Monday, November 28, 1994
Interkosmos 12
1974-086A
DS-U2-IK No. 4 (Interkosmos-12) was launched on 1974 Oct 31 by Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk. It had an ionospheric beacon, electron temperature and density, ion temperature and density sensors, and a micrometeor detector.
The satellite operated at least through the end of 1974, probably to Feb 1975.
| Interkosmos-12 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Oct 31 | 1000 | Launch by 11K65M Kosmos-3M | NIIP-53 |
| 1002 | S3M burn | ||
| 1010? | S3M sep | 94.1 243 x 707 x 74.0 | |
| 1975 Feb 20 | End of operations | ||
| 1975 Jul 11 | Reentered | ||
Thursday, November 24, 1994
Saturday, November 19, 1994
Friday, November 18, 1994
Monday, November 14, 1994
Meteor 304
1989-086A
The 4th Meteor-3 was launched to a 1200 km orbit in Oct 1989. Mass was around 2250 kg. The satellite operated until 1993.
| Meteor-3 No. 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Oct 24 | 2134:00 | Launch by Tsiklon-3 11K68 | PL LC32 |
| 2136 | T+2:00 Stage 1 MECO | ||
| 2138 | T+4:37 Stage 2 off, sep | ||
| 2139 | T+5:20 S5M burn 1 | ||
| 2141 | T+7:03 S5M cutoff 1 | 135? x 1200? x 82.5 | |
| 2222? | T+48m? S5M burn 2, 15s? | ||
| 2223? | T+49m? S5M cutoff 2 | ||
| 2223? | T+49m? S5M sep from Meteor-2 | ||
| 1188 x 1212 x 82.6 | |||
| 1993 Dec 22 | End of ops | ||
Saturday, November 12, 1994
Corona 62
1963-007A
KH-4 Mission 9053 flew a 3 day mission at 75 degrees and was successfully recovered in mid-air with the best imagery to date. Recovery was commanded early because of a power amplifier failure.
| KH-4 Mission 9053 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Apr 1 | 2301:00 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V |
| 2303 | Thor MECO (T+2:26) | ||
| 2303 | Thor VECO (T+2:35) | ||
| 2303 | Thor sep (T+2:41) | ||
| 2304 | Agena burn (T+3:13) | ||
| 2307:16 | Agena D 1160 MECO (T+7:16) | 90.65 205 x 413 x 75.4 (VCR) | |
| 1963 Apr 2 | 0000 | 90.66 201 x 408 x 75.40 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Apr 2 | 0301 | 90.60 198 x 409 x 75.0 | |
| 2239 | 90.52 204 x 396 x 75.4 | ||
| 1963 Apr 3 | 90.5 198 x 408 x 74.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Apr 4 | 0923 | 90.51 195 x 403 x 75.34 | |
| 1963 Apr 5 | 0058? | SRV sep, deorbit rev 48 | |
| 1963 Apr 5 | 0139 | SRV recovered after 3.08d | |
| 1963 Apr 8 | 0826 | 90.31 198 x 381 x 76.25 | |
| 1963 Apr 10 | 0930 | 90.28 198 x 367 x 75.4 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Apr 17 | 88.7 193 x 231 x 75.4 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Apr 23 | 88.73 192 x 231 x 75.4 | ||
| 1963 Apr 26 | 2100? | CORONA/Agena 1160 reentered | |
Thursday, November 10, 1994
Kosmos 1580
1984-070A
This was an elliptical orbit mission to test improvements to the propellant flow system of the Blok-I.
| Kosmos-1580 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Jun 29 | 1500 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1504 | Blok I burn | ||
| 1508 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1508 | Blok I sep | ||
| 90.4 249 x 367 x 62.8 | |||
| 1984 Jun 29 | 90.4 249x367x62.8 | ||
| 1984 Jul 2 | 245x346x62.8 | ||
| 1984 Jul 6 | 238x346x62.8 | ||
| 1984 Jul 8 | 227x271x62.8 | ||
| 1984 Jul 11 | 225x266x62.8 | ||
| 1984 Jul 14 | 0410? | KDU sep | |
| 0515? | Deorbit | ||
| 0525? | PO sep | ||
| 0535? | Reentry | ||
| 0550? | Landed | ||
Tuesday, November 8, 1994
Surveyor 6
1967-112A
Surveyor 6 was launched at 0739 on 1967 Nov 7 by Atlas Centaur from Kennedy on azimuth 83.0 deg. The probe made a two burn parking orbit ascent. It made a course correction at 0220 on Nov 8. Surveyor VI landed on the Moon at 0101:05 on Nov 10 at 0.47N 1.48W in Sinus Medii. (0.47N 1.48W comes from LO photo correlation, 0.44N 1.37W from tracking; final project report gave 0.51N 1.39W).
At 1032 on Nov 17 the vernier engines were reignited to make a 3m high hop, the first rocket launch from the surface of the Moon.
| Surveyor 6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Nov 7 | 0739:01 | Launch by AC-14 | CKAFS LC36B |
| 0741:34 | Atlas BECO | ||
| 0741:37 | Booster sep | ||
| 0724:19 | Panels sep | ||
| 0724:48 | Fairing sep | ||
| 0743:07 | Atlas SECO | ||
| 0743:09 | Atlas sep | ||
| 0743:18 | Centaur MES-1 | ||
| 0748:42 | T+9:38 Centaur MECO-1, | 87.72 159 x 169 x 30.0 | |
| 0801:34 | Centaur MES-2 | ||
| 0803:30 | Centaur MECO-2 | 170 x 664642 x 29.0 | |
| 0803:47 | SV legs deploy | ||
| 169 x 686276 x 29.01 (GD) | |||
| 167 x 684964 x 29.00 (JPL) | |||
| 169 x 684614 x 29.00 (TMX1844) | |||
| 0804:30 | Centaur sep | ||
| 0808:29 | Centaur retro | 168 x 401708 x 28.98 (TMX1844) | |
| 1967 Nov 8 | 0220:02 | TCM 10s 10.1m/s | 371 x 644020 x 29.09 |
| 1967 Nov 10 | 0057:55 | AMR mark | |
| 0058:01 | Verniers on 2.587 km/s | ||
| 0058:03 | Radar sep | -1375 x -9838 x 10.82 | |
| 0058:03 | Retro | ||
| 0058:42 | Retro burnout V=157m/s? | -1737 x 18? x 10.8 | |
| 0058:52 | Vernier high thrust | ||
| 0058:54 | Retro sep | ||
| 0101:02 | Vernier off at 4m | ||
| 0101:04 | Landing | ||
| 1458? | Centaur flyby 27915 km | ||
| Centaur orbit | 169069 x 399952 | ||
| 1967 Nov 11 | 0322 | RCS jet test | |
| 0346 | RCS jet test | ||
| 1967 Nov 17 | 1032:05 | Vernier hop, 3m alt, 2.5m range | |
| 1032:07 | 2.5s burn complete | ||
| 1032:11 | 6.1s flight | ||
| 1967 Nov 26 | 0935 | Shut down for lunar night | |
| 1967 Dec 12 | 1641 | Reactivated | |
| 1967 Dec 14 | 1914 | End of tx | |
Sunday, November 6, 1994
Kosmos 1698
1985-098A
| Kosmos-1698 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Oct 22 | 2024 | Launch by 8K78M | Plesetsk |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 2032 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 2124? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 2127? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1985 Oct 22 | 603x39724x63.0 | ||
Thursday, November 3, 1994
Surveyor 4
1967-068A
Surveyor 4 was launched at 1153 on 1967 Jul 14 on a single burn direct ascent trajectory using the LV-3 Atlas. The main engine cutoff was at 1205. The Centaur made test evasive maneuvers at 1206 and 1214. Surveyor IV made a course correction on Jul 16. Contact was lost 41.1s into the 42.5s retroburn, 0203 on 1967 Jul 17. Lunar impact occurred at 0.47N 1.44W; it is assumed the Star 37 exploded.
| Surveyor 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Jul 14 | 1153:29 | Launch by AC-11 | CKAFS LC36A |
| 1155:51 | Atlas BECO | ||
| 1155:54 | Booster sep | ||
| 1156:25 | Panels sep | ||
| 1156:51 | Fairing | ||
| 1157:28 | Atlas SECO | ||
| 1157:30 | Atlas sep 150 km | -5500 x 205? x 30 | |
| 1157:40 | Centaur MES-1 | ||
| 1200:30? | Apogee at 235 km, begin powered descent | -4250 x 235? x 30 | |
| 1202:09 | T+8:40 6.75 km/s 224 km -1.2 deg? | -2380 x 228 x 30 | |
| 1204:09 | T+10:40 200 km -2.1 deg? 9.4 km/s | 185 x 11300? x 30 | |
| 1204:57 | Centaur MECO-1 | 167 x 554098 x 30.56 (GD) | |
| 167 x 559031 x 30.56 (TM-X-1768) | |||
| 1205:54 | SV legs deploy | ||
| 1206:06 | Centaur sep | 167 x 558948 x 30.6 | |
| 1210:06 | Centaur retro | ||
| 1214:16 | End Centaur blowdown | 170 x 406594 x 30.59 | |
| 1710 | Centaur-SV separation is 1167 km | ||
| 1967 Jul 16 | 0230:02 | TCM T+38:37:00 | |
| 0230:14 | TCM ended 10.1m/s 10.5s | -292 x 556525 x 32.6 | |
| 1967 Jul 17 | 0157 | AMR active | |
| 0201:57 | Verniers on | -1194 x -8984 x 13.2 | |
| 0201:59 | Radar sep | ||
| 0201:59 | Retro burn, 41.1s T+62:08:29 | ||
| 0202:40 | Contact lost; 14.9 km up at 326m/s | -1728 x 39 x 13 | |
| 0203:25? | Impact | ||
| 1000 | Centaur flyby at 20800 km | ||
| 1967 Jul 17 | Centaur orbit | 169235 x 398983 | |