Soyuz 23

 1976-100A

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7K-T No. 65, an 11F615A9 model, was launched on 1976 Oct 14 carrying Vyacheslav Zudov and Valeriy Rozhdestvenskiy. The craft was named Soyuz-23 once in orbit. Once again Igla gave problems, as errors in measuring the spacecraft's attitude relative to Salyut caused oscillations in the vehicle and excessive propellant consumption. The SA splashed down in Ozero Tengiz (Lake Tengiz), within the standard Arkalyk recovery zone.

Soyuz-23
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1976 Oct 14	1738:18	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
	1740	Blok BVGD sep
	1742	Blok A sep
	1747	Blok I MECO
	1747	Blok-I MECO, sep
	1747		88.6 188 x 224 x 51.6
	1749	Sep burn
	2255		89.6 246 x 269 x 51.6
1976 Oct 15	1858	Docking system activated range 7 km
	2000?	Rendezvous with Almaz/OPS 3 failed
1976 Oct 16	1000?	Burn	246 x 266 x 51.6
	1702	Retrofire
	1705?	DO CO
	1725	Modules sep
	1732?	Entry
	1745:15	Splashdown in Ozero Tengiz

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Kvant 2

 1989-093A

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The D (Dooznasheniye) module, 77KSD or Kvant-2, was launched in Nov 1989. The 23500 kg spacecraft was 14m long and 4.1m in diameter.

Kvant-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1989 Nov 26	1301:41	Launch by Proton-K	KB
	1303	Stage 1 sep
	1304	Fairing
	1306	St 2 sep
	1311	St 3 MECO
	1311	St 3 sep
	1330	Solar panel failed to extend
	1800		89.88 214 x 321 x 51.6
1989 Nov 29			89.77 210 x 316 x 51.6
		Orbit adjust
	1700		91.89 339 x 394 x 51.6
1989 Dec 1	0930		91.93 338 x 399 x 51.6
		Orbit adjust
1989 Dec 2	0700		91.97 338 x 403 x 51.6
	1125	Rendezvous with Mir failed at 20km
	1430		92.24 371 x 397 x 51.6
1989 Dec 3			92.23 369 x 398 x 51.6
	0938	Orbit adjust
	1200		92.49 391 x 401 x 51.6
1989 Dec 5			92.48 390 x 401 x 51.6
1989 Dec 5	0801	Orbit adjust
			92.67 397 x 412 x 51.6
1989 Dec 6	1222	Docked with Mir -X
	1900		92.48 394 x 398 x 51.6
1989 Dec 8	0719:04	Transferred to +Y
1989 Dec 9	2130		92.47 393 x 397 x 51.6

Payload:

• PGO Priborno?-Gruzovoy Otsek

  • Stabilization gyrodynes (6)

  • Shower, sink

  • Volna 2 fluid physics experiment (fuel tank design)

  • Epsilon Thermal protection experiment

  • Inkubator 2 Quail incubator experiment

  • MMK-1 micrometeorite expt

• PNO Pr.-Nauchniy Otsek

  • MKF-6MA Spectrophotometric camera

  • Animal chamber

  • Trek radiation detector

  • KAP-350 Earth viewing camera

  • ASP-G-M Czech Earth-viewing rotary platform:

  • ITS7D IR spectrometer

  • ARIZ X-ray instrument

  • MKS-M Spectrometer

  • TV cameras

  • Phasa radiation experiment

  • Ferrit materials exposure package 

  • Danko biophysical experiment

• ShSO Airlock module

  • EVA Airlock, 3m hatch

  • SPK EVA Manoeuvring unit

  • Orlan-DMA EVA suits

Progress 38

 1988-083A

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Progress (7K-TG) No. 146 was launched in Sep 1988 with 2225 kg of cargo. It was announced as Progress-38. The launch carried the first test of a Buran ejection seat, which was tested during ascent. Two Orlan-DMA suits and various French experiments were carried.

Progress-38
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Sep 9	2333:40	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
	2342	Blok-I sep
1988 Sep 10	0030		88.84 187 x 248 x 51.6
	0500		90.17 234 x 332 x 51.6
1988 Sep 11	0230		90.68 282 x 334 x 51.6
1988 Sep 12	0122:28	Docked with Mir KDP2
	0230		91.53 337 x 363 x 51.6
1988 Nov 23	1210:46	Undocked
	1445		91.63 338 x 371 x 51.6
	1831	Deorbited
	1906:58	Reentered

Raduga 9

 1981-069A

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Raduga No. 19 (Gran' 11F638 No. 19) was launched in Jul 1981 and was placed at the 35E Statsionar 2 position. Johnson  reported that it failed and drifted off station in Jun 1985, but it made a final orbit adjustment in Feb 1986.

Raduga No. 19
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1981 Jul 30	2138	Launch by Proton-K	KB
	2147	Stage 3 sep
	2255?	DM burn 1
1981 Jul 31	0411?	DM burn 2
	0415?	DM sep
1981 Aug 16			1469.13 36077 x 36783 x 0.4 GEO 48.5W+8.1W
1981 Aug 29			1436.32 35730 x 35851 x 0.4 GEO 35.2E+0.06W
1981 Oct 9			1436.06 36756 x 35815 x 0.3 GEO 34.0E
1982 Jan 3			1435.95 35781 x 35785 x 0.1 GEO 34.5E
1983 Mar 11			1435.96 35765 x 35802 x 0.9 GEO 34.7E
1984 Jan 1			1435.92 35754 x 35811 x 1.6 GEO 35.0E
1985 May 14			1436.07 35748 x 35823 x 2.9 GEO 33.9E
1985 Aug			GEO 35E
1986 Jan 6			1436.17 35780 x 35797 x 3.5 GEO 35.1E
1986 Feb 13			1435.91 35774 x 35791 x 3.6 GEO 35.6E+0.04E
1986 Feb 25			1436.26 3578 x 35791 x 3.6 GEO 35.5E+0.05W
1986 May 8			1435.92 35773 x 35793 x 3.8 GEO 35.0E
1986 Jun 11			1435.47 35757 x 35790 x 4.0 GEO 41.5E+0.1E
1986 Aug 9			1435.28 35751 x 35789 x 4.0 GEO 46.7E+0.2E
1987 Jan 4			1434.96 35732 x 35796 x 4.4 GEO 88.1E+0.3E
1990 Oct 2			1436.79 35788 x 35811 x 7.8 GEO 43.1E+0.1W

Molniya 341

 1991-065A

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Molniya-3 F43 (N41) was launched on 1991 Sep 17.

Molniya-3 No. 48
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1991 Sep 17	2001:59	Launch by Molniya	PL
		BVGD sep
		GO sep
		T+4:46 Blok A sep
		T+4:56 KhO sep
		T+8:46 Blok-I MECO
	2010	T+8:50 Blok-I sep
		T+53:16 BOZ burn
	2055	T+53:56 BOZ sep
		ML burn
		T+56:46 ML MECO
	2058	T+56:54 ML sep
1991 Sep 22	1200		736.87 454 x 40838 x 62.85
1991 Sep 30			717.94 467 x 39895 x 62.85
1991 Oct 10			717.74 484 x 39869 x 62.87

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Soyuz TM-2

 1987-013A

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Crew

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• Komandir Pol. Yuriy Romanenko, VVS

• Bortinzhener Aleksandr Laveykin, NPOE

Soyuz TM-2, Flight 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1987 Feb 5	2138	Launch by Soyuz-U2	KB
	2140	Blok-BVGD sep
	2142	Blok-A sep
	2146	Blok-I cutoff
	2146	Blok-I sep
1987 Feb 6	1900		263 x 300 x 51.6
1987 Feb 7	2328	Docked with Mir -X
1987 Feb 8		Hatch open
	1430		329 x 362 x 51.6

Soyuz TM-2 left the Mir station on Jul 29, with Viktorenko, Laveykin and the Syrian astronaut al Faris.

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Crew

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• Komandir Podpol. Aleksandr Viktorenko, VVS

• Bortinzhener Aleksandr Laveykin, NPO Energiya

• Kosmonavt-issledovatel' Lt.-Col. Muhammad al Faris, Syrian AF.

Soyuz TM-2, Flight 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1987 Jul 28	1900		91.23 310 x 359 x 51.6
1987 Jul 29	1708	Hatch closed
1987 Jul 29	2034	Undocked -X
	2225	BO jettison
1987 Jul 30	0013	Deorbit
	0017?	DO CO
	0038?	PAO sep
	0042?	Entry
	0104:12	Landed

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Kosmos 1207

  1980-070A

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Kosmos-1207
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Aug 22	1000	Launch by Soyuz	Plesetsk
	1004?	Blok-I burn
	1008?	Blok-I sep
1980 Aug 22			89.15 209x 255 x 82.3
1980 Aug 24			88.94 206 x 237 x 82.3
1980 Aug 29			88.80 201 x 229 x 82.3
1980 Sep 1			88.90 214 x 225 x 82.3
1980 Sep 3			88.86 213 x 223 x 82.3
1980 Sep 4
	0610?	Deorbit
	0620?	PO sep
	0626?	Entry
	0643?	Landed

Kosmos 689

 1974-079A

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Kosmos-689
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Oct 18	2236	Launch by 11K65M	PL
		T+2:10 St 1 MECO
		T+2:12 St 1 sep
		T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km
		T+2:27 Fairing sep 76km
	2244?	T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km	150 x 1003? x 83
		T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2
		T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2
	2339?	T+1:02:50 St 2 sep
1974 Oct 18			105.1 981x1017x82.9

Transit O-24

 1985-066A

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The first SOOS (Stacked Oscars On Scout) launch, in Aug 1985, placed two RCA Operational Transit satellites in polar orbit. The first of the pair was Oscar 24 (NNS 30240, O-24). It was placed on standby until 1987.

Two rapidly decaying objects with low ejection velocities, 66D and 66E may be launch adapters. Two slowly decaying objects with high ejection velocities, 66F and 66G, are probably despin weights. The fact that there are only two suggests the stack was despun before spacecraft separation. Alternatively, all four objects may be despin weights (ejected in different directions).

The lower spacecraft is topped by a cradle which carries the load of the upper spacecraft. This cradle remains attached to the lower spacecraft in orbit.

NNS O-24
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1985 Aug 3	0331:20	Launch by Scout	V SLC5
		T+1:19 Stage 2 burn
	0332	T+1:24 Stage 1 burnout	-6318 x 81 x 74.8 ?
		T+1:24 Stage 1 sep
	0333	T+2:00 Stage 2 burnout
		T+2:04? Heatshield sep	-5955 x 294 x 85.6 ?
		T+2:06? Stage 3 burn
		T+2:54? Stage 3 burnout
		T+12:43? Stage 4 spinup
		T+12:45? Stage 3 sep
	0343?	T+12:50? Stage 4 burn	-4607 x 1037 x 88.8 ?
	0344?	T+13:23? Stage 4 burnout
	0345?	T+14m? SOOS sep from Stage 4?
		T+14m? Despin?
		T+14m? Upper SOOS sep from lower?
			1005 x 1262 x 89.8
1985 Aug 15	0150	Beacons off, to maintenance freq
1987 May 26	1756	Beacons on, in service

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