Thursday, October 28, 1993
Wednesday, October 27, 1993
Kosmos 1974
1988-092A
| Kosmos-1974 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Oct 3 | 2223:39 | Launch by 8K78M | Plesetsk |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 2232 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 2323? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 2326? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1988 Oct 3 | 92.51 191x605x62.9 | ||
| 1988 Oct 3 | 709.12 585x39341x62.9 | ||
| 1988 Oct 7 | 718.08 586x39784x62.9 | ||
Tuesday, October 26, 1993
Kosmos 442
1971-084A
Zenit-4M mission 23 was launched on 1971 Sep 29 from Plesetsk.
| Kosmos-442 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Sep 29 | 1130:01 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1134 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1138 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 2314 | 89.48 195 x 301 x 72.9 | ||
| 1971 Oct 2 | 0922 | 89.45 181 x 313 x 72.9 | |
| 1971 Oct 2 | 2130 | 89.47 182 x 313 x 72.86 (RAE) | |
| 1971 Oct 4 | 2229 | 89.38 173 x 314 x 72.8 | |
| 1971 Oct 5 | Orbit raise | ||
| 1971 Oct 6 | 0700 | 89.62 179 x 333 x 72.81 (RAE) | |
| 1971 Oct 7 | 0412 | 89.60 178 x 331 x 72.9 | |
| 1971 Oct 11 | Engine sep (84D) | ||
| 1971 Oct 12 | 0209 | 89.49 177 x 321 x 72.9 | |
| 1971 Oct 12 | 0504? | Retrofire | |
| 0514? | PO sep | ||
| 0518? | Entry | ||
| 0536? | Landed | ||
Monday, October 25, 1993
Saturday, October 23, 1993
Prognoz 3
1973-009A
SO No. 502 (Prognoz-3) was launched in Feb 1973 into a 590 x 200000 km highly elliptical orbit.
| Prognoz-3 SO No. 502 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Feb 15 | 0111:53 | Launch by Molniya-M | KB |
| 0120 | Blok-I MECO | ||
| 0120 | Blok I sep | ||
| 0213? | Blok-L burn | ||
| 0217? | Blok-L MECO | ||
| 0217? | Blok-L sep | ||
| 1400 | 5783.0 590 x 200000 x 65.0 | ||
| 2046? | Pass EL1:4 | ||
| 1974 Nov | Still operational | ||
Thursday, October 21, 1993
Wednesday, October 20, 1993
Centaur AC-2
1963-047A
The second Centaur mission, using Centaur vehicle 2B, was an orbital attempt. The Centaur carried an instrumentation ring on the nose of the Centaur tank. The launch was around 1900 UT on 1963 Nov 27 from Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral. The Atlas burned for around 4 minutes and fell away; the Centaur's RL10 engines ignited on time for its single burn, and entered a 544 x 1699 km x 30.3 deg orbit. This marked the first successful use of a hydrogen-oxygen rocket. After orbital insertion, venting of excess hydrogen caused the stage to tumble, reaching 48 revs per minute within an hour after launch. Around 2230 UT the tumbling caused insulation blankets and nose fairing on the Centaur to be thrown off, resulting in six large debris objects and several smaller ones being tracked.
| AC-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Nov 27 | 1903:23 | Launch by AC-2 | CC LC36A |
| 1905:52 | T+2:29 BECO | ||
| 1905:53 | T+2:30 Booster sep | ||
| 1907:11 | T+3:48 SECO | ||
| 1907:16 | T+3:53 VECO | ||
| 1907:16? | T+3:53 Atlas sep 190 km 3.31 km/s | ||
| 1907:26 | T+4:03 Centaur MES, 6:20 | ||
| 1913:46 | T+10:23 Centaur MECO | ||
| Centaur verniers, 12s | |||
| 1913:58 | Centaur VECO | ||
| 2030? | Power failed | ||
| Stage tumbling | |||
| 2230 | Insulation blankets separate | ||
| 2230 | Nose fairing separates | ||
Monday, October 18, 1993
Kosmos 78
1965-066A
Zenit-2 No. 30 used a unique 68.9 degree inclination, the only time the USSR ever launched a satellite to an orbit with that inclination.
| Kosmos-78 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Aug 14 | 1056:46 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB |
| 1102? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 1107? | Blok-E sep | ||
| 1400 | 89.8 206 x 329 x 69.0 (TASS) | ||
| 1946 | 89.57 208 x 298 x 68.9 | ||
| 1965 Aug 15 | 0913 | 89.57 177 x 328 x 69.0 | |
| 1965 Aug 18 | 0723 | 89.55 199 x 304 x 69.0 | |
| 1965 Aug 22 | 0824? | Deorbit | |
| 0844? | Landed | ||
Kosmos 1657
1985-044A
Resurs F-1 17F41 No. 54 (Kosmos-1657) flew a 14 day mission in Jun 1985.
| Kosmos-1657 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Jun 7 | 0745 | Launch by Soyuz-U | PL LC43/4 |
| 0753 | Blok-I sep | 182 x 287 x 82.3 | |
| 1985 Jun 8 | 259 x 275 x 82.3 | ||
| 1985 Jun 15 | 265 x 276 x 82.3 | ||
| 1985 Jun 18 | 259 x 275 x 82.3 | ||
| 1985 Jun 21 | |||
| 0400? | Deorbit | ||
| 0410? | PO sep | ||
| 0418? | Entry | ||
| 0434? | Landed | ||
Kosmos 1905
1987-107A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-1905 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Dec 25 | 0845 | Launch by Soyuz | KB |
| 0849 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0854 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1987 Dec 25 | 89.30 207x273x70.4 | ||
| 1987 Dec 26 | 89.59 228x281x70.4 | ||
| 1988 Jan 3 | 89.54 227 x 276 x70.4 | ||
| 1988 Jan 6 | |||
| 0530? | Deorbit | ||
| 0540? | PO sep | ||
| 0547? | Entry | -180 x 250 x 70.4 | |
| 0605? | Landed | ||
Sunday, October 17, 1993
Kosmos 1746
1986-040A
Resurs F-1 17F41 No. 58 (Kosmos-1746) was the 28th and final flight of the original 17F41 type Resurs-F payload, flown in May-Jun 1986.
| Kosmos-1746 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 May 28 | 0750 | Launch by Soyuz-U | PL LC43/4 |
| 0758 | Blok-I sep | 179 x 280 x 82.3 | |
| 1986 May 29 | 0455? | Orbit raise | 257 x 274 x 82.3 |
| 1986 Jun 10 | 258 x 272 x 82.3 | ||
| 1986 Jun 12 | |||
| 0350? | Deorbit | ||
| 0400? | PO sep | ||
| 0410? | Entry | ||
| 0423? | Landed | ||
Thursday, October 14, 1993
Friday, October 8, 1993
Saturn SA-3
1962-S480
The next Saturn launch, SA-3, was launched at 1745 on 1962 Nov 16 and reached an apogee of 167 km at T+292s, where it was detonated as part of Project Highwater.
| SA-3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Nov 16 | 1745:02 | Launch | |
| 1747:22 | T+2:20 IECO | ||
| 1747:30 | T+2:28 OECO at 39km 3.035 km/s rel 24 deg | ||
| 1749:12 | T+4:10 Apogee at 167 km | -6000 x 167 | |
| 1749:54 | T+4:52 Detonation at 167 km | ||
Thursday, October 7, 1993
LACE
1990-015A
The Low-power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment (LACE) was built by NRL as part of SDIO's research program. The satellite was a 1.4 x 1.4 x 1.2m box with 4 panels, gravity gradient stabilized. It was to observe ground-based laser light to study ways of compensating for atmospheric distortion. However, reports indicated that by Jun 1990 little useful data had been obtained, and it was concluded that the laser reflectors were inefficient.
| LACE | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Feb 14 | 1615:00 | Launch by Delta 6920-8 | CC LC17B |
| SRM 1-9 sep | |||
| T+4:24 MECO | |||
| T+4:38 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+4:38 SES-1 | |||
| T+4:42 Fairing | |||
| 1625:34 | T+10:34 SECO-1 | 325 x 550? | |
| 1650:49 | T+35:49 SES-2 | ||
| 1651:00 | T+36:00 SECO-2 | ||
| 1656:40 | T+41:40 LOSAT-L LACE deployed | 530 x 549 x 43.1 | |
| 1733:47 | T+1:18:47 SES-3 | ||
| 1733:51 | T+1:18:51 SECO-3 | 387? x 531? x 43.1 | |
| 1755:05 | T+1:40:05 SES-4 | ||
| 1755:11 | T+1:40:11 SECO-4 | ||
| 1800:00 | T+1:45:00 LOSAT-R RME deployed | 457 x 478 x 43.1 | |
| 1822? | T+2:07 SES-5 evasive | ||
| 1824? | Depletion | 93.65 424 x 482 x 41.6 | |
| 1993 Feb 14 | end of ops | ||
Payload:
- 4s period tracking optical beacon light.
- 46m variable boom (leading) for gravity gradient and retroreflector
- 46m variable boom (trailing) for inertia control
- LACE Low-power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment
- SAS Sensor array subsystem: 210 visible/ir/phased sensors
- UVPI UV Plume Instrument ICCD cameras(2), 1950-3200A
Kosmos 1790
1986-085A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-1790 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Nov 4 | 1150 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1154 | Blok I burn | ||
| 1158 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1986 Nov 4 | 89.34 195 x 288 x 72.86 | ||
| 1986 Nov 5 | Orbit raise | 89.67 228 x 287 x 72.87 | |
| 89.60 227 x 281 x 72.87 | |||
| 1986 Nov 13 | 89.57 226 x 279 x 72.9 | ||
| 1986 Nov 14 | 89.91 226 x 313 x 72.9 | ||
| 1986 Nov 16 | 89.48 224 x 273 x 72.9 | ||
| 1986 Nov 17 | 89.47 223 x 272 x 72.9 | ||
| 1986 Nov 18 | (85C) | 223x268x72.9 | |
| 1986 Nov 18 | (85D) | ||
| 1986 Nov 19 | |||
| 0542? | Deorbit | ||
| 0552? | PO sep | ||
| 0559? | Entry | -186 x 250 | |
| 0614? | Landed | ||
Sunday, October 3, 1993
Molniya 151
1981-113A
Molniya-1 (F56, N51) was launched in Nov 1981 and went to the B plane.
| Molniya-1 F56 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Nov 17 | 1525 | 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 | |||
| 1533 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 1618? | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 1621? | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1981 Nov | 718.53 469 x 39924 x 62.8 | ||
| 1981 Nov 16 | 736.87 434 x 40857 x 62.8 | ||
| 1981 Nov 17 | 702.04 440 x 39134 x 62.8 | ||
| 1981 Dec 4 | Orbit raise | 718.58 464 x 39929 x 62.8 | |
| 1982 Jan 2 | 717.81 507 x 39848 x 62.8 | ||
Saturday, October 2, 1993
Korabl-Sputnik 4A
1960-F19
1K No. 4 (Vostok-1 No. 4) was launched on 1960 Dec 22 using the new 8K72K vehicle with the uprated RO-7 third stage engine replacing the RO-5. The engine's gas generator failed to operate correctly and the spacecraft did not reach orbit. However, the cabin made an emergency landing in Siberia 65 km from Tura between the Ognekte and Yukteken rivers at 63 42N 99 50E; another source gave 63.8N 107E near Tura.) and the two dogs were recovered alive. They failed to eject from the capsule during descent. Apogee was 214 km, range was 3500 km.
The names of the dogs have been reported as Damka and Krasavka,Shutka and Kometa,Zhemchuzhnaya and Zhulka, or Zhul'ka and Al'fa. I believe the latter to be correct.
| Vostok-1 No. 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dec 22 | 0745 | Launch by 8K72K | KB LC1 |
| 0748 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0748 | Blok-E burn | ||
| 0752 | T+7:05 Gas generator failed | ||
| T+7:12 Blok-E shutdown | |||
| 0752 | Vostok sep from Blok-E | ||
| 0753 | Apogee 214 km | ||
| 0753 | Deorbit burn | ||
| 0754 | Cabin sep | ||
| 0809 | Dog container failed to eject | ||
| 0811 | Landing in Siberia | ||
ITOS 1
1970-008A
The ITOS prototype, designated Tiros M before launch, combined the AVCS and APT payloads into one satellite - the earlier TOS satellites had carried either one or the other. Tiros M was launched on 1970 Jan 23 by a Delta from Space Launch Complex 2-West at Vandenberg AFB. Named Improved Tiros Operational Satellite 1 (ITOS 1) after the successful launch, the 306 kg satellite was placed in a 115.1 min, 1436 x 1482 km x 102.0 deg orbit. The second stage used roll jets to spin up the satellite prior to separation.
NASA-GSFC operated the satellite during its extended checkout and evaluation period. The satellite worked well and was turned over to ESSA on 1970 Jun 15 for operational use. ITOS 1's attitude control failed on 1971 Jun 17 and it was decommissioned.
| ITOS 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Jan 23 | 1131:02 | Launch by Delta N6 | V |
| T+0:31 SRM 4-6 (Castor II) burn | |||
| T+0:49 SRM 1-3 out | |||
| T+1:10 SRM 4-6 burnout | |||
| T+1:30 SRM 1-3 (Castor I) sep | |||
| T+1:35 SRM 4-6 sep | |||
| T+3:43 MECO | |||
| T+3:45? St 1 sep | |||
| 1134:48 | T+3:46 SES-1 6:14 | ||
| 1135:02 | T+4:00 Fairing | ||
| 1140:52 | T+9:50 SECO-1 | 270 x 1460 x 102.0 (dV) | |
| 1232:05 | T+1:01:03 SES-2 | ||
| 1232:18 | T+1:01:16 SECO-2 | ||
| Roll spinup to 4 rpm | |||
| 1236:28 | T+1:05:26 St 2 sep | 115.1 1436 x 1482 x 102.0 | |
| Stage 2 retro | |||
| 1237:16 | AO-5 sep from stage 2 | ||
| Nutation dampers operated | |||
| 1970 Jun 15 | To ESSA | ||
| 1971 Jun 17 | End of ops | ||
Friday, October 1, 1993
Kosmos 139
1967-005A
The OGCh flight on 1967 Jan 25 was the first to be acknowledged, with the name Kosmos-139. According to US documents, it was the first to successfully return a reentry vehicle. It is believed to have landed at Novaya Kazanka (US sources thought the target was 'near Kapustin Yar').
| Kosmos-139 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Jan 25 | 1355 | Launch by 8K69 | KB LC162 |
| 1357 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1400 | Stage 2 sep, orbit insertion | 88.0 144 x 210 x 49.7 | |
| 87.33 123 x 160 x 49.7 (TLE) | |||
| 1524? | Deorbit | ||
| 1525? | Retro sep | ||
| 1527? | Impact near GTsP4 | ||