Wednesday, May 29, 1996
Sunday, May 26, 1996
Resurs 41
1989-049A
Resurs F-1 14F43 No. 46, the second named Resurs F, was launched on 1989 Jun 27 and carried out a standard 14 day flight.
| Resurs F-1 14F43 No. 46 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Jun 27 | 0805 | Launch by Soyuz-U | PL LC16 |
| 0813 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1989 Jul 4 | 89.81 258 x 271 x 82.6 | ||
| 1989 Jul 7 | 89.80 257 x 271 x 82.6 | ||
| 1989 Jul 8 | 89.88 261 x 275 x 82.6 | ||
| 1989 Jul 10 | 89.85 259 x 274 x 82.6 | ||
| 1989 Jul 11 | |||
| 0402? | Deorbit | ||
| 0414? | PO sep | ||
| 0421? | Entry | ||
| 0436? | Landed | ||
Friday, May 24, 1996
Kosmos 1773
1986-064A
| Kosmos-1773 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Aug 27 | 1140 | Launch by Soyuz | KB |
| 1148 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1986 Aug 27 | (64B) 176x329x64.9, d Sep 2 | ||
| 1986 Aug 27 | 89.66 173 x 341 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Sep 4 | 89.32 170 x 310 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Sep 10 | 89.77 174 x 352 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Sep 15 | 89.18 167 x 300 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Sep 15 | SpK-1 fiducial | ||
| 0609? | Deorbit | ||
| 0619? | Entry | ||
| 0631? | Landed | ||
| 1986 Sep 16 | 90.00 173 x 374 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Oct 1 | 88.73 162 x 260 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Oct 2 | 90.01 188 x 360 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Oct 5 | SpK-2 fiducial | ||
| 0005? | Deorbit | ||
| 0015? | Entry | ||
| 0027? | Landed | ||
| 1986 Oct 18 | 89.41 183 x 307 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Oct 18 | 89.07 184 x 273 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Oct 20 | 88.96 181 x 264 x 64.9 | ||
| 1986 Oct 22 | |||
| 0300? | Deorbit | ||
| 0312? | Entry | ||
| 0326? | Landed | ||
Thursday, May 23, 1996
Syncom 2
1963-031A
The second Syncom payload, A-26 or Syncom B,was similar to the first. Launch was at 1433 UT on 1963 Jul 26. The apogee motor was successfully fired over 22S 39E (SAO-SR156) at 2005.01 UT on Jul 26, leaving Syncom II drifting 7 deg East per day. A burn at 2010 UT on Jul 27 reversed the drift to 4.5 deg West per day. By Aug 12, the drift was only 1.2 deg W/d, and at Aug 15 geosynchronous orbit was achieved with a mean longitude of 55 deg W, and an orbit of 35780 x 35865 km x 32.4 deg. Stationkeeping maneuvers were carried out on 1964 Mar 15 and 1965 Aug 19. By 1965 Jan the satellite had been moved to 73 deg East and was on loan to the US Department of Defense. By February, the stationkeeping propellant was depleted and Syncom II was drifting in longitude but otherwise operational. In 1965 Apr responsibility for Syncom II was transferred to DoD; the transfer was completed by 1965 Jul 8, with DCA in charge of the satellites and AFSCF controlling. The satellite was still working in 1966.
| Syncom 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Jul 26 | 1433:00 | Launch by Thor Delta | |
| 1435 | Thor MECO | ||
| 1435 | Delta S/N 20006 burn | ||
| 1436 | T+3:30 St 3 spinup | ||
| 1437? | Delta SECO | ||
| 1439? | Altair burn | ||
| 1439:51 | T+6:51 Altair burnout | ||
| 1443? | Altair sep | 230? x 36224 x 33.1 | |
| 2005:56 | AKM burn 20s | ||
| 2006:16 | AKM burnout | ||
| 1963 Jul 27 | 1910 | Reverse drift | 4.5W/d |
| 1963 Jul 31 | 2040 | Axis correction | 6.8W/d |
| 1963 Aug 11 | 1600 | H2O2 burn, 14 min | |
| 1963 Aug 12 | 0545 | N2 Braking, 30min | 1.2W/d |
| 1963 Aug 15 | 0520 | N2 braking 46min | |
| 1963 Aug 15 | On station | 35780 x 35865 x 32.4 GEO 55W | |
| 1963 Aug 16 | 1544 | East drift burn 2 min | GEO 55W |
| 1963 Nov 28 | 0100 | Resync burn | GEO 59W |
| 1963 Dec 2 | Resume drift | ||
| 1963 Dec 10 | 1944 | 1436.21 35784 x 35793 x 32.9 GEO 59.1W+0.03E | |
| 1964 Feb 11 | 1436.54 35789 x 35802 x 32.9 GEO 62.1W+0.1E | ||
| 1964 Mar 17 | Stationkeep burn 3m/s | 1.3W/d | |
| 1964 Mar 19 | 1342 | 1435.41 35587 x 35958 x 33.4 GEO 68.1W+0.17W | |
| 1964 Apr 19 | 1441.46 35891 x 35891 x 32.7 GEO 113.6W+1.3E | ||
| 1964 Apr 24 | Braking, 0.8W/d 2m/s | ||
| 1965 Jan | Moved from Brazil to Indian Ocean | GEO 68E | |
| 1965 Jan | GEO 73E | ||
| 1965 Jan 14 | 1438.55 35803 x 35865 x 32.2 GEO 174W+0.6E | ||
| 1965 Jun 1 | Mv in | 1436.05 35760 x 35811 x 31.8 GEO 26.2E+0.0W | |
| 1965 Jul 8 | To DoD | ||
| 1965 Aug 19 | Stationkeep burn | ||
| 1965 Sep 24 | 1436.37 35759 x 35810 x 31.8 GEO 29.1E+0.0W | ||
| 1966 Feb 16 | 1435.74 35739 x 35819 x 31.2 GEO 69.4E+0.1W | ||
| 1968 Nov 14 | 1436.24 35762 x 35816 x 30.0 GEO 85.6E+0.04E | ||
Wednesday, May 22, 1996
Sunday, May 19, 1996
OSO 8
1975-057A
Orbiting Solar Observatory 8 was a new type of OSO satellite. It was built by Hughes (and designated by them the HS-331 type satellite). OSO 8 was launched at 1143 on 1975 Jun 21 by a Delta 1910 from Cape Canaveral. The Delta second stage separated at 1218 leaving OSO 8 in a 95.5 min, 544 x 560 km x 32.9 deg orbit. OSO 8 transmitted until 1978 Sep 30. It reentered on 1986 Jul 9, the final recorded orbit being 153 x 161 km x 32.9 deg.
| OSO 8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Jun 21 | 1143:00 | Launch by Delta 1910 | |
| SRM sep | |||
| 1147:28 | T+4:28 MECO | ||
| T+4:36 Stage 1 sep | |||
| 1147:41 | T+4:41 SES-1 4:59 | ||
| 1152:40 | T+9:40 SECO-1 367 km 7.649 km/s | 270? x 555 | |
| 1208:46 | T+25:46 SES-2 7s 483 km 7.499 km/s | ||
| 1208:53 | SECO-2 | ||
| 1216:22 | OSO inertia booms deploy | ||
| 1217:22? | Spinup stage 2 | ||
| 1218 | St 2 sep | 95.5 544 x 560 x 32.9 | |
| 1978 Sep 30 | end of tx | ||
| 1986 Jul 9 | Reentered | ||
Kosmos 1443
1983-013A
This was a systems test of the TKS. It docked with Salyut-7 from March to August, and then continued free flight with a test of the VA capsule recovery.
| Kosmos-1443 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Mar 2 | 0937:08 | Launch by Proton | KB |
| 0946 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1983 Mar 2 | 88.9 195x252x51.6 | ||
| 1983 Mar 5 | 90.3 193x395x51.6 | ||
| 1983 Mar 5 | 90.5 259x349x51.6 | ||
| 1983 Mar 5 | 90.4 280x314x51.6 | ||
| 1983 Mar 9 | 90.2 260x312x51.6 | ||
| 1983 Mar 10 | 0920 | Docked with Salyut 7 | |
| 1983 Aug 14 | 1404 | Undocked from Salyut-7 | |
| 1983 Aug 14 | 90.9 313x326x51.6 | ||
| 1983 Aug 16 | 91.1 314x346x51.6 | ||
| 1983 Aug 18 | 91.2 325x348x51.6 | ||
| 1983 Aug 22 | Capsule ejected | ||
| 0955? | Separation | ||
| 0958? | Deorbit | ||
| 1008? | BSO sep | ||
| 1024? | Entry | ||
| 1045 | VA landed 100 km SE Arkalyk | ||
| 1983 Aug 23 | 91.2 326x347x51.6 | ||
| 1983 Sep 16 | 91.14 322 x 338 x 51.6 | ||
| 1983 Sep 17 | 0135 | Orbit lower to 91.4 288x336x51.6 | |
| 1983 Sep 19 | |||
| 0400? | Deorbit | ||
| 0430? | Impact S Pacific | ||
STS-41-B (Challenger)
1984-011A
The STS-11 mission was the first to fly under a revised numbering system. It was renamed mission 41-B. In this new system of two digits and a letter, the first digit represented the US fiscal year, so 4 meant that the launch had been first scheduled for FY84, which ran from Oct 1983 to Sep 1984. The B meant it was the second such mission (41-A retrospectively applying to either STS-9 or the cancelled STS-10, according to different sources). The second digit was always 1, which indicated launch from KSC - 2 was reserved for Vandenberg launches, but these never occurred. The new system was used in all public affairs releases and in JSC documents, but the old system was retained in parallel by KSC and I will use both systems. The old system was finally reinstated after the loss of mission 51-L.
Mission 41-B was launched on 1984 Feb 3. Westar 6 was deployed successfully on Feb 3, but unfortunately when the PAM-D motor fired it ended up in the wrong orbit. Next up was the IRT balloon, to be used for rendezvous tests, but it disintegrated upon inflation, so Challenger carried out maneuvers to rendezvous with a phantom target instead. On Feb 6 Palapa B2 was deployed, but met the same fate as Westar 6. The next day the mission's luck improved as McCandless and Stewart donned their spacesuits and headed into the payload bay at 1225. At 1310 the MMU-3 was checked out and at 1330 MS2 began the first MMU free flight, maneuvering it around the bay. At around 1405 McCandless flew it out to 50 m from the Orbiter and then returned to the bay; then out to 100m and back. Next he tested docking the T-PAD docking device to SPAS-1 in the payload bay. After this, Stewart took over MMU 3 in a 65 min flight which included more SPAS docking practice, while McCandless mounted the RMS arm for test of space repair tasks. By 1710 they returned to the cabin, and the airlock was repressurized after 5 h 55 min.
The second EVA began at 1040 on Feb 9. RMS problems prevented deployment of the SPAS target. EVA-2 saw McCandless fly the MMU-2 and carry out SPAS docking tests with the SPAS still latched in the bay. Then Stewart took out MMU-3 for a spin around the payload bay. Finally, Stewart carried out a Landsat refuelling simulation. The astronauts returned to the cabin at 1630 and the airlock was repressurized after 6h17m.
On Feb 11, Challenger was the first orbiter to land at the Shuttle Landing Facility.
| STS 41-B | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Sep 11 | OPF/1 | ||
| 1984 Jan 6 | VAB/3 | ||
| 1984 Jan 12 | LC39A | ||
| 1984 Feb 3 | 1300:00 | Launch | LC39A |
| 1302:08 | SRB sep, 46.5 km | ||
| 1308:41 | MECO, 110.0 km | ||
| 1309:00 | ET sep, 111.6 km | 86.02 4 x 148 x 28.5 (dV) | |
| 86.02 -5 x 159 x 28.5 (dV) | |||
| 1310:42 | OMS 1 (2:30) 75.2m/s | 95 x 306 | |
| 1313:12 | OMS 1 CO | ||
| 88.55 100 x 304 x 28.47 (dV) | |||
| 1324 | ET apogee | ||
| 1345:25 | OMS 2 (2:05) 62.2m/s | ||
| 1347:29 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 1347 | ET-10 breakup | ||
| 1430 | PLBD open | 90.69 304 x 312 x 28.47 | |
| 2059:23 | Westar 6 deploy | ||
| 2113:53 | OMS 3 sep (RH 14s) 3m/s | 90.80 306 x 321 x 28.5 | |
| 1984 Feb 5 | 0026 | Mass 102719 | |
| 1984 Feb 5 | 0844 | 90.80 304 x 322 x 28.5 | |
| 1023:23 | OMS 4 (LH 31s) 8m/s | 90.66 296 x 317? x 28.5 | |
| 1984 Feb 6 | 1108:32 | OMS 5, rv test (LH 42s) 11m/s | 90.27 279 x 296 x 28.5 |
| 1151 | IRT deploy (disintegrated) | ||
| 1459 | 90.24 276 x 295 x 28.5 | |
| 1513:16 | Palapa B2 deploy | ||
| 1528:16 | OMS 6 sep (LH 12s) 3m/s | ||
| 1625 | RCS, rendezvous practice | ||
| 1984 Feb 7 | 0830 | 90.26 278 x 296 x 28.5 | |
| 1202 | Begin depress | ||
| 1210 | EVA-1 to BP at 5psi (MR) | ||
| 1216 | At 1psi | ||
| 1217? | Depress | ||
| 1222? | HO | ||
| 1984 Feb 7 | 1225 | EVA-1 egress (AWST) | |
| 1225 | Egress? | ||
| 1230? | MS2 checking out MMU3 | ||
| 1235? | MS2 begin MMU3 ops if flight is really 1:55 | ||
| 1310? | MS2/MMU3 flight 1:55 | ||
| 1318 | MS2 flying MMU3 | ||
| 1330 | Begin translation out | ||
| 1335 | Out to 50m | ||
| 1355? | At 97m | ||
| 1400 | Stewart working with MFR | ||
| 1405 | Back near the FSS | ||
| 1410 | Stewart working with TPAD | ||
| 1430 | McC doffing MMU - end of MMU3 flight? | ||
| 1435 | Recharging N2 on MMU | ||
| 1440? | Stewart working on RMS/MFR | ||
| 1452 | Stewart preparing for MMU | ||
| 1510? | 65min MMU3/Stewart 1:09 | ||
| 1522 | MMU3 around 20m | ||
| Break at 45 m | |||
| 1528 | MMU3 at 92m | ||
| 1609 | MMU3 work at TPAD/SPAS | ||
| 1619? | Stewart docking MMU3, end of flt | ||
| 1631 | Disconnecting TPAD from MMU | ||
| 1646 | Stewart working at MMU | ||
| 1650 | McC stowing at SESA | ||
| 1720? | Retrieve bay camera D | ||
| 1749 | Preparing for ingress | ||
| 1752 | HC | ||
| 1755? | Repress | ||
| Repress 5psi 5:55 | |||
| 1805 | EVA-1 end (MR) 5:55 5 psi | ||
| 1811 | In airlock, working SCU power | ||
| 1959 | 90.21 275 x 293 x 28.5 | ||
| 1984 Feb 8 | SPAS in-bay activities | ||
| 1984 Feb 9 | 0909 | RMS unberthed | |
| 1984 Feb 9 | 0923 | RMS wrist joint failure | |
| 1007 | RMS cradled | ||
| 1020 | Airlock at 5 psi | ||
| 1984 Feb 9 | 1024 | EVA-2 depress (EVA begin, MR) - 5psi, on batt | |
| 1032? | Vac | ||
| 1036 | HO | ||
| 1984 Feb 9 | 1040 | EVA-2 begin | |
| 1040 | McC egress | ||
| Stewart egress | |||
| 1047 | McC repairing slidewire | ||
| 1058 | Camera delta reinstalled | ||
| 1137 | Checking out MMU 2 | ||
| 1140? | (guess) MMU 2/McC flight 47 min | ||
| 1227? | MMU2 flight end | ||
| 1245? | MMU 2/St flight 44 min | ||
| 1330? | Exit MMU | ||
| 1335? | Foot restraint came free during SPAS repair test | ||
| 1340? | EV-1 McCandless recovered and tethered foot restraint | ||
| 1430? | MMU 3/McC flight 1:08 | ||
| 1446? | Stewart hydrazine transfer test | ||
| 1538? | MMU3 flight over | ||
| 1624? | Ingress Stewart | ||
| 1628? | Ingress McC | ||
| 1630? | HC | ||
| 1635 | Repressing | ||
| 1641 | EVA-2 end (MR) 6:17 | ||
| 1641 | SCU power 5 psi | ||
| 1984 Feb 10 | 0830s | RCS DTO burn | |
| 1984 Feb 10 | 0918 | 90.16 270 x 293 x 28.6 | |
| 1984 Feb 11 | 0800? | PLBD closed | 90.16 269 x 294 x 28.6 |
| 1984 Feb 11 | 1116:15 | OMS DO (168s) 96.3m/s | |
| 1119:03 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1145:12 | Entry | ||
| 1215:55 | Landed | RW15 KSC | |
| 1216:06 | NGTD | ||
| 1216:59 | Wheels stop | ||
Saturday, May 18, 1996
Soyuz TM-12
1991-034A
The first British astronaut was Helen Sharman, selected by the commercial Project Juno for the Soviet-British Soyuz TM-12 flight, which used 7K-STM 11F732 No. 62. The Soviet crew were Anatoliy Artsebarsky and Sergey Krikalyov. The Kurs system on Kvant was malfunctioning, so the docking was done under manual control.
| Soyuz TM-12, Flight 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 May 18 | 1250:28 | Launch by Soyuz-U2 | KB |
| 1252 | Blok BVGD | ||
| 1259:18 | Blok-I cutoff, 530s | ||
| 1430 | 88.49 191 x 208 x 51.6 | ||
| 1700 | 88.57 196 x 211 x 51.6 | ||
| Rev 4 TCM | |||
| Rev 5 TCM | |||
| 1900 | 90.28 259 x 317 x 51.6 | ||
| 1991 May 19 | 90.28 258 x 316 x 51.6 | ||
| Rev 17 TCM | |||
| Rev 18 TCM | |||
| 1991 May 20 | 0500 | 90.29 261 x 315 x 51.6 | |
| Rev 32 TCM | |||
| Rev 33 TCM | |||
| Rev 34 loop around Mir | |||
| Stationkeeping -X | |||
| 1430:47 | Docked with Mir -X | ||
| 1991 May 21 | 1845 | 91.93 365 x 372 x 51.6 | |
| Soyuz TM-12, Flight 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 May 28 | 1015 | Undocked from -X | |
| 1052 | Docked at 37KE +X | ||
| Soyuz TM-12, Flight 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Oct 9 | 2200 | Hatch closed | |
| 1991 Oct 10 | 0055:08 | Undocked +X | |
| 0316:14 | Deorbit 259s, at range 10 km, alt 416 km | ||
| 0320:33 | Cutoff, alt 409 km | ||
| 0344:58 | Sep from BA, PAO, alt 140 km | ||
| 0348 | Entry | ||
| 0357 | OSP (Main Descent Parachute), 10.7 km | ||
| 0412:18 | Landed | ||
Friday, May 17, 1996
Sunday, May 12, 1996
Kosmos 1080
1979-023A
Kosmos-1080 flew a low orbital profile to test a new type of reconnaissance camera.
| Kosmos-1080 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Mar 14 | 1050 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1054 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1058 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1979 Mar 14 | 89.01 167 x 282 x 72.8 | ||
| 1979 Mar 19 | 88.29 159 x 220 x 72.9 | ||
| 1979 Mar 20 | 88.49 159 x 240 x 72.9 | ||
| 1979 Mar 21 | 88.25 154 x 221 x 72.9 | ||
| 1979 Mar 22 | 88.89 158 x 280 x 72.9 | ||
| 1979 Mar 27 | 88.39 150 x 239 x 72.9 | ||
| 1979 Mar 28 | |||
| 0519? | Deorbit | ||
| 0529? | PO sep | ||
| 0532? | Entry | ||
| 0549? | Landed | ||
Kosmos 1156
1980-012A
Kosmos-1156 was satellite 1 of Strela-1M octuplet no. 24.
| Kosmos-1156 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Feb 11 | 2332 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 2334 | Stage 2 burn 1 | ||
| 2339 | T+7m Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| 1980 Feb 12 | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 0030? | T+58m? Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1980 Mar 7 | 114.64 1400 x 1475 x 74.02 | ||
Sunday, May 5, 1996
Friday, May 3, 1996
Venera 1A
1961-002A
The third Soviet planetary probe was 1VA No. 1, similar to the Mars probes but intended for Venus. It would have been named AMS Venera if successful, but although the 8K78 reached orbit for the first time and the BOZ unit (an ullage motor system on the adapter platform) was switched on, the Blok-L fourth stage of the launch vehicle failed to ignite due to an electrical power failure. The combined 1VA and Blok-L remained attached in low orbit, and was referred to by the Soviet press as a `heavy satellite' (Tyazhyoliy Sputnik). The Western press labelled the assembly Sputnik 7. The Blok-L engine was built by the Isaev bureau.
| 1VA No. 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Feb 4 | 0118:03 | Launch by 8K78 | KB |
| 0123 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0123 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0127 | Blok-I sep | 212 x 318 x 65.0 | |
| 0218 | BOZ ignition | ||
| 0219 | Blok-L failed to ignite | ||
| 0219 | BOZ sep? | ||