Saturday, December 8, 1990
Friday, December 7, 1990
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 | ||
Thursday, December 6, 1990
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 | |
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
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 | ||
Sunday, December 2, 1990
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 | ||