STS-4 (Columbia)

 1982-065A

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STS-4 was the fourth and last Orbital Test Flight mission. Launch of STS-4 was at 1500:00 on 1982 Jun 27. After four OMS burns, Columbia entered a 295 x 303 km x 28.5 deg orbit. The crew ran into a major payload problem when the aperture door on the CIRRIS telescope failed to deploy. On Jun 29, it was time for more tests of the RMS. The RMS grappled the Induced Environment Contamination Monitor and moved it around the bay to make contamination measurements. The next two days saw more tests of the payload bay doors and of the RCS and OMS engines. At 1100 on Jul 2, Mattingly tested out the new EVA spacesuit. Later that day, more RCS burns were used to test the dynamics of the RMS arm. Columbia landed at Edwards AFB on Jul 4.

STS-4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1982 May 18		Rollover	VAB/3
1982 May 25		ET mate
1982 May 26		Rollout	LC39A
1982 Jun 27	1500:00	Launch, LC39A
	1502:10	SRB sep (47.6 km)
	1508:33	MECO
	1508:50	ET sep (108.1 km)	86.04 -17 x 172 x 28.5
			86.03 -13 x 168 x 28.5
	1510:33	OMS-1 (88s) 46.6m/s	87.58 63 x 241 x 28.5
	1512:01	OMS-1 CO
	1526	ET apogee
	1537:41	OMS-2 (104s) 53.1m/s
	1539:26	OMS-2 CO
	1547	ET breakup
	1701	PLBD open	89.38 237 x 249 x 28.5
	1929:13	OMS 3 (32s) 16m/s	89.98 249 x 296 x 28.5
	2014:11	OMS 4 (32s) 16m/s	90.54 296 x 304 x 28.52
1982 Jun 29		RMS grapple IECM
	1217	RMS unberth IECM
	1532	RMS reberth IECM
	1600	RMS unberth IECM	90.52 296 x 303 x 28.5
	1812	RMS reberth IECM
	1950	RCS burn
1982 Jun 30	0553		90.56 297 x 306 x 28.5
1982 Jun 30	1748	PLBD closed
	1956	PLBD open
1982 Jul 1	1026	PLBD closed
	1113	PLBD open
	1330	RCS	90.55 296 x 306 x 28.5
	1345	RCS
	1833	OMS 5 (LH, 17s) 4.5m/s	90.70 304 x 312 x 28.5
1982 Jul 2	0855	RCS
	1055	RCS	90.73 301 x 319 x 28.5
	1659	RCS (RMS test)
	1741	RCS (RMS test)
		RCS	89.77 302 x 322 x 28.5
1982 Jul 4	0152		90.77 300 x 324 x 28.5
1982 Jul 4	1147	Begin to close PLBD	90.77 305 x 318 x 28.5
	1211	PLBD closed
	1510:00	OMS DO (171s) 94.2m/s
	1512:53	OMS DO CO
	1540:23	Entry
	1609:40	Landing	RW22 EAFB
	1609:53	NGTD
	1610:54	Wheels stop
1982 Jul 14	1446	SCA	Dyess AFB, TX
1982 Jul 15	1430	SCA arr. KSC	KSC SLF
1982 Jul 16	0100	OPF/1

Payload:

• R-11 (DoD 82-1)

• DFI Development Flight Instrumentation

• IECM Induced Environment Contamination Monitor

• ACIP

• G-001 GAS (Utah State University/R. Gilbert Moore) Fruit flies, brine shrimp, duckweed, algae, Composite curing,soldering, alloy formation, Surface tension, thermal conductivity, System thermal survey. (Power and electrical problems)

• Middeck

• MLR Monodisperse Latex Reactor

• CFES1 Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System 

Kosmos 803

  1976-014A

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This target satellite was intercepted by Kosmos 804.

Kosmos-803
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1976 Feb 12	1300	Launch by 11K65M	PL
	1308	Stage 2 MECO-1
	1330?	Stage 2 MECO-2
1976 Feb 15			96.4 554x618x65.9

Gemini 10

  1966-066A

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Gemini 10 was crewed by John Young and Michael Collins. The mission saw rendezvous with both TDA 5 and TDA 3, the Gemini 8 target vehicle.

In the 25-minute EVA, Collins used the gas gun to propel himself across open space to the Agena. In the course of two trips he retrieved a micrometeorite package from TDA 3. The cabin was repressurized after 40 min 8 s. It was depressurized a final time at 0052 on Jul 21 for a 2 min 52s equipment dump.

Retrofire was 92.8m/s aft, 35.4 m/s down, 20 deg pitch down. The spacecraft was recovered from the Atlantic by the USS Guadalcanal after a splashdown at 26 44 07 N 71 57 W.

GTA-10 mission events
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Jul 18	2220:27	Launch
	2222:59	BECO, staging T+2:32	-5941 x 120 x 29.4
	2226:07	T+5:40 SECO	160 x 166 x 29.0
	2226	Orbit insertion
	2226:38	T+6:11 Stage 2 sep	160 x 259 x 29.0
	2227:13	IVAR 7.6m/s	160 x 268
	2227:48	T+7:21 OAMS off
	2231	Pilot window cover ejected
1966 Jul 19	0038:36	NC1 phase adjust 17m/s 1:16	217 x 268 x 29.01
	0050:49	NPC plane change 2.9m/s 0:13
	0056		88.73 162 x 261 x 28.9 (TLE)
	0208:03	NSR coelliptic circ 15m/s 1:05
	0254:11	TPI 10m/s
	0306:50	CORR-1 VY = 6.2m/s
	0318:51	CORR-2 VX = 8.8m/s
	0320	Range 2 km
	0322:19	TPF 15m/s
	0332	At 180m holding
	0342	Rendezvous with GATV 5005 at 12m
	0413:03	Docked with TDA
	0558:44	SPS burn 1:38
	0559:00	NCH1 phase adj (docked PPS, 13s) 128m/s	294 x 763
	0600?		95.21 299 x 757 x 28.8 (TLE)
	0700?	S-12 collector opened
	1840:24	NH SPS burn 1:35 T+20:20
	1840:38	NCH2 height adjust (docked PPS, 11s) 102 m/s	297 x 386
	2057	NSR SPS 1:28
	2057:32	T+22:38 NSR circ burn, 26m/s docked PPS 4s	378 x 386
	2106:02	Phasing, SPS 10s	379 x 389
	2140	At 4psi
	2143:52	Depress T+23:24
	2144:30?	Hatch open, SEVA UV photos
	2145	Waste Bag jettisoned (1kg?)
	2150	Begin S-13 UV photos
	2229?	MSC-8 plate and rod jettisoned
	2230	Collins problems with eye irritation
	2232:35	S-13 bracket jettison
	2233	Hatch closed
	2234:12	Repress
1966 Jul 20	0206:02s	NC1 catch-up, SPS thrusters, 0:09 3m/s T+27:45:35
1966 Jul 20	1524:52	Plane change 5m/s, SPS 18s	380 x 388
	1556:16	Phase adjust 1m/s ret SPS 4s	380 x 380
	1642	Suit test, depress to 3psi
	1740	End ECS test, repress
	1900:03	Undocked from TDA/Agena 5005 0.5m/s 3s
		Range to Agena 5003 250km
		Sep to 6m, begin S-26 Ion Wake during sep
	1914	Jettison CDR window cover
	1916	At 450m from GATV5005
		Begin Agena rendezvous
	2014:28	NCC corrective burn T+45:54:01 1m/s
	2029:55	NSR coelliptic T+46:09:28 3m/s	385 x 385?
	2147:11	TPI 30s 9m/s
	2154:37	CORR-1
	2159:25	CORR-2
	2159:37	TPF 5 km
	2203	R-dot 15m/s
	2212	At 200m
	2217	Stationkeeping
	2217	Rendezvous with TDA/Agena 5003	398 x 398?
	2241	At 2m
	2256	Begin depress
	2301:14	Depress
	2301	Hatch open, PLT egress; 6m range to Agena
	2307	Retr S-12 experiment from GT exterior
		S-12 nose fairing discarded
	2310?	PLT transfer to AM
		Plug in N2 line for HHMU
		2m to Agena
	2316	PLT transfer to TDA
	2317	PLT leaves Agena
	2317	PLT 6m from Gemini
	2318	PLT Back at cabin
	2319	PLT leave Gemini to Agena (5m)
	2320	PLT at TDA
	2323	Retrieve S-10 from Agena
	2323?	Accidental release of Hasselblad
	2323	PLT leave Agena
	2324	PLT at cabin
	2326	Jettison new S-10
	2326?	Flight plan floats out of hatch
	2326?	S-12 experiment floats out
	2340	Hatch closed
	2341:22	Repress
1966 Jul 21	0052:22	Depress
	0053	Hatch open,equipment dump
		Jettison ELSS chest pack
		Jettison Umbilical Bag with 15m umbilical,
		HHMU,
		Standup hoses (0.6m)
		Y connectors (x2), Suit hose interconnect
		EVA visor; EVA light; dry waste container (x2)
		Glare shield; S-12 fairing
	0054	Hatch closed
	0055:14	Repress
	0136:27	Lateral sep, 0.3m/s
	0159:18	Orbit shape burn, lower peri 30m/s 1:57	292 x 400
	2029:01	AM sep	300 x 398 x 28.9 (SR4)
	2030:53	Retrofire
	2031:46	RM sep and docking bar sep	-10 x 392 x 28.9
	2053:18	117 km	-4 x 406 x 29.0 (SR4)
	2107:05	Splashdown
	2134	Recovered by USS Guadalcanal

GATV-5

  1966-065A

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TDA 1A was launched aboard Gemini Agena Target Vehicle 5005, to serve as the target for Gemini 10. After the Gemini 10 encounter, the primary engine was used to raise the orbit and then lower it again, carrying out temperature tests on the payload. A third burn by the secondary propulsion system placed it in a storage orbit for use as a reserve target.

TDA 1A
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Jul 18	2039:46	Launch from LC14
	2041:56	T+2:10 BECO	-5948 x 132 x 28.9
	2041:58	T+2:13 Booster sep
	2044:24	T+4:39 SECO
	2044:44	T+4:58 VECO 217 km	-4404 x 292 x 29.0
	2044:46	T+5:00 Atlas sep
	2045:37	T+5:51 Agena SPS ignition
	2045:56	T+6:10 Agena PPS burn
	2046:16	T+6:20 Fairing
	2049:06	T+9:20 Agena MECO
	2049	Orbit insertion
	2105	TDA activated
	2324		90.42 292 x 298 x 28.9
1996 Jul 19	0413:03	Gemini 10 docked with TDA
	0559:00	Phase adj (docked PPS, 13s)	294 x 763
	0600?		95.21 299 x 757 x 28.8 (TLE)
	1840:38	Height adjust (docked PPS, 10s)	297 x 386
	2057:32	Circ burn, docked PPS 2s	378 x 386
	2106:02	Phasing, SPS 10s	379 x 389
1966 Jul 20	1524:52	Plane change, SPS 18s	380 x 388
	1556:16	Phasing burn 4s	380 x 380
	1900:03	Gemini 10 undocked
1966 Jul 21	2241:32	PPS burn 257m/s	385 x 1390
1966 Jul 22	0508:05	PPS burn 264m/s	352 x 383
1966 Jul 22	0918:33	SPS burn 10m/s	352 x 347
1966 Jul 23	1906		91.52 347 x 351 x 28.9
1966 Jul 25	1200?	End of transmissions
1966 Jul 26	2010		91.51 345 x 351 x 28.9
1966 Jul 31			91.48 344 x 350 x 28.9
1966 Aug 20			91.42 340 x 348 x 28.9
1966 Nov 14			90.50 297 x 300 x 28.9
1966 Dec 25			88.75 209 x 215 x 28.9
1966 Dec 29		Reentered

Star Tracks

https://welib.org/md5/03790b7513044798f60986331dcac69a

Teen: February 1992

 https://welib.org/md5/df37563e509cded8cf5f803273ac3945

Spaceflight: January 1992

 https://welib.org/md5/45483459db23d4bedd5d7fc2d8fa273d

Aviation Week: February 3,1992

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ASTEX

 1971-089A

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The P71-2 satellite, also known as ASTEX (Advanced Space Technology Experiments), was launched on 1971 Oct 17 by a Long Tank Thrust Augmented Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. The spacecraft used an Agena D satellite bus.

CMP/SAMSO-002 was an IR astronomy experiment. According to Price the sensor was forced to scan along the horizon rather than at the zenith because of other payload requirements, and a cryocooler line leak ended the experiment after two weeks. CMP returned only three orbits of data but covered 82 percent of the sky in two bands.

The FRUSA (RTD-806) array was used in the design of the HST solar arrays. The ONR-001 experiment was to understand what happens to the ionosphere during a high altitude nuclear explosion; it seems to have used a solar storm to model this. NSA-001 was an experimental secure communications link. Known payloads had a mass of 217 kg.

P71-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1971 Oct 17	1336	Launch by Thorad Agena D	V
	1338	VECO
	1338	Thor sep
	1338	Agena D burn
	1343?	Agena D MECO
	1430?	MES-2
	1431?	MECO-2
			100.7 773 x 803 x 92.7
1973 Dec		Still operating

Payload:

• CMP Celestial IR Mapping Program (SAMSO-002), 58 kg, studied IR background

• FRUSA Flexible Rolled Up Solar Array 9.75m (RTD-806), 113 kg

• NSA-001 NSA command and control interfaces, 8 kg

• ONR-001, LPARL payload, Study solar storm effects on polar phenomena, for modelling nuclear detonation effects on ionosphere, 38 kg

  • ERIS Earth Reflecting Ionospheric Sounder (LPARL/)

  • High resolution electron spectrometers (LPARL/Imhof) 

  • HEAPS High energy alpha-proton spectroemters (LPARL/Reagan) 

  • HEPS High Energy Proton Spectrometer (LPARL/Reagan)

Progress 35

 1988-024A

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Progress No. 143 (7K-TG No. 143) was launched in Mar 1988. It was announced as Progress-35. It carried 2283 kg of cargo.

Progress-35
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Mar 23	2105:12	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
	2114	Blok-I sep
	2200		88.97 185 x 262 x 51.6
1988 Mar 24	0700		88.80 183 x 248 x 51.6
	2200		88.76 182 x 245 x 51.6
1988 Mar 25	0500		89.75 240 x 285 x 51.6
	2221:35	Docked with Mir, Kvant DP2
	2316		91.20 308 x 359 x 51.6
1988 Mar 26	1700		91.18 318 x 347 x 51.6
1988 May 5	0136:03	Undocked
	0430?	88-24C separated
	0612?	Deorbited
	0656:19	Reentered

Kosmos 2047

 1989-082A

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Kosmos-2047
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1989 Oct 3	1459:59	Launch by Soyuz	PL
	1508	Blok-I sep
1989 Oct 4.4			89.43 166x326x67.1
1989 Oct 5.9			88.81 161x269x67.1
1989 Oct 8.2			89.19 175x293x67.1 from 88.59 157x252
1989 Oct 12.1			89.18 180x287x67.1 from 88.70 163x256
1989 Oct 15.1			89.52 179x322x67.1 from 88.91 173x267
1989 Oct 23	0641?	SpK-1 fiducial
	2018?	Large orbit change	89.98 156x390x67.1 from 88.29 153x226
1989 Oct 27.0			89.67 169x347x67.1 from 89.45 151x343
1989 Oct 31			89.25 164x309x67.1
1989 Nov 1			89.09 161 x 297 x 67.1
1989 Nov 2		Orbit raise	89.88 177 x 358 x 67.1
1989 Nov 6			89.80 189x339x67.1
1989 Nov 6		SpK-2 fiducial
1989 Nov 12.0			90.01 186x364x67.1 from 89.33 180x302
1989 Nov 20		reentered

Soyuz TM-5

 1988-048A

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Anatoli Solov'yov, Viktor Savinykh, and Bulgarian astronaut Alexander Alexandrov flew 7K-STM No. 55 (Soyuz TM-5) to Mir in Jun 1988.

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Crew

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• Komandir Anatoli Solov'yov, VVS

• Bortinzhener Viktor Savinykh, NPO Energiya

• Kosmonavt-issledovatel' Alexander Alexandrov, Bulgaria

Soyuz TM-5, Flight 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Jun 7	1403	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
	1405	Blok-BVGD sep
	1407	Blok-A sep
	1411	Blok-I cutoff
	1411	Blok-I sep
		Blok-I sep	88.62 196 x 216 x 51.6
	2100		89.57 214 x 293 x 51.6
1988 Jun 8	0015		90.74 282 x 341 x 51.6
	2130		90.78 287 x 339 x 51.6
1988 Jun 9	1700		91.58 349 x 355 x 51.6
	1557	Docked +X

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Crew

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• Komandir Vladimir Titov, VVS

• Bortinzhener Musa Manarov, NPO Energiya

Soyuz TM-5, Flight 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Jun 18	0835	Hatch closed; crew Titov, Manarov
	1011	Undocked +X
	1027	Docked -X

The third flight of TM-5 saw the return of visiting crew EP-3-2 to Earth. 30 seconds before deorbit, an IR horizon sensor alarm cancelled the burn. A 7s burn a few minutes later didn't work right and was aborted. After several more tries, the orbit was somewhat changed but still no deorbit. Automatic separation of the service module was cancelled only a minute before it would have occurred. Finally a day later a successful deorbit burn was made.

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Crew

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• Komandir Vladimir Lyakhov, VVS

• Kosmonavt-issledovatel' Capt. Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghan AF

Soyuz TM-5, Flight 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Sep 5	2030	Hatch closed; crew Lyakhov, Mohmand
	2255	Undocked -X
	2257	RUD burn
	2335	BO sep	332 x 364 x 51.6
1988 Sep 6	0123:38	Deorbit cancelled by software 30s
	0131:10	SKD Deorbit burn 7s, manual abort
			334 x 363 x 51.6
	0435:34	14s burn, from June rendezvous program
	0436:04	Burn cutoff
	0436:06	33s manual burn, auto cutoff	90.42 250 x 341 x 51.6
	0436:39	Auto cutoff
	0500	PAO sep cancelled
1988 Sep 7	0000:54	Deorbit burn
	0005?	DO CO
	0026?	PAO sep
	0030?	Entry
	0049:38	Landed

Kosmos 897

 1977-017A

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Kosmos-897 made one maneuver, raising apogee unusually high a few days before recovery.

Kosmos-897
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1977 Mar 10	1100	Launch by Soyuz-U	Plesetsk
	1104	Blok-I burn
	1108	Blok-I sep
1977 Mar 10			89.6 171x340x72.9
1977 Mar 11			89.58 170 x 336 x 72.9
1977 Mar 19			89.43 168 x 324 x 72.8
1977 Mar 20			90.35 168 x 415 x 72.8
1977 Mar 21			90.30 167 x 410 x 72.8
1977 Mar 23
	0534?	Deorbit
	0544?	PO sep
	0548?	Entry
	0605?	Landed

Gemini 9A

  1966-047A

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After the loss of TDA 5 during launch, the GTA-9 mission was redesigned to use the ATDA (TDA 4) satellite. The rescoped mission was designated GTA-9A.

The rendezvous sequence introduced a corrective combination maneuver which adjusted orbit height, phasing and plane all at once.

A second rendezvous with ATDA used a passive approach with an equiperiod orbit. The third rendezvous used a coelliptic method with approach from above.

On this mission the ELSS was a new model with enhanced capability.

On Jun 5 at 1502 Cernan opened the hatch, set up cameras and mirrors, and deployed the EVA handrails. Next he moved to the Adapter Module. The test of the AMU was cancelled when he became exhausted and his visor fogged. He worked at the AMU work station, and then returned to the cabin at 1648. At 1710 the hatch was closed and the cabin repressurized after a 2 hr 7 min EVA. It was decided not to jettison the AMU from the adapter as originally planned.

Splashdown was at 27 52 N, 75 00 04 W in the Atlantic.

GTA-9A
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Jun 3	1339:33	Launch
	1342:04	T+2:31 BECO 64 km	-5943 x 125 x 28.6
	1342:04	Stage 1 sep
	1345:12	T+5:39 SECO Orbit insertion	158.5 x 236.7 x 28.8
	1345:30	Stage 2 sep, tailoff 31m/s
	1345:30	IVAR burn 10m/s	159 x 270 x 28.8
	1346:12	IVAR OAMS off
	1350:30	Window covers jettison
	1428:38	Phase adjust 22m/s 1:39	230 x 270 x 28.8
	1534:50	NCC Corrective combination 4.5m/s 19s
	1604:24	NSR Coelliptic, apo 2 16m/s 1:11	274 x 276 x 28.8
	1700	Tally ho ATDA
	1715:25	TPI
	1745	Braking at 2 km	294 x 298 x 28.8
	1746	At 1km, 6m/s R-dot
	1750	At 180m, 1m/s
	1753	At 35m
	1754:33	Rendezvous-1 with ATDA
		Flyaround inspection
	1840:33	Sep burn 6m/s 35s	294 x 302 x 28.8
	1924	HA burn
	1934	burn 11m/s
	1954:45	TPI Burn
	2000	At 1.5 km?
	2009	At 1 km
	2013:31	Braking
	2015	Rendezvous 2 with ATDA at 30m	296 x 296 x 28.8
	2054:31	Sep burn 1m/s 6s	289 x 296 x 28.8
1966 Jun 4	0802:52	Phase adjust 6m/s 3s	289 x 309 x 28.8
	0847:49s	Ht Adjust 5m/s 22s
	0934:00	NSR circ 4m/s 25s	307 x 309 x 28.8
	1042:01	TPI
	1059	At 5 km
	1107:30	Braking
	1115?	Rendezvous 3 with ATDA	295 x 298 x 28.8 (MSC)
	1121	Reported rendezvous 3 with ATDA
	1130	At 30m
	1206	ATDA shake test fails to free nose
	1221	At 1 m
	1224	Begin drift away
	1238:33	Sep burn 1m/s	292 x 298 x 28.8 (MSC)
1966 Jun 5	1457	Begin depress
	1459	Cabin depressurized
	1502:25	HO
	1503	PLT SEVA
	1504:00	Jettison EVA bag 1kg (left aft foot well pouch)
	1506?	Cernan egress
	1506	PLT to AM
	1507	S-12 retrieve
	1507	S-12 housing jettison
	1508	Set up handrails, movie camera
	1524	PLT to AM
	1530	PLT near cabin
	1534	AMU thermal cover jettison
	1550	PLT at AM
	1610	PLT in AMU
	1643	AMU test cancelled
	1645?	Tether discarded
	1651	PLT back near cabin
	1659	PLT ingress
	1709	HC
	1710	Repress
	1920	31s 8m/s Retro phasing burn	270 x 291 x 28.8
			267 x 290 x 28.9 (MR)
1966 Jun 6	1325:23	Adapter module sep
	1326:17	Retrofire 90 aft, 38 down
	1327:30?	Retro module sep
	1331:00?	264 km	-25? x 290? x 28.9
	1346?	122 km	-23? x 306? x 28.9
	1400:23	Splashdown
	1445?	Recovered by USS Wasp

GTDA-1

  1966-046A

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After the early failures with the Agena, TDA 4 was modified to become the Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA), with the addition of a simple stabilization package instead of the Agena. The ATDA could be launched by a simple Atlas SLV-3 without an upper stage. It was pressed into service when TDA 5 was lost in a launch accident, but although it made orbit successfully its nose fairing failed to separate. Gemini 9-A used it as a rendezvous target, but the intended docking was called off.

TDA 4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Jun 1	1500:02	Launch from LC14
	1501:59	BECO
	1502:02	Booster sep	-6150 x 201 x 28.92
	1505:50	T+5:48 SECO
	1506:09	T+6:07 VECO
	1506:09	Orbit insertion	90.2 292 x 296 x 28.9
		T+6:17 nose fairing ft sep
	1506:25	T+6:23 Atlas sep from ATDA
1966 Jun 3	1754	GTA 9-A rendezvous
	1824	Rigidize TDA
	1840	GTA 9-A end rendezvous
	2016	GTA 9-A rendezvous
	2054	GTA 9-A end rendezvous
1966 Jun 4	1121	GTA 9-A rendezvous
	1238	GTA 9-A end rendezvous
1966 Jun 14	1115	Last comms
1966 Jul 11		Reentered

GATV-4

  1966-F07

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Agena 5004 was launched on 1966 May 17, but three minutes after launch the Atlas' engine pitched over and the stage broke up. The Agena separated and transmissions were received for a further 7 minutes; it fell in the Atlantic together with its TDA 5 payload. The booster impacted 552 km E of the Cape; the Atlas hit 200 km NE of the Cape.

TDA 5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 May 17	1515:03	Launch from LC14
	1517:03	B2 engine pitchover
	1517:14	T+2:11 BECO
	1517:17	Booster sep 61 km	-5990 x 91 x 28.3
	1518	Atlas engine pitch over
	1518	Atlas breakup
	1519:37	SECO, LOX depletion
	1520:03	Horizon sensor fairing sep
	1520:04	Agena sep 116 km	-6340 x 116 x 28.1
	1521	Booster impact 28.6N 75.5W
	1522:19	At 30 km, descending
	1522:39	Agena end of transmissions
	1523?	Agena debris impact 28.9N 78.9W

Kosmos 524

 1972-080A

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Kosmos-524 (DS-P1-Yu No. 49) was the second of the Oct 1972 triplet of DS-P1-Yu calibration satellite launches.

Kosmos-524
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1972 Oct 11	1320	Launch by 11K63	PL
	1322	Stage 2 burn
	1327?	Stage 2 sep
1972 Oct 12	1900		92.33 267 x 512 x 71.0 (RAE)
1973 Jan 1	0000		91.37 251 x 434 x 71.0 (RAE)
1973 Jan 18		end of ops
1973 Mar 25	0448?	Reentered