Saturday, June 3, 1995

Venera 2B

  1962-043A


The second 2MV-1 probe suffered a similar fate to the first, reentering from parking orbit after 5 days. A fuel valve on the S1.5400A1 engine failed to open and the Blok-L main engine did not ignite.


2MV-1 No. 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1962 Sep 1  0212:30 Launch by 8K78  KB 
 0217  Blok-A sep 
 0217  Blok-I burn 
 0221  Blok-I sep  180 x 310 x 64.9 
 0312 BOZ burn 
 0314:00  Blok-L failed to ignite 
1962 Sep 6   Reentered 

Friday, June 2, 1995

Gambit 32

 1966-083A


KH-7 32 was launched on 1966 Sep 16 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg on a 6 day mission. The Agena D rocket reentered after 1 day; shortly after orbit insertion a small piggyback satellite was launched from the Agena aft rack. This was the last KH-7 to carry such a subsatellite. As well as the OCV, the Agena, and the subsatellite, one debris object was tracked; the SATCAT and the UN give a 474 x 498 km x 94.0 deg orbit and a decay date of Oct 30, so it was probably a small sensor cover from the subsatellite.


KH-7 32 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 Sep 16  1759 Launch by Atlas Agena D  V  
  T+2:18? BECO 
  T+4:37? SECO 
  T+4:54? VECO 
  T+4:59? Atlas sep 
  T+5:51? Agena MES 
 1808 T+9:50? Agena MECO 
1966 Sep 16  1935? Subsatellite ejected from Agena 
1966 Sep 16   OCV separated from Agena 
1966 Sep 17   89.4 148 x 333 x 94.0 (RAE) 
1966 Sep 23  Rev 111 last image 
1966 Sep 23  SRV recovered 
 2247  Rev 111 deorbit opp 
1966 Sep 25  reentered

Interkosmos 25

 1991-086A


The AUOS-Z-AP-IK satellite was launched on 1991 Dec 18 by Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. The satellite was named Interkosmos-25 on reaching orbit, and was also known as Apeks ( Ape ks), an acronym for Active Plasma Experiments (APEX in English sources). The satellite had a mass of 1266 kg and carried a plasma generator and a Magion subsatellite. Span was 23m.


Interkosmos-25 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1991 Dec 18  0354:00  Launch by 11K68 Tsiklon-3  NIIP-53 
  T+2:00 St 1 sep 
  T+3:36 GO sep 
  T+4:42? St 2 sep 
  T+5:02? S5M burn 1 75s 
 0400 T+6:17? S5M MECO-1 
  T+25:00 S5M burn 2 35s 
  T+25:35 S5M MECO-2 
 0420  T+26:05 S5M sep 
 1400?   121.72 437 x 3073 x 82.56 (RAE) 
1991 Dec 28  0203 M3 sep from IK 25 
1992 Jan 22  1157  Xe release 
1992 Jan 23  0151  Xe release 
1992 Jan 28  1157  Xe release 
1992 Jan 28  2347  Xe release 

Monday, May 29, 1995

HEAO 3

 1979-082A


High Energy Astronomy Observatory 3 was launched on 1979 Sep 20 at 0527:59 by an Atlas Centaur from Cape Canaveral. Centaur AC-53 delivered HEAO 3 into a 94.4 min, 485 x 501 km x 43.6 deg orbit at 0534 and separated at 0541. It transmitted until 1981 May 20 and reentered on 1981 Dec 7.


HEAO 3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 Sep 20  0527:59  Launch by AC-53 
  T+2:20s BECO 
  T+2:21 Booster sep 
  T+3:05 Insulation panels sep 
 0532:07 T+4:08 SECO 
  T+4:10s Atlas sep 
  T+4:21s Centaur MES 
 0532:32s  T+4:33s Fairing 
 0539:39  MES+7:03 or T+11:40 Centaur MECO 
  M+14:18 Solar panels deploy 
 0551:49?  T+23:50? Centaur sep  94.4 485 x 501 x 43.6 
1981 May 20   end of ops 
1981 Dec 7   Reentered 

Ekran 4

 1979-087A


Ekran 4 was launched on 1979 Oct 3 by Proton from Baikonur.


Ekran No. 17L 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 Oct 3  1712 Launch by Proton-K  KB 
 1721 Stage 3 sep 
 1829? DM burn 1 
 2345? DM burn 2 
 2349? DM sep 
1979 Oct 12    1435.96 35704 x 35863 x 0.5 GEO 99.0E 
1980 May 7    1436.26 35726 x 35852 x 0.0 GEO 99.1E 
1981 Jan 22    1436.24 35749 x 35829 x 0.6 GEO 99.3E 
1981 Feb 11    1436.34 35757 x 35825 x 0.6 GEO 98.2E+0.07W 
1981 Mar 11   
1436.10 35746 x 35826 x 0.7 GEO 98.9E+0.01W 
1981 Mar 26    1436.17 35738 x 35838 x 0.7 GEO 98.9E+0.03W 
1981 Mar?   drifting
1981 Jul 20    1436.76 35759 x 35839 x 1.0 GEO 87.3E+0.17W 
1982 Apr 12    1436.08 35706 x 35865 x 1.5 GEO 50.7E 
1987 Jun 10    1435.52 35768 x 35781 x 6.1 GEO 88.4E+0.13E 
1990 Mar 12    1436.67 35765 x 35830 x 8.6 GEO 87.9E+0.15W 

Sunday, May 28, 1995

Molniya 188

 1994-081A


Molniya-1T (F94, N88) was launched in Dec 1994, and announced for the first time as a Molniya-1T.


Molniya-1T F93 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1994 Dec 14  1421:00 Launch by 8K78M  PL 
 1429  Blok-I sep 
 1514?  ML burn 
 1514  Perigee 
 1517?  ML MECO 
 1517?  ML sep 
1994 Dec 14    700.88 426 x 39091 x 63.0 
1994 Dec 15    702.24 417 x 39167 x 62.8 
1994 Dec 19    702.24 424 x 39160 x 62.8 
1994 Dec 30    702.20 438 x 39144 x 62.8 

Kosmos 635

  1974-014A


Kosmos-635 flew a 12 day mission from Plesetsk in Mar 1974. A TG beacon was recorded by the Kettering Group.


Kosmos-635 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1974 Mar 14  1030  Launch by 11A57  NIIP-53 
 1034  Blok-I burn  
 1038  Blok-I sep 
 1315   89.79 202 x 325 x 72.8 
1974 Mar 16  0930   89.82 204 x 326 x 72.8  
1974 Mar 18  1135   89.75 202 x 322 x 72.8 
1974 Mar 18   Capsule sep  
1974 Mar 25  1537   89.67 201 x 314 x 72.8 
1974 Mar 26  0458?  Retrofire 
 0508?  PO sep 
 0514?  Entry 
 0530?  Landed after 11.79d 

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