Molniya 124

 1973-061A

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Molniya-1 (F29, N24) was launched on 1973 Aug 30 from Plesetsk into the B plane. 

Molniya-1 F29
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1973 Aug 30	0007:59	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
	0016	T+8:50 Blok-I sep
		T+53:16 BOZ burn
	0101?	T+53:56 BOZ sep
		ML burn
		T+56:46 ML MECO
	0104?	T+56:54 ML sep
1973 Sep 12	0516		717.71 440 x 39911 x 65.4
1973 Sep 30			717.69 466 x 39884 x 65.4
1974 Feb 21		Still operating
1975 Jun 24			717.81 1256 x 39099 x 65.7
1976 Nov 12			717.84 1309 x 39048 x 65.5
1978 Apr 3			717.73 560 x 39791 x 65.3
1978 Dec 9			715.76 184 x 40070 x 65.0
1979 Jan 28			680.30 128 x 38360 x 64.9
1979 Apr 17		Reentered

Aurora 1

 1982-105A

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Satcom 5 (Satcom RCA E) was launched for RCA's Alascom subsidiary for domestic Alaskan communications. It was the first of the Advanced Satcom series. It was renamed Aurora 1. Mass 1116 kg launch, 589 kg BOL. Bus 1.75 x 1.62 x 1.42m with 14?m span. 143 kg of hydrazine.

Aurora 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1982 Oct 28	0127:49	Launch by Delta 3924	CC LC17A
		T+0:57 SRM 1-6 burnout
		T+1:02 SRM 7-9 burn
		T+1:09 SRM 1-6 sep 18 km	-6320 x 22?
		T+1:59 SRM 7-9 burnout
		T+2:02 SRM 7-9 sep 47 km	-6100 x 75?
		T+3:43 MECO	-4200 x 145?
		T+3:51 St 1 sep
		T+3:56 SES
	0132:03	T+4:14 Fairing sep	-4100 x 150 ?
	0137:50	T+10:01 SECO-1	174 x 513
	0148:10	T+20:21 SES-2
	0149:25	T+21:36 SECO-2	167 x 3956
	0150:27	T+22:38 St 2 sep
	0151:08	T+23:19 TES
	0151:52	T+24:03 TECO	176 x 36486 x 24.9 (MOR Post)
	0153:15	T+25:26 St 3 sep
	0206:17	T+38:28 SES-3 depletion at 1060km
	0206:27	T+38:38 SECO-3	132.28 239 x 4204 x 26.6
1982 Oct 28	0800?	Apo 1 over 100E
	1800	Apo 2 over 59W
1982 Oct 29	0430?	Apo 3 over 145E
	1530?	Apo 4 over 20W
1982 Oct 30	0300?	Apo 5 over 170E
	1300?	Apo 6 over 15E
	2330?	Apo 7 over 145W
1982 Oct 30	2319	Star 30 burn
1982 Oct 31			1462.03 35994 x 36590 x 0.2 GEO 105.3W+6.4W
1982 Nov 1			1450.58 35993 x 36145 x 0.2 GEO 106.5W-3.6W
1982 Nov 9			1450.31 35991 x 36137 x 0.1 GEO 135.3W-3.5W
1982 Nov 12		mv in	1436.06 35759 x 35811 x 0.2 GEO 143.1W
1986 May 14			1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 143.0W
1988		Owned by GE Alascom
1989 Jan 23			1436.06 35782 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 143.1W
1990 Aug 28			1436.02 35780 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 142.9W
1991 Mar		Fuel problems
1991 Mar		Traffic transfer to Satcom C-1
1991 Apr 4		begin drift	1436.02 35772 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 143.0W+0.01E
1991 May 4			1435.82 35760 x 35801 x 0.2 GEO 141.8W+0.06E

Zond 5

  1968-076A

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L-1 No. 9 was the first successful circumlunar flight. Two turtles became the first terrestrial organisms to escape from Earth's gravitational influence and return. The spacecraft reentered over the S Pole and landed in the Indian Ocean. The Soviet ship Borovichiy recovered the descent module and then transferred it to the Vasiliy Golovnin which returned it to Bombay, from where it was flown back to the USSR.

Zond-5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1968 Sep 14	2142	Launch by Proton-K	KB
	2151	Stage 3 sep
		4m15s coast
	2155	Blok D burn 1, 1:48
	2157	Blok D MECO-1	202 x 240 x 51.5
	2249	Blok-D burn 2
	2251?	Blok D MECO-2
		Blok D sep
1968 Sep 17	0311	Orbit correction, at 320000 km
1968 Sep 18	0500?	Perilune 1950 km
1968 Sep 21	1200?	Orbit correction at 143000 km	40 x 385000?
	1537	PAO sep
1968 Sep 21	1554	Ballistic entry over S Pole
	1608	Landed in Indian Ocean 32 38S 65 33E
1968 Oct 3		Arrived by sea at Bombay
1968 Oct 7		Returned to Moscow

Kosmos 1705

 1985-111A

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Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite

Kosmos-1705
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1985 Dec 3	1215	Launch by Soyuz	PL
	1219	Blok I burn
	1224	Blok I MECO
			90.08 195 x 361 x 72.9
1985 Dec 4	0408?	Orbit raise	92.27 356 x 415 x 72.9
1985 Dec 17			92.28 357 x 414 x 72.9
		111D-111Q sep
	0612?	Deorbit
	0622?	PO sep
	0637?	Entry	-75 x 402
	0652?	Landed

Kosmos 229

  1968-054A

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Zenit-4 No. 41 flew in Jun 1968 from Plesetsk.

Kosmos-229
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1968 Jun 26	1100:01	Launch by 11A57	PL
	1104	Blok-I burn
	1109	Blok-I sep
1968 Jun 27	0316		89.80 202 x 326 x 72.9
1968 Jun 29			89.85 207 x 327 x 72.87
1968 Jul 2	0124		89.72 202 x 318 x 72.8
1968 Jul 4	0553?	Deorbit
	0615?	Landed after 7.79d