1986-015A
| Kosmos-1732 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Feb 11 | 0656 | Launch by 11K68 | PL |
| T+2:00 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:33 GO sep | |||
| T+4:38 St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:19 S5M burn 1, | |||
| 0702 | T+6:48 S5M MECO-1 | 90? x 1502 x 73.6 | |
| T+49:37 BOZ burn | |||
| T+51:15 S5M MES2 | |||
| T+51:33 S5M MECO2 | |||
| 0748 | T+52:03 S5M sep | ||
| 1986 Feb 11 | 1480x1525x73.6 | ||
| 1988 Jul | end of ops | ||
1987-090A
The next KH-11 went up in Oct 1987 and was given the official designation USA 27. It flew in the 1300 LTDN east plane orbit.
| CRYSTAL 8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Oct 26 | 2132 | Launch by Titan 34D | V SLC4E |
| 2133 | Core engines on (T+1:47) | ||
| 2133 | SRM jettison (T+1:56) at 39 km | ||
| 2136? | T+4:34? Stage 1 sep | ||
| 2136? | Stage 2 ignition (T+4:34?) | ||
| 2136? | Fairing sep (T+4:46?) | ||
| 2139? | Stage 2 cutoff (T+8:09?) | ||
| 2140? | Stage 2 sep (T+8:21?) | ||
| 153 x 1029 x 97.8 (UN) | |||
| 143 x 1018 x 97.8 (UN, 90B) | |||
| 1990 May 28 | 97.54 307x973x97.96 | ||
| 1991 May 25 | 97.43 339x932x97.75 | ||
| 1991 Jul 9 | 97.26 322x932x97.70 | ||
1990-041A
The final 7K-TG spacecraft was 11F615A15 No. 150, named Progress-42 after launch. It carried 2409 kg of cargo to Mir in May 1990.
| Progress-42 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 May 5 | 2044:01 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 2053 | Blok I sep | ||
| 2130 | 88.81 188 x 243 x 51.63 | ||
| 1990 May 6 | 0500 | 89.97 220 x 324 x 51.62 | |
| 1990 May 7 | 0230 | 91.76 323 x 398 x 51.62 | |
| 2245 | Docked with Mir, Kvant DP2 | ||
| 1990 May 8 | 0230 | 92.38 383 x 398 x 51.61 | |
| 1990 May 26 | 2130 | 92.29 379 x 393 x 51.61 | |
| 1990 May 27 | 0708 | Undocked from Mir | |
| 92.28 378 x 393 x 51.62 | |||
| 1145 | Deorbited | ||
| 1227 | Reentered | ||
1987-021A
Kosmos-1824 continued the Kobal’t legacy into the spring of 1987.
| Kosmos-1824 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Feb 26 | 1530 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1538 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1987 Feb 26 | (21B) 166x334x67.1 d Mar 4 | ||
| 1987 Feb 26 | 165x335x67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 1 | 89.47 164 x 331 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 6 | 89.18 160 x 307 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 8 | Orbit raise | 89.51 168 x 332 x 67.1 | |
| 1987 Mar 12 | 89.28 164 x 313 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 16 | Orbit raise | 89.76 179 x 345 x 67.1 | |
| 1987 Mar 18 | SpK-1 fiducial | ||
| 0427? | Deorbit | ||
| 0435? | Entry | ||
| 0449? | Landed | ||
| 1987 Mar 19 | 89.63 177 x334 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 20 | 89.18 168 x 299 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 21 | 89.25 169 x 305 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 27 | 88.65 160 x 255 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 28 | 89.48 175 x 321 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 30 | 89.33 174 x 308 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Mar 31 | 89.11 173 x 287 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 5 | 88.73 168 x 255 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 6 | 89.77 173 x 352 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 7 | SpK-2 fiducial | ||
| 2229? | Deorbit | ||
| 2238? | Entry | ||
| 2253? | Landed | ||
| 1987 Apr 10 | 89.44 173 x 319 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 12 | 89.21 153 x 317 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 14 | 88.74 149 x 275 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 15 | 89.17 175 x 290 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 15 | 89.11 174 x 286 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 16 | 89.40 179 x 309 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 22 | 89.06 175 x 281 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Apr 23 | |||
| 1802? | Deorbit | ||
| 1816? | Entry | ||
| 1831? | Landed | ||
1984-032A
11F732 No. 17L was launched in Apr 1984 with the Soviet-Indian crew and named Soyuz T-11.
| Soyuz T-11, Flight 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Apr 3 | 1309 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 1311 | Blok-BVGD sep | ||
| 1313 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 1317 | Blok-I cutoff | ||
| 1317 | Blok I sep | ||
| 1400 | 88.62 195 x 223 x 51.6 | ||
| 227 x 270 x 51.6 | |||
| 1984 Apr 4 | 222 x 274 x 51.6 | ||
| 1431 | Docked with Salyut-7 +X | ||
| Soyuz T-11, Flight 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Apr 13 | 283 x 293 x 51.6 | ||
| Hatch closed | |||
| 1027 | Undocked Salyut-7 +X | ||
| 1102 | Redocked Salyut-7 -X | ||
| Soyuz T-11, Flight 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Oct 2 | 0740? | Undocked Salyut-7 -X | |
| 0842? | BO sep | ||
| 1001? | Deorbit | ||
| 1005? | DO CO | ||
| 1028? | PAO sep | ||
| 1034? | Entry | ||
| 1057 | Landed | ||
1975-024A
Kosmos-723 and its partner Kosmos-724 may have monitored the USSR's Okean-75 naval exercise. The first elset in the high orbit was at 0730 UTC on May 16; this is given in the RAE tables as the time of the orbit change but my analysis suggests that a burn around 1720-1730 UTC on May 15 is more likely.
| Kosmos-723 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Apr 2 | 1100:00 | Launch by Tsiklon-2 | KB |
| 1102 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1104 | Stage 2 sep | -800? x 265 x 65 | |
| 1114? | DU burn | ||
| 1124? | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 1975 Apr 2 | 89.65 246 x 267 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Apr 9 | 89.65 250 x 263 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 Apr 24 | 89.65 251 x 267 x 65.0 | ||
| 1975 May 15 | 1728? | Reactor raise | 258 x 919 x 647 |
| 1814? | DV2 | ||
| 1975 May 15 | 2042 | 89.66 253 x 261 x 65.0 | |
| 1975 May 15 | 2042 | (D) DU orbit | 253 x 261 x 65.01 |
| 1975 May 16 | 0111 | (B) RLS orbit | 249 x 258 x 65.0 |
| 1975 May 16 | 0732 | 103.72 916 x 951 x 64.7 | |
| 1975 May 15 | (D) | 89.66 253 x 261 x 65.0 | |
| 1975 Jun 30 | (D) | 88.84 211 x 222 x 65.0 | |
| 1975 Jul 8 | (D) | 88.42 188 x 203 x 65.0 | |
| 1975 Jul 15 | Main craft reentered after 104d | ||
| 1993 Oct 21 | 103.67 905 x 957 x 64.7 | ||
1993-F04
Landsat 6 was developed by General Electric for Eosat Co. and was intended to use the Eosat ground station in Norman, Oklahoma. The launch vehicle was a Titan II (23G) with a Thiokol Star 37FXP apogee motor. Landsat 6 was originally to use the large GE Omnistar but the project was descoped to use a Tiros N derivative. By the time of launch GE had been taken over by Martin Marietta.
The Titan II lifted off Space Launch Complex 4-West at Vandenberg AFB at 1756:29 on 1993 Oct 5. Titan stage 1 separation was at 1759:01 followed by stage 2 ignition a second later. The fairing was jettisoned at 1800:13 and stage 2 cutoff came at 1801:58, separating at 1802:01 with the Landsat/Star 37 combination on a suborbital trajectory at an altitude of 724 km. The Star 37FXP was meant to fire at 1810 to insert the payload in a 705 x 705 km orbit at an inclination of 98.2 deg. However, during the solid motor burn, the payload's attitude control system failed when its hydrazine fuel tank ruptured.
| Landsat 6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Oct 5 | 1756:29 | Launch | V SLC4W |
| 1759:01 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1759:02 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1800:13 | Fairing | ||
| 1801:58 | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 1802:01 | Stage 2 sep 500 km? | ||
| 1810 | SRM burn (66s) over equator | ||
| -2300? x 705 x 98.7 | |||
| 1822? | Reentry over 140W 42S? | ||
1980-077A
The usual TL beacon was detected during the mission. The beacon broadcasted on a slightly higher frequency than usual, apparently due to incorrect commanding.
| Kosmos-1211 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Sep 23 | 1030 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 1034 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1038 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1980 Sep 23 | 89.10 216x241x82.35 | ||
| 1980 Sep 26 | 89.00 215x232 | ||
| 1980 Sep 28 | 89.11 216x242 | ||
| 1980 Oct 2 | 88.65 198 x 217 x 82.4 | ||
| 1980 Oct 4 | |||
| 0703? | Deorbit | ||
| 0710? | PO sep | ||
| 0719? | Entry | ||
| 0736? | Landed | ||
1993-070A
| Kosmos-2266 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Nov 2 | 1210:09 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | PL LC132 |
| 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 | |||
| 1218? | 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 | |||
| 1313? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1993 Nov 3 | 104.79 949 x 1019 x 82.95 | ||
1974-070A
The Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet (Astronomical Netherlands Satellite, ANS) was the first Dutch national satellite, studying UV and X-ray astronomy. It was built by the ICANS consortium (Fokker/Phillips) for NIVR in a joint project with NASA, and operated by NLR (the Netherlands Aerospace Lab) via the ESOC-Redu ground station. ANS was intended for a 510 x 560 km x 97.8 deg orbit, but the Algol first stage of the Scout D launch vehicle malfunctioned and the spacecraft was delivered to a 266 x 1775 km x 98.0 deg orbit instead.
| ANS | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Aug 30 | 1407:39 | Launch by Scout D S189C | V SLC5 |
| 1407 | Algol pitch error | ||
| 1409:00 | Algol burnout T+1:21 | ||
| 1409:01 | Castor burn | ||
| 1409:39 | Castor burnout T+2:00 | ||
| 1409:59 | Antares burn T+2:20 | ||
| 1410:33 | Antares burnout T+2:54 | ||
| 1410:41 | Coast | ||
| 1416:44 | Altair burn T+9:06 | ||
| 1417:20 | Altair cutoff T+9:41 | 266 x 1175 x 98.04 | |
| 1421? | T+14:02s Altair sep | ||
| 1422? | T+14:07s Despin weights from ANS | ||
| 1974 Sep 3 | 1515 | Telescope dust cover ejected | |
| 1974 Sep 4 | UV telescope on | ||
| 1975 Jun 21 | SXX detector partial failure | ||
| 1975 Jun-Aug | Eclipses | ||
| 1975 Dec 11 | Ops temporarily ended | ||
| 1976 Mar 1 | Resume ops | ||
| 1976 Apr 26 | Eclipses resume | ||
| 1977 Feb | End of transmissions | ||
| 1977 Jun 14 | Reentered over Indonesia | ||
1972-070A
Kosmos-518 was launched on 1972 Sep 15 from Plesetsk. This Gektor/Zenit-2M satellite carried a capsule and was recovered after a 9 day flight.
| Kosmos-518 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Sep 15 | 0940:00 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 0944 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0948 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1057 | 89.62 203 x 307 x 72.8 | ||
| 1972 Sep 16 | 0500 | 89.64 204 x 307 x 72.84 (RAE) | |
| 1972 Sep 18 | 1807 | 89.55 201 x 303 x 72.8 | |
| 1972 Sep 22 | 1909 | 89.50 201 x 297 x 72.8 | |
| 1972 Sep 23 | Capsule sep (70C) | 89.30 200 x 278 x 72.9 (RAE, 70C) | |
| 1972 Sep 24 | 0521? | Retrofire | |
| 0531? | PO sep | ||
| 0537? | Entry | -172 x 238 x 72.8 | |
| 0553? | Landed | ||
1974-021A
Kosmos-640 was an April polar ice observation flight at 81.32 degrees using the Zenit-2M type satellite. The Kettering group detected PDM telemetry and a TG beacon.
| Kosmos-640 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Apr 11 | 1223 | Launch by 11A57 | NIIP-53 |
| 1227 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1231 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1348 | 88.74 198 x 225 x 81.3 | ||
| 1974 Apr 12 | 0930 | 88.78 201 x 225 x 81.32 (RAE) | |
| 1974 Apr 19 | 0211 | 88.55 192 x 213 x 81.3 | |
| 1974 Apr 23 | 0502 | 88.39 186 x 203 x 81.3 | |
| 1974 Apr 23 | 0754? | Retrofire | |
| 0804? | PO sep | ||
| 0810? | Entry | ||
| 0823? | Landed after 11.85d | ||
1990-007A
The MUSES A (Mu Space Experiment System) probe was named Hiten (`celestial maiden') after launch. It was intended to demonstrate advanced orbital dynamics techniques. On its first lunar flyby Hiten ejected the Hagoromo subsatellite into lunar orbit; subsequent flybys allowed it to explore the distant magnetotail, as a precursor to the Geotail mission.
Hiten pioneered the technique of aerobraking, using a planetary atmosphere to change an orbit. During the first aerobraking pass on 1991 Mar 19, it passed through the atmosphere at 125.5 km above the North Pacific and lowered its apogee by 8600 km. The second pass, on Mar 30, was at 120.2 km and lowered the apogee by 14000 km to 405700 km. Outer temperature rose to 900K. 12 kg of fuel remained after this pass. Oct 1991 saw another lunar flyby, after which Hiten was sent to explore the L4/L5 region. In Feb 1992, during the 11th lunar flyby, Hiten fired its engine in a 10 minute burn to enter lunar orbit. Hiten continued to transmit until it impacted the lunar surface near the crater Furnerius.
| Hiten | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Jan 24 | 1146:00 | Launch by Mu-3S2-5 | KASC |
| T+0:40 SOB sep | |||
| T+1:24 Stage 1 cutoff, sep | |||
| T+1:26 Stage 2 start | |||
| T+2:36 Stage 2 cutoff, coast | |||
| T+2:35 Fairing | -4900 x 240 x 30.8 | ||
| T+4:41 Stage 3 burn, 219 km 87s | |||
| 1152 | T+6:08? Stage 3 cutoff, EOI | 240 x 400 x 31 | |
| 1152 | T+6:13 KM-M burn | ||
| KM-M cutoff (underburn) | 262 x 286000 x 30.6 | ||
| 1153 | T+7:57 KM-M sep | ||
| 1990 Jan 24 | 2200 | DV1 5.2m/s at 115000 km | 400? x 293000 |
| 1990 Jan 25 | 0358 | Pass EL1:4 | |
| 1990 Jan 27 | 1901 | Apogee 1, 293000 km | |
| 1990 Jan 31 | 0200 | DV2 46.6m/s at 39000 km | 400? x 355000 km |
| 1990 Jan 31 | 0405 | Perigee 1 | |
| 1990 Jan 31 | 2300 | DV3 5m/s at 171000 km | 400? x 357000 km |
| 1990 Feb 4 | 1512 | Apogee 2, 357000 km | |
| 1990 Feb 9 | 0200 | DV4 29.2m/s at 41000 km | ? x 401000 km |
| 0413 | Perigee 2 | ||
| 1990 Feb 10 | 2200 | DV-5a 15.2m/s at 273000 km | ? x 405000 km |
| 2300 | DV-5b 15.1m/s at 276000 km | ? x 409000 km | |
| 1990 Feb 14 | 1549 | Apogee 3, 409000 km | |
| 1990 Feb 20 | 0230 | DV-6 1.5m/s at 29000 km | ? x 409000 km |
| 0357 | Perigee 3 | ||
| 1990 Feb 25 | 1513 | Apogee 4, 409000 km | |
| 1990 Feb 28 | 2300 | DV-7 62.1m/s at 307000 km | ? x 405000 km |
| 1990 Mar 3 | 0200 | DV-8 17.9m/s at 39000 km | ? x 440000 km |
| 0406 | Perigee 4 | ||
| 2100 | DV-9 0.5m/s at 163000 km | ? x 441000 km | |
| 1990 Mar 9 | 0712 | Apogee 5, 441000 km | |
| 1990 Mar 12 | 2300 | DV-10 2.2m/s at 335000 km | 4500? x 441000 km |
| 1990 Mar 12 | 4893 x 435037 x 29.7 | ||
| 1990 Mar 12 | 4481 x 435449 x 29.7 | ||
| 1990 Mar 15 | 1123 | Perigee 5 | |
| 1990 Mar 18 | 1937 | Hagoromo sep (15000 km fro Moon) | |
| 2004:03 | Hagoromo LOI | ||
| 1990 Mar 18 | 2004:09 | Lunar flyby 1, 16472 km | |
| 1990 Mar 18 | 86889 x 767644 x 27.6 | ||
| 1990 Mar 18 | 116000 x 727000 (SRJ) | ||
| 1990 Apr 6 | TCM 2m/s? | ||
| 1990 May 18 | TCM 2m/s? | ||
| 1990 Jul 10 | 0958:34 | Lunar flyby (pass) 2, 76049 km selenocentric | |
| (Outside lunar gravisphere) | |||
| 1990 Jul | Perigee 28000 km | 28000 x 560000 | |
| 1990 Jul 13 | TCM 18.9m/s | ||
| 1990 Jul 16 | TCM 0.3m/s | ||
| 1990 Aug 4 | 0743:42 | Flyby 3, 32315 km sc | |
| Geotail pass? | |||
| 1990 Sep 7 | Lunar flyby 4, 33124 km | ||
| 1990 Sep 25 | 0.38m/s | ||
| 1990 Oct 2 | 0301 | Lunar flyby 5, 22403 km | |
| To Geotail simulation orbit, apo 1348000 km | |||
| 1990 Nov? | near L2 region? | ||
| 1991 Jan 3 | Flyby 6, 23168 km, reduce peri | ||
| 1991 Jan 21 | TCM 1.0m/s | ||
| 1991 Jan 27 | Flyby 7, 33708 km | ||
| 1991 Feb | ? x 850000 km | ||
| 1991 Feb 27 | TCM 0.38m/s | ||
| 1991 Mar 3 | 2202 | SWB-8 Flyby 8, 13269 km | |
| 1991 Mar 7 | 0321 | Perigee 2500 km | 2500 x 425000 km |
| 1991 Mar 12 | 1330 | DV17 reduce perigee 3.0m/s | |
| 1991 Mar 13 | 0146 | Apogee | 125 x 429000? |
| 1991 Mar 19 | 0043:21 | Earth aerobrake pass 1, W POR | 125.5 km |
| 11.0 km/s, deceleration 1.71 m/s, apo down by 8665 km | 125 x 420000? | ||
| 1991 Mar 23 | 1230 | DV18 reduce peri 3.6 | |
| 1991 Mar 24 | 1824 | Apogee | |
| 1991 Mar 30 | 1136:26 | Earth aerobrake 2, W Afr | 120.2 x 419700 |
| Reduce apo by 14000 km, 2.8m/s | 120 x 405700 | ||
| 1991 Apr 5 | 0202 | DV19 raise peri | |
| 1230 | Apogee | ||
| 1991 Apr 10 | 1326 | Perigee, DV20 adjust period | |
| 1991 Apr 16 | 1130 | DVc20 targeting | |
| 1991 Apr 17 | 0530 | Apogee 462000 km | |
| 1991 Apr 26 | 2034 | Lunar flyby 9, 12543 km | |
| raise apo to 1532100 km | |||
| 1991 Jul | In ES L2 region? | ||
| 1991 Oct 2 | Lunar flyby 10, 72422 km | L4/L5 loop orbit | |
| 1991 Oct 8 | In EM-L4 region; 50000 x 100000 km around L4 | ||
| 1991 Oct 20 | Apogee 482000 km | ||
| 1991 Oct 22 | Leave L4 region | ||
| 1991 Nov 4 | Perigee 200000 km? | ||
| 1991 Nov 14 | Apogee 442000 km | ||
| 1991 Nov 30 | In L3 region | ||
| 1991 Dec 7 | Apogee 468000 km | ||
| 1991 Dec 15 | Leave L3 region | ||
| 1991 Dec 30 | Apogee 450000 km | ||
| 1992 Jan 14 | In L5 region | ||
| 1992 Jan 22 | Apogee 434000 km | ||
| 1992 Feb 2 | Leave L5 region | ||
| 1992 Feb 11 | Apogee 422000 km | ||
| 1992 Feb 15 | 1333 | Lunar flyby 11, 2160 km sc (423 km alt) | |
| 1328:26 | LOI burn (10 min) 81m/s | ||
| 1337:18 | LOI complete | ||
| 1343 | LOI 9600 x 49400 x 34.7 (eclip), 4.7d | ||
| 1992 Apr 24 | Plane change mv, avoid eclipses 16.0m/s | ||
| 1993 Feb 3 | TCM 1.2 m/s | ||
| 1993 Mar 30 | TCM 5.9m/s | 1400 x 50000? | |
| Earth-Sun perturbations cause impact | |||
| 1993 Apr 10 | 1803:25 | Impact 55.3E 34.0S nr Furnerius | |
