Intelsat 304

  1969-045A

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After launch in May 1969, the fourth Intelsat III satellite took over primary Pacific duties from F-3. In 1970 it shared these duties with F-8, and in 1972 it was replaced by Intelsat IV F-4 and placed in reserve.

Intelsat III F-4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1969 May 22	0200:00	Launch by Delta M	CK LC17A
		Castor 2 sep
	0203:39	T+3:39 MECO
		St 1 sep
	0203	SES S/N 20233 6:19.5
	0210	SECO
	0221?	St 2 sep
	0222?	TES S/N 00013, 41.6s
	0222?	TECO
	0223?	St 3 sep	650.5 280 x 36888 x 28.58 (TR-1022)
	0800?	Apo 1 over 67E
	1830?	Apo 2 over 90W
1969 May 23		AKM
	0530?	Apo 3 over 100E
	1630?	Apo 4 over 60W
1969 May 24	0330?	Apo 5 over 130E
	0220?	AKM burn SVM-2
1969 May 31			1418.9 35229 x 35673 x 0.5
1969 Jun 1		POR Primary, replaced III F-3	GEO 175.4E
1969 Dec 1			1436.01 35761 x 35807 x 0.6 GEO 172.2E
1970 Jul		POR Primary, with III F-8
1971 May 25			GEO 175.3E
1972 Feb 14		Replaced by IV F-4
1972 Aug 7			GEO 178.1E
1972 Sep		In reserve
1975 Dec 30			GEO 190.6E (Morgan)
1977 Feb 24			GEO 166.6W
1977 Apr 13			1435.52 35749 x 35800 x 6.0 GEO 162.2W+0.14W
1977 May		Orbit raised

Kosmos 1182

 1980-040A

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Kosmos-1182
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 May 23	0710	Launch by Soyuz	Plesetsk
	0714?	Blok-I burn
	0718?	Blok-I sep
1980 May 23			89.10 210 x 249 x 82.34
1980 May 25			88.78 200 x 228 x 82.3
1980 May 30			88.95 216 x 229 x 82.3
1980 Jun 4			88.83 211 x 222 x 82.3
1980 Jun 5
	0317?	Deorbit
	0327?	PO sep
	0332?	Entry
	0346?	Landed

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Resurs 47

 1991-035A

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Resurs F-2 No. 6 (17F42 No. 6) was launched on a 30 day mission in May 1991. For the first time, a Resurs F mission was flown in a lower orbit of 230 x 235 km instead of the standard 265 km altitude. Frequent trim burns were performed to raise the orbit whenever perigee decayed to arround 220-225 km.

Resurs F-2 No. 6
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1991 May 21	0900	Launch by Soyuz-U	PL LC43/4
	0904	Blok-I burn
	0908	Blok-I sep
1991 May 22	0230		88.74 181 x 243 x 82.31
	0930		89.15 229 x 235 x 82.33
1991 May 23	1200		89.13 229 x 233 x 82.31
1991 May 27			89.03 224 x 228 x 82.31
1991 May 27	1430		89.14 227 x 236 x 82.31
1991 May 31			89.03 221 x 231 x 82.31
1991 Jun 1			89.16 228 x 236 x 82.31
1991 Jun 5			89.02 221 x 231 x 82.31
1991 Jun 6			89.11 228 x 233 x 82.31
1991 Jun 9			89.05 225 x 229 x 82.31
1991 Jun 10			89.12 224 x 236 x 82.31
1991 Jun 15	2130		89.16 232 x 234 x 82.31
1991 Jun 18	0930		89.13 227 x 235 x 82.31
1991 Jun 19	1700		89.10 225 x 234 x 82.31
1991 Jun 20
	0322?	Deorbit
	0330?	PO sep
	0342?	Entry	-201 x 228
	0358?	Landing

Kosmos 1042

 1978-092A

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Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite 

Kosmos-1042
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1978 Oct 6	1530	Launch by Soyuz-U	Plesetsk
	1534	Blok-I burn
	1538	Blok-I sep
1978 Oct 6			89.41 177 x 313 x 62.8
1978 Oct 12			89.15 175 x 289 x 62.8
1978 Oct 14			89.49 173 x 324 x 62.8
1978 Oct 15			89.09 167 x 291 x 62.8
1978 Oct 16			89.02 166 x 285 x 62.8
1978 Oct 17			89.45 166 x 329 x 62.8
1978 Oct 18			89.41 165 x 324 x 62.9
1978 Oct 19
	0635?	Deorbit
	0645?	PO sep
	0649?	Entry
	0705?	Landed

Telstar 1

  1962-029A

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The world's first commercial satellite, Telstar 1 (A-40 or TSX 1) was built by and for AT&T; Bell Labs. The medium altitude C-band comsat was launched by a Delta from Cape Canaveral in Jul 1962 and provided transatlantic communications relay services.

Telstar 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1962 Jul 10	0835:05	Launch by Delta DM19	CC LC17B
	0837	Thor sep
	0837	Delta 2023 burn
	0842?	Delta SECO
		Altair 3023 burn
	0846	Altair sep
	2328	First active phone relay
	2331	First TV relay
1962 Jul 10			952 x 5632 x 44.8
1962 Nov 24		Failed due to STARFISH damage
1963 Jan 3		Recovered transmissions
1963 Feb 21		End of transmissions

Payload:

• C-band communications

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Solar Mesosphere Explorer

 1981-100A

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SME was a project operated by the University of Colorado to study the mesosphere and the ozone layer. The mission was managed by JPL. The satellite, built by Ball Aerospace, was launched at 1127 on 1981 Oct 6 by a Delta 2310 from Vandenberg and reached a 95.45min, 536 x 540 km x 97.5 deg sun-synchronous (3am/3pm local time) orbit at 1135. The Delta stage made a second burn to a higher orbit.

SME operated until around Dec-1986 and reentered on 1991 Mar 5. The satellite generated a database of nitric oxide density profiles. One reference says that instruments were switched off in Dec 1988, but available science data runs only to Dec 1986 so I suspect a typo.

SME
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1981 Oct 6	1127	Launch by Delta 2310	V
		T+0:38 SRM burnout
		T+1:45 SRM sep
		T+3:48 MECO
		T+3:56 St 1 sep
		T+4:03 SES-1 4:32
	1135	T+8:35 SECO-1
	1221	T+54:53 SES-2 4.56s
	1221	T+54:58 SECO-2
		Spinup
	1226	T+59:10 SME/Delta sep	95.45 536 x 540 x 97.5
		Retro burn
	1228	T+1:01:25 Uosat/Delta sep
	1257?	SES-3 depletion
	1257?	SECO-3	554 x 2752 x 99.9
1981 Oct 7	1200?	IR radiometer cover jettison
1981 Dec 15		Ozone data begins
1982 Jan 6		N2O4 data begins
1986 Dec 11		N2O4 data ends
1986 Dec 15		Ozone data ends
1986 Dec		Decommissioned
1991 Mar 5		Reentered

Kosmos 1685

 1985-085A

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Kosmos-1685
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1985 Sep 26	1115	Launch by Soyuz
	1119	Blok I burn
	1124	Blok I MECO
1985 Sep 26			90.01 196 x 353 x 72.9
1985 Sep 27			92.25 354 x 414 x 72.9
1985 Sep 28			92.27 355 x 415 x 72.9
1985 Oct 7			92.26 358 x 412 x 72.9
1985 Oct 10
	0512?	Deorbit
	0522?	PO sep
	0535?	Entry	-70 x 396
	0550?	Landed

Kosmos 430

  1971-062A

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Kosmos-430 was launched from Plesetsk in Jul 1971, three days into the mission of Kosmos-429. The spacecraft made one major orbit change the day after launch, reducing apogee by 35 km and perigee by 10 km.

Kosmos-430
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1971 Jul 23	1100:09	Launch by 11A57	PL
	1104	Blok-I burn
	1108	Blok-I sep
	1344		89.71 206 x 312 x 65.4
1971 Jul 24	0141		89.53 198 x 304 x 65.4
	0910		89.53 197 x 304 x 65.4
	1425	Orbit lower
	2230		89.06 186 x 269 x 65.4
1971 Jul 26	1200		89.05 188 x 267 x 65.40 (RAE)
1971 Aug 2	0515		88.90 184 x 254 x 65.4
1971 Aug 4	1725	Engine sep
1971 Aug 5	0418?	Retrofire
	0428?	PO sep
	0434?	Entry
	0449?	Landed

Kosmos 2057

 1990-009A

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Kosmos-2057
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1990 Jan 25	1715:00	Launch by Soyuz	PL
	1723	Blok-I sep
1990 Jan 31			89.49 175x323x62.8
1990 Feb 6			89.58 169x337x62.8
1990 Feb 8			89.36 165x319x62.8
1990 Feb 14			89.66 170x345x62.8
1990 Feb 17		SpK-1 fiducial
1990 Mar 1			89.83 173x358x62.8 from 88.88 164x273x62.8
1990 Mar 5		SpK-2 fiducial
1990 Mar 16			89.18 178x288x62.8 from 88.64 155x258x62.8
1990 Mar 19			89.00 175x274x62.8
1990 Mar 20
	0210?	Deorbit
	0229?	Entry
	0245?	Landed

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Ekran 7

 1981-061A

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Ekran 21 was launched on 1981 Jun 26 by Proton-K from Baikonur.

Ekran 21
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1981 Jun 25	2355	Launch by Proton-K	KB
1981 Jun 26	0004	Stage 3 sep
	0112?	DM burn 1
	0628?	DM burn 2
	0632?	DM sep
1981 Jun 26			1426.56 35599 x 35599 x 0.1 GEO 89.2E+2.4E
1981 Oct 16			1436.02 35799 x 35791 x 0.2 GEO 100.0E
1982 Jan			GEO 99E
1982 Jun 30			1436.40 35772 x35812 x 0.4 GEO 98.4E+0.08W
1982 Jul 25			1435.89 35766 x 35798 x 0.5 GEO 99.3E+0.05E
1982 Oct 16			1436.49 35786 x 35802 x 0.7 GEO 96.8E+0.08W
1983 Nov 28			1435.71 35758 x 35799 x 1.6 GEO 52.6E+0.1E
1988 Apr 5			1435.61 35755 x 35798 x 5.6 GEO 54.4E+0.1E

Gemini 12

  1966-104A

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Shortly after the coelliptic burn it was discovered that the radar was not functioning. Aldrin used the sextant instead, bringing his rendezvous expertise to good use.

The Agena showed some possible PPS problems during ascent, so only SPS burns were made. The Agena also gave problems in the docked phase, with the docked spacecraft difficult to control in gyrocompass mode.

The tether experiment was repeated. This time the docking bar was fitted with a cap to retain the tether, so that the EVA clamp was not needed. The payload area in the adapter section carried an EVA work station. A reserve oxidizer tank was removed from the OAMS system to save weight.

Splashdown was at 24 35 N 69 57 W in the Atlantic.

GTA-12
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Nov 11	2046:33	Launch
	2049:06	BECO T+2:33	-5925 x 118 x 29.79
	2049:08	T+2:35 Staging
	2052:16	T+5:43 SECO	160 x 241 x 28.90
	2052:39	T+6:06 Stage 2 sep, 3s burn
	2052:40	Jettison radar and horizon sensor covers
	2052:42	Sep burn complete
	2053:16	IVAR 34s 7.6, -4.0, -0.9 m/s
	2053:31	Lateral burn 22s
	2053:50	IVAR off
	2053:53	T+7:20 OAMS off	88.87 161 x 270 x 28.87
	2059	CDR window cover jet
	2100	PLT window cover jet
	2136:13	T+0:49:40 NC1 Phase adjust 20m/s 1:28	89.55 228 x 270 x 28.90
	2200:55	T+1:14:22 NPC Plane adjust 2.5m/s	89.55 228 x 270 x 28.88
	2234:25	T+2:22:55 CSI Corr. Comb. mvr 2m/s 10s	89.68 230 x 281 x 28.88
	2309:27	PDH coelliptic NSR 15m/s 1:06	90.11 272 x 281 x 28.88
		Radar failure
	2352:21	T+3:05:47 TPI 7m/s	90.41 281 x 301 x 28.87
	2357:47	MC1
1966 Nov 12	0003:40	MC2
	0010:19	MC3
	0015:35	MC4
	0019:09	TPF	90.50 290 x 301 x 28.87
1966 Nov 12	0020	At 1.5km 5m/s
	0025	At 1 km 6m/s
1966 Nov 12	0032	T+3:46 M=3 rendezvous with TDA/Agena 5001R
	0100:02	Docked with TDA
	0117:55	Undocked
		Flyaround Agena
	0136:16	incomplete docking
	0137?	Undocking
	0153	GATV rolled 90 deg
	0153:47	Docked
	0249:37	Undocked
	0254:27	Docked
	0351:39	Phasing (docked SPS) 51s 13m/s	89.92 253 x 281 x 28.88
	0822		90.09 244 x 313 x 28.8 (TLE)
	1202:51	Sync for eclipse (docked SPS 18s 5m/s)	90.08 253 x 297 x 28.88
		Solar eclipse photos
	1612:16	Depress
	1615	HO
	1616	SEVA, PLT
	1617	Jettison waste bag
		Attached handrail and UV camera
		S012 retrieved
	1800?	Reentered W of Africa
	1845:03	Hatch closed
	1845:03	Repress (02:32:47)
			258 x 300 x 28.9 (PAO)
	2320		90.02 258 x 291 x 28.9 (TLE)
1966 Nov 13	1532	Begin depress
	1534:04	Depress
	1534:59	Hatch open
	1538	PLT egress
	1550	Attach tether to Agena
		Attach S010 to GATV
	1611	work at AM station
	1728	Back near cabin
	1736	Jettison handrail and 2 waist tethers
	1741	Hatch closed (1:55)
	1742:41	Repress (2:08:37)
	1941	Pitch down to GG attitude
	2009:50	Tethered undocking, radial sep
		30m Gravity gradient test
1966 Nov 14	0037:30	Tether released (docking bar)
	0101:00	Sep burn 2m/s 8s	264 x 300 x 28.8 (PAO)
			90.15 260 x 296 x 28.88 (MR)
	0816		89.95 252 x 291 x 28.8 (TLE)
	1034:20	Phase adj 2m/s 9s	265 x 293 x 28.8 (PAO)
			90.08 261 x 289 x 28.89 (MR)
	1128	S-51 Centaure HMG observed
	1303	S-51 fail to observe HMG launch
	1450	Begin depress
	1451:57	EVA-3 depress
	1453	Hatch open
		PLT SEVA, UV photos
	1455	Jettison ELSS
	1455	Equipment dump
	1500	Begin UV photos
	1540?	S-13 bracket jettison
	1540?	EVA camera cables jett
	1546?	Return to cabin
	1548	Hatch closed
	1549:36	Repress (00:51:39)
1966 Nov 15	1343	Thruster test, 2 failed	90.06 261 x 287 x 28.87
	1845:36	AM sep
	1846:31	Retrofire 91.6m/s aft 34.6m/s down	-40 x 285 x 28.85
			-46 x 293
	1847:23	RM sep
	1921:04	Splashdown
	2027	Recovery by USS Wasp

GATV-7A

  1966-103A

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Agena 5001 was refurbished as 5001R and mated with TDA 7A. Launched on Nov 11, 1966, it was used as the target for Gemini 12, Gemini Agena Target Vehicle 5001R. During the Agena orbit insertion burn, an anomaly was observed in the telemetry from the PPS engine, and a decision was made not to use PPS for the docked maneuvers. After Gemini 12 landed, an attempted Agena PPS burn was made over Hawaii which failed because the main fuel valve did not open. Analysis indicated that during the launch anomaly there was a failure in the fuel pump that caused contaminants to later block the valve.

TDA 7A
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Nov 11	1707:59	Launch from LC14
		T+2:11 BECO
		T+2:14 Booster sep	-5947 x 129 x 29.03
		T+4:40 SECO
		T+4:58 VECO
	1712:59	T+5:00 Atlas sep	-4402 x 294 x 29.00
	1713:42	T+5:43 SPS burn
	1714:11	T+6:12 PPS burn
	1714:20	T+6:21 Fairing
	1716:30	T+8:31 PPS anomaly
	1717:14	T+9:15 PPS MECO
		Antenna boom extend
			90.56 294 x 303 x 28.86 (MR)
			243 x 310 x 28.8
1966 Nov 12	0032	GT-12 M=3 rendezvous with TDA/Agena 5001R
	0100:26	Docked with TDA
	0117	Undocked
	0153	Docked
	0249	Undocked
	0254	Docked
	0352	Phasing (docked SPS)	257 x 285
	0822		90.09 244 x 313 x 28.8 (TLE)
	1245?	Sync for eclipse (docked SPS)
	2320		90.02 258 x 291 x 28.9 (TLE)
1966 Nov 13	2009:50	Tethered undocking
		Gravity gradient test
1966 Nov 14	0037:30	Tether released
			90.07 255 x 294 x 28.89
1966 Nov 15	2337:00	PPS height adjust failed, rev 63
1966 Nov 16	0100?	Command system disabled, rev 64
	1700?	Last data obtained
1966 Nov 16	1710		90.09 244 x 313 x 28.9
1966 Dec 3			89.54 237 x 266 x 28.9
1966 Dec 21			88.15 182 x 182 x 28.8
1966 Dec 23		Reentered

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Progress 37

 1988-061A

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Progress No. 145 (7K-TG No. 145, Progress-37) was launched in Jul 1988 with 2305 kg of cargo. 

Progress-37
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Jul 18	2113:09	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
1988 Jul 19	0230		88.93 187 x 256 x 51.6
1988 Jul 20	0800		90.06 236 x 319 x 51.6
	2130		90.69 270 x 347 x 51.6
	2233:40	Docked with Mir, Kvant DP2
1988 Jul 23			91.43 343 x 347 x 51.6
1988 Aug 12	0831:54	Undocked
	1000	91.45 340 x 344 x 51.6
	1310	Deorbited
	1345:40	Reentered

Kosmos 1001

 1978-036A

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After the three 7K-S flights, 11F732 No. 4L was designated a 7K-ST model, as were all the subsequent Soyuz T missions. 7K-ST No. 4L, under the code name Kosmos-1001, flew an 11 day mission in Apr 1978. It also had control problems. The radio command system failed after orbit insertion but communications were restored after some time and the mission continued.

Kosmos-1001
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1978 Apr 4	1500:00	Launch by Soyuz	KB
	1502	Blok BVGD sep
	1504	Blok A sep
	1508	Blok I MECO
	1508	Blok I sep
1978 Apr 4			88.83 202x231x51.52
1978 Apr 5			89.32 195x291x51.64
1978 Apr 7.4			89.35 174x310x51.76 from 196x287 (??)
1978 Apr 7.7			195x280
1978 Apr 10.8			90.81 306x322x51.5 from 193x275
1978 Apr 14		BO sep
1978 Apr 14	2020	(C) 312 x 321 x 51.6
1978 Apr 15.3			90.67 302x313x51.61
1978 Apr 15			C 308x315, d Jun 1
1978 Apr 15			D 310x313 E 297x308
1978 Apr 15			F 287x293, d May 23
1978 Apr 15	1118?	DO
	1122?	DO CO
	1132?	PAO sep
	1142?	Entry
	1205:42	Landed

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Kosmos 771

 1975-090A

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Kosmos-771
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1975 Sep 25	0950	Launch by Soyuz	Plesetsk
	0954?	Blok-I burn
	0958?	Blok-I sep
1975 Sep 25			88.68 200 x 217 x 81.3
1975 Sep 26			88.84 215 x 218 x 81.3
1975 Oct 1			88.76 211 x 215 x 81.3
1975 Oct 2			88.90 214 x 226 x 81.3
1975 Oct 7			88.83 210 x 222 x 81.3
1975 Oct 8
	0542?	Deorbit
	0552?	PO sep
	0559?	Entry
	0615?	Landed

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Kosmos 1587

 1984-082A

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Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite; Extended duration medium resolution mission. The satellite remained in eccentric orbit for 12 days before the orbit raising burn to the medium resolution orbit.

Kosmos-1587
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Aug 6	1400	Launch by Soyuz	PL
	1404	Blok I burn
	1408	Blok I MECO
	1408	Blok I sep
1984 Aug 6			197 x 368 x 72.9
1984 Aug 18	0137	Orbit raise
1984 Aug 19			356x416x72.9
1984 Aug 31	0412?	KDU sep
	0515?	Deorbit	-44? x 397 x 72.9
	0525?	PO sep
	0545?	Reentry
	0556?	Landed

Kosmos 1546

 1984-031A

---

In Mar 1984 the first of a new generation of early warning satellites was launched to geostationary orbit. It is believed that Kosmos-1546 was a modified Oko satellite. After some months drifting it was placed on station at 24W in 1984 Jun. In early 1986 orbital data show the satellite moved to 80E and in mid-1986 the satellite ceased stationkeeping and drifted off station.

The satellite carried the TP infrared direction sensor.

Kosmos-1546
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Mar 29	0553	Launch by Proton-K	KB
	0602	Stage 3 sep
	0700?	DM burn 1
	1215?	DM burn 2
	1230?	DM sep
1984 Mar 29			1451.60 36068 x 36110 x 1.3 GEO 91.7E+3.8W
1984 Apr 17		mv	1448.30 35976 x 36073 x 1.3 GEO 32.9E+3.0W
1984 Apr 28			1448.26 35951 x 36097 x 1.2 GEO 0.9W+3.0W
1984 May 9		mv	1442.58 35777 x 36050 x 1.2 GEO 7.2W+1.6W
1984 May 18			1438.41 35780 x 35883 x 1.2 GEO 18.7W+0.6W
1984 May 25			1436.88 35779 x 35824 x 1.2 GEO 22.4W+0.2W
1984 Jun 26		mv in	1436.00 35775 x 35794 x 1.0 GEO 24.1W
1984 Sep 28			1436.09 35775 x 35796 x 0.9 GEO 23.8W
1985 Mar 24			1436.16 35778 x 35797 x 0.4 GEO 24.2W
1985 Nov 16			1436.00 35778 x 35791 x 0.2 GEO 23.2W
1985 Dec		Move to 80E
1986 Jan 17			GEO 78E+1/d
1986 Mar 2			1436.23 35670 x 35908 x 0.5 GEO 79.5E
1986 Jul 22			1436.15 35667 x 35908 x 0.8 GEO 79.4E
1986 Jul		last mv
1986 Aug 11			1435.98 35668 x 35899 x 0.9 GEO 80.1E
1986 Oct 10
1986 Dec 30			1436.22 35677 x 35900 x 1.3 GEO 79.9E
1987 Apr 1			1436.31 35677 x 35904 x 1.5 GEO 75.8E+0.06W

Meteor 119

  1974-083A

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Meteor F19 was launched in Oct 1974 and carried the second SPD-60 electric thruster.

Meteor F19
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Oct 28	1017	Launch by Vostok 8A92M	PL
	1021?	Blok E burn
	1027?	Blok E sep
			102.5 843 x 907 x 81.2
1976 Jun		End of ops