Almaz

 1991-024A

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The 18500 kg Almaz satellite was launched in Mar 1991 with a Mech-KU radar.

Almaz
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1991 Mar 31	1512:00	Launch by Proton-K	KB LC200
		Stage 1 sep (T+02:06)
		Stage 2 sep (T+05:34)
		Stage 3 MECO
	1521:44	Stage 3 sep (T+09:44)	170 x 280 x 72.7
1991 Apr 2	2130		88.45 155 x 240 x 72.70
1991 Apr 3			88.64 173 x 241 x 72.70
	1700		89.63 230 x 281 x 72.70
1991 Apr 4			90.00 268 x 280 x 72.70
1991 Apr 20			89.62 249 x 262 x 72.70
			89.88 261 x 275 x 72.70
1991 Apr 20			90.17 276 x 289 x 72.70
1991 May 8			89.90 262 x 276 x 72.70
			90.15 275 x 288 x 72.69
1991 May 26			89.81 262 x 277 x 72.7
			90.14 273 x 288 x 72.70
1991 Jun 13			89.87 260 x 275 x 72.7
			90.24 279 x 293 x 72.69
1991 Jul 5			89.99 267 x 280 x 72.70
			90.35 284 x 299 x 72.70
1991 Aug 1			90.07 271 x 284 x 72.7
			90.47 289 x 304 x 72.69
1992 Jan?		One of two radars failed
1992 Oct 15			90.71 304 x 314 x 72.64
1992 Oct 17			90.69 302 x 313 x 72.64