Friday, January 22, 1993

Molniya 169

 1986-089A


Molniya-1 (F75, N69) was launched in Nov 1986 to plane B. It replaced N60.


Molniya-1 F75 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1986 Nov 15  2134:59 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 
 2143  T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 2228? T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 2231?  T+56:54 ML sep   
   214 x 436 x 62.9 (B) 
1986 Nov 15    735.46 476 x 40748 x 62.8

Wednesday, January 20, 1993

Helios 2

  1976-003A


The Helios 2 solar probe was similar to the Helios 1 mission and was launched on an orbit with an even smaller perihelion on 1976 Jan 15.


Helios 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1976 Jan 15  0534  Launch by Titan IIIE Centaur  CC LC41 
  T+1:54 Stage 1 MES 
  T+2:06 SRM sep 
  T+4:25 St 1 MECO 
 0538:25  T+4:25 Titan stage 1 sep 
 0538:25  Titan stage 2 burn 
 0539:25 T+5:25 Fairing sep 
 0541:58 T+7:58 St 2 MECO   
 0542:03  Stage 2 sep 
 0542:13 T+8:13 Centaur TC-5 MES1 
 0543:55  T+9:55 Centaur TC-5 MECO1, coast in EPO  161 x 166 x 30.30 
 0612:05  T+38:05 Centaur TC-5 MES2 
 0616:54  T+42:54 Centaur TC-5 MECO2  196 x -58663 x 30.3 
 0618:04  Spinup 
 0618:06  Motor attach clamp jettison 
 0618:06 Centaur TC-5 sep from Star 37E/Helios 2 
 0618:43  T+44:43 Star 37E burn 
 0619:27  T+45:27 Star 37E cutoff 
 0620:44  T+46:44 Star 37E payload clamp band jettison 
 0620:44  T+46:44 Star 37E sep  284.5 x -21032 x 30.27 
 0620:46  T+46:46 Star 37E yo deploy 
   180d, 0.28 x 1.0 AU  
 1015  Pass EL1:4 
1976 Jan 16  
Exit Earth SOI
1976 Apr 17   Perihelion 0.28AU 
1976 Jul 18   Aphelion 
1980 May 15   end of transmissions 

Aviation Week: August 17,1992

 https://welib.org/md5/598a0721f5bdf4e8d189698366ed5354

Kosmos 2208

 1992-053A



Kosmos-2208 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1992 Aug 12  0544:01 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 
  Stage 2 burn 
  T+8 min Stage 2 MECO-1 
  Stage 2 MES-2 
  T+34min Stage 2 MECO-2 
  Stage 2 sep 
1992 Aug 18  100.82 787x806x74.

Kosmos 1759

 1986-047A




Kosmos-1759 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1986 Jun 18  2003:49 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 42.42E 
  T+2:10 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:12 St 1 sep 
  T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km 
  T+2:27 Fairing 76km 
 2011?  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 
 2106?  T+1:02:50 St 2 sep 
1986 Sep 29   969x1003x82.9 

World Almanac and Book of Facts 1991

 https://welib.org/md5/dbbfb2f7945ed435b990f0e25351e736

Monday, January 18, 1993

Spaceflight: August 1992

 https://welib.org/md5/f3e913d941b6da1c5a2dd571780870ac

Meteor-1 22

  1975-087A


Meteor F22 was launched in Sep 1975. It was reported to be still transmitting in Nov 1976. In addition to the usual APT weather imaging system it carried a set of radiation detectors and a water profile photometer.


Meteor F22
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1975 Sep 18  0012 Launch by Vostok 8A92M  PL 
 0016? Blok E burn 
 0022? Blok E sep 
1976   end of weather observations?
1976 Nov   Science instruments sill operating 

Seventeen: August 1992

 https://welib.org/md5/18024f0e58a60d898da9a3b75ac509aa

May 13,2026

  https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.855.txt