 18188 x 30.33 |
| 2015:37 | SPS-2 cutoff 669 km | 26 x Inf x 30.39 | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 2018:04 | SM-017 separation 270 km | 28 x Inf |
| -67 x Inf (tab 5.15.-IV) | |||
| 1967 Nov 9 | 2019:30 | 122 km Entry interface -6.93 deg 11.138 km/s | |
| 2020:47 | 50.2 km begin skip | ||
| 2024:13 | 72 km skip apogee | ||
| 2026:30 | 48 km on descent | ||
| 1967 Nov 9 | 2037:11 | Splashdown 30.1N, 172.5W | |
| 1967 Nov 9 | 2251 | Recovered by USS Bennington | |
