Saturday, June 18, 1994

SDS-7

 1987-015A


USA 21, launched in Feb 1987, was the final Titan 34B Agena D. It was probably the seventh and last SDS satellite.


SDS 7 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 Feb 11  0640 Launch by Titan 34B Agena D  V SLC4W 
 0642?  Stage 2 burn 
 0645?  Stage 2 MECO 
 0646?  Agena MES-1 
 0650? Agena MECO-1  
 0717?  MES-2 
 0719? MECO-2 
 0725? Agena sep 
1988 Dec 15  718.1 610 x 39750 x 63.4 


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Kosmos 1706

 1985-112A


This mission involved observations of the US fleet in the Mediterranean near Libya.


Kosmos-1706 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1985 Dec 11  1440 Launch by Soyuz  PL 
 1448  Blok-I sep 
1985 Dec 11    89.53 177 x 325 x 67.1 
1985 Dec 17    89.17 161 x 305 x 67.1 
1985 Dec 22 
89.71 171 x 348 x 67.1 
1985 Dec 31   SpK-1 fiducial 
 0648?  Deorbit 
 0658?  Entry 
 0710?  Landed 
1986 Jan 2    88.75 157 x 268 x 67.1 
1986 Jan 2   
89.47 173 x 323 x 67.1 
1986 Jan 5    89.36 171 x 313 x 67.1 
1986 Jan 6   
89.67 177 x 339 x 67.2 
1986 Jan 11    89.31 175 x 304 x 67.1 
1986 Jan 11   
89.57 175 x 330 x 67.1 
1986 Jan 20   SpK-2 fiducial 
 0031?  Deorbit 
 0041?  Entry 
 0053?  Landed
1986 Jan 21    89.08 171 x 286 x 67.1 
1986 Jan 22   
89.56 175 x 329 x 67.1 
1986 Jan 31    89.13 171 x 291 x 67.1 
1986 Feb 1 
89.50 173 x 326 x 67.1 
1986 Feb 2    89.40 172 x 316 x 67.1 
1986 Feb 6 
89.75 173 x 350 x 67.1 
1986 Feb 8  
 89.54 172 x 331 x 67.1 
1986 Feb 9   
 1820?  Deorbit 
 1832?  Entry 
 1844? Landed 

Progress M-12

 1992-022A


Progress M No. 213 (Progress M-12) was launched in Apr 1992.


Progress M-12 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1992 Apr 19  2129:25  Launch by Soyuz-U  KB 
 2138  Blok-I sep 
1992 Apr 21  2322:59  Docked with Mir DP1 
1992 Jun 3  1912   92.51 381 x 413 x 51.66 
1992 Jun 27  1900   388 x 410 x 51.6 
 2134:44  Undocked  

2310? Deorbited 
1992 Jun 28  0002:51  Reentered 

Friday, June 17, 1994

DFH-20

 1987-067A


FSW No. 10 was launched in Aug 1987. The capsule was recovered in central Sichuan province five days after launch. 


FSW 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1987 Aug 5  0639  Launch by CZ2  JQ 
 0641  T+2:10 MECO 
 0641  Stage 2 burn 
 0643?  T+4:02? Stage 2 MECO 
 0646?  Stage 2 VECO 
 0646? CZ-2C sep 90.24 173 x 400 x 62.96 
1987 Aug 5  2241  90.16 171 x 393 x 63.0 
1987 Aug 6    90.12 172 x 389 x 63.0 
1987 Aug 6  1200  Orbit trim? 90.19 171 x 396 x 63.0 
1987 Aug 7    90.15 171 x 392 x 63.0 
1987 Aug 9  1950   90.06 170 x 384 x 63.0 
1987 Aug 10  0520? Capsule sep 
 0530  Capsule landed in Sichuan 
 1220   90.03 171 x 380 x 63.0 
1987 Aug 11  1700   89.92 171 x 370 x 63.0 
1987 Aug 16    89.30 165 x 314 x 63.0 
1987 Aug 22    88.04 148 x 207 x 62.9 
1987 Aug 23   Reentered 

Thursday, June 16, 1994

Kosmos 262

 1968-119A


Kosmos-262, DS-U2-GF No. 1, (GF = Geliofisicheskiy) was the second scientific satellite launch for the Yangel bureau in a week. It was a solar observatory to study solar-terrestrial relationships during solar maximum.


Kosmos-262 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1968 Dec 26  0945  Launch by 11K63  GTsP4 
 0947 Stage 2 burn 
 0955? Stage 2 sep 
1968 Dec 27    95.13 259 x 798 x 48.44 
1969 May 3   End of operations 
1969 Jul 18  1438?  Reentered 

Kosmos 8

 1962-038A


The DS-K-8 No. 1 payload was primarily an ELINT technology satellite. It carried a publicly acknowledged payload for studying micrometeorites. It also studied electron density and the upper atmosphere. It was launched as Kosmos-8 in Aug 1962 and operated for 5 days until the thermal regulation system failed.


Kosmos-8 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1962 Aug 18  0500  Launch by Kosmos 63S1  GTsP4 Mayak-2 
 0502  S2 burn  
 0507?  S2 MECO 244 x 598 x 49.0 
1962 Aug 23   end of ops
1963 Aug 17  2130?  Reentered 

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Kosmos 2113

 1990-113A


For the Dec 1990 mission, the orbit raise came two days after launch.


Kosmos-2113 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Dec 21  0620:00 Launch by Soyuz  Baikonur
 0629  Blok-I sep 
1990 Dec 21.3   89.16 179x286x64.76 
1990 Dec 21.6    89.14 180x283x64.76 
1990 Dec 23 0809? Orbit raise 89.74 240x282x64.76 from 89.01 177x273 
1991 Jan 4.9   89.89 242x295x64.76 from 89.32 224x257 via 89.69 241x276 
1991 Jan 18.13    90.64 247x364x64.8 from 89.53 228x273 
1991 Jan 20.1    89.10 203x256x64.8 from 90.61 246x363 via 89.87 232x303 
1991 Jan 24.7   90.12 239x320x64.8 from 88.80 192x237 
1991 Feb 12.3   89.79 244x283x64.8 from 89.47 218x278 
1991 Feb 22.6   89.21 222x248x64.7 from 89.48 233x264 
1991 Feb 25.1   89.79 241x287x64.7 from 89.06 216x239 via 89.40 232x256 
1991 Mar 6.0   89.80 240x288x64.74 from 89.38 225x262 
1991 Mar 15.9   89.79 241x285x64.74 from 89.35 223x261 via 89.56 240x264 
1991 Mar 26.2   89.89 250x287x64.73 from 89.22 220x251 
1991 Apr 6.6   89.90 250x288x64.73 from 89.39 230x258 via 89.86 250x283 
1991 Apr 18.7   90.04 248x304x64.73 from 89.49 233x265 
1991 Apr 30.6   89.99 250x296x64.72 from 89.65 234x280 
1991 May 16.0   89.92 236x304x64.72 from 89.40 229x260 
1991 May 27.9   89.63 222x289x64.72 from 89.50 222x276 
1991 Jun 10.8   88.71 190x230x64.72 
1991 Jun 11    88.67 189 x 228 x 64.7 
1991 Jun 12 
 0145?  Deorbit 
 0210? Entry 

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