Wednesday, July 26, 1989
Tuesday, July 25, 1989
Gemini 4
1965-043A
Gemini IV saw the first American spacewalk, by pilot Ed White.
Immediately after orbit insertion, the astronauts attempted to rendezvous with the Titan second stage, but this experiment was abandoned after a few minutes when too much OAMS fuel was consumed.
The cabin was depressurized at 1933, with the hatch open at 1934. White stood up in the hatch at 1936, and left the spacecraft at 1946, attached by an umbilical. He used a gas gun to move around in space, and returned to the cabin at 2006. The hatch was closed at 2010 and the cabin repressurized at 2013 after 39 m 15s. Command Pilot James McDivitt had remained within the unpressurized cabin, which was open to space during the EVA.
White used the G4C spacesuit and a ZIP (Zero g Integral Propulsion) Unit for maneuvering and the VCM device for life support. A planned equipment dump was cancelled, but during the EVA an outer glove and a gold-covered visor were discarded.
Splashdown was at 27 44 N, 74 11 W in the Atlantic; the spacecraft was recovered by the USS Wasp.
| GT-4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Jun 3 | 1515:59 | Launch from LC19 | |
| Stage 1 sep | |||
| 1521 | Orbit insertion | 161 x 282 x 32.5 | |
| 1521 | St 2 sep | ||
| 1522-1530 | Attempted stationkeep | ||
| 1710 | 88.8 165 x 289 x 32.5 | ||
| 1933:35 | Depress | ||
| 1946 | Egress, EVA by White (21m) | ||
| 1947 | Glove drifts out | ||
| 2010 | Hatch closed | ||
| 2012:50 | Repress | ||
| 1965 Jun 5 | 1415 | OAMS D-9 expt | |
| 1730 | Stage 2 reentry over Atlantic 33W 15N | ||
| 1965 Jun 6 | 0601 | OAMS D-9 expt | |
| 1965 Jun 7 | 0000? | 158 x 257 x 32.5 | |
| 1644:01 | OAMS burn, lower peri 2:41 56kg of fuel | 50? x 274? | |
| 1655:30? | Adapter sep | ||
| 1656:00 | Retrofire | ||
| 1656:15? | Retrofire complete | ||
| 1656:39? | Retropack sep | ||
| 1658:38s | 400K | ||
| 1712:11 | Splashdown | ||
| 1748 | Recovery by USS Wasp | ||
Polyot 1
1963-043A
I-2B was a prototype of the IS satellite with an Isayev engine. Two flight vehicles, No. 102 and 103, were built. I-2B No. 102 was launched as Polyot 1. The I-150 (or I-2B No 102) (Polyot 1) satellite was launched on 1963 Nov 1 by the 11A59 launch vehicle, a special variant of the 8K74A (R-7A) Sputnik class core vehicle with no upper stage. Converted 8K74 ICBMs were used, refurbished at NII-88/Podlipki with a new fairing and adapter and modified systems. Orbital insertion was performed by the Polyot propulsion system. The purpose of the mission was to test the anti-satellite propulsion engine; it was originally planned to use the UR-200 rocket to launch Polyot, but that rocket was behind schedule.
| Polyot I-2B No. 102 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Nov 1 | 0856 | Launch by 11A59 | KB |
| T+1:30 strapon thrust reduced | |||
| 0858 | T+2:05 8K74BVGD strapon sep | ||
| Fairing sep | |||
| 0901 | T+5:30 8K74A core burnout, sep | -450? x 390? x 58.9? | |
| 5 min coast | |||
| 0906 | Polyot engine burn 95s, 300 m/s | ||
| 0907 | Polyot engine cutoff at apogee | 339 x 592 km | |
| 1745? | Polyot engine burn 2 dV = 210 m/s? | ||
| Polyot engine burn 2 cutoff | 343 x 1437 x 58.92 | ||
| 1963 Nov 1 | 1859 | 102.48 335 x 1416 x 58.9 (TLE) | |
| 1963 Nov 3 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1964 Feb 4 | 102.41 342 x 1402 x 58.9 | ||
| 1967 Feb 17 | 101.96 342 x 1360 x 58.9 | ||
| 1981 Sep 19 | 94.16 297 x 658 x 58.9 | ||
| 1982 Oct 14 | 1249 | 88.35 180 x 206 x 58.8 | |
| 1982 Oct 16 | Reentered | ||
Thursday, July 20, 1989
Kosmos 1777
1986-070A
| Kosmos-1777 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Sep 10 | 0145 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| Stage 2 burn | |||
| 0153? | T+8 min Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| Stage 2 MES-2 | |||
| T+34min Stage 2 MECO-2 | |||
| 0219? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1986 Sep 14 | 770x809x74.0 | ||
Sunday, July 16, 1989
Apollo 11 (Columbia)
1969-059A
The first lunar landing mission was Apollo 11, crewed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
| Columbia (CSM 107) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Jul 16 | 1332:00 | Launch by Saturn V (SA-506) | KSC LC39A |
| 1334:15 | S-IC CECO, 44.4 km | ||
| 1334:41 | S-IC OECO, 66.3 km | ||
| 1334:42 | S-IC sep, 67.0 km | -5999 x 109 x 31.9 | |
| 1334:43 | S-II ignition, 67.6 km | ||
| 1335:12 | Interstage sep, 91.8 km | -5938 x 118 x 32.0 | |
| 1335:18 | LES sep | -5923 x 120 x 32.0 | |
| 1339:40 | S-II CECO, 179.3 km | ||
| 1341:04 | S-IC impact at 74.04W 30.21N | ||
| 1341:11 | S-II OECO, 185.9 km | ||
| 1341:12 | S-II sep, 185.9 km | -2116 x 182 x 32.5 | |
| 1341:15 | S-IVB burn 1 ignition, 185.9km | ||
| 1341:21 | Ullage case jettison | ||
| 1343:30 | -27 x 185 x 32.5 | ||
| 1343:32 | 15 x 185 x 32.5 | ||
| 1343:42 | S-IVB cutoff, 188.4 km | ||
| 1343:49 | Earth orbit insertion | 188 x 192 x 32.57 | |
| 1352:13 | S-II impact at 34.84W 31.54N | ||
| 1352 | 185 x 194 x 32.5 | ||
| 1411 | Optics cover jettison | ||
| 1532 | 191 x 210 x 32.5 | ||
| 1616:16 | MES-2? | ||
| 1616:27 | S-IVB TLI burn (5:47) | ||
| 1622:03 | S-4B MECO-2 | ||
| 1622:13 | Translunar injection | 222 x 565954 x 31.4 | |
| 1647:23 | CSM sep from LM/S-IVB | ||
| 1656:03 | CSM docked with LM/S-IVB | ||
| 1749:03 | CSM/LM undocked from S-IVB | ||
| 1812:01 | SPS evasive burn | ||
| 1812:05 | SPS evasive burn cutoff | ||
| 1969 Jul 17 | 1616:58 | SPS MCC-2 burn(0:03) | 237 x 528637 x 31.4 |
| 1969 Jul 19 | 0311:55 | Equigravisphere | |
| 1721:50 | SPS LOI-1 burn (6:02) | 112 x -12082 x 152.8 | |
| 1727:52 | Lunar orbit insertion | 111 x 311 x 156.9 | |
| 2143:36 | SPS LOI-2 burn (0:16) | 100 x 122 | |
| 2143:52 | LOI-2 CO | 102 x 123 x 156.8 | |
| 1969 Jul 20 | CDR and LMP transfer to LM 5 | ||
| 1745:00 | Eagle undocked | ||
| 1811:53 | SPS sep burn | 105 x 118 x 163.1 | |
| 1812:01 | SPS sep cutoff | ||
| 1969 Jul 21 | Rendezvous with Eagle AS | ||
| 2135 | Docked to Eagle | ||
| CDR and LMP return to CSM with cargo | |||
| of 21 kg lunar rock samples | |||
| 1969 Jul 21 | 2342 | Eagle undocked | |
| 1969 Jul 22 | 0002:00 | Sep burn | 102 x 116 x 177.4 |
| 0002:08 | Sep burn cutoff | ||
| 1969 Jul 22 | 0455:42 | SPS TEI burn (2:29) | 96 x 112 x 152.8 |
| 0458:11 | Transearth injection | 95 x -9954 x 152.6 | |
| 2001:57 | MCC-5 burn (0:10) | -777 x 825306 x 41.1 | |
| 2002:07 | MCC-5 cutoff | -861 x 824556 x 41.1 | |
| 1969 Jul 24 | 1621:19 | SM-107 sep | 37 x 835743 x 39.93 |
| 1635:06 | Entry 122 km | 45 x 831540 x 40.1 | |
| 109 x -3668 x 39.9 | |||
| 1636:06? | 58 km, begin skip | ||
| 1639:16? | 67 km, skip apogee | ||
| 1640:30? | 58 km, end of skip | ||
| 1641 | 46 km | ||
| 1650:35 | Splashdown in Pacific, 13 30 N 169 15W | ||
| 1735 | Recovered by USS Hornet | ||
Kosmos 367
1970-079A
The fourth flight, Kosmos-367, came a year and a half after the failure of the third. It was reportedly the first to carry a live reactor. It used the 11K69 launch vehicle. This time the DU operated well, and on the day of launch the DU and radar separated and were tracked in low orbit while the reactor was boosted to a high 1000 km orbit.
| Kosmos-367 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Oct 3 | 1026:45 | Launch by 11K69 | KB |
| 1029 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1031 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1041 | US-A DU burn | ||
| 1045 | US-A DU cutoff, orbit | 89.21 226 x 246 x 65.21 | |
| 1051 | Stage 2 entry | ||
| 1970 Oct 3 | 1229? | US-A orbit raise, sep from DU | |
| 1319? | |||
| 1833 | 104.47 908 x 1030 x 65.3 | ||
| 1970 Oct 4 | 0645 | 104.53 922 x 1022 x 65.3 | |
| 1970 Oct 4 | 1908 | (79C) | 89.60 245 x 263 x 65.1 |
| 1970 Oct 6 | 1900 | 104.53 922 x 1024 x 65.28 | |
| 1970 Oct 29 | (79C) | 87.90 164 x 176 x 65.1 | |
Friday, July 14, 1989
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Kosmos 607
1973-087A
Kosmos-607 was a Zenit-4MK flight in Nov 1973. The Kettering group classified it as probable two tone telemetry but noted that it might have been a Morse type (Zenit-4M).
| Kosmos-607 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Nov 10 | 1238:27 | Launch by 11A57 | NIIP-53 |
| 1243 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1247 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1973 Nov 11 | 1056 | (approx) | 89.94 202 x 340 x 72.8 |
| 1200 | 90.0 204 x 341 x 72.8 | ||
| 1973 Nov 12 | 1055 | 89.92 204 x 336 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Nov 14 | 1054 | 89.92 203 x 337 x 72.8 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1973 Nov 15 | 1054 | 90.14 208 x 353 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Nov 17 | Lower orbit | ||
| 1973 Nov 19 | 0918 | 89.62 171 x 339 x 72.8 | |
| 1973 Nov 20 | 89.7 173 x 344 x 72.8 | ||
| 1973 Nov 21 | 0737 | 89.59 171 x 337 x 72.8 | |
| Engine sep 87D | |||
| 1973 Nov 22 | 0725? | Retrofire | |
| 0735? | PO sep | ||
| 0739? | Entry | ||
| 0756? | Landed | ||
Kosmos 1597
1984-099A
| Kosmos-1597 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Sep 13 | 1025 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 1029 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1033 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1984 Sep 13 | 89.05 211 x 243 x 82.3 | ||
| 1984 Sep 21 | 88.88 204 x 233 x 82.3 | ||
| 1984 Sep 26 | |||
| 0648? | Deorbit | ||
| 0658? | PO sep | ||
| 0704? | Entry | ||
| 0721? | Landed | ||