Wednesday, March 25, 1992
Kosmos 1883
1987-079A
Uragan No. 33L (229) is usually considered the first of the truly operational GLONASS satellites.
| Kosmos-1883 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Sep 16 | 1105 | Launch by Proton | KB |
| 1987 Sep 16 | 154x194x64.8 | ||
| 1987 Sep 18 | 340.0 400x19129x64.8 | ||
| 1987 Sep 22 | 675.3 19105x19132x64.8 | ||
| 1987 Sep 30 | 675.7 19110x19150x64.9 | ||
| 1987 Oct 12 | In service | ||
| 1990 Feb 15 | end of ops | ||
Kosmos 1690
1985-094A
This launch inaugurated the operational Strela-3 series.
| Kosmos-1690 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Oct 9 | 2135 | Launch by Tsiklon-3 | PL |
| T+2:00 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:33 GO sep | |||
| T+4:38 St 2 sep | |||
| T+6:00 S5M burn 1 96s | |||
| 2142 | T+7:36 S5M MECO-1 | -200? x 1300 x 82.6 | |
| 2219? | T+41:50 S5M burn 2 22s | ||
| T+42:10 S5M low thrust | |||
| T+42:43 S5M sep first KA | |||
| 2221? | T+44:09 S5M sep last KA | ||
| 1985 Dec 20 | 1416x1469x82.6 | ||
Tuesday, March 24, 1992
Kosmos 1979
1988-101A
RCS was 46m2; no debris tracked.
| Kosmos-1979 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Nov 18 | 0012:28 | Launch by 11K69 | Baykonur 63.45E |
| 0014 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0016 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0100? | AKM sep | ||
| 1988 Nov 18 | 92.87 401x429x65.0 | ||
| 1988 Nov 29 | 92.78 404x418x65.0 | ||
| 1989 Nov 26 | 92.76 401 x 417 x 65.0 | ||
| 1989 Nov 27 | Orbit lowering burn | ||
| 1989 Nov 27 | 90.96 230 x 412 x 65.0 | ||
| 1989 Dec 25 | reentered | ||
Gemini 5
1965-068A
Gemini V was a long duration buildup mission. Cooper and Conrad's unofficial patch read `Eight days or bust'. Shortly after orbit insertion, a fuel cell heater failed; the spacecraft was put in a low power mode but the mission was allowed to continue. At 1613 the Radar (or Rendezvous) Evaluation Pod was ejected, but because of the power problems the radar could not be tested. A little over 1 day into the mission, Houston decided to abandon any plan to rendezvous with REP. Tests were made during a pass over Florida with a spare REP at KSC, confirming that the Gemini radar could pick up its L-band signal. On Aug 23, the craft made 5 burns over 2 hr to rendezvous with a simulated Agena target. On Aug 24 and 25, the astronauts tested their visual acuity, observing the Earth's surface. This included spotting a Minuteman missile launch. Further radar tests continued throughout the mission as the astronauts beat the Vostok-5 duration record.
For the first time the OAMS perigee lowering maneuver prior to retrofire was omitted. Retrofire was 82m/s aft and 55m/s down. Gemini V splashed down at 29 44 N 69 45 W in the Atlantic near the USS Lake Champlain, after a flight lasting 190 h 55 m 14 s.
| GT-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Aug 21 | 1359:59 | Launch | |
| 1402:33 | T+2:34 BECO | -5936 x 128 x 32.4 | |
| 1402:33 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1403:26 | T+3:27 Horizon sensor and radar cover fairings jettisoned | ||
| 1405:32 | T+5:33 SECO, Orbit insertion | 162 x 349 x 32.6 (NASA) | |
| 1405:55 | T+5:56 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1405:55 | IVAR | 157 x 368 x 32.6 | |
| 1406:06 | OAMS off | ||
| 1426 | Fuel cell heater failed | ||
| 1456:00 | Perigee adjust burn 3m/s at apogee | 171 x 350 x 32.6 (NASA) | |
| 1517 | 89.58 169 x 338 x 32.6 | ||
| 1539? | Geometric experiment door jettison | ||
| 1607:15 | REP cover ejected | ||
| 1607:15 | REP deployed. 1.2m/s | ||
| 1621 | REP at 1km | ||
| 1965 Aug 22 | 0442 | 89.54 166 x 336 x 32.6 | |
| 1965 Aug 23 | 0433 | 89.52 170 x 330 x 32.6 | |
| Rendezvous burns | |||
| 1649:57 | HAdj 6.4m/s 28s lower apogee | 166 x 311 x 32.6 | |
| 1734:31 | Apogee burn 4.5m/s 20s | 183 x 311 x 32.6 | |
| 1806:26 | Plane change 5m/s 19s, 0.02deg change | ||
| 1904:04 | NSR Reverse Coelliptic 6.0m/s 22s | 198 x 311 x 32.6 | |
| Rendezvous with phantom target | |||
| 2000 | Observe Minuteman launch from CC | ||
| 1965 Aug 24 | 1318 | 89.55 197 x 306 x 32.61 | |
| 1633:04 | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 1636 | Stage 2 breaks up over IOR 24S 108E | ||
| 1637 | Observe MM launch from VAFB | ||
| 1965 Aug 25 | 1628 | Observe MM launch from VAFB | |
| 1965 Aug 26 | 0829 | 89.46 199 x 295 x 32.6 | |
| 1965 Aug 29 | 1226:51 | Adapter module sep | |
| 1227:43 | Retrofire | ||
| 1228:00 | Retrofire complete | -70 x 295 x 32.6 | |
| 1228:32 | Retro module sep | ||
| 1242? | 120 km entry interface | ||
| 1255:14 | Splashdown in Atlantic | ||
| 1330 | Recovered by USS Lake Champlain | ||
Monday, March 23, 1992
Mars 7
1973-053A
The Mars-7 (3MP No. 51P) spacecraft suffered a computer failure; the landing probe was deployed in the wrong direction, causing it to miss the planet.
Mars-7 carried an IKI/CNRS photometer which measured Lyman alpha emission from the local ISM, and particle detectors which measured solar proton flares including a big flare on 1973 Sep 7 when Mars-7 was 8.5Mkm outside the Earth's orbit, around 8.5Mkm west of the Sun-Earth line, and 4.5 Mkm above the ecliptic plane. Mars-7 was slightly closer to the plane than Mars-4 and Mars-5, which were 3 Mkm from Mars-7 and 1 Mkm from each other. According to a sketch in SR16,769, (Kontor et al), the radial order was Mars-7,5,4, i.e. 4 was the furthest out.
| Mars-7 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Aug 9 | 1700:17 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 1702 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1705 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1709 | Stage 3 MECO | ||
| 1709 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1713? | Blok-D MES-1 | ||
| 1715? | Blok-D MECO-1 | ||
| 1815 | Blok-D burn 2, solar orbit | ||
| 1821? | Blok-D MECO-2 | ||
| 1821? | Blok-D sep | ||
| 1973 Aug 16 | TCM 5.7m/s | ||
| 1973 Sep 7 | 10Mkm from Earth, b(ec)=+8 deg, z=+4.5Mkm | ||
| 1974 Mar 1 | TCM 2.2m/s | ||
| 1974 Mar 9 | Mars flyby, 1300 km | ||
Sunday, March 22, 1992
STS-3 (Columbia)
1982-022A
Columbia's third flight began on 1982 Mar 22. After the OMS 1 and OMS 2 burns, it entered a 237 x 246 km orbit, and the payload bay doors were opened at 1838. The OSS 1 pallet was switched on at 1856. The bay doors were closed again from 2312 on Mar 23 until 0015 on Mar 24 in a `cold soak' test. The port door was again closed and opened at 0248 on Mar 24. Next came tests of the RMS arm, which was switched on at 1521 on Mar 24. Following tests of the electron beam experiment, the RMS grappled the Plasma Diagnostics Package subsatellite on Mar 25 and unberthed it. The PDP was maneuvered around the bay, but not released. The PDP unberthing was repeated on Mar 26. Also on Mar 26, one of the OMS engines underwent a cold restart test. More tests of the bay doors were carried out on Mar 27 and Mar 28.
On Mar 29 the deorbit burn was cancelled 40 minutes before ignition and the crew were told to stay in orbit another day. It was decided to land at White Sands' Northrup Strip, and after a successful burn on Mar 30 the Shuttle touched down at 1604 on Runway 17 at Northrup Strip, which was subsequently renamed White Sands Space Harbor to mark the landing.
| STS-3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Feb 3 | VAB/3 | ||
| 1982 Feb 16 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1982 Mar 22 | 1600:00 | Launch, LC39A | |
| 1602:08 | SRB sep | ||
| 1608:33 | MECO | ||
| 1608:52 | ET Sep | 86.24 10 x 165 x 38.0 | |
| 1610:34 | OMS 1 (85s) 46.5m/s | 87.79 87 x 241 x 38.0 | |
| 1611:58 | OMS 1 CO | ||
| 1624 | ET apogee | ||
| 1640:50 | OMS 2 (88s) 46.2m/s | 89.35 238 x 246 x 38.0 | |
| 1642:18 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 1650 | ET breakup | ||
| 1838 | PLBD open | 89.37 236 x 249 x 38.0 | |
| 1855 | OSS-1 activate | ||
| 1982 Mar 23 | 89.33 232 x 249 x 38.0 | ||
| 1982 Mar 23 | 2312 | PLBD closed | |
| 1982 Mar 24 | 0015 | PLBD open | |
| 1982 Mar 24 | 0248 | PLBD port door test | |
| 1982 Mar 25 | 1405 | RMS grapple PDP | |
| 1509 | PDP unberthed | ||
| 1533 | RMS reberth PDP | ||
| 1539 | RMS unberth PDP | ||
| 2348 | Prep to berth underway | ||
| 2355? | PDP berthed | ||
| 1982 Mar 26 | 0020? | RMS stowed | 89.21 231 x 239 x 38.0 |
| 1982 Mar 26 | 1435 | RCS burn 12m/s 1:40 | |
| 1982 Mar 26 | 1515? | RMS grapple PDP | |
| 1982 Mar 26 | 1520? | RMS unberth PDP | |
| 1982 Mar 26 | 2230? | RMS reberth PDP | |
| 1982 Mar 26 | RMS ungrapple PDP | 89.38 230 x 257 x 38.0 | |
| Berth RMS | |||
| 1982 Mar 27 | 1744 | 89.33 228 x 253 x 38.0 | |
| 1982 Mar 27 | 2023 | PLBD closed | |
| 1982 Mar 27 | 2116 | PLBD open | |
| 1982 Mar 27 | 2200:00 | OMS 3A (LH, 2.4s) 0.5m/s | |
| 1982 Mar 27 | 2204:04 | OMS 3B (LH, 15s) 4m/s | |
| 1982 Mar 28 | 0538 | 89.32 228 x 253 x 38.0 | |
| 1982 Mar 28 | 2250 | PLBD closed | |
| 1982 Mar 28 | 2330 | PLBD open | |
| 1982 Mar 29 | 1443 | PLBD closed | |
| 1982 Mar 29 | 0653 | 89.25 225 x 249 x 38.0 | |
| 1982 Mar 29 | 1755 | OMS DO cancelled | |
| 1982 Mar 29 | 1840 | PLBD open | |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1243 | PLBD closed | 89.15 219 x 245 x 38.0 |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1513:30 | OMS DO (147s) 82.5m/s | |
| 1515:57 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1534:44 | Entry interface 400k | |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1604:45 | Landing, RW17 WSMR | |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1605:00 | NGTD | |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1606:09 | Wheels stop | |
| 1982 Apr 6 | 1400 | SCA | Barksdale AFB, LA |
| 1982 Apr 6 | 1800 | SCA | KSC SLF |
| 2245 | OPF/1 | ||
Friday, March 20, 1992
Molniya 173
1988-069A
Molniya-1T (F79, N73) was launched in Aug 1988 to plane F.
| Molniya-1 F79 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Aug 12 | 1253:00 | 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 | |||
| 1301 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 1346 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 1349 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1988 Aug 12 | 92.5 219 x 575 x 62.8 | ||
| 737.87 583 x 40758 x 62.9 | |||
| 1988 Aug 17 | 718.22 582 x 39794 x 62.9 | ||
Wednesday, March 18, 1992
Kosmos 2165
1991-077A
| Kosmos-2165 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Nov 12 | 2009:33 | Launch by 11K68 | PL |
| T+2:00 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:33 GO sep | |||
| T+4:38 St 2 sep | |||
| T+6:00 S5M burn 1 96s | |||
| 2017 | T+7:36 S5M MECO-1 | -200? x 1400 x 82.6 | |
| 2052 | T+41:50 S5M burn 2 22s | ||
| T+42:10 S5M low thrust | |||
| T+42:43 S5M sep first KA | |||
| 2054 | T+44:09 S5M sep last KA | ||
| 1991 Nov 16 | 113.87 1445x1493x82.6 | ||
Monday, March 16, 1992
Kosmos 923
1977-059A
| Kosmos-923 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Jul 1 | 1152 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| Stage 2 burn | |||
| 1200? | T+8 min Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| Stage 2 MES-2 | |||
| T+34min Stage 2 MECO-2 | |||
| 1226? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1977 Jul 2 | 101.1 799x817x74.1 | ||
Saturday, March 14, 1992
Tuesday, March 10, 1992
Gamma
1990-058A
IKI's Gamma (or Gamma 1) spacecraft was built around the Progress bus and built by NPO Energiya's ZEM factory. The satellite carried a spark chamber gamma ray telescope, but it reportedly failed and the only scientific results were from secondary X-ray telescopes. The satellite was placed in a 400 km orbit in Jul 1990 and deorbited in Feb 1992. The mission was a joint project between the USSR, Poland, and France.
| Gamma 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Jul 11 | 1000:00 | Launch by Soyuz from Baikonur | |
| 1005 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1009 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 0936 | 88.52 185 x 216 x 51.6 | ||
| 1912 | 90.59 182 x 423 x 51.6 | ||
| 1990 Jul 12 | 1648 | 92.04 321 x 428 x 51.6 | |
| 1990 Jul 13 | 1200 | 93.11 417 x 436 x 51.6 | |
| 1990 Jul 15 | 1648 | 93.07 415 x 433 x 51.62 | |
| 1990 Jul | Gamma 1 main telescope fails | ||
| 1990 Aug 8 | 93.00 411 x 430 x 51.6 | ||
| 1990 Sep 23 | 92.83 404 x 421 x 51.6 | ||
| 1990 Sep 24 | 92.99 420 x 421 x 51.6 | ||
| 1991 Mar 4 | 92.12 377 x 379 x 51.6 | ||
| 1991 Mar 7 | 92.98 420 x 420 x 51.6 | ||
| 1991 Oct 9 | 91.41 340 x 346 x 51.6 | ||
| 1991 Oct 15 | 92.27 385 x 386 x 51.6 | ||
| 1992 Jan 5 | 91.36 339 x 342 x 51.6 | ||
| 1992 Feb 20 | 89.79 261 x 267 x 51.6 | ||
| 1992 Feb 28 | |||
| 0830? | Possible deorbit | ||
| 0950? | Possible deorbit 60 m/s? | ||
| 1030? | Entry? over Pacific | ||
Payload:
- Gamma 1 telescope 50MeV-5GeV gamma rays spark chamber + SKAT coded mask
- Pulsar-X2 X-ray telescope (Spectre 2) (IKI/CESR-CNES/)
- Disk gamma telescope (FTI Ioffe/)
Sunday, March 8, 1992
Monday, March 2, 1992
Sunday, March 1, 1992
Kosmos 1483
1983-074A
Kosmos-1483 was Resurs F-1, 17F41 No. 23. It flew a two week mission in Jul 1983.
| Kosmos-1483 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Jul 20 | 0800 | Launch by Soyuz-U | PL LC43/4 |
| 0808 | Blok-I sep | 89.1 200 x 256 x 82.4 | |
| 89.5 216 x 278 x 82.3 | |||
| 1983 Jul 21 | Orbit raise | 90.0 271 x 280 x 82.3 | |
| 89.9 260 x 275 x 82.3 | |||
| 1983 Jul 24 | 90.0 262 x 280 x 82.3 | ||
| 1983 Aug 3 | 0417? | Deorbit | |
| 0427? | PO sep | ||
| 0437? | Entry | ||
| 0448? | Landed | ||