Wednesday, May 25, 1994
Sunday, May 22, 1994
Saturday, May 21, 1994
STS-53 (Discovery)
1992-086A
The STS-53 flight was the final classified DoD mission. It is thought to have carried an SDS communications satellite which relays spy satellite imagery for the NRO.
An attempt to deploy the ODERACS calibration spheres failed. On day 6, the GLO experiment studied orbiter glow. 8 cycles of the CRYOHP heat pipe experiment were carried out, exceeding planned gaols.
| STS-53 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Aug 8 | Storage | VAB/2 | |
| 1992 Aug 17 | Tow to OPF | OPF/3 | |
| 1992 Nov | Tow to VAB | ||
| 1992 Nov 8 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1992 Dec 2 | 1324:00 | Launch from LC39A | |
| 1326:06 | SRB sep | ||
| 1332:35 | MECO | 88.41 19 x 373 x 57.0 (OMS dV) | |
| 1332:52 | ET-49 sep | ||
| 1400:53 | OMS-2 3:24 103 m/s | ||
| 1404:18 | OMS-2 CO | ||
| 1451 | 91.98 366 x 377 x 57.0 | ||
| 1506 | PLBD open | ||
| 1918 | DoD-1 deploy | ||
| 1938 | RCS Sep burn 19s | 92.03 369 x 379 x 57.0 | |
| 1992 Dec 3 | 1229 | 92.04 369 x 379 x 57.0 | |
| 1943:11 | OMS-3L lower orbit 50s 14m/s | ||
| 1944:01 | OMS-3 CO | 90.97 316 x 327 x 57.0 | |
| 2026:03 | OMS-4R 51s 15m/s | ||
| 2026:54 | OMS-4 CO | 91.01 317 x 330 x 57.0 | |
| 1992 Dec 4 | 0000 | 91.01 317 x 331 x 57.0 | |
| 1122 | ODERACS ft deploy | ||
| 1992 Dec 7 | 0855 | Mass check 92525 kg | 91.02 317 x 331 x 57.0 |
| 1915:00 | OMS-5R Lower apogee 11s 3m/s | ||
| 1915:11 | OMS-5 CO | 90.93 316 x 322 x 57.0 | |
| 0829 | 90.91 317 x 321 x 57.0 | ||
| 1992 Dec 9 | 0212 | RCS COLA 8s 0.6m/s | |
| 1539 | PLBD closed | 90.91 316 x 320 x 57.0 | |
| 1943:20 | OMS DO (2:30) 90m/s | ||
| 1945:50 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 2012:12 | Entry | ||
| 2043:32 | Gear down | ||
| 2043:47 | Landed RW22 EAFB | ||
| 2044:02 | Chute | ||
| 2044:03 | NGTD | ||
| 2044:26 | Chute release | ||
| 2044:56 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1992 Dec 17 | 1315 | SCA takeoff | EAFB |
| 1900 | SCA landing | Columbus AFB MS | |
| 1992 Dec 18 | 0745 | SCA takeoff | |
| 1220 | SCA landing | Eglin AFB FL | |
| 1400 | SCA takeoff | ||
| 1545 | SCA landing | KSC SLF | |
| 1800 | Tow to OPF/3 | ||
Friday, May 20, 1994
Thursday, May 19, 1994
Kosmos 1766
1986-055A
The first Okean-O1 No. 1 (NKhM No. 3) was launched on 1986 Jul 28 and named Kosmos-1766.
OKEAN Oceanographic satellite Earth-oriented, 3-axis stabilized In plane with K1500
| Kosmos-1766 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Jul 28 | 2108 | Launch by Tsiklon-3 | PL LC32/2 |
| T+2:00 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:33 GO sep | |||
| T+4:38 St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:20 S5M burn 1 | |||
| 2114 | T+6:48 S5M MECO1 | ||
| T+39:20 BOZ burn | |||
| 2148 | T+40:58 S5M burn 2 | ||
| 2149 | T+41:08 S5M MECO2 | ||
| T+41:38 S5M sep | |||
| 1986 Jul 29 | 635x668x82.5 | ||
| 1986 Aug 5 | 634x665x82.5 | ||
| 1991 Oct 24 | end of ops | ||
Tuesday, May 17, 1994
Salyut 2A
1972-F04
The second DOS station, DOS 2 or 17K No. 122, was launched on 1972 Jul 30. However, the Proton-K second stage shut down early at 90 km altitude and the new space station fell into the Pacific Ocean. It would have been named Salyut-2 if successful.
| DOS 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Jul 29 | 0320:57 | Launch by Proton-K | KB LC81 |
| 0323 | Stage 2 burn T+2min | ||
| 0323:57 | Stage 2 failed T+3:00 | ||
| 0341? | Impact Pacific | ||
Sunday, May 15, 1994
Sunday, May 8, 1994
Wednesday, May 4, 1994
STS-30 (Atlantis)
1989-033A
STS-30R was the first Shuttle mission to launch an interplanetary probe. Atlantis took off from Kennedy Space Center on 1989 May 4. The only cargo bay payload was an IUS rocket with the Magellan Venus probe aboard. The OMS-2 burn placed Atlantis in a 28.9 degree circular orbit, a fractionally higher inclination than standard. With the deployment of Magellan 6 hours after launch, the STS-30R mission was essentially complete. The astronauts stayed in space for three more days, carrying out observations of lightning and and using the Fluids Experiment Apparatus. Landing was at Edwards on May 8.
| STS-30R | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Mar 11 | Tow to VAB | ||
| 1989 Mar 22 | Rollout | LC39B | |
| 1989 May 4 | 1847:00 | Launch from LC39B | |
| 1849:04 | SRB sep | ||
| 1855:28 | MECO | 86.11 5 x 157 x 28.9 (PK) | |
| 1855:45 | ET sep | 86.11 5 x 157 x 28.9 (OMS dV) |
| 1857:28 | OMS-1 2:22 69m/s | 94 x 296 x 28.9 (PK) | |
| 1859:50 | OMS-1 CO | 88.43 99 x 295 x 28.9 (OMS dV) | |
| 1931:26 | OMS-2 2:05 60m/s | 90.50 294 x 303 x 28.9 | |
| 1933:32 | OMS-2 CO | ||
| 1958 | PLBD open | ||
| 1989 May 5 | 0101:32 | Magellan deploy | |
| 0116:21 | OMS-3 sep 16s 9m/s | ||
| 0730 | 90.82 297 x 333 x 28.9 | ||
| 1989 May 8 | 0200 | 90.81 297 x 331 x 28.9 | |
| 1601 | PLBD closed | ||
| 1840:49 | OMS DO 2:46 99 m/s | ||
| 1843:35 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1912:51 | Entry | ||
| 1943:26 | Touchdown RW22 EAFB | (4:00:56:33)? | |
| 1943:38 | NGTD | ||
| 1944:24 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1989 May 14 | 2030 | SCA takeoff | EAFB |
| 2250 | SCA landing | Biggs AAF TX | |
| 1989 May 15 | 1402 | SCA takeoff | |
| 1530 | SCA landing | DFW Airport, TX | |
| 1745 | SCA takeoff | ||
| 2015 | SCA landing | Warner Robbins ALC GA | |
| 2200 | SCA takeoff | ||
| 1989 May 16 | 0009 | SCA landing | KSC SLF |
| 0330 | Tow to OPF/2 | ||