Monday, April 29, 1991
Sunday, April 28, 1991
Biosatellite 2
1967-083A
The Biosatellite B payload was similar to Biosatellite A. Launched at 2204 on 1967 Sep 7 by Delta from Cape Kennedy, Biosatellite II entered a 90.5 min, 296 x 318 km x 33.5 deg orbit at 2214.
The GSFC control center decided to bring the vehicle back early, on orbit 30 instead of orbit 46, because of control problems and a tropical storm near the recovery area. On Sep 9 the adapter section was separated, the retro motor fired and the reentry vehicle descended into the atmosphere. The parachutes deployed successfully and the Biosatellite II experiment capsule was captured in mid-air by a recovery plane at 7o 15' N, 162o 1' W at 1915 UT on Sep 9. (The program report says 6 55N 162 10W.) The adapter section reentered on Oct 4.
After orbit insertion, the Delta second stage was briefly restarted in the first test of this capability on a Delta.
| Biosatellite 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Sep 7 | 2204:26 | Launch by Delta G | CK LC17B |
| 2206:55 | T+2:29 Thor S/N 20213 MECO | ||
| 2206:56 | T+2:30? Delta S/N 20202 burn | ||
| 2207:08 | T+2:42 Fairing | ||
| 2213:15 | T+8:47 Delta SECO | ||
| 2214 | Delta sep | 90.5 296 x 318 x 33.5 | |
| 2226 | sep+13:20: SES-2 experimental, 2.6s | ||
| 2226 | SECO-2 | ||
| 1967 Sep 9 | 1840:26 | R+0 Adapter sep | |
| R+2s spinup | |||
| 1840:29 | R+3s Deorbit, 10s burn | ||
| 1840:40 | Retro burnout 26S 143E | ||
| 1840:41 | R+15s Thrust cone sep | ||
| Reentry | |||
| 1856:16 | G-switch close | ||
| 1858:26 | R+18min, eject aft thermal cover | ||
| 1858:26 | Drogue out | ||
| 1858 | Heat shield sep | ||
| 1858:38 | Main chute | ||
| 1915:26 | Mid-air recovery 7 15N 162 1W | ||
| 1922:00 | Capsule aboard aircraft | ||
| 2236 | Aircraft landed | ||
| 1967 Sep 11 | Adapter end of tx on rev 62 | ||
| 1967 Oct 4 | Adapter reentry | ||
Saturday, April 27, 1991
Friday, April 26, 1991
Kosmos 602
1973-077A
Kosmos-602 was a Zenit-4MK launched in Oct 1973 and recovered after a mission lasting 9 days.
| Kosmos-602 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Oct 20 | 1014:58 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1019 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1023 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1700 | 89.97 210 x 335 x 72.9 (RAE) | ||
| 1973 Oct 21 | 0402 | 89.95 202 x 340 x 72.9 | |
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1559 | 89.32 169 x 311 x 72.9 | ||
| 1973 Oct 23 | 0000 | 89.31 170 x 309 x 72.9 (RAE) | |
| 1973 Oct 24 | 0332 | 89.25 170 x 303 x 72.9 | |
| 1973 Oct 27 | 1912 | 89.04 167 x 286 x 72.9 | |
| 1973 Oct 28 | Engine sep | 88.71 169 x 250 x 72.9 (RAE) | |
| 1973 Oct 29 | 0515? | Retrofire | |
| 0525? | PO sep | ||
| 0528? | Entry | ||
| 0549? | Landed after 8.8d | ||
Thursday, April 25, 1991
Kosmos 1090
1979-027A
Two-tone telemetry?; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-1090 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Mar 31 | 1045 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1049 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1053 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1979 Mar 31 | 89.81 200 x 328 x 72.9 | ||
| 1979 Apr 11 | 89.53 195 x 306 x 72.9 | ||
| 1979 Apr 14 | |||
| 0453? | Deorbit | ||
| 0500? | PO sep | ||
| 0509? | Entry | ||
| 0525? | Landed | ||
Kosmos 1031
1978-085A
| Kosmos-1031 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Sep 9 | 1500 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1504 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1508 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1978 Sep 9 | 89.60 181 x 327 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Sep 10 | 89.57 180 x 325 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Sep 11 | 89.34 170 x 313 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Sep 16 | 89.15 166 x 298 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Sep 17 | 89.58 165 x 342 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Sep 18 | 89.54 165 x 338 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Sep 22 | |||
| 0507? | Deorbit | ||
| 0517? | PO sep | ||
| 0521? | Entry | ||
| 0538? | Landed | ||
Kosmos 1472
1983-068A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1472 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Jul 5 | 0750 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 0754 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0758 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1983 Jul 5 | 88.8 185x238x82.3 | ||
| 1983 Jul 6 | 90.3 180x342x82.3 | ||
| 1983 Jul 12 | 91.6 338x362x82.3 | ||
| 1983 Jul 18 | 91.50 335 x 360 x 82.35 | ||
| 1983 Jul 19 | |||
| 0340? | Deorbit | ||
| 0350? | PO sep | ||
| 0402? | Entry | ||
| 0417? | Landed | ||
Wednesday, April 24, 1991
Kosmos 1605
1984-109A
| Kosmos-1605 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Oct 11 | 1443 | 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 76km | |||
| 1451? | 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 | |||
| 1546? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1984 Oct 26 | 953x1020x83 | ||
Thursday, April 18, 1991
Tuesday, April 16, 1991
Monday, April 15, 1991
Kosmos 118
1966-038A
Meteor No. 4 was launched in May 1966 as Kosmos-118.
| Kosmos-118 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 May 11 | 1410? | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB |
| 1415? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 1420? | Blok-E sep | 97.1 587 x 657 x 65.0 | |
| 1988 Nov 23 | Reentered | ||
Friday, April 12, 1991
Kosmos 1588
1984-083A
The cataloged RCS was 84m2. In addition, debris object 83K (16634) had an RCS of 69m2. The next largest, 83AH, had an RCS of 1.1m2.
| Kosmos-1588 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Aug 8 | 1208 | Launch by 11K69 | Baikonur |
| 1210 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1212 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1256? | AKM burn | ||
| 1984 Aug 16 | 93.3 438x457x65.0 | ||
| 1985 Jul 28 | 427x444x65.0 | ||
| 1985 Sep 22 | 421x443x65.0 | ||
Thursday, April 11, 1991
Wednesday, April 10, 1991
Kosmos 1542
1984-025A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1542 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Mar 7 | 0800 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0804 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 08089 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1984 Mar 7 | 90.3 227x350x70.3 | ||
| 1984 Mar 12 | 92.2 359x416x70.4 | ||
| 1984 Mar 19 | 92.18 349 x 413 x 70.4 | ||
| 1984 Mar 21 | |||
| 0446? | Deorbit | ||
| 0457? | PO sep | ||
| 0515? | Entry | ||
| 0530? | Landed | ||
Monday, April 8, 1991
Kosmos 1050
1978-108A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-1050 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Nov 28 | 1620 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1628 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1978 Nov 28 | 89.75 254 x 269 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Nov 30? | Orbit adjust | ||
| 1978 Dec 1 | 89.58 223 x 284 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Dec 4 | 89.42 223 x 267 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Dec 6 | 89.47 164 x 331 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Dec 10 | 89.35 163 x 320 x 62.8 | ||
| 1978 Dec 12 | |||
| 0630? | Deorbit | ||
| 0708? | Landed | ||