Saturday, November 10, 1990

Kosmos 1493

 1983-087A


Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite.


Kosmos-1493 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Aug 23  1105 Launch by Soyuz-U  Plesetsk 
 1109 Blok-I burn 
 1113  Blok-I sep 
1983 Aug 23    90.1 193x367x72.9 
1983 Aug 23    90.2 194x374x72.9 
1983 Aug 24    92.3 360x415x72.9 
1983 Sep 5    92.27 360 x 410 x 72.9 
1983 Sep 6  
 0502?  Deorbit 
 0512? PO sep 
 0530? Entry 
 0542? Landed 

Wednesday, November 7, 1990

Kosmos 600

 1973-074A


Kosmos-600, a Zenit-4M satellite, was launched on 1973 Oct 16 from Plesetsk and flew another shortened mission, this time 7 days in duration.


Kosmos-600 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1973 Oct 16  1200:04  Launch by 11A57  PL  
 1204 Blok-I burn  
 1208  Blok-I sep  
1973 Oct 16  2048   89.92 208 x 332 x 72.8 
1973 Oct 17  0230   89.97 205 x 340 x 72.83 (RAE) 
1973 Oct 18  0417   89.93 204 x 337 x 72.8 
  Lower orbit 
1973 Oct 18  1700   88.90 201 x 237 x 72.82 (RAE) 
1973 Oct 19  0233   88.85 199 x 235 x 72.8 
1973 Oct 19  1127   88.83 198 x 234 x 72.8 
  Raise apogee 
1973 Oct 20  1238   89.00 200 x 249 x 72.8 
  Raise apogee 
1973 Oct 21  0459   89.34 201 x 282 x 72.8 
1973 Oct 22  0618   89.33 200 x 282 x 72.8 
1973 Oct 22  1300? Engine sep (74E) 
1973 Oct 23  0731? Retrofire 
 0741?  PO sep 
 0750?  Entry 
 0803? Landed 

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