Kosmos 45

1964-055A

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Zenit-4 No. 5 was launched in Sep 1964, and carried a scientific payload which included an infrared spectrometer to study the IR emission from the Earth, probably to support weather satellite development. Water vapor measurements and radiation measurements were also made ; the spacecraft was recovered after 5 days. 

Kosmos-45
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1964 Sep 13	0945	Launch by 11A57	KB
	0949?	Blok I
	0954?	Blok I MECO
			89.68 207 x 313 x 64.9
1964 Sep 13			89.68 203 x 314 x 64.9
1964 Sep 14	1401		89.68 200 x 316 x 64.9
1964 Sep 18	0742?	Retrofire
	0802?	Landed after 4.9d

Kosmos 868

 1976-113A

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RCS was 32m2. 

Kosmos-868
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1976 Nov 26	1430	Launch by 11K69	Baikonur
	1433	Stage 1 sep
	1435	Stage 2 sep
	1518?	AKM burn
1976 Nov 26			89.9 110x436x65.1
1976 Nov 26			93.3 422x444x65.0
1977 Jan?		end of mvs
1978 Jul 8		reentered

Transit O-19

 1970-067A

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NNS 30190 (O-19) was the second RCA built satellite, launched in Aug 1970 and operating until May 1984.

NNS O-19
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1970 Aug 27	1323:34	Launch by Scout A	V SLC5
	1324	Algol burnout T+1:13
	1324	Castor burn T+1:13
	1325	Castor burnout T+1:52
	1325	Antares burn T+1:57
	1325	Antares burnout T+2:33
	1335:52	Altair burn T+12:18?
	1336:22	Altair burnout T+12:48?
	1340?	Altair sep
			107.0 925 x 1221 x 90.0
1984 May		Battery failed
1984 Jul 2	1945	Doppler beacons turned off
1984 Sep 17	1232	Doppler beacons on for testing