Tuesday, January 3, 1989
Kosmos 760
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 | ||
Monday, January 2, 1989
Kosmos 1677
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 | ||
Gambit 3
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 | |
Kosmos 1609
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 | ||
Sunday, January 1, 1989
Kosmos 1895
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 | ||
Apollo 4
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 | |