Friday, February 14, 1997
Tuesday, February 11, 1997
Meteor 303
1988-064A
Meteor-3 17F45 No. 3 was launched in Jul 1988 directly to its 1200 km operational orbit. Mass of the satellite was 2150 kg. It operated for 5 years.
| Meteor-3 No. 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Jul 26 | 0501:00 | Launch by Tsiklon-3 11K68 | PL LC32 |
| 0503 | T+2:00 Stage 1 MECO | ||
| 0505 | T+4:37 Stage 2 off, sep | ||
| 0506 | T+5:20 S5M burn 1 | ||
| 0508 | T+7:03 S5M cutoff 1 | 135? x 1200? x 82.5 | |
| 0549? | T+48m? S5M burn 2, 15s? | ||
| 0550? | T+49m? S5M cutoff 2 | ||
| 0550? | T+49m? S5M sep from Meteor-2 | ||
| 109.36 1186 x 1209 x 82.6 | |||
| 1993 Oct 14 | End of ops | ||
Kosmos 209
1968-023A
The second US-A flight was in Mar 1968. The orbit was probably raised on Mar 23, with the radar and propulsion unit tracked early on Mar 24. Late on Mar 23 a debris object was cataloged in the low orbit; on Mar 27 an object was cataloged in a high orbit somewhat below the reactor and decaying rapidly.
| Kosmos-209 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mar 22 | 0930:34 | Launch by 11K67 | KB |
| 0933 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0935 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0945 | DU burn | ||
| 0948 | DU cutoff | 89.74 183 x 343 x 65.04 (RAE) | |
| 0955? | Stage 2 entry | ||
| 1050 | 89.75 181 x 342 x 65.0 | ||
| 1100? | Adjust orbit | ||
| 1648 | 89.60 211 x 298 x 65.1 | ||
| 1968 Mar 23 | 1020? | Adjust orbit | |
| 1057? | DV1 | ||
| 1147? | DV2 | ||
| 1968 Mar 23 | 1944 | (deb 23D) | 89.92 233 x 307 x 65.0 |
| 1968 Mar 23 | 2110 | 89.47 236 x 259 x 65.1 | |
| 1968 Mar 24 | 0437 | 89.43 235 x 256 x 65.1 | |
| 1968 Mar 24 | DU and radar sep | ||
| 0533 | 103.14 867 x 946 x 65.3 | ||
| 0606 | (DU) | 89.25 228 x 246 x 65.1 | |
| 0607 | (radar) | 89.47 216 x 280 x 65.1 | |
| 1968 Mar 25 | 1955? | DU reentered | |
| 1968 Mar 27 | 0404 | (deb 23E) | 100.98 721 x 889 x 64.9 |
| 1968 Mar 28 | 103.13 871 x 944 x 65.33 (RAE) | ||
| 1968 Mar 29 | deb 23D reentered | ||
| 1968 Apr 10 | Radar reentered | ||
| 1968 Apr 22 | (deb 23E) | 96.69 600 x 600 x 64.9 | |
| 1968 May 4 | (deb 23E reentered) | ||
| 1968 Dec 28 | 103.15 881 x 933 x 65,3 | ||
Monday, February 10, 1997
Kosmos 1882
1987-077A
14F40 No. 107 (Resurs F-1 No. 107) was the first Resurs F to demonstrate an extended mission duration of three weeks. It was named Kosmos-1882 after launch.
| Kosmos-1882 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Sep 15 | 1030 | Launch by Soyuz-U | PL LC43/4 |
| 1038 | Blok-I sep | 88.53 185 x 220 x 82.3 | |
| 88.59 184 x 226 x 82.3 | |||
| 1987 Sep 16 | 0930 | 88.93 184 x 260 x 82.3 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1700 | 89.85 256 x 278 x 82.3 | ||
| 1987 Oct 1 | 1200 | 89.78 256 x 272 x 82.3 | |
| 1987 Oct 4 | 89.77 255 x 270 x 82.3 | ||
| 1987 Oct 5 | 77C-G sep | ||
| 1987 Oct 6 | 89.72 251 x 270 x 82.3 | ||
| 0609? | Deorbit | ||
| 0619? | PO sep | ||
| 0628? | Entry | ||
| 0642? | Landed | ||
Sunday, February 9, 1997
Kosmos 136
1966-115A
Zenit-2 No. 47 was the third Zenit-2 launch from Plesetsk. Again, the Zenit-2 was used to inaugurate a new orbital path, this time at 64.6 degrees inclination, similar to the 65.0 degree path used at Baikonur. The 72.9 degree orbit had let satellites image regions further north than was possible using Baikonur launches; the new 64.6 degree orbit allowed the Defense Ministry to increase its launch capacity for the standard missions.
| Kosmos-136 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Dec 19 | 1200:01 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | NIIP-53 LC41/1 |
| 1204 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 1204 | Blok-E burn | ||
| 1210? | Blok-E sep | 89.2 188 x 280 x 64.7 (RAE) | |
| 198 x 305 x 64.6 (TASS) | |||
| 1742 | 89.15 186 x 278 x 64.7 | ||
| 1966 Dec 20 | 0109 | 89.33 196 x 286 x 64.6 | |
| 1966 Dec 25 | 0012 | 89.22 194 x 277 x 64.6 | |
| 1966 Dec 27 | 0545? | Deorbit | |
| 0610 | Landed after 7.8d | ||