1981-002A
Molniya-3 (F15, N14) was launched in Jan 1981 to the B plane.
| Molniya-3 No. 25 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Jan 9 | 1457 | 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 | |||
| 1505 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 1550 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 1553 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1981 Jan 9 | 735.7 438 x 40800 x 62.8 | ||
| 1981 Jan 24 | 718.1 448 x 39925 x 62.8 | ||
| 1981 Apr 12 | 717.7 488 x 39863 x 62.8 | ||
1981-042A
The final launch in the original Soyuz series was spacecraft 11F615A8 No. 56, a 7K-T model which was given the name Soyuz-40 after launch. It took off from Baikonur aboard a Soyuz-U launch vehicle in May 1981, carrying Pol. Leonid Popov of the Soviet Air Force and Sen. Lt. Dumitru Prunariu of the Romanian Army Air Force. Soyuz-40 docked with the rear port of Salyut-6 the next day.
| Soyuz-40 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 May 14 | 1716:38 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 1718 | Blok BVGD sep | ||
| 1720 | Blok A sep | ||
| 1725 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1725 | Blok I sep | ||
| 1900 | 89.1 191 x 269 x 51.6 | ||
| 2300 | 260 x 307 x 51.6 | ||
| 1981 May 15 | 1850 | Docked with Salyut-6 +X | |
| 2200 | Hatch open | ||
| 1981 May 22 | 0800 | Hatch closed | |
| 1037 | Undocked | 339 x 372 x 51.6 | |
| 1312? | Retrofire | ||
| 1316? | DO CO | ||
| 1328? | PAO sep | ||
| 1335? | Entry | ||
| 1358:30 | Landed | ||
1973-073A
Kosmos-599 was launched in Oct 1973 from Baykonur and carried out a standard 13 day mission, in contrast to the recent Zenit-4M and Zenit-4MK missions from Plesetsk which had flown short missions associated with the Yom Kippur war.
| Kosmos-599 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Oct 15 | 0845:00 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0849 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0853 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1200 | 89.32 202 x 280 x 64.94 (RAE) | ||
| 1973 Oct 17 | 0347 | 89.30 202 x 276 x 65.0 | |
| 1973 Oct 24 | 0223 | 89.18 200 x 267 x 65.0 | |
| 1973 Oct 27 | 1932 | 89.11 198 x 261 x 64.9 | |
| 1973 Oct 28 | 0550? | Retrofire | |
| 0600? | PO sep | ||
| 0606? | Entry | ||
| 0624? | Landed | ||
1983-108A
Civilian Tsikada navsat r K1304
| Kosmos-1506 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Oct 26 | 1720 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| T+2:10 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:12 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km | |||
| T+2:27 Fairing 76km | |||
| 1728? | T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km | 150 x 1003? x 83 | |
| T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2 | |||
| T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2 | |||
| 1823? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1983 Oct 26 | 104.8 953x1015x82.9 | ||
1985-065A
| Kosmos-1671 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Aug 2 | 1140 | Launch by Soyuz from Plesetsk | |
| 1144 | Blok I burn | ||
| 1148 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1985 Aug 2 | 198x283x72.9 | ||
| 1985 Aug 2 | 2330? | Orbit raise | 206x364x72.9 |
| 1985 Aug 3 | 0324? | Orbit raise | 90.47 230 x 365 x 72.9 |
| 1985 Aug 4 | 90.47 230 x 364 x 72.9 | ||
| 1985 Aug 4 | 0700? | Lower apogee | 89.36 227 x 258 x 72.8 |
| 1985 Aug 6 | 89.35 227 x 258 x 72.9 | ||
| 1985 Aug 6? | Raise apogee | ||
| 1985 Aug 9 | 89.86 228 x 306 x 72.9 | ||
| 1985 Aug 15 | 2254 | 89.84 227 x 305 x 72.9 | |
| 1985 Aug 16 | Sunshade ejected? | ||
| 1985 Aug 16.7 | C-G cataloged | ||
| 1985 Aug 18 | 0616? | Deorbit | |
| 0626? | PO sep | ||
| 0633? | Entry | -165 x 263 x 72.9 | |
| 0648? | Landed | ||
1958-007
The second ARPA/USAF/STL probe was launched at 0842 from 1958 Oct 11 by Thor Able from Canaveral. The second stage cut off too soon, and final velocity was 0.26 km/s short of the planned 10.74 km/s. Pioneer I reached an apogee of 113840 km. It reentered on Oct 13.
The vernier rockets fired; they failed to separate on command. They probably added about 20m/s to the velocity. The apogee motor firing would have put Pioneer in Earth orbit but ignition failed due to low battery temperatures.
There were 8 verniers with a total impulse of 1.89 kNs.
| Pioneer 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Oct 11 | 0842:13 | Launch by Thor Able | |
| 0844:49 | T+2:36 Thor MECO 95 km 4.854 Vi | -5100 x 451 x 32.7 | |
| 0844:50? | Able burn | ||
| 0846:36 | T+4:23 Able SECO 333 km | 72.65 -2807 x 1585 x 31.60 | |
| 0846:37? | Altair X248A3 burn | ||
| 0847:20 | T+5:05 Altair burnout 445 km | ||
| 0850:02? | T+7:49? Altair sep | ||
| -870 x 105600? x 35.9 | |||
| 0850? | Vernier burn | ||
| -870 x 113341 x 35.89 | |||
| T+12:55? Verniers jettison failed | |||
| 1958 Oct 12 | 0640? | Apogee | |
| 1958 Oct 13 | 0359 | Reentry 21S 88.1W | |
1981-050A
The Ford Aerospace Intelsat V F-1 satellite was placed over the Atlantic after its launch in May 1981.
| Intelsat 501 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 May 23 | 2242 | Launch by Atlas Centaur | CC LC36B |
| T+2:23 Booster sep | |||
| T+3:04 Centaur insulation sep | |||
| T+3:32 Fairing sep | |||
| T+4:14 SECO | |||
| T+4:16 Atlas sep | |||
| 2246 | T+4:23 MES-1 5:12 | ||
| 2251 | T+9:35 MECO-1 | 89.56 148 x 357 x 28.3 | |
| 2305 | T+23:45 MES-2 1:31 | ||
| 2307 | T+25:16 MECO-2 | 632.79 167 x 35908 x 24.4 | |
| 2309 | T+27:32 Centaur AC-56 sep | 633.90 172 x 35959 x 24.1 | |
| T+30:32 venting (AC) | 611.37 167 x 34799 x 24.4 | ||
| 1981 May 24 | 0500? | Apo 1 | |
| 1500? | Apo 2 | ||
| 1981 May 25 | 0200? | Apo 3 | |
| 1140? | Apo 4 | ||
| 1981 May 25 | 1142 | AKM 62s | 1404.98 33615 x 36735 x 0.5 GEO 23.1W+7.9E |
| 1981 May 27 | 1426.17 35515 x 35668 x 0.5 GEO 2.6W+2.5E | ||
| 1981 May 29 | 1435.97 35773 x 35795 x 0.6 GEO 3.1E | ||
| 1981 Jun | Checkout | ||
| 1981 Jul 1 | 1436.02 35773 x 35796 x 0.5 GEO 2.9E | ||
| 1981 Jul 12 | Operational 21.5W | ||
| 1981 Jul 15 | mv out | ||
| 1981 Jul 22 | 1436.04 35767 x 35803 x 0.4 GEO 24.4W | ||
| 1981 Jul 24 | mv in, colocate 75-91A | GEO 24.5W | |
| 1981 Aug 3 | GEO 24.5W | ||
| 1981 Oct | GEO 25.5W | ||
| 1982 Jan 1 | 1436.15 35773 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 24.6W | ||
| 1982 Mar 26 | 1436.31 35770 x 35810 x 0.1 GEO 23.8W+0.06W | ||
| 1982 Mar 29 | mv out | 1428.43 35617 x 35655 x 0.1 GEO 11.2W+1.9E | |
| 1982 May 25 | mv in | 1436.05 35774 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 60.0E | |
| 1982 Jun | IOR Operational Spare (C/DL) | GEO 60E | |
| 1983 Jan 1 | GEO 60E | ||
| 1984 Jan 24 | 1436.05 35771 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 60.0E | ||
| 1984 Feb | Move to 57E | ||
| 1984 Mar 14 | 1436.07 35763 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 56.8E | ||
| 1984 Apr | IOR C/DL | GEO 57E | |
| 1985 Sep | GEO 57E | ||
| 1986 Jan 4 | mv out | 1436.06 35766 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 57.1E | |
| 1986 Feb 3 | 1428.18 35619 x 35643 x 0.1 GEO 105.0E+2.0E | ||
| 1986 Mar 19 | mv in | 1436.18 35771 x35804 x 0.1 GEO 174.0E | |
| 1986 Sep | GEO 174E | ||
| 1988 Mar 1 | 1436.11 35769 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 174.0E | ||
| 1988 Sep 8 | 1436.08 35768 x 35804 x 0.5 GEO 173.9E | ||
| 1988 Sep | mv out | ||
| 1988 Nov 15 | mv in | 1436.11 35771 x 35802 x 0.6 GEO 177.0E | |
| 1989 Aug 10 | 1436.06 35774 x 35797 x 1.3 GEO 177.0E | ||
| 1990 Jan | POR | GEO 177.0E | |
| 1990 Aug 10 | 1436.03 35770 x 35800 x 2.2 GEO 177.0E | ||
| 1990 Aug 27 | 1436.02 35769 x 35800 x 2.3 GEO 177.2E | ||
| 1990 Aug 30 | mv out | 1435.39 35749 x 35796 x 2.3 GEO 179.6W+0.17E | |
| 1990 Sep 22 | mv in | 1436.06 35771 x 35800 x 2.3 GEO 177.0W | |
| 1991 Jan 3 | 1436.03 35767 x 35803 x 2.7 GEO 176.9W | ||
| 1992 Jan 3 | 1436.04 35769 x 35801 x 3.5 GEO 177.0W | ||
| 1992 Sep 22 | 1435.98 35769 x 35799 x 4.1 GEO 176.9W | ||
| 1992 Sep 24 | mv out | 1438.00 35820 x 35827 x 4.1 GEO 179.6E+0.5W | |
| 1993 Mar 22 | 1437.75 35726 x 35911 x 4.5 GEO 91.0E+0.4W | ||
| 1993 Mar 29 | mv in | 1435.98 35769 x 35799 x 4.5 GEO 91.6E | |
| 1995 Jan 3 | 1436.16 35773 x 35801 x 5.9 GEO 91.4E | ||
| 1996 Jan 16 | Mv out | 1436.17 35770 x 35805 x 6.6 GEO 91.4E | |
| 1996 Feb 1 | 1439.04 35841 x 35847 x 6.6 GEO 80.0E+0.7W | ||
| 1996 Feb 11 | Mv in | GEO 71E | |
| 1996 Feb 14 | 1436.07 35776 x 35796 x 6.7 GEO 71.9E | ||
1985-121A
Kosmos-1714 was a test of Zenit-2 flight to elliptical orbit with a northern hemisphere apogee. The fairing failed to separate, leaving the payload in a lower orbit than planned.
| Kosmos-1714 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Dec 28 | 0916:30 | Launch by 11K77 | KB LC45 |
| 0918 | T+2:23 St 1 MECO | ||
| 0918 | T+2:25 Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0918 | T+2:25 Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0919 | T+2:40 GO failed to sep | ||
| 0923 | T+6:42 Stage 2 MECO | 150? x 850? x 71.0 | |
| Stage 2 exploded during low thrust mode? | |||
| 1985 Dec 28 | 164x849x71.0 | ||
| 0933? | Sep motor covers sep | ||
| Remained attached to rocket stage? | |||
| 1985 Dec 29 | 121F orbit | 420 x 850 x 71.02 | |
| 1986 Feb 27 | reentered over Australia | ||
