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

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

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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