Saturday, January 16, 1993
Friday, January 15, 1993
Tiros 5
1962-025A
Tiros V (A-50,Tiros E), launched on 1962 Jun 19 and transmitted until 1963 May 5. It was launched to cover the 1962 hurricane season. This Tiros was the first `enlarged hatbox', with the same 1.07m diameter but an increased 0.56m height. These enlarged Tiros satellites were placed in orbits with a somewhat higher inclination of 58 degrees; Tiros V ended up in a more elliptical orbit than intended, of 588 x 974 km. Launch involved a double dog-leg, with the first turn avoiding Cape Hatteras, and the second acheiving the 58 degree orbit which gave broader global weather coverage. The satellite observed tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and South Pacific. By Dec 1993 it was in a 580 x 880 km x 58.1 deg orbit. Tiros V supported MA-8.
| Tiros 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Jun 19 | 1219:01 | Launch by Delta | CC LC17A |
| 1221 | Thor sep | ||
| 1221 | Delta S/N 2021 burn | ||
| 1223 | Delta SECO | ||
| Altair burn | |||
| 1232? | Altair burnout | ||
| 1242? | Altair sep | ||
| 1245 | Despin | ||
| 1962 Aug 2 | 100.47 588 x 973 x 58.1 | ||
| 1963 May 5 | End of ops | ||
Thursday, January 14, 1993
Kosmos 312
1969-103A
Kosmos-312 was launched in Nov 1969; its apogee was slightly lower than earlier Sfera missions.
| Kosmos-312 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Nov 24 | 1649:59 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 1652? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1658? | Coast period | ||
| 1743? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 1743? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1969 Dec 1 | 1200 | 108.60 1144 x 1179 x 74.03 | |
Wednesday, January 13, 1993
Tuesday, January 12, 1993
Kosmos 243
1968-080A
The third Gektor/Zenit-2M flew an unusual mission profile. The 11 day flight was in a 71.3 degree orbit, launched from Baikonur - the highest inclination from the NIIP-5 range so far. This slot was the Baikonur equivalent of the Plesetsk flights at 72.9 degrees. Kosmos-243 is believed to have made observations of the NATO exercise Silver Tower 68. It also carried a Nauka package with a microwave radiometer to measure thermal radio emission for geophysical studies of the atmosphere and Earth surface.
| Kosmos-243 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Sep 23 | 0739:59 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0744 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0749 | Blok-I sep | 89.5 213 x 293 x 71.3 | |
| 1968 Sep 24 | 0556 | 89.52 204 x 297 x 71.3 | |
| 1968 Oct 2 | 0500? | Nauka package sep | |
| 0751 | 89.40 201 x 287 x 71.3 | ||
| 1968 Oct 4 | 0304 | 89.36 200 x 284 x 71.3 | |
| 1968 Oct 4 | 0434? | Retrofire | |
| 0452? | Landed after 10.88d | ||