Kosmos 2155

 1991-064A

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Kosmos-2155 was the second flight to stay in parking orbit until fifth equator crossing. Kosmos-2155 was on station at 24W from 1991 to mid 1992. It then raised its orbit and began drifting.

Kosmos-2155
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1991 Sep 13	1751:02	Launch by Proton	KB
	1800	Stage 3 sep
1991 Sep 13	1908	NEC 1
	2036	NEC 2
	2204	NEC 3
	2334	NEC 4
1991 Sep 14	0118?	DM burn 1
	0734?	DM burn 2
	0736?	DM sep
1991 Sep 18			1438.75 35773 x 35903 x 1.3 GEO 23.3W+0.6W
1991 Sep 22			1436.06 35761 x 35810 x 1.3 GEO 25.0W
1991 Oct 15			1435.98 35763 x 35805 x 1.3 GEO 24.2W
1992 Jun 11			1436.03 35781 x 35789 x 0.7 GEO 24.0W
1992 Jun 16			1436.85 35779 x 35823 x 0.7 GEO 24.6W+0.2W
1992 Aug 27			1436.92 35787 x 35818 x 0.5 GEO 36.8W+0.2W
1994 Apr 29			1436.01 35773 x 35796 x 0.9 GEO 175.4E+0.01E
1995 Jan 8			1434.73 35747 x 35772 x 1.4 GEO 143.4W+0.03E

The Warlord Chronicles: Books 1, 2 & 3: Excalibur / Enemy of God / The Winter King

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Kosmos 573

  1973-041A

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Following the failures of Almaz OPS 1 and DOS 3 in Apr-May 1973, a 7K-T ferry craft, 11F615A8 No. 36, was launched on a two day test mission. This version of the 7K-T would become the standard, with no solar panels and space for a crew of two in spacesuits. Soyuz 7K-T No. 36 was given the code name Kosmos-573.

Kosmos-573
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1973 Jun 15	0600:00	Launch by 11A511	KB
	0602	Blok BVGD sep
	0604	Blok A sep
	0605?	Blok-I burn
	0608	Blok I MECO
	0609	Blok-I sep
	0615		89.95 204 x 341 x 51.8 (TLE)
	0700		90.49 196 x 401 x 51.6 (TLE)
	0900		89.53 191 x 312 x 51.5 (TLE)
1973 Jun 16	0700		89.51 192 x 309 x 51.5
1973 Jun 16	1200		89.27 207 x 302 x 51.6
1973 Jun 17	0410?	BO sep?
	0500		89.15 192 x 273 x 51.6
	0520?	Retrofire over 5E
	0523?	DO CO
	0535?	Modules sep
	0540?	Entry
	0604	Landed after 2.0d

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Corona 54

  1962-058

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The STARAD mission (satellite 1962 BetaKappa or Agena 1401) was launched in Oct 1962 into elliptical orbit with a battery of radiation detectors to study the artificial radiation belt created by the STARFISH nuclear explosion in July of that year. A single Agena burn was used. STARAD, or Air Force Special Radiation Measuring Satellite was part of the CORONA program, CORONA flight 54, although it did not carry a KH camera system or a recoverable capsule. Mass of the STARAD satellite was 915 kg.

Starad
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1962 Oct 26	1614:39	Launch by Thor Agena D	V Pad 2
	1616	Thor MECO (T+2:27)
	1616	Thor VECO (T+2:36)
	1616	Thor sep (T+2:51)
	1617:57	Agena burn (T+3:18)
	1622:00	Agena cutoff (T+7:21)	148.0 204 x 5593 x 71.33 (VCR)
1962 Oct 29	1225		147.78 191 x 5570 x 71.4
1962 Nov 10	1200		147.43 194 x 5537 x 71.39 (RAE)
1962 Dec 6	1118		146.76 202 x 5474 x 71.4
1962 Dec 13		End of ops?
1963 Jan		End of tx
1966 Apr 23			119.46 198 x 3115 x 71.38
1966 Oct 18	1700		114.26 197 x 2646 x 71.32 (RAE)
1967 Oct 2			90.07 159 x 399 x 71.21 (RAE)
1967 Oct 5		Reentered