Saturday, August 25, 1990

Kosmos 226

 1968-049A


Meteor spacecraft No. 10 was launched in Jun 1968 as Kosmos-226. It operated until early 1969.


Kosmos-226 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1968 Jun 12  1314:59  Launch by 8A92M Vostok  PL 
 1319? Blok-E burn 
 1325? Blok-E sep  96.9 579 x 639 x 81.2 (RAE) 
1969 Apr   Still operating 
1983 Oct 18   Reentered 

Payload:

  • Meteor TV Cameras (2)

  • IR sensor

  • Radiation sensor

  • Magnetometer

Tuesday, August 21, 1990

Kosmos 1804

 1986-095A


Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite


Kosmos-1804 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1986 Dec 4  1019Launch by Soyuz  KB 
 1023Blok I burn 
 1029Blok I MECO 
1986 Dec 4    90.77 201 x 423 x 69.99 
1986 Dec 4  2123? Orbit raise 92.17 346 x 415 x 70.0 
1986 Dec 9    92.17 347 x 414 x 70.0 
1986 Dec 17    92.18 347 x 414 x 70.0 
1986 Dec 18.7   (95C,D) 376x580,346x414 
1986 Dec 18    (95E,F) 333x413,347x416 
1986 Dec 18    (95G) 
1986 Dec 19  
 0704?  Deorbit 
 0714?  PO sep 
 0729? Entry  -76 x 393 
 0746?  Landed 

Monday, August 20, 1990

Elektron 3/4

 1964-038A


2D No. 3 (Elektron-3) was the low orbit member of the second pair. It operated for 186 days.


Elektron-3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Jul 10   Launch by 8K72 Vostok  KB 
  2D No. 3 sep from Blok-E 404 x 7025 x 60.8 
1965 Jan 13   end of ops 

Payload:

  • Photoelectric Trapped radiation detectors (IFA/Galperin?)

  • Solar cell studies

  • Particles


1964-038B

The final 2D satellite, Elektron-4, was launched on 1964 Jul 10 as the high orbit member of the second pair.


Elektron-4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Jul 10  2151:02  Launch by 8K72 Vostok  KB 
 2153  Blok BVGD sep 
 2155  Blok A sep 
 2155  Blok-E burn 
 2200? 2D No. 3 sep from Blok-E 404 x 7025 x 60.8 
 2201? Blok-E MECO 
 2202? 2D No. 4 sep from Blok-E  457 x 66261 x 60.8 
1964 Jul 14    1313.86 458 x 66259 x 60.8 
1965 Feb 1    1313.85 650 x 66065 x 59.8 
1965 May 23   end of ops 
1967 May 5    1313.81 1769 x 64946 x 58.7 
1974 Jul 16    1313.47 751 x 65950 x 68.0 
1976 Sep 22    1313.47 2451 x 64250 x 69.8 
1979 Oct 19    1313.47 4120 x 62581 x 68.0 
1982 Sep 26    1313.49 1634 x 65067 x 66.0 
1983 Aug 22    1311.60 158 x 66467 x 65.9 
1983 Sep 5    1293.33 95 x 65792 x 65.9 
1983 Sep 8    1271.23 63 x 64925 x 65.9 
1983 Sep 15   Reentered (RAE) 
1983 Oct 12   Reentered? (NORAD) 

Payload:

  • Meteoritic dust expt

  • Cosmic radio emission

  • Solar x rays

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