Kosmos 1888

 1987-084A

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Kosmos-1888 was launched in Oct 1987 to 80E. In 1990 it was moved to 14W and stayed there until late 1994.

Kosmos-1888
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1987 Oct 1	1709:00	Launch by Proton
	1718	Stage 3 sep	188 x 197 x 51.6
	1826?	DM burn 1	274 x 35945 x 47.5
	2344?	DM burn 2
	2348?	DM sep
1987 Oct 2			1443.17 35860 x 35989 x 1.5 GEO 89.0E+1.7W
1987 Oct 10			1436.00 35762 x 35807 x 1.4 GEO 79.5E
1988 Jul 15			1436.10 35761 x 35812 x 0.7 GEO 80.3E
1989 Jun 25			1436.10 35769 x 35804 x 0.2 GEO 80.1E
1990 Apr 21			1436.05 35770 x 35800 x 1.0 GEO 80.4E
1990 Aug 19			1436.04 35781 x 35790 x 1.2 GEO 79.9E
1990 Aug 22		mv out
1990 Sep 15			1446.90 35997 x 35998 x 1.3 GEO 3.6E+2.7W
1990 Sep 23			1437.36 35792 x 35830 x 1.3 GEO 13.7W+0.3W
1991 Feb 15			1436.02 35747 x 35822 x 1.7 GEO 13.9W
1992 Jul 28			1436.08 35767 x 35805 x 3.0 GEO 13.9W
1993 May 18			1436.11 35754 x 35819 x 3.6 GEO 13.7W
1994 Aug 30			1436.06 35766 x 35805 x 4.6 GEO 13.9W
1994 Dec 17			1436.12 35772 x 35802 x 4.9 GEO 13.9W

ECS-2

 1984-081A

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ECS 2 was built by BAe/MESH for ESA and EUTELSAT. It became Eutelsat I F-2 on delivery. ECS 2 provided cable TV distribution, business services and telephone service.

ECS 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Aug 4	1332:54	Launch by Ariane 3 (V10)	CSG ELA1
		PAP sep
		MECO
		T+2:23 St 1 sep
		T+2:23 Stage 2 burn
		T+3:41 Fairing
		T+4:29 St 2 MECO
		T+4:34 St 2 sep
	1337:32	T+4:38 Stage 3 burn
	1349:33	T+16:39 St 3 MECO
		T+17:56 spinup
	1351:17	T+18:23 ECS sep
	1352:58	T+20:04 Sylda 4400 upper section sep
	1354:38	T+21:44 Tel 1A sep	636.41 198 x 36062 x 7.0
	1900?	Apo 1
1984 Aug 4	2015	Spinup
1984 Aug 5	0030?	Peri 1
	0500?	Apo 2
	1100?	Peri 2
	1630?	Apo 3
	2130?	Peri 3
1984 Aug 6	0300?	Apo 4
1984 Aug 6	0300	Mage 2 burn
1984 Aug 6			1430.29 35532 x 35813 x 0.2 GEO 29.5W+1.46E
1984 Aug 20			1426.44 35530 x 35664 x 0.1 GEO 4.9E+2.4E
1984 Aug 23		Braking, move in 10E
1984 Aug 27			1436.68 35676 x 35919 x 0.1 GEO 9.E+0.1W
1984 Sep 13			1436.05 35746 x 35825 x 0.0 GEO 10.1E
1984 Oct 3			1436.07 35761 x 35811 x 0.0 GEO 10.0E
1984 Oct		Move to 7E
1984 Oct 12		Ownership to EUTELSAT
1984 Oct 29			1436.15 35772 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 7.0E
1985 Jan 14			1436.03 35714 x 35856 x 0.1 GEO 6.9E
1986 Apr 8			1436/11 35721 x 35852 x 0.0 GEO 7.0E
1990 Oct 19			1436.05 35767 x 35803 x 0.3 GEO 7.0E
1990 Oct 22?		mv out
1991 Apr 19			1436.37 35777 x 35806 x 0.6 GEO 3.9E+0.08E
1991 Sep 29			1436.29 35773 x 35807 x 1.1 GEO 2.0E+0.06W
1991 Oct 29			1436.06 35772 x 35799 x 1.1 GEO 2.1E
1991 Dec 15			1436.08 35773 x 35799 x 1.2 GEO 2.0E
1991 Dec		mv out
1992 Jan 24		mv in	1436.14 35775 x 35799 x 1.3 GEO 1.1E
1992 Dec 25			1436.06 35773 x 35798 x 2.1 GEO 1.0E
1993 Oct 28			1436.04 35774 x 35796 x 2.8 GEO 1.0E

Molniya 145

 1979-091A

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Molniya-1 (F50, N45) was launched into the A plane in Oct 1979. It was replaced by N52.

Molniya-1 F50
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1979 Oct 20	0703	Launch by 8K78M	PL
		BVGD sep
		GO sep
		T+4:46 Blok A sep
		T+4:56 KhO sep
		T+8:46 Blok-I MECO
	0711	T+8:50 Blok-I sep
		T+53:16 BOZ burn
	0756?	T+53:56 BOZ sep
		ML burn
		T+56:46 ML MECO
	0759?	T+56:54 ML sep
1979 Oct			735.9 618 x 40627 x 62.8
1980 Feb			717.6 593 x 39756 x 63.0
1994 Feb 18		Reentered

TDF-1

 1988-098A

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The first broadcasting satellite for France Telecom's TdF (Telediffusion de France) network was launched in Oct 1988. An Aerospatiale Spacebus 300, it was similar to the German TV-SAT. TDF 1 suffered a couple of transponder failures but was otherwise successful.

TDF 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Oct 28	0217:00	Launch by Ariane 2	CSG
		T+2:17 St 1 sep
		T+2:22 St 2 MES
		T+3:35 Fairing
	0221	T+4:22 St 2 sep
		T+4:38 St 3 MES
	0233	T+16:40 St 3 MECO
	0236	T+19:22 St 3 sep
	0237	T+20:12 St 3 avoidance
1988 Oct 28			633.43 281 x 35827 x 3.9
1988 Oct 29	1500	AKM burn 1
1988 Oct 31?		LAM-2
1988 Nov 1			1435.35 35561 x 35982 x 0.1 GEO 20.5W+0.2E
1988 Nov 3			1435.29 35559 x 35982 x 0.1 GEO 20.2W+0.2E
1988 Nov 8			1436.10 35620x35953x0.13 GEO 19.5W on sta
1988 Nov 9.9			1435.26 35558x35982x0.10 GEO 19.1W+0.2/d
1988 Dec 26			1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 19.0W
1989 Aug 1			1436.11 35768 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 19.0W
1989 Aug		transponder problems
1990 Jul		transponder problems
1991 Mar 26			1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 18.8W
1991 Oct 5			1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 18.7W
1993 Feb 11			1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 18.8W
1995 Jun 15			1436.12 35776 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 18.8W

DFH-15

 1984-035A

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The STTW satellite (Experimental Synchronous Communications Satellite) was China's first geostationary satellite. The satellite was a DFH-2 class satellite, 2.1m dia and 1.6m high, with a mass of 920 kg. DFH-2 was spin-stabilized with a despun horn antenna.

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STTW
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Apr 8	1120	Launch by CZ-3	XSC
		T+2:06 St 1 MECO
		T+2:07 St 2 burn
		T+4:15 St 2 MECO
		T+4:19 Fairing
		T+4:22 St 2 VECO
		T+4:23 Stage 3 burn
	1131	T+11:08 MECO-1
	1135	Stage 3 MES-2
	1140?	Stage 3 MECO
1984 Apr 8	1141?	Stage 3 sep	633.21 401 x 35694 x 31.0
1984 Apr 10	0041	Apogee burn	1431.94 35683 x 35727 x 0.9 GEO 142.4E+1.0E
1984 Apr 10			GEO 142E dr
1984 Apr 12			1444.55 35520 x 36383 x 0.7 GEO 137.3E+2.1W
1984 Apr 16		On station 125E
1984 Apr 26			1436.13 35782 x 35791 x 0.6 GEO 125.1E
1984 May			GEO 125E
1985 Jun 21			1435.92 35772 x 35794 x 1.5 GEO 125.1E
1986 Oct			GEO 125E
1987 Mar 19			1436.36 35788 x 35796 x 1.6 GEO 124.1E
1988 Jan 21			1436.38 35788 x 35795 x 1.6 GEO 124.1E
1988 Jun 26			1436.49 35769 x 35819 x 1.9 GEO 124.1E
1988 Jun 28		mv out	1436.88 35784 x 35818 x 1.3 GEO 123.7E+0.2W
1988 Jul 16			1437.02 35785 x 35824 x 1.3 GEO 119.9E+0.2W

DFH-18

 1986-010A

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The Feb 1986 launch carried the Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Weixing (Operational Synchronous Communications Satellite), the second DFH-2 satellite. (DFH is an abbreviation for Dong Fang Hong, the East Is Red). 

STTW 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1986 Feb 1	1237	Launch by CZ-3	XSC
		T+2:06 St 1 MECO
		T+2:07 St 2 burn
		T+4:15 St 2 MECO
		T+4:19 Fairing
		T+4:22 St 2 VECO
		T+4:23 Stage 3 burn
	1248	T+11:08 MECO-1
	1252?	Stage 3 MES-2
	1257?	Stage 3 MECO
			633.89 420 x 35711 x 31.0
1986 Feb 3	0207?	Apogee burn
1986 Feb 3			1403.55 34411 x 35882 x 0.1 GEO 142.5E+8.3E
1986 Feb 4			1450.09 35895 x 36224 x 0.2 GEO 148.9E+3.5W
1986 Feb 18		mv in	1436.02 35779 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 102.9E
1986 Feb 20		On station 103E
1987 Mar 12			1435.99 35782 x 35786 x 0.1 GEO 103.0E
1988 Oct 10			1435.93 35781 x 35785 x 0.1 GEO 103.2E
1989 Sep 20			1436.35 35783 x 35799 x 1.0 GEO 103.3E

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SEDS-2

 1994-016B

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The second SEDS mission was launched at 0340 on 1994 Mar 10 aboard Delta 226. The tether unreeled for 1 h 46 min and reached a vertical extent of 19.8 km. Data was returned for 10 hours.

This time the tether was left attached to Delta 226 in its 347 x 352 km x 32.3 deg orbit. The tether oscillated back and forth relative to the vertical. On Mar 13 the tether was severed by space debris at a length of 11 km; the end mass and 8-9 km of the tether reentered within hours. The tether was cut several times during its lifetime. The orbit of the Delta/tether combination decayed rapidly and by May 8 at 1200 it was in a 140 x 154 km x 32.3 deg orbit, reentering shortly afterwards.

SEDS-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1994 Mar 10	0340:01	Launch by Delta 7925	CC LC17
	0341:04	SRM 1-6 off
	0341:06	SRM 7-9 on
	0341:07	SRM 1-6 sep
	0342:10	SRM 7-9 off
	0342:13	SRM sep
	0344:21	MECO
	0344:29	Stage 1 sep
	0344:35	SES-1
	0344:45	Fairing
	0350:29	Delta SECO-1	185 x 185 ?
	0359:52	SES-2 19s
	0400:11	SECO-2
	0401:03?	Stage 2/3 sep
	0401:41	TES
	0403:08	TECO
	0405	Stage 3 sep
		SES-3
		SECO-3 depletion	347 x 352 x 32.3
	0439		91.54 347 x 352 x 32.35
	0445:57	Tether deploy
	0632	Tether deploy complete after 1h46m
	1440?	T+10h end of tx
1994 Mar 13	2000?	T+3.7d Tether cut?
1994 Mar 15	0200?	Tether sep rev 74
1994 Mar 15			91.39 342 x 343 x 32.4

Kosmos 722

  1975-021A

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Several debris objects were cataloged on Apr 8, the day before recovery.

Kosmos-722
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1975 Mar 27	0800:00	Launch by Soyuz-U	Baikonur
	0804	Blok-I burn
	0808	Blok-I sep
1975 Mar 27			89.91 202 x 337 x 71.4
1975 Mar 28			89.91 203 x 336 x 71.4
1975 Mar 28		Lower perigee	89.60 173 x 335 x 71.4
1975 Apr 9			89.36 171 x 314 x 71.4
1975 Apr 9
	0443?	Deorbit
	0454?	PO sep
	0458?	Entry
	0515?	Landed

Kosmos 1887

 1987-083A

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Two rhesus macaques flew on Bion 8. They were called Drema and Yeroshka. The monkeys exhibited mostly good health throughout the flight.

Bion 8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1987 Sep 29	1250	Launch by Soyuz-U	PL
	1252	Blok-BVGD sep
	1254	Blok-I burn
	1259	Blok-I sep
1987 Oct 3			90.50 216 x 383 x 62.8
1987 Oct 6			90.52 216 x 384 x 62.8
1987 Oct 11			90.40 215 x 373 x 62.8
1987 Oct 12
	0328?	Deorbit
	0330?	PO sep
	0347?	Entry
	0401?	Landed

Meteor 205

 1979-095A

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Meteor-2 (F5), the fifth Meteor-2 satellite to be launched, reached orbit in Oct 1979. 

Meteor-2 F5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1979 Oct 31	0925	Launch by Vostok 8A92M	PL
	0930?	Blok E burn
	0935?	Blok E sep
			102.6 873 x 890 x81.2
1982?		End of ops

Kosmos 610

  1973-093A

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Kosmos-610 was the last Tselina-OM launch of 1973.

Kosmos-610
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1973 Nov 27	0014?	Launch by 11K65M	KB
	0016?	Stage 2 burn
	0022?	Stage 2 coast
	0047?	Stage 2 burn 2
	0047?	Stage 2 sep
			95.3 515 x 546 x 74.0
1980 Sep 15		Reentered

Progress 11

 1980-079A

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Progress 7K-TG No. 111 (announced as Progress-11) was launched to Salyut-6 on 1980 Sep 28, docking on Sep 30. The spacecraft carried an experimental 20m diameter VLF communications antenna, called MODEL.

Progress-11
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Sep 28	1509:55	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
	1518	Blok-I MECO
			88.71 187 x 240 x 51.6
1980 Sep			88.79 182 x 253 x 51.6
			90.45 259 x 339 x 51.6
1980 Sep 29			90.51 264 x 341 x 51.6
1980 Sep 30			90.55 269 x 340 x 51.6
	1703	Docked with Salyut-6
1980 Oct 1			91.24 333 x 339 x 51.6
1980 Dec 6			91.19 328 x 338 x 51.6
1980 Dec 9	1023	Undocked
1980 Dec 10			90.90 283 x 359 x 51.6
1980 Dec 11			90.88 284 x 356 x 51.62
	1400	Deorbited over Pacific
	1430?	Reentered

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