Friday, January 20, 1989

Progress 21

 1984-042A


Progress spacecraft 7K-TG No. 116 was launched on 1984 May 7, as Progress-21.


Progress-21 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

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

Soyuz 19

  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 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

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 sep88.59 191 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 

Korabl-Sputnik 4

  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 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

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 
 0808Dummy ejected 
 0809:54 Landed 

Kosmos 1592

 1984-094A


Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite


Kosmos-1592 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

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  

Thursday, January 19, 1989

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Molniya 208

 1973-106A


Molniya-2 (F8, N8) was launched in Dec 1973 to plane C, again in a 62.8 degree orbit which now became standard.


Molniya-2 F8 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1973 Dec 25  1117:00 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 
 1125  T+8:50 Blok-I sep  
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 1210  T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 1213  T+56:54 ML sep   
1973 Dec 26    736.95 488 x 40809 x 62.9 (RAE) 
1974 Jan 2 1432   718.00 379 x 39986 x 62.9 
1974 Mar 13    717.76 519 x 39834 x 62.9 
1975 May 15    717.79 786 x 39568 x 63.0 
1977 Oct 23    717.70 437 x 39913 x 63.9 
1976 Sep 16   End of ops 
1981 May 6    717.78 1429 x 38925 x 64.1 
1984 Feb 5    716.27 228 x 40051 x 63.8 
1984 Aug 7    553.38 94 x 31804 x 63.5 
1984 Nov 5    245.70 88 x 13144 x 63.5 
1984 Nov 22  1052  117.65 86 x 3064 x 63.5 
1974 Nov 23  1318  108.67 87 x 2243 x 63.5 
1984 Nov 24   Reentered 

Kosmos 1400

 1982-079A


This satellite replaced K1315, and it was 65 deg from K1340. 


Kosmos-1400 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1982 Aug 5  0656  Launch by 8A92M  Plesetsk 
 0701? Blok E burn 
 0706? Blok E sep 
1982 Aug 5    97.6 630x653x81.2 

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