Saturday, January 1, 1994
Raduga 15
1984-063A
Raduga (Gran') No. 27 was launched to the 128E position in Jun 1984.
| Raduga No. 27L | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Jun 22 | 0020 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 0029 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 0137? | DM burn 1 | ||
| 0653? | DM burn 2 | ||
| 0657? | DM sep | ||
| 1984 Jun 22 | 1397.73 35016 x 35047 x 1.3 GEO 97.1E+9.9E | ||
| 1984 Jun 25 | 1425.07 35520 x 35620 x 1.3 GEO 122.6E+2.8E | ||
| 1984 Jun 30 | 1435.74 35752 x 35807 x 1.3 GEO 127.0E | ||
| 1984 Aug 5 | 1436.07 35763 x 35808 x 1.2 GEO 128.5E | ||
| 1985 Jul 2 | 1436.34 35781 x 35801 x 0.3 GEO 128.1E | ||
| 1986 Dec 10 | 1436.17 35786 x 35789 x 1.0 GEO 128.5E | ||
| 1988 Apr 7 | last mv | 1436.36 35778 x 35804 x 2.3 GEO 127.0E+0.05E | |
| 1988 Aug 7 | 1436.21 35782 x 35795 x 2.6 GEO 128.7E+0.03W | ||
| 1988 Sep? | retired | ||
| 1988 Oct 8 | 1436.67 35782 x 35813 x 2.7 GEO 123.4E+0.15W | ||
| 1991 Apr 14 | 1435.84 35758 x 35805 x 5.1 GEO 127.9E+0.06E | ||
| 1992 Aug 25 | 1436.43 35703 x 35882 x 6.2 GEO 18.7E+0.09W | ||
Giotto
1985-056A
Giotto was based on the Geos bus and built by the same BAe/STAR consortium. The probe was built from the Geos engineering model. ESA controlled Giotto from ESOC. Flyby velocity was 68.4 km/s with 596 km closest approach.
| Giotto | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Jul 2 | 1123:13 | Launch by Ariane I | CSG |
| T+2:25 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:30 Stage 2 burn | |||
| T+4:14 Fairing | |||
| T+4:51? St 2 sep | |||
| T+4:55? Stage 3 burn 9:21? | |||
| 1137 | T+14:16? Stage 3 MECO | ||
| 1138? | Stage 3 sep | 203 x 35421 x 7.0 | |
| 1139 | Perigee | ||
| 1145 | AOS by Malindi | ||
| 1650 | Spin axis slew | ||
| 1985 Jul 2 | 1700? | Apogee 1 | |
| 1985 Jul 2 | 2110 | Perigee 1, 202 km | |
| 2210 | Perigee 1 from TLE | ||
| 1985 Jul 3 | 0230? | Apogee 2 | |
| 0844 | Perigee 2 from TLE | ||
| 1400? | Apogee 2 | ||
| Spinup | |||
| 1914 | Perigee 3 from TLE 2 | ||
| 1918 | Perigee 3 from TLE 1 | ||
| 1923:47 | Mage 1S perigee burn 1.40km/s | Solar orbit | |
| 1924:42 | Burnout (55s) | |
| 1985 Jul 4 | 0333? | Pass EL1:4 | |
| 1985 Jul 4 | 0730 | Nozzle cover closed | |
| 1985 Jul 6 | 0947 | HGA release | |
| Begin cruise, mass 578.5 kg | |||
| 1985 Jul 8 | 0230? | Pass L1 | |
| 1985 Jul 15 | 3.43Mkm range | ||
| 1985 Aug 26 | TCM-1, 7.27m/s, 92 min | ||
| 1985 Oct 2 | Range 20.235Mkm to Earth | ||
| 1986 Jan 24 | Antenna lock loss, recovered by DSN | ||
| 1986 Mar 12 | 0053 | TCM 2.5m/s | |
| 0125 | TCM complete | ||
| 1986 Mar 13 | 1816 | (ERT) PKS gets signal | |
| 1986 Mar 13 | Encounter P/Halley at 0.90AU, vrel 68.4 km/s | ||
| Mass 573.9 kg | |||
| 2356:58 | First bumper shield penetration | ||
| 1986 Mar 14 | 0002:52 | Last image | |
| 0002:52 | Hit by 1g of particles | ||
| 0002:55 | Loss of signal | ||
| 1986 Mar 14 | 0003:02 | Passed 596 km from nucleus | |
| 0003:19 | Signal recovered | ||
| 0004:34 | Spacecraft nutating | ||
| 0034:58 | Spacecraft recovered | ||
| 1986 Mar 19 | TCM 4h30m, 63 m/s, 19 kg | ||
| 1986 Mar 20 | TCM 4:10min, 46m/s, 14 kg | ||
| 1986 Mar 21 | TCM 16min, 2.6m/s, 1 kg | 0.833 yr 0.733 x 1.04 AU | |
| 1986 Apr 1 | TCM 1.5m/s | ||
| 1986 Apr 2 | TCM 1.3m/s? | ||
| 1986 Apr 2 | 0225 | Deactivated | |
| 1990 Feb 20 | Reactivated by DSN/Madrid, R=102.9 Mkm Rdot=14.54km/s Vsun=37.36km/s | ||
| 1990 Feb 21 | HGA despin attempts | ||
| 1990 Feb 25 | 1745 | ESOC resumes control | |
| HMC and NMS deactivates | |||
| 1990 Mar 3 | Perihelion | ||
| 1990 Mar 13 | TCM to retarget for Grigg-Skjellerup | ||
| 1990 Jul 2 | 1001:18 | Flyby Earth, 22730 km over Australia | 390d? |
| Inc = 45 deg | |||
| 1990 Jul 16 | TCM 0.5m/s | ||
| 1990 Jul 22 | Hibernation mode | ||
| 1992 Apr | Reactivated | ||
| 1992 May 22 | TCM, 3.5m/s targeting to 800 km | ||
| 1992 Jul 1 | Science instruments on | ||
| 1992 Jul 8 | TCM, 2m/s targeting to 200 km | ||
| 1992 Jul 10 | 1519 | Encounter P/Grigg-Skjellerup 200 km, at 1.01 AU from Sun LT=24min | |
| Rel 13.99 km/s | |||
| 1992 Jul 11 | Experiments off | ||
| 1992 Jul 21 | TCM, target to Earth swingby, 4h burn 33m/s | ||
| 1992 Jul 23 | TCM correction 3m/s | ||
| 1992 Jul 23 | In hibernation mode | ||
Friday, December 31, 1993
Kosmos 1732
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 | ||
Wednesday, December 29, 1993
Monday, December 27, 1993
Crystal 8
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 | ||
Sunday, December 26, 1993
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)