Sunday, December 29, 1991

Progress M-3

 1990-020A


Progress M 11F615A55 No. 203 (7K-TGM No. 203) was launched on 1990 Feb 28 as Progress M-3.


Progress M-3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Feb 28  2310:57  Launch by Soyuz  KB 
 2315  Blok-I burn 
 2319  Blok-I sep 
1990 Mar 1  0000   88.51 183 x 218 x 51.6 
 0230  88.60 183 x 227 x 51.6 
 0700   90.60 276 x 331 x 51.6 
1990 Mar 2  0230   90.63 280 x 330 x 51.6 
 2130   91.22 321 x 347 x 51.6 
1990 Mar 3  0104:32  Docked with Mir KDP2  
1990 Mar 4  0230   92.36 378 x 402 x 51.6 
1990 Apr 23   TCM 
1990 Apr 26  2024:43  Undocked  
1990 Apr 28  0052  Reentered 

Kosmos 410

  1971-040A


Kosmos-410 was launched in May 1971 from Baikonur. The Gektor satellite carried a Nauka package with an electron detector.


Kosmos-410 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 May 6  0620:01  Launch by 11A57  KB 
 0624 Blok-I burn  
 0628 Blok-I sep  
1971 May 7  0900   89.34 204 x 278 x 65.0 
1971 May 120155   89.23 201 x 272 x 65.0 
1971 May 16 1257   89.15 197 x 266 x 65.0 
1971 May 17   Nauka sep 
1971 May 18  0343?  Retrofire 
 0353? PO sep 
 0359? Entry 
 0415?  Landed after 11.90d 

Kosmos 228

  1968-053A


The second Gektor launch went to a 51.6 degree orbit in the summer of 1968. It carried a supplementary radiation studies package on its 12 day flight.


Kosmos-228 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1968 Jun 21  1200:03  Launch by 11A57  KB 
 1204 Blok-I burn 
 1209 Blok-I sep 
1968 Jun 21  1446   88.79 204 x 225 x 51.6 
1968 Jun 22  1200   89.00 199 x 252 x 51.62 (RAE) 
1968 Jun 29  1056   88.87 200 x 236 x 51.6 
1968 Jul 1  0700? Nauka capsule sep 
1968 Jul 2  1721   88.79 199 x 299 x 51.6 
1968 Jul 3  0944?  Deorbit 
 1004?  Landed after 11.92d 

Saturday, December 28, 1991

Kosmos 2016

 1989-028A


Plane D


Kosmos-2016 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1989 Apr 4  1836:52 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 42.39E 
  T+2:10 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:12 St 1 sep 
  T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km 
  T+2:27 Fairing sep 76km 
 1844?  T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km  150 x 1003? x 83 
  T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2 
  T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2 
 1939?  T+1:02:50 St 2 sep 
1989 Apr 7    104.81 957x1014x83.0 

May 4,1877

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis

Wednesday, December 25, 1991

The School book : life at a comprehensive school

 https://welib.org/md5/16743e16a31ec5b591b1e81046d52746

Kosmos 1439

 1983-007A



Kosmos-1439 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Feb 6  1131  Launch by Soyuz  KB 
 1139  Blok-I sep 
1983 Feb 6    89.71 171x348x70.35 
1983 Feb 7   88.71 169x252x70.35 from 89.66 170x344 
1983 Feb 10   89.14 163x300x70.35 from 88.45 161x234 
1983 Feb 13   89.06 166x289x70.35 from 88.93 158x285 
1983 Feb 16   89.09 163x296x70.35 from 88.87 164x277 
1983 Feb 21   89.49 170x328x70.35 from 88.84 152x242 
1983 Feb 22   89.00 154x295x70.35 from 89.36 165x320 
1983 Feb 23 
 0815?  Deorbit 
 0830?  Entry 
 0840? Landed

Tuesday, December 24, 1991

Molniya 320

 1983-015A


Molniya-3 (F22, N20) was launched im Mar 1983.


Molniya-3 No. 34 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Mar 11  1529:00 Launch by 8K78M  PL 
  BVGD sep 
  GO sep 
  T+4:46 Blok A sep 
  T+4:56 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 Blok-I MECO 
 1537 T+8:50 Blok-I sep  
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 1622  T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 1625  T+56:54 ML sep   
   735.26 509 x 40798 x 62.8 
1983 Mar 13    735.29 422 x 40798 x 62.8 
1983 Mar 16    717.46 423 x 39921 x 62.8 
1989 Sep 18   End of ops 

Sunday, December 22, 1991

Kosmos 1894

 1987-091A


Kosmos-1984,launched in Oct 1987,was an Oko-S satellite stationed at 24W.


Kosmos-1894 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 Oct 28  1515:00  Launch by Proton  KB 
 1524  Stage 3 sep 
 1630?  DM burn 1 
 2335?  DM burn 2 
 2355?  DM sep 
1987 Oct 29    1441.76 35834 x 35960 x 1.3 GEO 88.8E+1.4W 
1987 Dec 2    1449.42 35915 x 36178 x 1.2 GEO 16.4W+3.3W 
1987 Dec 7   mv in  1436.04 35752 x 35818 x 1.2 GEO 25.0W 
1987 Dec 22    1436.01 35777 x 35792 x 1.1 GEO 23.4W 
1988 Dec 5    1436.12 35770 x 35803 x 0.2 GEO 23.8W 
1989 Jul 7    1436.18 35784 x 35792 x 0.3 GEO 23.7W 
1990 Jun 12    1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 1.2 GEO 24.0W 
1991 May 24    1436.08 35771 x 35801 x 2.1 GEO 24.0W 

Kosmos 1934

 1988-023A




Kosmos-1934 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1988 Mar 22  1407:23 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 42.44E 
  T+2:10 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:12 St 1 sep 
  T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km 
  T+2:27 Fairing sep 76km 
 1415?  T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km  150 x 1003? x 83 
  T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2 
  T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2 
 1510?  T+1:02:50 St 2 sep 
1988 Mar 22    104.64 954x1001x83.

Friday, December 20, 1991

Kosmos 921

 1977-055A


This was a mockup satellite,perhaps EPN 03.0380 which was a mockup of the Tselina-D satellite.


Kosmos-921 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1977 Jun 24  1030 Launch by 11K68  PL 
  T+2:00 St 1 sep 
  T+3:33 GO sep 
  T+4:38 St 2 sep 
  T+5:20 S5M burn 1 
 1036  T+6:48 S5M MECO1 
 1111? T+41m? S5M burn 2  
 1111? T+41m? S5M MECO2 
  T+41m? S5M sep 
   98.0 620x700x75.8 

Kosmos 1350

 1982-032A




Kosmos-1350 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1982 Apr 15  1430 Launch by Soyuz  PL 
 1438  Blok-I sep 
1982 Apr 15    89.80 171x358x67.1 
1982 Apr 22    89.63 170x342x67.1 from 89.25 164x310 
1982 Apr 27    89.73 172x349x67.1 from 89.16 167x299 
1982 May 5    89.89 167x370x67.1 from 89.03 162x290 
1982 May 11    90.32 160x420x67.1 from 89.32 160x322 
1982 May 14  89.88 157x380x67.1 
1982 May 16 0212 Landed

Wednesday, December 18, 1991

Kosmos 601

 1973-075A


Kosmos-601 (DS-P1-Yu No. 60) was a DS-P1-Yu satellite launched from Plesetsk in Oct 1973. It was placed in a subgroup 2 orbit with an apogee of 1531 km.


Kosmos-601 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1973 Oct 16  1400  Launch by 11K63  PL 
 1402  Stage 2 burn 
 1407?  Stage 2 sep 
1973 Oct 18  1200   102.28 200 x 1531 x 81.9 (RAE) 
1974 Feb End of ops 
1974 Aug 15   Reentered 

Tuesday, December 17, 1991

Kosmos 1337

 1982-010A




Kosmos-1337 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1982 Feb 11  0111 Launch by 11K69  Baykonur 
 0113 Stage 1 sep 
 0115  Stage 2 sep  
 0159? AKM burn 
1982 Feb 12    429x447x65.0 
1982 Feb 18   end of ops
1984 Jul 25   reentered 


Sunday, December 15, 1991

Kosmos 47

  1964-062A


The first Voskhod class spacecraft to fly was 3KV No. 2, launched on a test flight under the cover name Kosmos-47 in Oct 1964. It carried two instrumented mannequins. The spacecraft was recovered after one day in orbit.


Kosmos-47 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Oct 6  0700:00 Launch by 11A57  KB 
 0704  Blok-I burn 
 0709  Blok-I MECO 
   90.07 174 x 383 x 64.6 
1964 Oct 7  0710?  Retrofire 
 0730:00 Landed after 1.0d 

Tuesday, December 3, 1991

Kosmos 1653

 1985-038A


The 17F41 No. 52 (Resurs F-1) spacecraft was launched in May 1985 and named Kosmos-1653.


Kosmos-1653 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1985 May 22  0835  Launch by Soyuz-U  PL LC41 
 0843  Blok-I sep  210 x 295 x 82.3 
1985 May 23   
273 x 295 x 82.3 
1985 May 27    268 x 275 x 82.3 
1985 Jun 2  269 x 274 x 82.3 
1985 Jun 7 
 0500?  Deorbit 
 0510?  PO sep 
 0520?  Entry 
 0532?  Landed 

Monday, December 2, 1991

MOS-1

 1987-018A


NASDA's Marine Observation Satellite, MOS-1, carried radiometers to measure ocean conditions. The satellite was named Momo (Peach or Peach Blossom) once on orbit. It was built by Nippon Electric.


Momo 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 Feb 19  0123  Launch by N-2  TNSC 
  T+0:39 SOB 7-9 on  
  T+0:40 SOB 1-6 off 
  T+1:19 SOB 7-9 off 
  T+1:25 SOB 1-9 sep, 22 km alt 
  T+4:31 St 1 MECO 
  T+4:37 VECO 
  T+4:39 Stage 1 sep at 155 km  
  T+4:45 SES-1 at 163 km 384s  
 0128  T+4:53 Fairing 
 0134 T+11:09 SECO-1 411 km 366? x 910 x 99.1  
 0213  T+50:58 SES-2 8s 221m/s? 
 0214  T+51:06 SECO-2 
 0215 T+52:54 MOS/Stage 2 sep  103.33 911 x 912 x 99.1  
 0220 T+57:54 SES-3 3s 
 0220 T+57:57 SECO-3 
 0223 T+1:00:27 SES-4 17s 
 0223 T+1:00:44 SECO-4 100.24 636 x 903 x 97.5  
1987 Feb   OTM 
1987 Jun   Begin operational phase 
1987 Jul   OTM 
1987 Jul 28   Safemode, attitude anomaly 
1987 Dec   OTM 
1988 Apr   OTM 

The Exploration of Space : perspectives, 1990-1991

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Sunday, December 1, 1991

Kosmos 1727

 1986-008A




Kosmos-1727 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1986 Jan 23  1852:58 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 
  T+2:10 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:12 St 1 sep 
  T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km 
  T+2:27 Fairing sep 76km 
 1901?  T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km  150 x 1003? x 83 
  T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2 
  T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2 
 1956?  T+1:02:50 St 2 sep 

  946x1016x83 

Monday, November 25, 1991

Molniya 330

 1986-079A


Molniya-3 F32 (N30) was launched into the E plane in Oct 1986.


Molniya-3 No. 41 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1986 Oct 20  0849 Launch by 8K78M  PL 
  BVGD sep 
  GO sep 
  T+4:46 Blok A sep 
  T+4:56 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 Blok-I MECO 
 0857  T+8:50 Blok-I sep  
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 0942  T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 0945  T+56:54 ML sep   
1986 Oct 20    82.82 207 x 618 x 62.8 
   699.35 621 x 38820 x 62.9 (D) 
   698.7 602 x 38805 x 62.9 
 2130 702.4 626 x 38977 x 62.9 
1986 Oct 26    717.0 627 x 39692 x 62.9 
1986 Oct 30    717.7 625 x 39724 x 62.9 

Aviation Week and Space Technology: March 18,1991

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Sunday, November 17, 1991

Kosmos 1788

 1986-083A



Kosmos-1788 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1986 Oct 27 1240:00 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 41.7E 
 1300?  Stage 2 sep 
1986 Oct 27   462x516x65.83 
1991 Jun 21  reentered 


Thursday, November 14, 1991

Kosmos 1347

 1982-028A


Hi res advanced recon satellite. Observed Falklands War


Kosmos-1347 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1982 Apr 2  1015  Launch by Soyuz  KB  
 1023  Blok I sep 
1982 Apr 2    89.55 176x329x70.4 
1982 Apr 2    89.66 174x342x70.4 
1982 Apr 3    89.52 172x330x70.4 
1982 Apr 7    89.86 167x369x70.4 from 89.13 164x298 
1982 Apr 12    89.89 161x377x70.4 from 89.29 159x320 
1982 Apr 15    89.88 156x382x70.4 from 89.63 159x353 
1982 Apr 16    90.36 157x428x70.4 
1982 Apr 20    89.83 175x357x70.4 from 89.43 142x351 
1982 Apr 25    89.85 177x357x70.4 from 89.44 169x325 
1982 May 2    89.84 174x359x70.4 from 89.06 165x292 
1982 May 8    90.08 187x371x70.4 from 89.33 173x311 
1982 May 8    89.87 168x368x70.4 
1982 May 13    89.99 168x380x70.4 from 89.40 163x327x70.4 
1982 May 19   88.63 161x253x70.4 
1982 May 21  2126?  Deorbit  -207? x 267 x 70.3 
 2141? Entry 
 2157?  Landed 

Friday, November 8, 1991

Kosmos 1992

 1989-005A



Kosmos-1992 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1989 Jan 26  1536:00 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 41.47E 
  Stage 2 burn 
 1544?  T+8 min Stage 2 MECO-1 
  Stage 2 MES-2 
  T+34min Stage 2 MECO-2 
 1610?  Stage 2 sep 

  100.56 772x798x74.1 

Kosmos 298

  1969-077A


Testing of the OGCh resumed in Sep 1969 with the flight of Kosmos-298.


Kosmos-298 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1969 Sep 15  1600:00 Launch by 8K69  KB 
 1602  Stage 2 burn 
 1605  Stage 2 sep  87.31 127 x 162 x 49.60 
 1605  Adapter sep 
 1727? Deorbit 
 1731? Impact near GTsP4? 

Tuesday, November 5, 1991

Kosmos 383

  1970-104A


Zenit-4MK flight 4,Kosmos-383,was launched from Plesetsk in Dec 1970.


Kosmos-383 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1970 Dec 3  1355:19  Launch by 11A57  PL 
 1359  Blok-I burn 
 1403 Blok-I sep  
 1938   89.32 181 x 300 x 65.4 
1970 Dec 4  1700   89.33 204 x 279 x 65.41 (RAE) 
1970 Dec 7  0954   89.04 185 x 268 x 65.4 
1970 Dec 11  0846   88.80 163 x 266 x 65.5 
  Orbit raise 
1970 Dec 12  0830   89.12 160 x 301 x 65.5 
1970 Dec 13  0221   89.23 163 x 309 x 65.4 
  Orbit raise 
1970 Dec 14  0230   89.53 181 x 323 x 65.42 (RAE) 
1970 Dec 15  2129   89.47 163 x 332 x 65.4 
1970 Dec 16  0220?Engine sep  
 0622? Retrofire 
 0632? PO sep 
 0636? Entry 
 0652?  Landed  

Monday, November 4, 1991

Kosmos 1975

 1988-093A



Kosmos-1975 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1988 Oct 11  0801:00 Launch by 11K68  Plesetsk 41.13E 
  T+2:00 St 1 sep 
  T+3:33? GO sep 
  T+4:38? St 2 sep 
  T+5:20? S5M burn 1 
 0807 T+6:48 S5M MECO1 km 60? x 650 x 82.5 
  T+40:58? S5M burn 2  
  T+41:08? S5M MECO2 
 0842? T+41:38? S5M sep 
1988 Oct 11    97.69 632x664x82.5 

Saturday, November 2, 1991

Kosmos 966

 1977-115A


Zenit-2M; carried a capsule, possibly the 26KS type.


Kosmos-966 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1977 Dec 12  0940 Launch by Soyuz-U  Baikonur 
 0944  Blok-I burn 
 0948  Blok-I sep 
1977 Dec 12    89.50 203 x 295 x 65.0 
1977 Dec 22   Capsule sep 
1977 Dec 23   89.36 199 x 285 x 65.0 
1977 Dec 24   
 0610?  Deorbit 
 0620? PO sep 
 0626? Entry 
 0640? Landed 


Tuesday, October 29, 1991

Made in Beverly Hills

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Kosmos 546

 1973-005A


In Jan 1973 the 11K65M rocket was launched for the first time from the GTsP4 range at Kapustin Yar near Volgograd. It orbited a Tsiklon navsat with a demonstration payload.


Kosmos-546 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1973 Jan 26  1144:45  Launch by 11K65M  GTsP4 
 1146?  Stage 2 burn  
 1152?  Stage 2 coast 
 1217?  Stage 2 burn 2  
 1218?  Stage 2 sep 
1973 Jan 29  1430   96.51 575 x 614 x 50.66 (RAE)

Sunday, October 20, 1991

Samos 2

 1961-001B


SAMOS 2 (Agena 2102), in January 1961, was one of the few successful missions, but its photos were disappointing. Orbit mass of SAMOS and Agena totalled 1915 kg. SAMOS 2 was part of the Program 101 series. The third Program 101 satellite, Agena 2103, was used mainly for engine static firings.

The satellite was another combined E-1/F-1 payload. The E-1 payload was mounted underneath F-1 and had a small field of view while F-1 obstructed it. F-1 was ejected to improve the field of view: this may have caused loss of contact with the vehicle.


SAMOS 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1961 Jan 31  2021:19  Launch by Atlas Agena A  NMFPA 
 2023:42  BECO (T+2:23) 
 2025:18  SECO (T+3:59) 
 2025:37  VECO (T+4:18) 
 2025:39  Atlas sep (T+4:20) 
  T+4:35 Nose cone ejected 
  T+4:35 Horizon scanner fairings ejected 
 2029:36  Agena burn (T+8:17) 
 2031:33  Agena MECO (T+10:14)  480 x 576 x ? (VCR)  
1961 Feb 2?  Ferret payload ejected on orbit 21 
  End of transmissions 
1961 Feb 2    94.91 474 x 554 x 97.4 
1961 Mar 28    94.89 474 x 552 x 97.4 
1967 Apr 5    94.53 463 x 528 x 97.3 
1971 Dec 15    92.62 386 x 418 x 97.2 
1973 Jun 28    90.62 298 x 311 x 97.2 
1973 Oct 21   Reentered 

Payload:

  • E-1 payload, Kodak SAMOS camera

  • E-1 SAMOS radio transmission system

  • F-1 ferret payload

  • Cosmic ray detector

Wednesday, October 16, 1991

OSO 2

  1965-007A


The S-017 payload, OSO B, was damaged in an accident on 1964 Apr 14 when the Altair X-248A6 third stage ignited during a ground test and the vehicle launched itself to the building ceiling. Unlike the later X-258, the X-248 igniter was sensitive to electrostatic potentials generated by normal activity in the clean room. There were three fatalities.

Parts from OSO B were combined with an engineering prototype to create OSO B2, which was launched at 1636 on 1965 Feb 3 by a Delta C from Cape Canaveral. 12 minutes later, Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 was in a 96.40 min, 550 x 634 km x 32.9 deg orbit. It transmitted regularly until 1965 Nov and was used occasionally until mid 1966.


OSO 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Feb 3  1636:00  Launch by Delta 29 CK LC17B 
 1638:26 T+2:26 MECO 
  Thor 411 sep 
 1638  Delta S/N 20110 burn, 2:26 
 1639:03  T+3:03 Fairing  
 1641  Delta SECO 
  T+11:22 spinup 
 1647:24 T+11:24 St 2 sep 
 1647:28 T+11:28 Altair burn 23s 
 1647:50 T+11:50 Altair burnout 
  T+12:52 Arms deployed
 1649:28 T+13:28 Altair sep 96.40 550 x 634 x 32.9 
1965 Nov 6   Gas depleted, end of main mission; turned off 
1966 Jun 1   Reactivate for end-of-life tests 
1966 Jun 6   End of operations 
1989 Aug 9   Reentered 146 x 148 x 32.8 

Payload:

  • Sail:

  • Solar UV spectrometer 300-1400A, HCO

  • Solar X monitor 2-20A,44-60A (0.6-6 keV,0.2-0.28 keV), NRL

  • UV telescope, NRL (1216, 388 and 304 A).

  • White light coronagraph, NRL

  • Wheel:

  • Zodiacal light photometers 4750-8000A, Minnesota

  • Low energy Gamma-ray detector 0.1-0.7 MeV, GSFC

  • High energy Gamma ray solar and extrasolar: 0.1-1 GeV, New Mexico

  • Astronomical UV spectrophotometer, 900-2000 and 1800-3800A, GSFC

October 1,2026

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