ASC-1

 1985-076C

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American Satellite Corp. was a joint venture of Fairchild and Continental Telecom, Inc. It was bought by Contel in 1985, forming Contel ASC. Contel merged with GTE in Mar 1991, and Contel ASC became part of GTE Spacenet.

The ASC 1 (sometimes referred to as Amersat 1 in the early 1980s) satellite was launched in 1985 on Shuttle mission 51-I. It was used for data transmissions and occasional business video.

ASC 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1985 Aug 27	2207:34	Deploy from OV-103
1985 Aug 27	2252:34?	PAM-D
	2254	PAM-D burnout
	2256?	PAM-D sep
1985 Aug 28			639.45 365 x 36051 x 27.1
1985 Aug 31			639.47 388 x 36029 x 27.1
1985 Aug 31	1729	Star 30C burn
1985 Aug 31			1472.06 36043 x 36931 x 0.9 GEO 86.1W+8.8W
1985 Sep 1			1476.71 36052 x 37103 x 0.8 GEO 96.2W+9.9W
1985 Sep 5			1441.36 35862 x 35916 x 0.7 GEO 115.7W+1.3W
1985 Oct 14			1436.11 35783 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 128.0W+0.01W
1985 Dec 17			1436.08 35781 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 128.0W
1986 Mar 31			1436.07 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 128.0W
1987 Jun 1			1436.06 35776 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 128.1W
1989 May 13			1436.04 35776 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 128.1W
1991 Mar		Ownership to GTE Spacenet
1991 Oct 15			1436.04 35772 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 127.9W
1993 May 10			1436.05 35759 x 35811 x 0.0 GEO 127.8W
1994 May 20			1436.05 35765 x 35806 x 0.2 GEO 127.5W

Kosmos 1241

 1981-006A

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Kosmos-1241
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1981 Jan 21	0829	Launch by 11K65M	PL
	0837?	Stage 2 MECO-1
	0932?	Stage 2 MECO-2
1981 Jan 26			105.0 977x1011x65.8

STS-62 (Columbia)

 1994-015A

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STS-62 was launched on 1994 Mar 4 on a research flight. The USMP microgravity payload was the main science. 55 melting and solidification cycles were carried out for the MEPHISTO experiment to study phase transitions. The IDGE experiment showed that dendritic solidification of molten metals happened at a different rate when supercooling effects are low. The Zeno experiment located the critical point of xenon to an accuracy of 10 microKelvins.

The OAST-2 payload studied spacecraft glow and carried out technology tests.The DEED dexterous end effector demonstration was used on the end of the robot arm, using its MAT magnetic attachment tool to pick up objects and a mirror to reflect its target to a payload bay video camera. MAT and a task bar were stored on an ESAP (GABA) plate on the sidewall. The DEE was used successfully, and the MAT could grapple objects within a distance of 1 cm, although there were problems in daylight with aligning the tool.

STS-62 mission events
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1994 Feb 3		Rollover	VAB
1994 Feb 10		Rollout	LC39B
1994 Mar 4	1353:00	Launch	LC39B
	1355:06	SRB sep
	1401:31	MECO	80 x 285 x 39.0
	1401:50	ET sep	88.31 85 x 295 x 39.0 (OMS dV)
	1435:20	OMS 2 2:12 64m/s	90.53 296 x 304 x 39.0
	1437:32	OMS 2 CO
	1528	PLBD open
	1843	RMS uncradle
	2018	RMS grapple DEE MAT
	2030?	RMS unberth DEE MAT
	2100?	RMS reberth DEE
	2138	RMS cradle
1994 Mar 8	2100		90.54 297 x 305 x 39.0
1994 Mar 12	1453	RMS unberthed, camera used to monitor EISG payload
	1540	RMS reberthed
1994 Mar 13	1300		90.51 296 x 303 x 39.0
1994 Mar 14	0702:39	OMS 3R 42s 10m/s
	0703:21	OMS 3 CO	260 x 303 x 39.0
	0743:29	OMS 4L 47s 11m/s
	0744:16	OMS 4 CO	89.73 255 x 266 x 39.0
	0837	RMS unberthed
	0855	RMS grapple DEE
	0900?	RMS unberth DEE
1994 Mar 14	0900	89.73 256 x 266 x 39.01
	1150	DEE ops underway
	1500?	DEE berthed?
	1620	DEE ungrappled
1994 Mar 15		RMS ops with DEE
	0701	RCS tests for DSO 324
	0732	RMS grapple DEE
	0842	RMS/MAT grapple DEED task bar
	1208	DEE RMS insertion task - in slot
	1416	Task bar experiments finished
	1530	MAT berthed and ungrappled
1994 Mar 15	2200		89.72 256 x 265 x 39.0
1994 Mar 16	0808:33	OMS 5 (OAST 2) 37s 19m/s	89.04 199 x 254 x 39.01
	0809:10	OMS 5 CO
	1043	RMS grapple DEE/MAT
	1300?	RMS berth, ungrapple MAT
1994 Mar 17	1031	RMS cradled
1994 Mar 18	0600		89.03 199 x 253 x 39.0
	0934	PLBD closed
1994 Mar 18	1216:50	OMS DO 2:07 65m/s
	1218:58	OMS DO CO	86.84 -17 x 253 x 39.0
	1238:06	Entry interface
	1309:41	MGTD
	1310:00	NGTD
	1310:35	Wheels stopped

Kosmos 2025

 1989-040A

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This was the second mission to fly the two-phase 180 and 150 km profile.

Kosmos-2025
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1989 Jun 1	1259:59	Launch by Soyuz	PL
	1304	Blok-I burn
	1308	Blok-I sep
1989 Jun 1			89.58 250x257x62.8
1989 Jun 2			89.58 249 x 257 x 62.8
1989 Jun 2
1989 Jun 2			89.86 179x356x62.8
1989 Jun 8			89.76 179 x 346 x 62.8
1989 Jun 9			180? x 290? x 62.8
1989 Jun 11			88.90 153 x 287 x 62.8
1989 Jun 12			89.06 153x303x62.8
1989 Jun 14			88.97 150x297x62.8
1989 Jun 15
	0307?	Deorbit
	0315?	PO sep
	0328?	Entry	-186 x 201 x 62.81
	0342?	Landed

Intelsat 708

 1996-F01

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Intelsat 708 was flown to Xichang Space Center to become the first Intelsat for launch on a Chinese rocket. It was the very first flight of the Chang Zheng 3B variant, which combined the CZ-3A core with the CZ-2E strapons. As the CZ-3B cleared the launch tower on 1996 Feb 14, the rocket tilted over and started flying horizontally. One observer described it as a `20-story cruise missile'. It crashed into the ground 25 sec after liftoff, destroying buildings and killing six people with 57 injured, according to the Chinese. Western observers claimed much higher casualty figures. The accident investigation found that the inertial guidance system failed 2 seconds after takeoff.

The 2011 CZ user guide records the satellite mass as 4594 kg, although contemporary accounts said 3750 kg.

Intelsat 708
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1996 Feb 14	1901	Launch by CZ-3B	XSC
	1901	Guidance failed, T+2s
	1901	CZ-3B off course
	1901	CZ-3B impact and explosion

The Glass Lady

https://welib.org/md5/378223ed844fc4d08ce20c91ec2bec56

Salyut 1

  1971-032A

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The first DOS station, DOS 1, was originally to be named Zarya, but was renamed Salyut after launch on 1971 Apr 19. It had the designation 17K No. 121.

The first crew reached the station on Apr 24; Soyuz-10 soft docked but could not complete the seal and had to undock and return to Earth without boarding the station.

A second crew docked on Jun 7 aboard Soyuz-11. Georgiy Dobrovolskiy, Viktor Patsaev, and Vladislav Volkov became the first space station crew, and settled into a routine of on-board experiments. After shattering the spaceflight duration record they prepared to return to Earth. The crew transferred back to Soyuz-11, closed the Salyut hatch, and undocked from the station completing the first station expedition. 

Salyut was maintained in orbit for several months, but was deorbited over the Pacific in October when it became clear that the Soyuz program would remain grounded for some time. This set the precedent for the controlled reentry of massive spacecraft in empty areas of the South Pacific Ocean.

Soyuz-10 was docked to Salyut for 5h30m. Soyuz-11 was docked for 22d10h40m and the hatch open/close time was about 22d08h35m.

Salyut
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1971 Apr 19	0140:00	Launch by Proton-K	KB
		Stage 1 sep
		Stage 2 sep
		Stage 3 MECO
	0149?	Stage 3 sep	170 x 206 x 51.4
	0930		177 x 211 x 51.6
			167 x 196 x 51.6
1971 Apr 20			168 x 175 x 51.6
	0230	Orbit raise	201 x 211 x 51.6
1971 Apr 23		150 x 160 x 51.6
		190 x 190 x 51.6
1971 Apr 24		184 x 240 x 51.6
	0147	Soyuz-10 docked
	0717	Soyuz-10 undocked
	1900		189 x 227 x 51.6
1971 Apr 26			186 x 220 x 51.6
		Orbit raise	253 x 277 x 51.6
1971 Apr 28			252 x 271 x 51.6
1971 May		Orbit trim
1971 May		Orbit trim
1971 Jun 1			200 x 207 x 51.6
			204 x 209 x 51.6
			193 x 204 x 51.6
1971 Jun 3			193 x 194 x 51.6
			187 x 221 x 51.6
1971 Jun 4			188 x 215 x 51.6
			208 x 217 x 51.6
1971 Jun 5			208 x 212 x 51.6
			193 x 257 x 51.6
	1200		209 x 240 x 51.6
1971 Jun 7	0745	Soyuz-11 docked
	0940?	Crew entry
1971 Jun 8			206 x 227 x 51.6
1971 Jun 8	0802	Orbit raise	225 x 262 x 51.6
1971 Jun 9	0706		257 x 264 x 51.6
1971 Jun 9		OS checkout
1971 Jun 16		Minor fire from electrical equipment
1971 Jun 24		Svinets observations of rocket launches
1971 Jun 25			230 x 244 x 51.6
			232 x 240 x 51.6
1971 Jun 27		Soyuz checkout
1971 Jun 29	1815	Crew transfer to Soyuz-11
	1825:15	Soyuz-11 undocked
1971 Jun 30			229 x 232 x 51.6
		Orbit raise	238 x 284 x 51.6
1971 Jul 28			200 x 237 x 51.6
			226 x 292 x 51.6
1971 Aug 17			199 x 250 x 51.6
			249 x 299 x 51.6
1971 Aug 18			249 x 299 x 51.6
			284 x 318 x 51.6
1971 Sep 25			270 x 295 x 51.6
		Lower orbit	218 x 272 x 51.6
1971 Oct 11			171 x 182 x 51.6
	0328?	Guess for deorbit
	0350?	Guess for impact

Sakura 1

 1977-118A

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NASDA's CS (Communications Satellite) program was aimed at developing a domestic comsat system for Japan. The telecom services were provided by NTT. CS 1 was built by Mitsubishi and Ford, and launched on an American Delta from Cape Canaveral in Dec 1977. It was named Sakura (`cherry blossom') after launch.

Sakura 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1977 Dec 15	0047	Launch by Delta 2914	CC LC17
		T+38s SRM 1-6 out
		T+39s SRM 7-9 burn
		T+1:17 SRM 7-9 out
		T+1:27 SRM 1-9 sep
		T+3:45 MECO
		T+3:53 St 1 sep
		T+3:59 St 2 burn
		T+4:37 Fairing sep
	0055	T+8:53 SECO-1 167 km 7.394 km/s	166 x 167 km x 28.5?
	0108	T+21:06 SES-2 166 km 7.396 km/s
	0108	T+21:15 SECO-2
		T+22:10 spinup
	0109	T+22:15 St 2 sep 166 km 7.510 km/s	167 x 600? x 28.5
	0109	T+22:57 St 3 burn
	0110	T+23:41 TECO 169 km 9.929 km/s
	0111	T+24:46 St 3 sep 194 km 9.831 km/s	166 x 35936 x 28.8
	0217?	St 2 depletion	111.32 483 x 2090 x 28.7
1977 Dec 16	0327	AKM 43s burn
1977 Dec 24			GEO 135E
1978 Feb 2		NSSK burn	1436.09 35782 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 135.0E
1978 May 5		NSSK burn
1978 Jul 4		NSSK burn
1978 Sep 19		NSSK burn
1978 Nov 29		NSSK burn
1979 Jan 27		NSSK burn
1979 Apr 24		NSSK burn
1979 Jul 5		NSSK burn
1979 Aug			GEO 135E
1979 Sep 10		NSSK burn
1979 Dec 4		NSSK burn
1980 Aug			GEO 135E
1982 Apr			GEO 134E
1983 Aug			GEO 135E
1983 Aug 15			1436.18 35786 x 35789 x 1.3 GEO 134.9E
1983 Oct			GEO 131E+0.1/d
1984 Jan			GEO dr
1984 Feb 5			1436.07 35778 x 35794 x 1.7 GEO 150.2E
1984 Feb		On station	GEO 150E
1985 Sep			GEO 150.0E
1985 Nov 13			GEO 150.0E
1985 Nov 19			1436.13 35781 x 35793 x 3.3 GEO 150.1E
1985 Nov 19		mv out	GEO +0.2/d
1985 Nov 24			1456.00 36167 x 36812 x 3.3

Kosmos 2279

 1994-024A

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Kosmos-2279
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1994 Apr 26	0214:15	Launch by 11K65M	PL LC132
		T+2:10 St 1 MECO
		T+2:12 St 1 sep
		T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km
		T+2:27 Fairing 76km
	0222	T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km	150 x 1003? x 83
	0316?	T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2
	0316?	T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2
	0317?	T+1:03 St 2 sep
1994 May 11			104.73 956 x 1007 x 82.95

Foton 1

 1988-031A

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The fourth Foton flight was the first to be named Foton. It used the refurbished reentry vehicle from Kosmos-1841.

Foton No. 4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Apr 14	1700:00	Launch by Soyuz-U	PL LC41/1
	1704	Blok-I burn
	1708	Blok-I sep
1988 Apr 15			90.44 216 x 375 x 62.8
1988 Apr 27			90.26 214 x 359 x 62.8
1988 Apr 28
	0721?	Deorbit
	0732?	PO sep
	0740?	Entry
	0754?	Landed