Foton 11

 1997-060A

---

Foton 11 carried the German Mirka reentry vehicle and a set of French life sciences experiments. The 1-m dia Mirka replaced the external nose battery pack. Mass of Foton 11 was around 6200 kg. Foton 11 landed after 13.5 days on the Russian-Kazak border.

Foton No. 11
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 Oct 9	1800	Launch by Soyuz-U	PL
	1808	Insertion
1997 Oct 23	0840?	Deorbit
	0850?	PO sep
		Mirka sep
	0900?	Reentry
	0912	Landed in Russia, 170 SE of Orsk

Payload:

• Zona-4MN2 furnace, Barmin

• Konstanta-2B optical materials furnace, Barmin

• Ibis-2 incubator, CNES: Oeuf d'oursin; Artemia crustacean

• Crodile-2 crystal growth, CNES

• ESA Biopan on exterior with Artemia

• ESA Biobox, incubator with bone cells

• Cosima-5 crystals, DLR

• Mirka, 154 kg

Kosmos 2153

 1991-049A

---

Kosmos-2153 was a Neman satellite. It may have been the first test of the Yantar'-4KS1M, but some reports indicate the modified type flew earlier.

Kosmos-2153
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1991 Jul 10	1400:00	Launch by Soyuz	KB LC31
	1409	Blok I sep
1991 Jul 10			89.03 183 x 269 x 64.9
1991 Jul 11			89.74 241 x 281 x 64.9
1991 Jul 18			89.51 232x268x64.9
1991 Jul 22			89.75 240x283x64.9 from 89.40 228x260 via 89.58 236x270
1991 Jul 30			89.50 232x267x64.9
1991 Aug 5			89.89 241x296x64.9 from 89.28 224x253 via 89.54 232x270
1991 Aug 17			89.35 223 x 261 x 64.9
1991 Aug 19			89.84 241 x 291 x 64.9
1991 Aug 30			89.41 226 x 263 x 64.9
1991 Aug 31			89.84 242 x 291 x 64.9
1991 Sep 12			89.29 221 x 257 x 64.9
1991 Sep 15			89.82 239 x 291 x 64.9
1991 Sep 24			89.50 227 x 272 x 64.9
1991 Sep 25			89.83 239 x 292 x 64.9
1991 Oct 3			89.47 226 x 269 x 64.9
1991 Oct 8			89.79 240 x 287 x 64.9
1991 Oct 11			89.46 228 x 267 x 64.9
1991 Oct 15			89.74 236 x 286 x 64.9
1991 Oct 22			89.39 224 x 264 x 64.9
1991 Oct 27			89.83 240 x 291 x 64.8
1991 Oct 31			89.50 228 x 270 x 64.8
1991 Nov 3			89.82 239 x 290 x 64.8
1991 Nov 12			89.37 223 x 263 x 64.8
1991 Nov 16			89.83 242 x 289 x 64.8
1991 Nov 24			89.49 225 x 263 x 64.8
1991 Nov 27			89.85 243 x 290 x 64.8
1991 Dec 6			89.45 228 x 266 x 64.8
1991 Dec 8			90.15 241 x 321 x 64.8
1991 Dec 22			89.68 226 x 291 x 64.8
1991 Dec 28			89.82 240 x 290 x 64.8
1991 Dec 30			89.54 228 x 274 x 64.8
1991 Dec 31			89.84 239 x 293 x 64.8
1992 Jan 11			89.36 222 x 262 x 64.8
1992 Jan 14			89.83 240 x 291 x 64.8
1992 Jan 21			89.49 228 x 270 x 64.8
1992 Jan 22			89.83 241 x 290 x 64.8
1992 Feb 2			89.35 223 x 261 x 64.8
1992 Feb 6			89.83 239 x 288 x 64.8
1992 Feb 10			89.45 226 x 267 x 64.8
1992 Feb 11			89.85 241 x 293 x 64.8
1992 Feb 18			89.39 223 x 264 x 64.9
1992 Feb 23			89.80 241 x 286 x 64.8
1992 Mar 2			89.41 226 x 263 x 64.8
1992 Mar 7			89.68 226 x 290 x 64.8
1992 Mar 13			89.04 204 x 249 x 64.8
1992 Mar 16
	1000?	deorbit
	1030?	entry

Intelsat 508

 1984-023A

---

Intelsat V F-8 was the fourth of the MCS satellites which carried INMARSAT L-band payloads in addition to the INTELSAT transponders. It was launched by an Ariane in Mar 1984. In Jan 1986, Inmarsat Pacific traffic was transferred from Marecs B2 to MCS-D.

Intelsat V F-8 (MCS)
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Mar 5	0050:03	Launch by Ariane (L8)	CSG ELA1
		T+2:26 Stage 1 MECO
		T+2:31 St 1 sep
		T+2:32 Stage 2 burn
		T+4:15 Fairing
		T+4:47 St 2 MECO
		T+4:51 St 2 sep	-4550 x 290
		T+4:55 Stage 3 burn 9:22
		T+5:06 Ullage motors jettison
	0104:20	T+14:17 Stage 3 MECO
	0105:34	T+15:31 Stage 3 sep
	0600?	Apo 1
	1130?	Peri 1
	1700?	Apo 2
	2200?	Peri 2
1984 Mar 6	0330?	Apo 3
	0830?	Peri 3
	1330?	Apo 4
	1900?	Peri 4
1984 Mar 7	0000?	Apo 5
	0530?	Peri 5
	1100?	Apo 6	631.31 263 x 35735 x 8.5
1984 Mar 7	1110	Star 37XF burn at 6th apo 20s
1984 Mar 8			1371.77 33314 x 35721 x 0.5 GEO 9E+16.9E
1984 Mar 8		mv in	1436.01 35769 x 35890 x 0.4 GEO 23.2E+0.01E
1984 Mar 14			1436.46 35631 x 35956 x 0.4 GEO 27.1E+0.01W
1984 Mar		Tests	GEO 25.8E
1984 Mar 25			1436.34 35622 x 35960 x 0.3 GEO 25.8E
1984 Apr 2			1436.28 35621 x 35959 x 0.3 GEO 25.4E
1984 Apr 4		mv
1984 Apr 9			1444.03 35927 x 35964 x 0.3 GEO 6.8W+1.9W
1984 May 24		mv in	1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.2 GEO 53.2W
1984 Jun		On station	GEO 53W
1985 Sep 21			1436.13 35775 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 53.0W
1985 Oct 9			1436.16 35772 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 52.9W
1985 Oct 17		mv out	1442.97 35915 x 35926 x 0.1 GEO 76.3W+1.73W
1985 Nov 5			GEO dr
1985 Dec 25			1436.20 35762 x 35815 x 0.0 GEO 179.9E
1985 Dec 26		On station POR	GEO 180E
1986 Jan 14		INMARSAT traffic transfer from Marecs B2
1986 Oct		INMARSAT POR Primary	GEO 180E
1987 May 13			1436.10 35768 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 179.8E
1988 Oct 7			1436.03 35766 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 179.9W
1989 Oct 25			1436.03 35769 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 179.9W
1990 Sep 25			1436.06 35772 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 180.0W
1991 Jun 26			1436.05 35770 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 180.0W
1992 Feb 9			1436.02 35747 x 35823 x 0.8 GEO 179.9E
1993 Jan 1			1436.07 35772 x 35800 x 1.5 GEO 179.9E

Modeling : totally exposed

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Achieving Personal Perfection

https://welib.org/md5/6ef97e59f4a614af6732159bf1435212

Satcom 2R

 1983-094A

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Satcom 2R was an RCA Advanced Satcom satellite which replaced RCA Americom's original Satcom 2. 

Satcom 2R
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1983 Sep 8	2252:00	Launch by Delta 3924	CC LC17A
		T+0:59 SRM 1-6 burnout
		T+1:03 SRM 7-9 burn
		T+1:04 SRM 1-6 sep
		T+2:02 SRM 7-9 burnout
		T+2:03 SRM 7-9 sep
		T+3:43 MECO
		T+3:52 St 1 sep
		T+3:57 SES
		T+4:18 Fairing
	2301	T+9:52 SECO-1	163 x 211
	2312	T+20:30 SES-2
	2314	T+22:37 SECO-2	163 x 3991
	2314	T+22:39 St 2 sep
	2315	T+23:21 TES
	2316	T+24:05 TECO	172 x 35786 (s)
	2317	T+25:32 St 3 sep
	2355	T+1:03:20 SES-3 depletion
	2355	T+1:03:26 SECO-3
1983 Sep 9			626.50 182 x 35568 x 24.0
	0500?	Apo 1
	1500?	Apo 2
1983 Sep 10	0200?	Apo 3
	1200?	Apo 4
	2200?	Apo 5
1983 Sep 11	0900?	Apo 6
	1900?	Apo 7
1083 Sep 12
	0600?	Apo 8
	1600?	Apo 9
1983 Sep 12	1635	Star 30 burn (MOR)
1983 Sep 12			1432.59 35542 x 35893 x 0.6 GEO 82.3W+0.9E
1983 Sep 17		mv in	1435.99 35725 x 35843 x 0.1 GEO 71.8W+0.02E
1983 Sep 25			1436.11 35731 x 35833 x 0.0 GEO 71.8W
1983 Oct 11			1436.12 35760 x 35814 x 0.0 GEO 71.9W
1985 Feb 8			1436.10 35766 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 72.0W
1985 Dec 3			1436.09 35784 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 71.9W
1987 Jan 22			1436.18 35776 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 72.1W
1989 Feb 6			1436.14 35775 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 72.1W
1990 Feb 14			1436.10 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 72.1W
1992 Mar 6			1436.16 35747 x 35828 x 0.1 GEO 72.0W
1993 Feb 27			1436.12 35773 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 72.0W
1994 May 25			1436.13 35773 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 72.0W

Navstar 36

 1994-016A

---

The final Block IIA satellite before operational capability was Navstar SVN 36, on 1994 Mar 10.. SVN 30, 33, 38, and 40 were in storage at this point. SVN 36 was given the callsign PRN 6.

Navstar 36
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1994 Mar 10	0340:01	Launch by Delta 7925	CC LC17
	0341:04	T+1:03 SRM 1-6 off
	0341:06	T+1:05 SRM 7-9 on
	0341:07	T+1:06 SRM 1-6 sep
	0342:10	T+2:09 SRM 7-9 off
	0342:13	T+2:12 SRM sep
	0344:21	T+4:20 MECO
	0344:29	T+4:28 Stage 1 sep
	0344:35	T+4:34 SES-1
	0344:45	T+4:44 Fairing
	0350:29	T+10:28 Delta SECO-1	185 x 185 x 34?
	0359:52	T+19:51 SES-2 19s
	0400:11	T+20:10 SECO-2	185 x 900?
	0401:03?	T+21:02 Stage 2/3 sep
	0401:41	T+21:40 TES
	0403:08	T+23:07 TECO
	0405	T+25 Stage 3 sep	184 x 20382 x 34.86
1994 Mar 12	1845?	Star 37XFP burn
1994 Mar 28		In service
1997 Feb 1		Operating in slot C-1

STS-76 (Atlantis)

 1996-018A

---

The third Mir docking mission, STS-76 (S/MM-3), was intended to inaugurate a permanent US presence in space. The crew included Mission Specialist 4 Shannon Lucid, who transferred to the Mir station, becoming Kosmonavt-issledovatel' on the Mir EO-21 crew. Lucid was the first woman to make five space flights. On this mission, the Spacehab module was carried in the cargo bay as a storage room for the supplies being brought to Mir. Launch on 1996 Mar 22 was marred by a leak in APU No. 3, and for a while it looked as if the mission might be curtailed. Rendezvous went smoothly and Atlantis completed the first docking with the 316GK module which it had left attached to Mir on the previous flight.

The crew transferred supplies to Mir from the Spacehab module, including a large number of water containers. During the docked phase, EV astronauts Linda Godwin and Rich Clifford emerged from the airlock in the Tunnel Adapter, and transferred four attache-case-sized MEEP experiment trays from the rear Shuttle cargo bay to the 316GK module. They were attached with clamps to handrails on the exterior of the module and opened up to expose the samples they carried to the space environment.

After undocking, the landing date was brought forward a day in the hope of beating approaching bad weather at the Cape, but to no avail. A waveoff at KSC on Mar 30 and Mar 31 resulted in the first Edwards landing in over a year.

The orbiter was attached to Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 905 for the return trip to Florida, but the SCA's flight was aborted when a fire broke out in one of the Boeing 747's engines. The 747 had to make an emergency landing with a weight well in excess of normal limits, former astronaut Gordon Fullerton flying the plane. The engine was replaced and the return trip resumed on Apr 11 without incident.

STS-76
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1996 Feb 20	0241	Roll to VAB/3
1996 Mar 4		Roll to LC39B
1996 Mar 22	0813:04	Launch	KSC LC39B
	0815:09	SRB sep
	0821:36	MECO
	0821:56	ET sep	80 x 287 x 51.6
	0855:26	OMS 2 23.2m/s	89.00 157 x 292 x 51.6
	0856:14	OMS 2 CO
	0948:09	PLBD open
	1155:29	NC-1 OMS-3 42.8s both 21m/s	226 x 294 x 51.6
	1230	Ku band deploy
	2349:04	NC2 OMS-4 (R) 10s 2.4m/s	234 x 294 x 51.6
1996 Mar 23	0924:26	NC3 OMS-5 (both) burn 57.2s 28m/s	235 x 389 x 51.6
	0945	ODS APAS power up
			90.77 233 x 391 x 51.7
	2216:37	NC4 OMS-6 (dual) burn 85.4s 43m/s	92.30 382 x 392 x 51.7
	2253:56	RCS NCC
	2314	Port radiator panels stowed
	2351:38	TI burn OMS-7 (L) 11s 3m/s	92.40 389 x 395 x 51.7
1996 Mar 24	0013	RCS MC1
	0045:49	RCS MC2
	0055	MC3
	0105	MC4
	0110	R-bar crossing ?
	0205	Approach from 52m
	0226	Stationkeep at 10m
	0229	Final approach
	0234:20	Docked with Mir DM
	0247	Ring in, hard dock
	0250:09	Hard dock complete
	0428:31	Hatch open	92.44 390 x 397 x 51.7
	1333	Lucid transfer to EO-21 crew
1996 Mar 27	0615	EVA-1 depress Godwin, Clifford
	0634	On battery power
	0643	TA Hatch open
	0648	Egress
	0710	Configure DM handrail clamps
	0725	EV1, EV2 to DM to install clamps
	0745	Removal of DM TV camera
	0800	Common waist tether eval
	0820	MEEP 4 (POSA) installed
	0835	MEEP 1 installed
	0910	MEEP 2 installed
	0945	MEEP 3 installed
	1230	Ingress
	1232	Hatch closed
	1236	EVA complete; repress (MR)
	1238	On Orbiter power, NASA 6:02:28
	1238?	Repress	JCM 6:23
1996 Mar 28	1243	Hatches to Mir closed	390 x 397 x 51.6
1996 Mar 29	0108:03	Undocked from Mir	92.44 391 x 396 x 51.7
	0108	low-Z sep
	0114	Flyaround
	0208	Sep burn RCS 12.5s	92.40 387 x 396 x 51.7
1996 Mar 30	0908:57	PLBD closed	92.39 387 x 395 x 51.7
	1355	Deorbit cancelled
	1437:47	PLBD open
	1614	PLBD latch problems resolved
1996 Mar 31	0809:31	PLBD closed
	1223:08	OMS deorbit 3:20 108.5 m/s	15 x 395 x 51.7
	1226:28	OMS DO CO
	1257:33	Entry interface
	1328:57	MGTD Edwards RW22
	1329:00	Drag chute out
	1329:08	Nose gear down
	1329:52	Wheels stop
1996 Apr 6	2055	SCA905/OV104 takeoff from Edwards
	2100	SCA905 flight abort, T+5min, engine 3 fire
	2110	SCA 905 landing at Edwards, T+15m
1996 Apr 11	1600	SCA/OV104 takeoff from Edwards AFB
	1720	SCA landed at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson AZ
	1857	SCA takeoff from Davis-Monthan
	2055	SCA landed at Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX
1996 Apr 12	1205	SCA905/OV104 takeoff from Dyess AFB
	1425	SCA/OV104 landed at Eglin AFB, FL
	1622	SCA takeoff from Eglin
	1741	SCA/OV104 landed at KSC SLF RW15
1996 Apr 13	0120	OV104 towed to OPF/1

Kosmos 541

  1972-105A

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The third Zenit-4MT/Orion was launched in Dec 1972. The payload was announced as Kosmos-541; it was the first of the series to be placed in a polar 81 degree orbit. It carried the usual micrometeorite detector package. The satellite was recovered on Jan 8 and the Kettering group detected a TL recovery beacon.

Kosmos-541
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1972 Dec 27	1030:04	Launch by 11A511M	PL
	1034	Blok-I burn
	1038	Blok-I sep
	2221		90.16 219 x 345 x 81.3
1972 Dec 28	1700		90.21 221 x 346 x 81.31 (RAE)
1972 Dec 29	1627		90.15 216 x 346 x 81.3
1973 Dec 30	1500		90.14 216 x 346 x 81.3
1973 Jan 1	0435		90.13 222 x 339 x 81.3
1973 Jan 6	0400		90.09 217 x 339 x 81.3
1973 Jan 8		Capsule sep
1973 Jan 8	0617?	Retrofire
	0627?	PO sep
	0634?	Entry
	0649?	Landed after 11.9d

Town and Country: May 1997

 https://welib.org/md5/97dd6bbf8094bc1fe08fbe59404fcd34

USA-78

 1992-006A

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For the second series of DSCS III launches, the USAF let a commercial launch contract for the Medium Launch Vehicle 2, won by General Dynamics (later Lockheed Martin) who proposed their Atlas II launch vehicle. The Atlas II required an apogee engine to deliver the DSCS into stationary orbit; GE Astro Space made the Integrated Apogee Boost Subsystem (IABS) using two R4D liquid engines. IABS was controlled by a new gyro unit on the DSCS spacecraft that also is used for on-orbit DSCS operations. DSCS III B-14 was given the designation USA 78 on reaching orbit.

The IABS carried solar arrays and attiude sensors. IABS LAE firing is controlled by the DSCS payload. IABS burn is at apogee 5, with a planned trim burn at apogee 7. IABS then separates in a 3 deg/day 23 hr drift orbit. However, a problem with IABS prevented the second burn, which had to be done with the DSCS’ onboard RCS engines.

DSCS III B-14
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1992 Feb 11	0041:02	Launch by Atlas II	CC LC36A
	0043	Booster sep (T+2:49)
	0046	Centaur MES1 (T+5:00)
	0052	Centaur MECO1 (T+11:20)	148 x 522 x 28.3
	0105	Centaur MES2 (T+24:00, burn 1:50)
	0107	Centaur MECO2
	0108	DSCS/IABS sep from Centaur	173 x 35710 x 26.5
1992 Feb 12	2230	IABS burn (60min)
1992 Feb 13	0145	IABS trim burn cancelled, 80s
	0150	IABS sep
1995 Jul		EPAC Prime	GEO 135.0W

Luna 17

  1970-095A

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The second Lunokhod mission, E-8 No. 203, was not launched until Nov 1970 following the first successful E-8-5 mission, Luna-16. The new flight was named Luna-17 and it landed on 1970 Nov 17, successfully deploying Lunokhod-1.

Details of the Luna-17 launch profile, given below, were revealed in Novosti Kosmonavtiki in 1995. The Proton separated on a suborbital trajectory. The first Blok D burn lasted less than 370s (NK implies 370s but I believe there was a coast period before the burn started; 200s or less would be more reasonable given known properties of the Blok D), and the second one 400s.

Luna-17
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1970 Nov 10	1444:01	Launch by Proton-K	KB
		T+2:05 Stage 1 sep
		T+3:20 Fairing
		T+6:15 St 2 sep
	1453:49	T+9:48 Stage 3 sep
	1454?	T+10:48? Blok D adapter sep
	1456:39	T+12:38? Blok D MES-1
	1459:59	T+15:58 Blok D MECO-1	190? x 250? x 51.5
		T+35:00 E-8 oriented for TLI burn
	1554	Blok D MES-2 6:40
	1557	Blok D MECO-2
	1557	Blok D sep (MECO+12s)
1970 Nov 12		TCM
1970 Nov 14		TCM
1970 Nov 15		Lunar orbit insertion	116.5 83 x 88 x 141.5
1970 Nov 16	0200?	Lower perigee	113.8 21 x 94 x 141.1
1970 Nov 17		Aux tanks sep
1970 Nov 17	0341:18	Retro
	0345:41	Retro-1 off
	0346:29	Retro-2
	0346:52	Retro-2 off
	0346:52	Landed 38 17 N 35 W
1970 Nov 17	0628	Lunokhod 1 rollout
1970 Nov 17		Luna-17 end of transmission

Lunokhod-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1970 Nov		Launch by Proton aboard Luna-17
1970 Nov 17		Luna-17 landed on Moon
	0628	Lunokhod-1 rollout to surface
		Begin operations
1970 Nov 24		Park for lunar night
1970 Dec 9		Resume operations
1970 Dec 14		Park for lunar noon
1970 Dec 17		Resume operations
1970 Dec 23		Park for lunar night
1971 Jan 8		Resume operations
1971 Jan 12		Park for lunar noon
1971 Jan 16		Resume operations
1971 Jan 18		Return to Luna-17 vicinity
1971 Oct		End of operations

Payload:

• TV

• Telephotometers

• RTG

• Soil mechanics test

• Laser retroreflectors

• RIFMA XR spectrometer

Kosmos 1342

 1982-018A

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Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite

Kosmos-1342
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1982 Mar 5	1050	Launch by Soyuz-U	Plesetsk
	1054	Blok-I burn
	1058	Blok-I sep
1982 Mar 5			89.48 195x302x72.9
1982 Mar 6			89.86 231x304x72.9
1982 Mar 8			89.70 229x290x72.9
1982 Mar 12			89.70 230x288x72.9 from 89.63 227x285
1982 Mar 13			89.72 231x289x72.9
1982 Mar 15			89.60 228x281x72.9
1982 Mar 19
	0445?	Deorbit
	0455?	PO sep
	0502?	Entry
	0518?	Landed

Kosmos 503

  1972-056A

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Kosmos-503 was launched from Plesetsk on a 13 day Zenit-4M mission in Jul 1972 using the 65.4 degree inclination slot.

Kosmos-503
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1972 Jul 19	1345:00	Launch by 11A57	PL
	1349	Blok-I burn
	1353	Blok-I sep
	2057		89.39 201 x 287 x 65.4
	2130		89.40 202 x 288 x 65.43 (RAE)
1972 Jul 20	0554		89.39 205 x 284 x 65.4
		Orbit lower
	1747		88.94 183 x 261 x 65.4
1972 Jul 21	0112		89.01 186 x 264 x 65.4
		Orbit adjust
	0540		89.03 169 x 283 x 65.4
		Orbit adjust
	1306		89.41 170 x 320 x 65.4
1972 Jul 25	1200		89.33 169 x 314 x 65.41 (RAE)
1972 Jul 27	1800		89.24 168 x 305 x 65.4
		Orbit adjust
1972 Jul 28	1022		89.28 171 x 305 x 65.4
1972 Jul 30	2152		89.21 168 x 301 x 65.4
1972 Jul 31		Engine sep
1972 Aug 1	0630?	Retrofire
	0640?	PO sep
	0644?	Entry
	0701?	Landed after 12.70d

Kosmos 2082

 1990-046A

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Kosmos-2082 was the first Tselina-2 launched to Plane 3.

Kosmos-2082
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1990 May 22	0514:02	Launch by Zenit	KB
	0516	T+2:23 St 1 MECO
	0516	T+2:25 Stage 1 sep
	0516	T+2:25 Stage 2 burn
	0516	T+2:40 GO sep
	0520	T+6:42 Stage 2 MECO	150? x 850? x 71.0
	0527?	Sep motor cover perigee
	0529?	T+15m? Stage 2 VECO
	0529?	Stage 2 sep motor covers
	0529?	T+15m? Stage 2 sep
1990 May 22			841x850x71.0
1990 Sep 14			101.97 847x856x71.0

Hexagon 9

  1974-085A

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HEXAGON flight 9 was maintained in a 155 x 270 km orbit with regular orbit trim burns throughout its mission. The initial element sets give a low orbit of 117 x 275 km, followed by 129 x 277 km, before the orbit was raised to 159 x 268 km on the third rev. This may indicate underperformance of the launch vehicle or just inaccurate tracking. On Mar 9 the perigee was allowed to decrease until reentry on Mar 19. 

HEXAGON 9
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Oct 29	1930	Launch by Titan IIID	V SLC 4E
		T+1:49? Stage 1 burn 2:27
		T+1:55 SRM burnout
		T+1:55 SRM sep
		T+4:16 Stage 1 MECO
		T+4:16 Stage 1 sep
		T+4:16 Stage 2 burn
		T+5:05? Fairing
	1937?	T+7:44? Stage 2 MECO
	1938?	T+8:00 Stage 2 sep
			88.43 117 x 275 x 96.7
	2028?	First apogee over equ. at 41E
	2028?	Perigee raise	88.57 129 x 277 x 96.67
	2148?	Perigee raise	88.77 159 x 268 x 96.69
1974 Oct 29	2324		88.77 159 x 268 x 96.69
1974 Oct 30	0054		88.86 152 x 283 x 96.67
1974 Oct 30	1245		88.85 154 x 281 x 96.71
1974 Oct 30	1414		88.85 154 x 280 x 96.71
1974 Oct 30	1500?	Eject SSU?
1974 Oct 30	1915?	Eject S3-1?
1974 Oct 30	2307		88.83 152 x 281 x 96.67
1974 Oct 31	1525		88.78 152 x 276 x 96.68
1974 Nov 1	0018		88.76 153 x 272 x 96.69
1974 Nov 1	0613		88.74 153 x 271 x 96.69
1974 Nov 1	1208		88.72 153 x 269 x 96.70
1974 Nov 1	2230		88.69 152 x 266 x 96.69
1974 Nov 2	0851		88.66 152 x 264 x 96.70
1974 Nov 2	1743		88.78 157 x 271 x 96.68
1974 Nov 3	0534		88.75 156 x 268 x 96.68
1974 Nov 3	1556		88.72 156 x 266 x 96.68
1974 Nov 5	1941		88.83 155 x 277 x 96.68
1974 Nov 8	1715		88.84 154 x 279 x 96.68
1974 Nov 9	0932		88.79 153 x 275 x 96.68
1974 Nov 11	0853		88.64 151 x 262 x 96.69
1974 Nov 12	0703		88.57 150 x 256 x 96.69
1974 Nov 12	1853		88.89 155 x 284 x 96.66
1974 Nov 13	1538		88.83 152 x 280 x 96.68
1974 Nov 14	1947		88.79 154 x 274 x 96.69
1974 Nov 15	1332		88.73 155 x 268 x 96.67
1974 Nov 16	1611		89.03 156 x 296 x 96.69
1974 Nov 17	1557		88.98 155 x 292 x 96.68
1974 Nov 17	2225?	SRV-1 recovered
1974 Nov 18	1243		88.92 155 x 286 x 96.68
1974 Nov 18	2007		88.79 153 x 274 x 96.69
1974 Nov 20	0907		88.68 153 x 264 x 96.68
1974 Nov 21	0718		88.60 151 x 259 x 96.65
1974 Nov 21	1908		88.85 156 x 278 x 96.67
1974 Nov 22	0828		88.80 153 x 276 x 96.67
1974 Nov 23	1235		88.71 151 x 269 x 96.67
1974 Nov 24	0917		88.65 151 x 263 x 96.67
1974 Nov 24	1939		88.84 153 x 280 x 96.67
1974 Nov 25	2049		88.76 151 x 274 x 96.67
1974 Nov 26	2030		88.68 151 x 266 x 96.67
1974 Nov 27	0820		88.64 150 x 264 x 96.67
1974 Nov 27	1841		88.84 156 x 278 x 96.66
1974 Nov 28	1228		88.79 155 x 273 x 96.66
1974 Nov 28	1952		88.77 156 x 271 x 96.66
1974 Nov 30	0852		88.67 153 x 264 x 96.67
1974 Nov 30	1913		88.82 157 x 274 x 96.63
1974 Dec 1	0108		88.79 153 x 275 x 96.67
1974 Dec 1	1259		88.76 153 x 273 x 96.67
1974 Dec 3	1051		88.62 152 x 260 x 96.67
1974 Dec 3	1646		88.85 155 x 280 x 96.68
1974 Dec 5	0249		88.74 152 x 272 x 96.66
1974 Dec 5	1311		88.72 151 x 270 x 96.65
1974 Dec 6	0527		88.67 151 x 266 x 96.65
1974 Dec 6	2015		88.82 157 x 274 x 96.65
1974 Dec 7	1233		88.78 158 x 270 x 96.66
1974 Dec 7	2126		88.76 155 x 270 x 96.65
1974 Dec 8	1214		88.72 155 x 266 x 96.66
1974 Dec 9	0856		88.66 154 x 262 x 96.66
1974 Dec 9	1749		88.82 163 x 268 x 96.62
1974 Dec 9	2344		88.78 158 x 269 x 96.62
1974 Dec 10	0837		88.76 153 x 272 x 96.66
1974 Dec 10	1304		88.74 153 x 271 x 96.65
1974 Dec 11	1244		88.67 152 x 264 x 96.66
1974 Dec 12	1223		88.60 151 x 258 x 96.66
1974 Dec 12	1947		88.85 153 x 282 x 96.67
1974 Dec 13	1334		88.80 152 x 278 x 96.65
1974 Dec 14	1613		88.73 152 x 270 x 96.65
1974 Dec 15	0829		88.68 150 x 268 x 96.65
1974 Dec 15	1722		88.81 153 x 277 x 96.65
1974 Dec 16	1237		88.76 150 x 275 x 96.61
1974 Dec 17	0920		88.70 150 x 269 x 96.65
1974 Dec 18	1028		88.62 149 x 262 x 96.65
1974 Dec 18	1921		88.82 168 x 264 x 96.61
1974 Dec 19	1307		88.77 155 x 272 x 96.64
1974 Dec 19	1605		88.76 155 x 270 x 96.66
1974 Dec 20	0951		88.70 154 x 265 x 96.64
1974 Dec 21	1228		88.61 152 x 258 x 96.64
1974 Dec 21	1654		88.86 155 x 280 x 96.63
1974 Dec 21	1823		88.84 155 x 279 x 96.63
1974 Dec 22	1209		88.79 154 x 274 x 96.64
1974 Dec 23	1617		88.71 153 x 267 x 96.64
1974 Dec 23	2244?	SRV-2 recovered
1974 Dec 24	1725		88.46 145 x 251 x 96.64
1974 Dec 24	2023		88.84 155 x 278 x 96.63
1974 Dec 25	1240		88.78 153 x 275 x 96.64
1974 Dec 26	1221		88.71 152 x 268 x 96.64
1974 Dec 26		Mapping op 171 last image
1974 Dec 27	2253?	SRV-5 deorbit opp
	2330?	SRV-5 recovered
1974 Dec 27	1330		88.62 151 x 261 x 96.65
1974 Dec 28	0417		88.95 161 x 284 x 96.64
1974 Dec 28	0844		88.84 152 x 281 x 96.65
1974 Dec 28	1608		88.81 152 x 278 x 96.65
1974 Dec 29	0825		88.76 151 x 275 x 96.65
1974 Dec 30	0806		88.69 151 x 267 x 96.64
1974 Dec 30	1956		88.81 156 x 275 x 96.63
1975 Jan 1		DB-11 turned off
1975 Jan 1	0857		88.70 154 x 266 x 96.63
1975 Jan 2	1005		88.63 153 x 260 x 96.63
1975 Jan 2	1858		88.84 156 x 278 x 96.61
1975 Jan 3	0947		88.81 154 x 276 x 96.63
1975 Jan 4	0035		88.77 154 x 272 x 96.63
1975 Jan 4	1226		88.74 154 x 269 x 96.63
1975 Jan 5	0145		88.69 153 x 265 x 96.63
1975 Jan 5	1632		88.82 153 x 278 x 96.63
1975 Jan 5	2357		88.81 152 x 278 x 96.64
1975 Jan 6	0423		88.79 152 x 276 x 96.64
1975 Jan 7	1257		88.68 152 x 265 x 96.64
1975 Jan 8	0810		88.60 150 x 260 x 96.64
1975 Jan 8	1831		88.86 152 x 283 x 96.62
1975 Jan 9	0622		88.81 151 x 279 x 96.62
1975 Jan 9	1644		88.78 152 x 276 x 96.63
1975 Jan 10	0435		88.74 152 x 271 x 96.63
1975 Jan 10	1030		88.73 150 x 272 x 96.62
1975 Jan 11	0415		88.67 150 x 266 x 96.62
1975 Jan 11	1605		88.63 150 x 262 x 96.62
1975 Jan 11	2032		88.84 157 x 277 x 96.60
1975 Jan 12	1121		88.79 155 x 273 x 96.60
1975 Jan 13	1102		88.73 155 x 267 x 96.62
1975 Jan 14	0021		88.68 155 x 263 x 96.63
1975 Jan 14	0913		88.65 154 x 260 x 96.62
1975 Jan 14	1934		88.81 156 x 274 x 96.65
1975 Jan 15	0854		88.76 155 x 271 x 96.61
1975 Jan 16	1003		88.67 153 x 263 x 96.63
1975 Jan 17	0942		88.59 154 x 255 x 96.62
1975 Jan 17	1706		88.76 155 x 271 x 96.65
1975 Jan 17	2004		88.85 154 x 280 x 96.61
1975 Jan 18	0924		88.81 152 x 277 x 96.62
1975 Jan 19	0736		88.73 152 x 271 x 96.62
1975 Jan 20	0419		88.66 151 x 265 x 96.61
1975 Jan 20	1142		88.64 151 x 263 x 96.62
1975 Jan 20	1906		88.85 153 x 282 x 96.58
1975 Jan 21	0955		88.82 151 x 280 x 96.62
1975 Jan 21	2218?	SRV-3 recovered
1975 Jan 22	1106		88.74 150 x 273 x 96.62
1975 Jan 23	1046		88.65 150 x 265 x 96.61
1975 Jan 23	2107		88.81 151 x 279 x 96.61
1975 Jan 25	0412		88.70 151 x 269 x 96.62
1975 Jan 26	0352		88.62 150 x 262 x 96.61
1975 Jan 26	1541		88.58 149 x 258 x 96.61
1975 Jan 26	2008		88.88 161 x 276 x 96.59
1975 Jan 27	1057		88.83 158 x 275 x 96.61
1975 Jan 29	1148		88.67 155 x 262 x 96.61
1975 Jan 29	2041		88.80 160 x 269 x 96.57
1975 Jan 30	0237		88.79 153 x 276 x 96.60
1975 Jan 30	1427		88.76 152 x 273 x 96.60
1975 Jan 31	0942		88.69 151 x 268 x 96.61
1975 Feb 1	1942		88.85 154 x 280 x 96.60
1975 Feb 2	1329		88.77 152 x 274 x 96.60
1975 Feb 3	1309		88.68 152 x 266 x 96.60
1975 Feb 4	0823		88.61 151 x 260 x 96.60
1975 Feb 4	2013		88.86 154 x 280 x 96.60
1975 Feb 5	0933		88.82 155 x 276 x 96.61
1975 Feb 5	1955		88.77 151 x 276 x 96.59
1975 Feb 6	1340		88.71 151 x 269 x 96.60
1975 Feb 7	0854		88.64 149 x 264 x 96.59
1975 Feb 7	2044		88.85 154 x 280 x 96.62
1975 Feb 8	1133		88.78 151 x 276 x 96.60
1975 Feb 9	0816		88.71 152 x 269 x 96.59
1975 Feb 10	1351		88.60 150 x 259 x 96.59
1975 Feb 10	1817		88.85 153 x 281 x 96.57
1975 Feb 11	1203		88.78 152 x 276 x 96.59
1975 Feb 12	1442		88.67 150 x 266 x 96.59
1975 Feb 13	1252		88.57 150 x 256 x 96.60
1975 Feb 13	2145		88.86 160 x 276 x 96.54
1975 Feb 14	1234		88.80 160 x 270 x 96.58
1975 Feb 14	1959		88.79 157 x 272 x 96.59
1975 Feb 15	1216		88.73 156 x 267 x 96.59
1975 Feb 16	0858		88.66 155 x 260 x 96.58
1975 Feb 16	1920		88.82 156 x 276 x 96.58
1975 Feb 17	0839		88.77 157 x 269 x 96.58
1975 Feb 18	0949		88.68 155 x 263 x 96.57
1975 Feb 19	1949		88.84 155 x 278 x 96.59
1975 Feb 20	1038		88.80 155 x 274 x 96.58
1975 Feb 21	1317		88.71 155 x 265 x 96.58
1975 Feb 22	0959		88.64 155 x 258 x 96.58
1975 Feb 22	1852		88.85 157 x 277 x 96.58
1975 Feb 23	0941		88.80 154 x 275 x 96.58
1975 Feb 24	0922		88.71 153 x 268 x 96.58
1975 Feb 25	1030		88.62 152 x 260 x 96.59
1975 Feb 25	1922		88.87 158 x 278 x 96.56
1975 Feb 26	0714		88.81 153 x 277 x 96.58
1975 Feb 27	0824		88.72 153 x 268 x 96.57
1975 Feb 28	0209		88.66 151 x 264 x 96.58
1975 Feb 28	0804		88.64 151 x 263 x 96.58
1975 Feb 28	1656		88.92 154 x 287 x 96.58
1975 Mar 1	0020		88.85 153 x 282 x 96.57
1975 Mar 1	1340		88.81 152 x 278 x 96.57
1975 Mar 2	0855		88.73 151 x 272 x 96.57
1975 Mar 3	1133		88.63 151 x 261 x 96.56
1975 Mar 3	2025		88.84 163 x 270 x 96.56
1975 Mar 4	0945		88.79 152 x 276 x 96.57
1975 Mar 4	1243		88.78 152 x 275 x 96.57
1975 Mar 6	0014		88.65 150 x 264 x 96.57
1975 Mar 6	1332		88.58 149 x 259 x 96.57
1975 Mar 6		Final orbit raise
1975 Mar 6	1927		88.84 151 x 282 x 96.56
1975 Mar 6	2354		88.82 151 x 280 x 96.57
1975 Mar 7		SRV-4 recovered
1975 Mar 7	1016		88.78 150 x 277 x 96.57
1975 Mar 9	1658		88.88 182 x 255 x 96.56
1975 Mar 10	0917		88.81 180 x 251 x 96.57
1975 Mar 12	1007		88.63 174 x 238 x 96.57
1975 Mar 13	1242		88.48 174 x 224 x 96.56
1975 Mar 15	1913		88.23 167 x 206 x 96.56
1975 Mar 17	0502		88.13 162 x 201 x 96.57
1975 Mar 17	1648		88.06 161 x 195 x 96.55
1975 Mar 18	1912		87.69 149 x 170 x 96.54
1975 Mar 18	2040?	Reentered after 141d