Thursday, July 29, 1993

Kosmos 652

  1974-030A


Kosmos-652 flew an 8 day flight in a 51.8 degree orbit. Because of the unusual profile it was at one point suggested that Kosmos-652 might have been a 7K (Soyuz) test flight, but it was in fact a Zenit-4MK satellite, the first at this inclination.


Kosmos-652 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1974 May 15  0830  Launch by 11A57  NIIP-53 
 0834  Blok-I burn 
 0838  Blok-I sep 
 1716   89.69 170 x 347 x 51.9 
1974 May 16  0515 89.68 173 x 343 x 51.8 
1974 May 16  0700   89.61 173 x 343 x 51.8 (RAE) 
1974 May 17  1404   89.64 172 x 341 x 51.8 
1974 May 18 Lower orbit 
1974 May 19  0322   89.32 158 x 323 x 51.8 
 0750   89.28 172 x 305 x 51.8 
1974 May 20  0310   89.26 172 x 303 x 51.8 
1974 May 22   Engine sep 90.83 218 x 417 x 51.8 (RAE) 
1974 May 23  0534? Retrofire 
 0544? PO sep 
 0549? Entry 
 0604? Landed after 7.9d 

Monday, July 26, 1993

Club Management: January-February 1993

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Kosmos 958

 1977-100A


Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite. Kosmos-958 was the second flight using the high circular orbit.


Kosmos-958 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1977 Oct 11  1514 Launch by Soyuz-U  Plesetsk 
 1522  Blok-I sep 
1977 Oct 11    90.60 256 x 350 x 62.81 
1977 Oct 12  0838? Orbit raise 91.95 318 x 422 x 62.8 
1977 Oct 20    91.82 309 x 417 x 62.8 
1977 Oct 22   Orbit raise  92.28 351 x 420 x 62.8 
1977 Oct 23  1030?  KDU sep 
1977 Oct 24   
 0602?  Deorbit 
 0630?  Entry 
 0644?  Land 

May 13,2026

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