Saturday, September 12, 1992
NOAA 6
1979-057A
The first operational Tiros N was called NOAA A (NOAA 6 after launch). The Atlas F launch vehicle took off at 1522 on 1979 Jun 27 on azimuth 192.8 deg. NOAA 6 separated from the Atlas at 1529, and the integral Star 37S motor fired at 1532. After an orbit trim at 1534, the satellite was in an 812 x 828 km x 98.8 deg orbit at 0730 LTDN with a period of 101.3 min. NOAA 6 completed its checkout on Jul 16. In Jan 1986 it was reactivated after NOAA 8's failure.
| NOAA 6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Jun 27 | 1551:59 | Launch by Atlas | |
| T+2:01 BECO | |||
| T+2:04 BPJ Booster Package Jettison | |||
| T+2:23 NFJ Nose Fairing Jettison | |||
| T+5:21 SECO | |||
| T+5:40 VECO | |||
| 1557:43 | T+5:44 Atlas sep | ||
| 1602:19 | T+10:20 Star 37 burn | ||
| 1603:02 | T+11:03 Star 37 burnout | ||
| T+11:08 RCS start | |||
| T+11:32 RCS stop | |||
| T+14min Hydrazine blowdown? | |||
| 1622? | T+30min arrays and booms deployed | ||
| 101.3 812 x 828 x 98.8 | |||
| 1979 Jul 16 | Operational | ||
| 1983 Sep 19 | HIRS failed | ||
| 1986 Jan | Reactivated to replace NOAA 8 | ||
| 1987 Mar 31 | Decommissioned | ||
Payload:
- AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer with optical and IR bands: 0.55-0.9,0.725-1.3,10.5-11.5,3.53-3.93 mu
- SEM Space Environment Monitor
Korabl-Sputnik 2
1960-011
Vostok-1 No. 2 (1K No. 2) was launched in Aug 1960 and named Korabl'-Sputnik-2 (Second Spaceship Satellite). It carried two dogs, Belka and Strelka, which became the first living beings to be recovered from orbit. when Vostok-1 No. 2 landed in the Soviet Union a day after launch.
| Korabl'-Sputnik-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Aug 19 | 0844:06 | Launch by 8K72 | KB LC1 |
| 0849? | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0854? | Blok-E MECO | ||
| 0855? | Blok-E sep | 297 x 324 x 65.0 | |
| 1960 Aug 20 | 0732 | Retrofire | |
| 0733? | PO sep | ||
| 0739 | PO signal detected | ||
| 0744 | Entry | ||
| 0800 | Dog container ejected | ||
| 0802:00 | Landed in USSR | ||
Thursday, September 10, 1992
Delta Star
1989-026A
The third of the SDIO Delta missions was Delta Star, again with an APL payload, this time separate from the McDonnell Douglas Delta second stage. McDonnell Douglas made the spacecraft bus. The hydrazine propulsion system was adapted from Block II GPS. The first target was its own second stage which made a deorbit burn. The reentry was reported to be at 2336 UTC over the Indian Ocean; this is not consistent with the orbit data, and must mean that the burn was at 2336 UTC over N America, but the entry was at around 0015 UTC over the Indian Ocean. The Black Star sounding rocket missions were also observed.
| Delta Star | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Mar 24 | 2150:49 | Launch by Delta 3920 | CC LC17 |
| 2154:29 | Thor MECO (T+3:40) | ||
| 2154:43 | Delta burn (T+3:54) | ||
| 2201:02 | Delta SECO (T+10:13) | 182? x 524? x 36.4? | |
| 2230? | Delta SES-2 4s | ||
| 2230? | Delta SECO-2 | 482 x 503 x 47.7 | |
| 2235? | Delta sep | ||
| 2237? | Delta deorbit burn 9s | ||
| 2310? | Delta depletion burn 4s | ||
| 2336 | T+1:45:55 Delta reentry burn | ||
| 1989 Mar 25 | 0015? | Delta reentry | |
| 1989 Mar 29 | 94.47 482 x 503 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Apr 2 | 94.57 485 x 512 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Apr 25 | 94.46 483 x 502 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Apr 26 | 94.51 488 x 502 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 May 3 | 94.50 488 x 501 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 May 4 | 94.54 491 x 502 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 May 7 | 94.60 496 x 504 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 May 9 | 94.63 497 x 505 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 May 24 | 94.60 488 x 511 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 May 25 | 94.79 497 x 519 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 May 27 | 94.76 497 x 517 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Jun 2 | 94.43 471 x 511 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Jun 10 | 94.40 471 x 509 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Jun 16 | 94.53 477 x 515 x47.7 | ||
| 1989 Jun 21 | 94.52 476 x 514 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Jun 24 | 94.47 475 x 509 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Jul 8 | 94.44 474 x 508 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Jul 21 | 94.51 480 x 509 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Jul 30 | 94.49 479 x 507 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Aug 16 | 94.53 483 x 508 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Aug 25 | 94.40 481 x 497 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Aug 28 | 94.86 484 x 539 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Sep 1 | 94.85 483 x 538 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Oct 15 | 94.48 483 x 503 x 47.7 | ||
| 1989 Dec | orbit lowering burns | ||
| 1989 Dec 27 | end of ops | ||
| 1992 Jun 23 | Reentered | ||
Payload:
- Hughes LWIR camera
- GE IR imager
- Materials experiment
- Laser/radar
- JPL 4-channel UV imager
- AFA video camera
- APL visible imagers (2)
Tuesday, September 8, 1992
Corona 67
1963-029A
KH-4 Mission 9057 was launched on 1963 Jul 19 by a Thor with upper stage Agena D no. 1412 into an 83 degree orbit. It was still operating on Jul 21. This mission was the only KH-4 flight to use a 1400 series Agena instead of an 1100 series one; it was the first of four follow-on MURAL flights.
| KH-4 Mission 9057 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Jul 19 | 0000:11 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 1 |
| 0002 | Thor MECO (T+2:25) | ||
| 0002 | Thor VECO (T+2:34) | ||
| 0002:51 | Thor sep (T+2:40) | ||
| 0003:19 | Agena burn (T+3:08) | ||
| 0007:17 | Agena cutoff (T+7:06) | 90.44 206 x 400 x 82.8 (VCR) | |
| 1963 Jul 19 | 0359 | 90.34 197 x 384 x 82.7 | |
| 1963 Jul 20 | 1700 | 90.44 194 x 387 x 82.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Jul 20 | 1741 | 90.34 195 x 387 x 82.9 | |
| 1963 Jul | 90.4 197 x 382 x 82.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Jul 23 | 0155? | SRV sep, deorbit rev 64 | |
| 0237 | SRV recovered Pacific (midair) | ||
| 1963 Jul 23 | 0559 | 90.30 194 x 384 x 82.9 | |
| 1963 Jul 26 | 1900 | 90.37 189 x 367 x 82.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Jul 29 | Deb 29B (RCS 0.32) reentered | 89.4 201 x 281 x 82.8 (SATCAT) | |
| 1963 Aug 11 | 1430 | 88.65 178 x 215 x 82.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Aug | 88.0 174 x 180 x 82.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Aug 12 | 1730 | 88.04 174 x 180 x 82.9 | |
| 1963 Aug 13 | 1900? | CORONA 67/Agena 1412 reentered | |
Kosmos 1422
1982-114A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-1422 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Dec 3 | 1200 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1204 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1208 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1982 Dec 3 | 89.38 198x289x72.8 | ||
| 1982 Dec 4 | 89.71 229x290x72.8 | ||
| 1982 Dec 12 | 89.45 220x274x72.8 | ||
| 1982 Dec 17 | |||
| 0700? | Deorbit | ||
| 0710? | PO sep | ||
| 0716? | Entry | ||
| 0733? | Landed | ||