DFH-4

  1975-111A

---

The second FSW became the fourth Chinese satellite (PRC 4 in the West). The satellite ejected a recovery capsule after 6 days. The satellite was somewhat damaged on reentry due to a parachute failure and landed about 25 km off course.

FSW-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1975 Nov 26	0329	Launch by CZ-2C	JQ
	0331	T+2:10 MECO
	0331	Stage 2 burn
	0333	T+4:02? Stage 2 MECO
	0336?	Stage 2 VECO
	0336?	CZ-2C sep	91.1 179 x 479 x 63.0
1975 Dec 2	0208?	Capsule sep
	0208?	Capsule deorbit	-450 x 900?
	0220	Capsule landed in China

Kosmos 855

 1976-095A

---

The Zenit-4MT mission launched in Sep 1976 switched to the Soyuz-U launch vehicle.

Kosmos-855
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1976 Sep 21	1140	Launch by Soyuz-U	Plesetsk
	1144	Blok-I burn
	1148	Blok-I sep
1976 Sep 21			89.91 201 x 338 x 72.9
1976 Oct 2			89.83 200 x 331 x 72.9
1976 Oct 3
	0634?	Deorbit
	0644?	PO sep
	0650?	Entry
	0706?	Landed

Kosmos 1767

 1986-056A

---

This was a Zenit test flight which carried EPN No. 03695. This satellite was a mass simulator of the Tselina-2 satellites attached to a four-segment, larger diameter ballast section, testing the maximum capacity of the Zenit-2. This series of satellites was originally thought to be related to tests of the Orlets-2 spy satellite.

Kosmos-1767
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1986 Jul 30	0830:00	Launch by Zenit-2	KB
	0832:23	T+2:23 St 1 MECO
	0832:25	T+2:25 Stage 1 sep
	0832:25	T+2:25 Stage 2 burn
	0832:40	T+2:40 GO sep
	0836:42	T+6:42 Stage 2 MECO
	0840?	T+10m? Stage 2 VECO
	0840?	Stage 2 sep
1986 Jul 30		56B 191x204x64.9, d Aug 4
1986 Jul 30			196x207x64.9
1986 Jul 31		56C-F	199x464,188x399,189x404,198x443
1986 Aug 1		end of ops (AiK)
1986 Aug 14			153x165x64.9
1986 Aug 15			122x135x64.9
1986 Aug 16	2100??	reentered over S Indian Ocean

Summer Heat!

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Kosmos 1374

 1982-054A

---

Bespilotniye Orbitalniye Raketoplani BOR-4,launched on modified Kosmos-3M and flew 0.5 revs. This was a lifting body reentry test, with thermal tile shield. Time from 100 km entry to 40 km test point was about 13min 20s.

BOR-4 Flight 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1982 Jun 3	2130	Launch by 11K65MP	GTsP4
	2132?	Stage 2 burn
	2138?	Stage 2 sep
			191 x 230 x 50.7
	2307?	Deorbit	-185? x 214 x 49.6
	2324?	Lifting reentry
	2339?	Landed in Indian Ocean 17S 98E

Aviation Week: March 20,1989

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STS-27 (Atlantis)

 1988-106A

---

The second return-to-flight mission was a classified DoD flight, launched on 1988 Dec 2. Amateur observers saw a large payload in orbit next to Atlantis after the first few hours; it is believed to have been the first LACROSSE radar imaging reconnaissance satellite. Middeck experiments included auroral photography, cloud studies, cosmic ray measurements, and the SPADVOS Spaceborne Direct View Optical System, an experiment to evaluate human reconnaissance from space. The  mission lasted 4 days with landing at Edwards on Dec 6.

STS-27 was hit by ET foam during ascent, and during the mission the astronauts reported tile damage, but the concerns were dismissed by Houston. In the event, Atlantis survived reentry but with significant heat shield damage.

STS-27
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Oct 22		Tow to VAB	VAB/3
1988 Oct 24		ET mate	VAB/3
1988 Nov 2		Rollout	LC39B
1988 Dec 2	1430:34	Launch from LC39B
	1432:40	SRB sep
	1439:08	MECO
	1439:26	ET sep	89.82 83? x 447? x 57.0 (OMS dV guess)
	1513:09	OMS-2 3:34 (105m/s??)
	1516:43	OMS-2 CO	442 x 452 x 57.0 (SODB)
	1602:03	PLBD open
	1600?		93.53 444 x 451 x 57.0
	1900??	RMS unberth
	2130?	LACROSSE deployed
1988 Dec 3	1658:16	OMS-3
	1658:35	OMS-3 CO
	1704	Stationkeeping
	1930	Commanding LACROSSE via LGA
1988 Dec 3	2005:04	OMS-4
	2005:22	OMS 4 CO
1988 Dec 5			93.56 445 x 451 x 57.0
1988 Dec 6	1956:02	PLBD closed
	2229:34	OMS deorbit 3:31
	2233:05	OMS DO CO
	2305:19	Entry
	2336:11	Landed RW17 EAFB
	2336:18	NGTD
	2336:52	Wheels stop
1988 Dec 11	2324	SCA takeoff	EAFB
	2358	SCA landing	Davis-Monthan AFB AZ
1988 Dec 13	1230	SCA takeoff
	1450	SCA landing	Kelly AFB TX
	1915	SCA takeoff
	2335	SCA landing	KSC SLF
1988 Dec 14	0300	Tow to OPF/2

Kosmos 138

  1967-004A

---

Zenit-2 No. 43 was launched in Jan 1967 from Plesetsk into a 64.6 degree inclination orbit. It was the fourth Zenit-2 Plesetsk launch. 

Kosmos-138
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1967 Jan 19	1239:59	Launch by Vostok 8A92	PL LC41/1
	1244	Blok-E burn
	1250?	Blok-E sep
			89.2 191 x 293 x 65 (TASS)
	1821		89.21 192 x 278 x 64.6
1967 Jan 23	0704		89.12 190 x 272 x 64.6
1967 Jan 27	0608?	Retrofire	-167? x 196 x 64.56
	0628?	Landed after 7.75d

Progress 18

 1983-106A

---

Progress (7K-TG) No. 118 (Progress-18) was launched on 1983 Oct 20, a month after Progress-17 was deorbited. It carried the third Model VLF antenna.

Progress-18
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1983 Oct 20	0959:05	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
	1200		88.85 193 x 242 x 51.6
	2130		89.96 240 x 306 x 51.61
1983 Oct 21	1700		90.17 260 x 306 x 51.62
1983 Oct 22	1134	Docked with Salyut-7
	1243		91.29 318 x 357 x 51.59
1983 Oct 23	0531		91.29 329 x 347 x 51.63
1983 Nov 13			91.17 324 x 339 x 51.63
	0308	Undocked from Salyut-7
1983 Nov 14			91.16 324 x 339 x 51.6
1983 Nov 15			90.93 314 x 327 x 51.6
			91.32 316 x 364 x 51.6
1983 Nov 16			91.07 315 x 339 x 51.6
	0400?	Model'-VLF ejected
	0418	Pass over KB
	0423	Deorbited
	0455?	Entry over Pacific

Soyuz 18

  1975-044A

---

7K-T 11F615A8 No. 40 was assigned to replace the failed spacecraft No. 39, and its backup crew of Pyotr Klimuk and Vitaliy Sevastyanov launched less than two months after the Apr 5 failure. On successfully reaching orbit, 7K-T No. 40 became Soyuz-18.

Soyuz-18
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1975 May 24	1458:10	Launch by Soyuz 11A511	KB
	1500	Blok BVGD sep
	1502	Blok A sep
	1506	Blok I MECO
	1506	Blok-I sep
			193 x 247 x 51.6
		Rev 5 burn
1975 May 25			201 x 240 x 51.6
	1811	Rendezvoused with DOS 4 (Salyut-4)
			344 x 356 x 51.6
	1829	Docked with DOS 4
	2130	Hatch open
1975 Jul 26	0930	Hatch closed
	1056	Undocked from DOS 4
	1250?	BO sep
	1330?	Retrofire
	1348?	PAO sep
	1354?	Reentry
	1418:15	Landed 56 km NE of Arkalyk

Spaceflight: September 1990

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Gambit 5

  1964-009A

---

KH-7 GAMBIT flight 5 was launched on 1964 Feb 25 by Atlas Agena D from Point Arguello. The Agena 4803 upper stage was not separately tracked, although a debris object (09B) which was cataloged without elements and reentered after 1 day may have been the Agena. After problems with pointing, the film was exposed on rev 16 and the rest of the mission was used for testing. The OCV made three burns to lower altitude to 130 km.

SV 955 (OPS 2423)
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1964 Feb 25	1859:47	Launch by Atlas Agena D	NMFPA
	1902:02	BECO (T+2:15)
	1904:15	SECO (T+4:28)
	1904:29	VECO (T+4:42)
	1904:35	Atlas sep (T+4:48)
	1905:46	Agena burn (T+5:59)
	1909:48	Agena MECO (T+10:01)	88.33 176 x 227 x 95.6 (VCR)
		OCV sep from Agena D
1964 Feb 25			88.23 174 x 199 x 95.6
1964 Feb 26	0930		88.24 173 x 190 x 95.66 (RAE)
1964 Feb 26		Debris 09B reentered
1964 Feb 26			88.21 177 x 194 x 95.7
1964 Feb 26		Agena D reentered?
1964 Feb 26		Rev 16 last image
1964 Feb 27	2055?	SRV deorbit
1964 Feb 27	2130?	SRV recovered on rev 34
1964 Feb 27	2324		87.96 159 x 187 x 95.6
1964 Feb		OCV orbit	87.2 135 x 135 x 95.6 (SATCAT)
		End of OCV ops rev 49
1964 Mar 1		Reentered after 4d

Les Misérables

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Gambit-3 8

 1967-090A

---

KH-8 no. 8 (GAMBIT 4308) was launched on 1967 Sep 19 by Titan 3B Agena D from Vandenberg. The later season precluded use of high sun angles so a later launch time was used, and the orbit was selected for lower latitude targets on descending passes.

KH-8 8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1967 Sep 19	1837	Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D	V SLC4W
	1842	Agena burn
	1847	MECO	89.8 122 x 401 x 106.1
1967 Sep 20	0737		89.93 119 x 422 x 106.1
1967 Sep 21	1035		89.72 121 x 399 x 106.1
1967 Sep 21			131 x ?
1967 Sep 21		Orbit adjust
1967 Sep 22	0730		89.53 119 x 382 x 106.1
1971 Sep 24		Orbit adjust
1967 Sep 26	1618		89.64 125 x 388 x 106.1
1967 Sep 29	0954		89.15 121 x 342 x 106.1
	2348?	Deorbit opp rev 163
1967 Sep 30	0020?	SRV recovered
1967 Sep 30		Reentered after 10d

Kosmos 1409

 1982-095A

---

Kosmos-1409
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1982 Sep 22	0623	Launch by 8K78M	Plesetsk
		BVGD sep
		GO sep
		T+4:46 Blok A sep
		T+4:56 KhO sep
		T+8:46 Blok-I MECO
	0631	T+8:50 Blok-I sep
		T+1:00? BOZ burn
	0723?	T+1:00? BOZ sep
		2BL burn
		2BL MECO
	0726?	T+1:03 2BL sep
1982 Sep 22			710.5 611x39383x63.0
1982 Nov 14			717.6 623x39724x63.1

Luna 4

1963-008B

---

E-6 No. 4 was successfully launched into a translunar trajectory on 1963 Apr 2 and announced as Luna-4. The spacecraft's astro-navigation system failed and the mid course correction burn was not made. Space Command seems to have tracked the Blok I stage as 1963-08A.

Luna-4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1963 Apr 2	0816	Launch by 8K78L	KB
	0818	Blok-A sep
	0818	Blok-I burn
	0825	Blok-I sep	87.90 170 x 170 x 64.7
	0916	BOZ burn
	0917?	Blok-L burn, TLI
	0920?	Blok-L sep
	1825	Blok-I	87.99 167 x 182 x 64.8
1963 Apr 6	0124	Encounter Moon at 8500 km
1963 Apr 10			90000 x 700000 x 65?
1963 Apr 15		End of transmissions

Kosmos 1173

 1980-029A

---

Kosmos-1173
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Apr 17	0830	Launch by Soyuz-U	Baikonur
	0834	Blok-I burn
	0838	Blok-I sep
1980 Apr 17			89.60 169 x 339 x 70.3
1980 Apr 18			89.61 155 x 355 x 70.4
1980 Apr 22			89.27 151 x 325 x 70.3
1980 Apr 23			89.47 157 x 338 x 70.3
1980 Apr 26			89.52 154 x 346 x 70.3
1980 Apr 27			89.43 153 x 338 x 70.3
1980 Apr 28
	0516?	Deorbit
	0524?	PO sep
	0530?	Entry
	0548?	Landed

Nova 2

 1988-052A

---

Nova 2 (30490-39), launched in Jun 1988, was similar to the earlier Nova satellites. Its NNS designation was 30490. The Scout used a 34-inch heatshield. Launch mass was 170.5 kg.

Stage 4 was 301 kg full (MOR page 3) or 316 kg full (MOR page 4) and 39 kg empty.

Nova 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Jun 16	0654	Launch by Scout	V SLC5
	0655:25?	T+1:25 Stage 1 burnout	-6304 x 62 x 76.7
		T+1:26 Stage 2 burn
		T+2:07 Stage 2 burnout	-5840 x 165 x 86.3
	0656:41?	T+2:41 Heatshield sep
		T+2:43 Stage 3 burn	-4072 x 338 x 89.1
		T+3:32 Stage 3 burnout
		T+7:56 Spinup
	0701:58?	T+7:58 Stage 3 sep
	0702:02?	T+8:02 Stage 4 burn
	0702:36?	T+8:36 Stage 4 burnout	334 x 913 x 90.0 (MOR)
	0704?	T+10m? Stage 4 sep
			97.28 313 x 945 x 90.1
1988 Jun 17			97.65 338 x 955 x 90.2
1988 Jun 19		Orbit raise	99.62 483 x 997 x 90.1
1988 Jun 20			484 x 989 x 90.1
		Orbit raise	103.88 777 x 1107 x 90.1
	1430		103.90 777 x 1109 x 90.1
1988 Jun 22		Orbit raise	106.4 957 x 1159 x 90.0
1988 Jun 23		Orbit raise	109.0 1152 x 1207 x 90.0
1988 Jul 12			108.93 1154 x 1201 x 90.0
1988 Jul 20	0150	Op frequency
1988 Aug 1	1600	Declared usable

The Day The Senior Class Got Married

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Surveyor D-2

  1965-064A

---

The Atlas Centaur AC-6 mission successfully demonstrated the Surveyor direct ascent launch profile and the MA-5 engine. Liftoff was on 1965 Aug 11 at 1431:06. The Centaur stage made a single burn at 1435:12 for 7 min 12 sec and injected the Surveyor Dynamic Model D-2 spacecraft into a 168 x 820493 km x 28.6 deg orbit. The 945 kg SD-2, which was a detailed Surveyor spaceframe dynamic model with a dummy solar panel, antenna and retromotor, transmitted until 1030 on Aug 12. The equipment was mounted on the dummy retro. Centaur test flights would henceforth concentrate on proving the two-burn mission profile.

SD-2/AC-6
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1965 Aug 11	1431:04	Launch by AC-6	CC LC36
	1433:26	T+2:22 BECO 58 km	-5991 x 122
	1433:29	T+2:25 Booster sep
		T+2:51 Insulation sep	-5911? x 125?
		T+3:16 Fairing sep	-5794? x 175?
	1435	T+3:54 Atlas SECO 142 km	-5540 x 193
	1435	T+3:56 Atlas sep
	1435:12	T+4:03 Centaur MES
		T+8:20	-2914 x 244
		T+10:00	181? x 2850?
	1442:19	T+11:19 Centaur MECO
	1443:32	SD-2 sep
1965 Aug 11	1443:32	SD-2 orbit	166 x 815085 x 28.56 (GD)
	1445:33	Centaur retro venting
	1501	AC-6 retro end, post retro	166 x 815042 x 28.56
1965 Aug 28	0002	SD-2 first apogee, 830866
1965 Sep 9	2200?	SD-2 lunar flyby 66000 km
1965 Sep 13	0451	SD-2 perigee 2	33845 x 1013422
1965 Oct 4	1416	SD-2 apogee 2  1013422 km
1965 Oct 27	0617	SD-2 perigee 3, 96942 km	96942 x 982222
1965 Nov 18	1712	SD-2 apogee 3 at 982222 km
1967 Oct 31		In solar orbit

Nimbus 1

  1964-052A

---

Nimbus I (Nimbus A before launch) was the first of NASA's advanced meteorological satellite testbeds (Nimbus is Latin for `cloud'). The satellite was three axis stabilized and had two `butterfly wing' solar panels on either side of the truss structure at whose base the scientific instruments were carried. Nimbus I's payload included cameras and an infrared radiometer. It also carried an experimental SNAP-19 nuclear radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) for supplementary power.

The satellite was launched on a Thor Agena B at 0757 on 1964 Aug 28 and reached orbit at 0854. However, the Agena B 6201 second stage did not generate the planned thrust and the expected circular orbit was not achieved. The Agena shut down 2 seconds early when it ran out of fuel. It placed 1167 kg in orbit. Nimbus ended up in a 429 x 937 km x 98.7 deg orbit instead of the planned 924 x 941 km x 99.1 deg one. It operated until 1964 Sep 23 when the solar panels locked up. It did get enough sunlight by Dec 8 to transmit a few photos. Nimbus I reentered over New South Wales at 2112 on 1974 May 16.

Nimbus 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1964 Aug 28	0756:57	Launch by Thor Agena B	V 75-1-1
	0759:25	Thor MECO (T+2:28)
	0759:34	Thor VECO (T+2:37)
	0759:42	Thor sep (T+2:45)
	0800:05	Agena burn (T+3:08)
	0804:04	Agena MECO (T+7:07), 160 km
	0854	Agena burn 2
	0854	Agena MECO-2, depletion	98.32 423 x 933 x 98.66 (VCR)
	0856?	MECO-2+1:52 Agena 6201 sep
	1900		98.42 429 x 937 x 98.66 (RAE)
1964 Sep 23		End of ops
1964 Dec 8		Last tx
1969 Sep 16			96.48 412 x 768 x 98.66 (RAE)
1971 Dec 1			94.56 385 x 611 x 98.66 (RAE)
1974 May 16	2112	Reentered

Payload:

• AVCS Advanced Vidicon Camera System

• APT Automatic Picture Transmission

Opera Anecdotes

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CD-ROM Professional: May 1990

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Made For Each Other

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Corona 121

 1967-109A

---

KH-4A Mission 1044 (CORONA 121) was launched on 1967 Nov 2 by Thorad Agena D from Vandenberg. Both SRVs were recovered; an elint subsatellite was also ejected.

The 1044 mission, in addition to strategic observations, was programmed to assist in observations of the US, including flood damage in Texas, gold resources in Alaska, and a canal project survey in the Great Lakes area. The `lifeboat' electronics were malfunctioning during the 1044-2 mission, so the second SRV was recovered early to forestall the possibility of an unplanned ejection of the capsule.

KH-4A Mission 1044
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1967 Nov 2	2131:19	Launch by LTTAT Agena D	V SLC1E
	2132	Castor sep
	2134	Thor sep
	2135	Agena burn
	2139	Agena MECO
	2305?	Elint subsatellite B9 ejected
1967 Nov 3		OAS burn 1 rev 4
		OAS burn 2 rev 17
1967 Nov 4	2130		90.47 183 x 410 x 81.5 (RAE)
1967 Nov 4	2243		90.43 182 x 408 x 81.5
1967 Nov 8	0335		90.32 180 x 400 x 81.54
1967 Nov 9	2346?	SRV-1 ejected
1967 Nov 10	0008	SRV-1 recovered rev 97, 25 06N 165 42W
1967 Nov 10	0818		90.25 178 x 395 x 81.54
		OAS (DMU) burn 3 rev 113
	2023		90.43 177 x 414 x 81.52
1967 Nov 11	2230?	SRV-2 ejected
1967 Nov 11	2309	SRV-2 recovered rev 144, 21 5 N 154 33W
		DMU burn?
1967 Nov 13	1143		90.57 181 x 423 x 81.55
1967 Nov 14	0852		90.53 177 x 424 x 81.53
1967 Nov 15			90.7 187 x 437 x 81.5 (SSR)
1967 Nov 21	0409		90.55 183 x 419 x 81.54
1967 Nov 23	0257		90.49 184 x 413 x 81.54
1967 Nov 30			89.5 175 x 331 x 81.5 (SSR)
1967 Dec 1	1122		88.64 158 x 255 x 81.6
1967 Dec 2		CORONA/Agena reentered

Ekran 13

 1984-090A

---

Ekran 27 was launched on 1984 Aug 24 by Proton-K from Baikonur.

Ekran 27
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Aug 24	1950	Launch by Proton-K	KB
	1959	Stage 3 sep	181 x 191 x 51.6
1984 Aug 24	2107?	DM burn 1	284 x 35559 x 47.4
1984 Aug 25	0223?	DM burn 2
	0227?	DM sep
1984 Aug 29			1436.20 35776 x 35801 x 0.4 GEO 99.0E+0.03W
1984 Sep 30			1436.00 35767 x 35802 x 0.4 GEO 99.5E
1984 Oct 22			1436.10 35767 x 35806 x 0.3 GEO 99.8E
1985 Jun 27			1436.08 35771 x 35801 x 0.3 GEO 100.0E
1987 Mar 26			1436.31 35777 x 35803 x 2.0 GEO 99.2E
1987 Mar 31		mv out?	1436.43 35779 x 35806 x 2.0 GEO 98.5E+0.1W

August 4,1989

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Kosmos 254

 1968-104A

---

Kosmos-254
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1968 Nov 21	1210:01	Launch by 11A57	PL
	1214	Blok-I burn
	1219	Blok-I sep
1968 Nov 22	0723		89.82 198 x 332 x 65.4
1968 Nov 26	0710		89.74 195 x 327 x 65.4
1968 Nov 29	0528?	Deorbit
	0548?	Landed

Anne of the Island

 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/51/51-0.txt

Anne of Avonlea

 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47/47-0.txt

Anne Of Green Gables

 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45/45-0.txt

October 1989

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https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.28.txt

DSP 11

 1984-037A

---

DSP 11 was launched on 1984 Apr 14 by a Titan 34D/Transtage from Cape Canaveral. It was the last MOS/PIM satellite. It was probably originally planned to fly with an IUS, and may have been the first DSP to have a separable aperture cover.

DSP 11
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Apr 14	1652:02	Launch by Titan 34D/Transtage	CC LC40
	1654	SRM sep
	1656?	Stage 1 sep
	1657?	Fairing
	1659?	Stage 2 MECO	-275? x 150 x 28.5
	1700?	Stage 2 sep
	1700	T+8:43? MES-0
	1701?	T+9:19? Transtage MECO-0	150 x 180 x 28.5
	1714?	Transtage MES-1
	1723?	MECO-1
	2220?	T+5:30? MES-2
	2222?	T+5:30? MECO-2
	2230?	Transtage sep
1984 Apr 15?		Cover sep
1984 Apr 20			GEO 135W
1985 Mar 5		mv out	GEO 135W
1985 Apr 1		mv in DSP-E	GEO 65E
1988 Jul 4		Last LANL data	GEO 65E

Tansei 1

  1971-011A

---

The MS-T1 satellite was the first ISAS technology satellite, used to test the Mu 4S launch vehicle and spacecraft bus instrumentation, following the failure of the first scientific payload MS-F1. MS-T1 was named Tansei (Light Blue, the colors of Tokyo University) after launch. The satellite transmitted for 8 days. It was Japan's second successful satellite and the first from the Mu program.

Tansei
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1971 Feb 16	0400	Launch by Mu 4S-2	KASC
		T+0:07 SB burnout
		T+0:09 SB sep
		T+1:01 St 1 burnout
		T+1:21 Upper fairing sep
		T+1:22 Lower fairing sep
		T+1:23 St 1 sep
	0401	T+1:26 St 2 burn
		T+2:32 St 2 burnout
		T+2:42 St 2 sep
		T+2:43 St 3 burn
		T+3:25 St 3 burnout
	0403	T+3:45 St 3 sep, 300 km
			-5200? x 980? (from dV)
			46.16 -5212 x 981 x 31.69
	0411	T+11:30 St 4 burn 40s
	0412	T+12:10 St 4 burnout dV=3.565 km/s?
	0415	T+15:01 St 4 sep
			106.0 984 x 1103 x 29.7
	0421?	Stage 4 reentry
1971 Feb 24		End of transmissions

A Different Season

https://welib.org/md5/fc579bc923a518d2ffa0e1a51287fc68

Keeping The Dream Alive: Putting Nasa And America Back Into Space

 https://welib.org/md5/23396da8aa405876bad665bbac2bb9b4

The Encyclopedia of Soviet Spacecraft

https://welib.org/md5/d825d9928bd4fde0f64a9973b20545d7

Spaceflight: May 1990

 https://welib.org/md5/bb085aa6e2bb218cace3aa7ee466a72f