Friday, September 28, 1990
Wednesday, September 26, 1990
Kosmos 1968
1988-082A
Resurs F-1 14F43 No. 31 was launched in Sep 1988 and named Kosmos-1968. It landed in Kazakhstan after a 14 day flight.
| Kosmos-1968 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Sep 9 | 1040 | Launch by Soyuz-U | PL LC41 |
| 1048 | Blok-I sep | 88.64 181 x 234 x 82.3 | |
| 1988 Sep 10 | Orbit raise | 89.39 224 x 265 x 82.3 | |
| Orbit raise | 89.86 260 x 275 x 82.3 | ||
| 1988 Sep 15 | 89.83 259 x 274 x 82.3 | ||
| Orbit trim | 89.91 264 x 277 x 82.3 | ||
| 1988 Sep 22 | 89.87 262 x 273 x 82.3 | ||
| 1988 Sep 23 | 82C-F sep | ||
| 0654? | Deorbit | ||
| 0702? | PO sep | ||
| 0715? | Entry | ||
| 0731? | Landed | ||
Tuesday, September 25, 1990
Friday, September 21, 1990
Kosmos 12
1962-072
Zenit-2 No. 6 was launched on 1962 Dec 22. It was the first Zenit series craft to fly an 8 day mission, which would become the standard - Western observers nicknamed the series the `eight-day wonders'. The satellite also carried supplementary radiation experiments. It landed 550 km northwest of Novosibirsk.
| Kosmos-12 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Dec 22 | 0923 | Launch by 8A92 | KB LC1 |
| 0927 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0932 | Blok-E sep | ||
| 211 x 405 x 65.0 (TASS) | |||
| 198 x 392 x 65.0 (RAE) | |||
| 90.40 202 x 385 x 65.0 | |||
| 1962 Dec 24 | 0459 | 90.39 199 x 387 x 65.0 | |
| 1962 Dec 30 | 0708? | Deorbit | |
| 0728? | Landed | ||
Friday, September 14, 1990
Wednesday, September 5, 1990
Kosmos 406
1971-029A
Kosmos-406 was launched on 1971 Apr 14 on a 10 day mission from Plesetsk with no large orbit changes. The first TLE for 29D is on Apr 21, 3 days before recovery. The engine may have separated at the same time.
| Kosmos-406 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Apr 14 | 0800:00 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 0804 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0808 | Blok-I sep, orbit | ||
| 1047 | 89.10 215 x 244 x 81.3 | ||
| 1971 Apr 20 | 1348 | 88.99 213 x 235 x 81.3 | |
| 1971 Apr 22 | Engine sep (29E) | ||
| 1971 Apr 23 | 0705 | 88.93 210 x 232 x 81.3 | |
| 1971 Apr 24 | 0513? | Retrofire | |
| 0523? | PO sep | ||
| 0531? | Entry | ||
| 0544? | Landed after 9.93d | ||
Tuesday, September 4, 1990
Ofeq 1
1988-087A
'Ofeq 1 was a spin stabilized polygonal cylinder built for the Israeli Space Agency by Israel Aircraft Industries MBT's Space Technology Directorate (STD). It was launched by the Shavit rocket from Palamchin Beach Air Force Base on 1988 Sep 19. Launch was carried out almost due west over the Mediterranean to avoid overflight of Arab countries, and the satellite entered a highly retrograde orbit with an inclination of 143 degrees.
| 'Ofeq-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Sep 19 | 0932? | Launch by Shavit | PAL |
| 0934? | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0937? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0939? | Fairing sep | ||
| 0943? | AUS-51 third stage burn | ||
| 0943? | AUS-51 sep | 98.74 245 x 1152 x 142.9 | |
| 1989 Jan 14 | Reentered | ||