1970-074A
Kosmos-363 was a Gektor mission launched from Baikonur to a 65.0 degree orbit.
| Kosmos-363 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Sep 17 | 0810 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0814 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0818 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1970 Sep 18 | 0325 | 89.50 206 x 293 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Sep 27 | 1527 | 89.32 199 x 281 x 65.0 | |
| 1970 Sep 29 | 0434? | Retrofire | |
| 0442? | PO sep | ||
| 0450? | Entry | ||
| 0506? | Landed | ||
1983-051A
The EXOSAT X-ray astronomy satellite was built by the MBB-led COSMOS consortium for ESA, with structure by SNIAS-Cannes. It followed up the results of the Einstein observatory with hard X-ray spectroscopy and limited soft band imaging. The ME instrument was the most productive with many low resolution X-ray spectra of binary stars and active galaxies. It was controlled from Villafranca.
The spacecraft was launched in May 1983 by Delta from Vandenberg; the launch was switched from Ariane after failures; it was originally to use an Ariane 1 with a P0.68 fourth stage. The unusual highly elliptical orbit was intended to allow accurate position determination using lunar occultation, but by the time Exosat was orbited the technique was not as useful as it would’ve been. However, the high orbit was very successful in permitting long uninterrupted observations of variable sources.
| Exosat | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 May 26 | 1518 | Launch by Delta 3914 | V SLC2 |
| T+0:59 SRM 1-6 burnout | |||
| T+1:00 SRM 7-9 burn | |||
| T+1:18 SRM 1-6 sep | |||
| T+2:00 SRM 7-9 burnout | |||
| T+2:00 SRM sep | |||
| T+3:46 MECO | |||
| T+3:55 St 1 sep | |||
| T+4:00 SES-1 | |||
| T+4:04 Fairing sep | |||
| 1526 | T+8:42 SECO-1 | 176 x 472 x 72.5 | |
| 1556 | T+38:36 SES-2 27s | ||
| 1557 | T+39:02 SECO-2 | 337 x 1633 x 72.4 | |
| 1557 | T+39:46 St 2 sep | ||
| 1558 | T+40:29 TES | ||
| 1559 | T+41:12 TECO | ||
| 1600 | T+42:37 Yoyo deploy | ||
| 1600 | T+42:49 St 3 sep | 356 x 191581 x 72.4 | |
| 347 x 188301 x 72.46 (MOR) | |||
| 1613 | T+55:41 SES-3 depletion | ||
| 1613 | T+55:49 SECO-3 | 119.94 755 x 2529 x 72.32 | |
| 1983 May 27 | 1056 | Pass EL1:4 | |
| 1986 Apr 9 | end of ops | ||
| 1986 May 6 | 1445? | reentered | |
1960-018
CORONA 18 was the first fully successful C' mission, KH-2 flight 9014. It was launched on 1960 Dec 7 and recovered after three days. The SRV also carried biological experiments and a radiation counter.
| KH-2 Mission 9013 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dec 7 | 2020:58 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V |
| 2023:27 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 2023:36 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 2023:49 | Thor sep (T+2:51) | ||
| 2025:14 | Agena burn (T+4:16) | ||
| 2029:09 | Agena cutoff (T+8:11) | ||
| 246 x 703 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 93.66 243 x 661 x 81.5 (RAE) | |||
| 2255 | 241 x 665 x 81.49 (OE) | ||
| 1960 Dec 8 | 0029 | 93.75 230 x 685 x 81.5 | |
| 1960 Dec 8 | 241 x 665 x 81.49 (OE) | ||
| 1960 Dec 8 | 1912 | 93.48 230 x 658 x 81.5 | |
| 1960 Dec 9 | 0301 | 93.57 230 x 667 x 81.5 | |
| 1960 Dec 10 | 0226 | 241 x 661 x 81.49 (OE) | |
| 1960 Dec 10 | 2315? | SRV deorbit, rev 48 | |
| 2243 | 241 x 659 x 81.49 (OE) | ||
| 1960 Dec 10 | 2344 | SRV recovered in midair, rev 48 | |
| 1960 Dec 11 | 0149 | 93.53 230 x 664 x 81.5 | |
| 1960 Dec 28 | 1344 | 93.03 227 x 618 x 81.5 | |
| 1961 Feb 5 | 1900 | 92.0 233 x 510 x 81.48 (RAE) | |
| 1961 | 89.6 143 x 366 x 81.5 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1961 Mar 3 | 0539 | 91.20 230 x 436 x 81.48 | |
| 1961 Mar 29 | 0000 | 89.49 205 x 291 x 81.5 (RAE) | |
| 1961 Mar 30 | 2111 | 89.08 179 x 278 x 81.48 | |
| 1961 Apr 2 | 1900? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
