Friday, March 26, 1993

Kosmos 1744

 1986-036A


Foton No. 2 (Kosmos-1744) had a mass of 5697 kg. Specialized telemetry was detected from the spacecraft.


Kosmos-1744 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1986 May 21  1730  Launch by Soyuz-U  PL LC41/1 
 1734 Blok-I burn 
 1738  Blok-I sep 
1986 May 21    219x373x62.8 
1986 May 28    218x368x62.8 
1986 Jun 3    218x363x62.8 
1986 Jun 4   
 0700?  Deorbit 
 0710? PO sep 
 0718? Entry 
 0732? Landed 

Thursday, March 25, 1993

Molniya 164

 1985-074A


Molniya-1 (F70, N64) was launched in Aug 1985 to plane D.


Molniya-1 F70 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1985 Aug 22  1928 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 
 1936  T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 2022?  T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 2025?  T+56:54 ML sep   
1985 Aug 22    626 x 406065 x 62.82

Wednesday, March 24, 1993

Molniya 339

 1990-084A


Molniya-3 F41 (N39) was launched on 1990 Sep 20.


Molniya-3 No. 54 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Sep 20  2016:59 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 
 2025  T+8:50 Blok-I sep  
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 2110 T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 2113  T+56:54 ML sep   
1990 Sep 20    735.05 447 x 40755 x 62.82 
1990 Sep 29    735.07 454 x 40749 x 62.86 
1990 Oct 6  1700  717.38 469 x 39865 x 62.84 

Seventeen: October 1992

 https://welib.org/md5/58d261e22be374fd9894815fcc345017

Saturday, March 20, 1993

Kosmos 454

 1971-094A


Kosmos-454 was the 25th Zenit-4M flight, launched in Nov 1971 on a long duration 14 day mission from Plesetsk at 65.4 degrees. On the second day of the mission the spacecraft moved to a relatively high orbit and remained there until recovery on Nov 16.


Kosmos-454 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 Nov 2  1425:02  Launch by 11A57  PL 
 1429 Blok-I burn  
 1433 Blok-I sep  
 2136   89.13 202 x 260 x 65.48 
 2130   89.14 203 x 262 x 65.42 (RAE) 
1971 Nov 3  1824   89.12 202 x 259 x 65.4 
  Raise orbit 
1971 Nov 4  1046   90.03 199 x 352 x 65.4 
1971 Nov 4  2130   90.03 203 x 350 x 65.45 (RAE) 
1971 Nov 11  0619   90.00 203 x 345 x 65.4 
1971 Nov 14   Engine sep (94D) 
1971 Nov 14  0017   90.00 203 x 345 x 65.5 
  Orbit adjust? 
1971 Nov 16  0319   89.98 190 x 356 x 65.5 
1971 Nov 16  0615? Retrofire 
 0625? PO sep 
 0630? Entry 
 0646? Landed

Soyuz 28

 1978-023A


Spacecraft 7K-T No. 45 (Soyuz-28) was used for the first Interkosmos mission, with Czech researcher-astronaut Vladimir Remek joining Soviet commander Aleksey Gubarev.


Soyuz-28 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 Mar 2  1527:50  Launch by Soyuz-U  KB 
 1530 Blok BVGD sep 
 1532  Blok A sep 
 1536  Blok I MECO 
 1536  Blok I sep 
   88.8 192 x 246 x 51.6 
   90.0 251 x 306 x 51.6 
1978 Mar 3    91.4 334 x 353 x 51.6 
 1710  Docked with Salyut-6 +X 
 2000  Hatch open 
1978 Mar 10  1019? Undocked 
 1258? Retrofire 
 1301? DO CO 
 1315? Modules sep 
 1320?  Entry 
 1345:40  Landed 310 km W of Tselinograd

Thursday, March 18, 1993

Progress 24

 1985-051A


Progress No. 125 (7K-TG No. 125, Progress-24) was launched on 1985 Jun 21.


Progress-24 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1985 Jun 21  0039:41  Launch by Soyuz-U  KB 
   187 x 238 x 51.6 
 0700   211 x 407 x 51.6 
1985 Jun 22  0700   350 x 409 x 51.6 
1985 Jun 23  0000   351 x 410 x 51.6 
 0254  Docked with Salyut-7 
1985 Jul 15  1228  Undocked from Salyut-7 
 2249:31 Deorbited 

Gambit 27

  1966-032A


KH-7 27 was launched on 1966 Apr 19 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg into an orbit with an inclination of 117 degrees to the equator, the largest of any reconnaissance satellite flight up to the 1990s. 


KH-7 27 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 Apr 19  1915  Launch by Atlas Agena D  
  T+2:18? BECO 
  T+4:37? SECO 
  T+4:54? VECO 
  T+4:59? Atlas sep 
  T+5:51? Agena MES 
 1924 T+9:50? Agena MECO 
   89.9 145 x 398 x 117.0 (RAE) 
1966 Apr 19?  (SSR,SATCAT) 89.6 139 x 375 x 116.9 
1966 Apr 19?  (SSR for Agena D) 87.6 139x 312 x 116.96 
1966 Apr 25  Rev 95 last image 
1966 Apr 25 2130? SRV recovery 
1966 Apr 26   Reentered after 6d 

Exit stage left

https://welib.org/md5/6c824422f362cf1ec2e63fdaed1992cc

Tuesday, March 16, 1993

Kosmos 37

1964-044A


Zenit-2 No. 21 flew an 8 day mission at 65 degrees in Aug 1964.


Kosmos-37 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Aug 14  0930  Launch by Vostok 8A92  KB LC31 
 0935 Blok-E burn 
 0940? Blok-E sep 
   89.5 205 x 300 x 65 (TASS) 
1964 Aug 14  1051   88.98 208 x 239 x 65.0 
1964 Aug 15  1900   89.41 207 x 287 x 64.9 (RAE) 
1964 Aug 15  1939   89.43 209 x 283 x 64.9 
1964 Aug 22  0640? Retrofire 
 0700?  Landed after 7.9d 

Sunday, March 14, 1993

Kosmos 2101

 1990-087A


General obs, may have observed Iraq


Kosmos-2101 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Oct 1  1100:00 Launch by Soyuz  KB 
 1108  Blok I MECO 
 1108  Blok I sep 
1990 Oct 1.6    89.19 166x302x64.79 
1990 Oct 2.5    89.09 170x288x64.78 
1990 Oct 3  1048 Orbit raise 89.54 210x292x64.76 from 88.99 168x280 
1990 Oct 11.6   89.54 199x303x64.77 from 89.16 195x271 
1990 Oct 17.6   89.62 219x292x64.77 from 89.12 189x272 
1990 Oct 24.7   89.98 223x323x64.76 from 89.32 209x272 
1990 Nov 10.2   89.80 215x314x64.77 from 89.22 203x268 
1990 Nov 17.8   89.99 209x338x64.77 from 89.21 205x265 
1990 Nov 27.4   89.48 200x297x64.8 
1990 Nov 30.4   89.29 195x282x64.74 

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