Spaceflight: August 1996

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Saturn S-IVB-509

  1971-008B

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SA-509 was launched on 1971 Jan 31 at 2103. The S-IVB-509 stage impacted the lunar surface at 0740:54 on Feb 4.

S-IVB-509
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1971 Jan 31	2103:02	Launch by Saturn V (SA-509)	KSC LC39A
	2105:17	S-IC CECO
	2105:45	S-IC OECO
	2105:47	S-IC sep, S-II ignition
	2106:16	Interstage sep
	2106:22	LES jet
	2107:33	T+4:31 S-IC apogee 116.5 km
	2110:45	S-II CECO
	2112:08	S-IC impact 74.052W 29.835N
	2112:21	S-II OECO, sep
	2112:22	S-IVB ignition
	2112:33	Ullage case jettison
	2113:02	S-II apogee 190 km
	2114:42	S-IVB cutoff
	2114:51	Earth orbit insertion	183 x 189 x 31.11
			185 x 185 x 31.11 (MPR)
	2123:48	T+20:46 S-II imapct 29.05N 33.57W
	2331:33	S-IVB TLI burn
	2337:24	S-IVB cutoff
	2337:34	Translunar injection at 337 km	221 x 460000 x 30.81
1971 Feb 1	0005:32	CSM sep from SLA/S-IVB
1971 Feb 1	0307:03	T8+1s APS evasive, 80s, 2.9m/s
	0323:42	T8+1000s CVS vent 300s, 2.3m/s
	0328:22	T8+1280s LOX vent, 48s, 8.8m/s
	0603:00	T8+10558s APS impact burn 252s 10.3m/s	106 x 420757
	0607:12	APS burn complete
1971 Feb 1	1425	Pass EL1:4
1971 Feb 2	0005?	Pass 200000 km
1971 Feb 3	1502	Lunar SOI
1971 Feb 4	0740:54	Impact	-1468 x Inf

Cher's frantically romantic assignment

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Kosmos 2054

 1989-101A

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The third Al'tair satellite was launched in Dec 1989 and began operations in early 1990.

Kosmos-2054
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1989 Dec 27	1110:00	Launch by Proton	KB
	1119	Stage 3 sep	182 x 190 x 51.6
	1226?	DM burn 1	363 x 36361 x 47.3
	1749?	DM burn 2
	1753?	DM sep
1990 Jan 1			1469.58 36375x36503x1.5
1990 Jan 10			1449.28 35964x36123x1.5 7.0W+3.9W
1990 Feb 5			1436.84 35744x35859x1.4 GEO 16.4W+0.2W
1990 Feb 26			1435.98 35766x35802x1.3 GEO 15.9W+0.02
1990 Feb 28			1435.98 35767 x 35800 x 1.3 GEO 15.8W
1990 Apr 7			1436.12 35764 x 35809 x 1.3 GEO 15.7W
1991 Jan 19			1436.11 35780 x 35793 x 0.6 GEO 16.1W
1991 Dec 28			1436.15 35781 x 35793 x 0.3 GEO 15.9W
1992 Sep 25			1436.10 35767 x 35805 x 1.0 GEO 16.0W
1993 Jun 30			1436.09 35763 x 35809 x 1.6 GEO 15.7W
1994 Mar 21			1436.09 35773 x 35799 x 2.1 GEO 16.4W
1995 Jun 17			1436.14 35765 x 35809 x 3.1 GEO 15.6W

Leasat 3

 1985-028C

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When Leasat 3 (Syncom IV F3) was deployed from Discovery on mission 51-D in Apr 1985, it failed to activate itself. A power switch on the side of the satellite was meant to be tripped as the satellite left the cargo bay and turn on the systems, but the satellite remained inert. Discovery completed a re-rendezvous with the satellite and attempted to trip the switch with a makeshift `flyswatter' attached to the end of the remote manipulator arm, but to no avail - an internal short circuit was to blame. With the satellite inert and trapped in a decaying low Earth orbit, a rescue mission was mounted. Shuttle flight 51-I flew to the satellite in August, and astronaut James Van Hoften grabbed it out of orbit. After repairs, he released it again and the satellite began to operate normally. Several months later, the perigee motor was successfully fired.

Syncom IV F3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1985 Apr 13	1458:22	Deploy from OV103
		Failed to activate
			92.30 314 x 460 x 28.5
1985 Apr 17	1400	Rendezvous Syncom
	1412	RMS contact with Leasat 3
		RMS tripped power switch,
		still inactive
	1418	Last RMS contact with Leasat 3
	1801		92.31 315 x 459 x 28.5
1985 Apr 27			92.29 315 x 458 x 28.5
1985 Jul 6			92.22 314 x 452 x 28.5
1985 Aug 28			92.18 313 x 449 x 28.5
1985 Aug 31	1220	Leasat 3 rendezvous
	1400	MS2 captures Leasat
	1518	RMS grapple Leasat
		Leasat repairs
1985 Sep 1			92.17 313 x 448 x 28.5
1985 Sep 1	1230?	Leasat repairs
	1509	MS2 deploy Leasat
1985 Oct 15			92.14 312 x 447 x 28.5
1985 Oct 25			92.09 308 x 445 x 28.5
1985 Oct 27	1153	Reported PKM burn time? (or EST)
	1655	PKM burn based on TLE, over 150E 0N
	1656	PKM cutoff	288.68 316 x 15864 x 27.0
	2348?	PKM jettison
1985 Oct 28	0232	LAM Perigee burn 1	356.35 314 x 20228 x 26.9
1985 Oct 28	2020?	LAM peri burn 2	480.54 314 x 27575 x 27.0
1985 Oct 29	2020?	LAM peri burn	639.74 289 x 36142 x 26.9
1985 Oct 30	0100?	LAM apo burn	729.41 4800 x 36047 x 15.3
1985 Oct 31	0200?	LAM apo burn	1438.60 35604 x 36067 x 15.3
1985 Nov 11			1435.90 35596 x 35968 x 3.2 GEO 174.9W
1985 Nov		Leasat PAC	GEO 175W
1986 Nov 30			1435.92 35781 x 35784 x 2.3 GEO 176.8W
1986 Dec 10		mv out	1435.87 35780 x 35784 x 2.3 GEO 176.3W+0.05E
1986 Dec 30			1426.52 35416 x 35777 x 2.2 GEO 130.2W+2.4E
1987 Feb 12		mv in Leasat CONUS	35781 x 35789 x 2.1 GEO 104.9W
1988 Dec 23			1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 0.8 GEO 105.6W
1990 Feb 6			1436.12 35767 x 35806 x 1.0 GEO 104.7W
1993 Sep 20			1436.08 35774 x 35798 x 3.9 GEO 105.9W
1995 Mar 12			1436.11 35765 x 35808 x 4.9 GEO 104.9W
1996 Sep 30			1436.07 35774 x 35797 x 5.9 GEO 104.9W

Progress M-8

 1991-038A

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Progress M 11F615A55 No. 207 (Progress M-8) carried 2693 kg of cargo including a cosmic ray experiment from UC Berkeley and a replacement rendezvous antenna for the Kvant module, as well as a 10m diameter balloon subsatellite to measure upper atmospheric air density. 

Progress M-8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1991 May 30	0804:03	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
	0850		88.65 186 x 230 x 51.6
	1430		90.22 281 x 290 x 51.6
1991 May 31	1200		90.23 281 x 290 x 51.6
1991 Jun 1	0944:37	Docked at Mir DP1
	1200		91.88 363 x 370 x 51.6
1991 Jun 3	2052		91.86 361 x 370 x 51.6
1991 Jun 7		Orbit correction
1991 Aug 15	2216:59	Undocked
		Stationkeeping
1991 Aug 16	1035	Eject balloon cover
	1038	Eject balloon subsatellite 86-17FJ
	1412	Balloon burst
1991 Aug 17	0600	Deorbited over Pacific
	0656:32	Reentered

Kosmos 839

 1976-067A

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Kosmos 839 was intercepted by Kosmos 843.

Kosmos-839
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1976 Jul 8	2108	Launch by 11K65M	PL
	2116?	Stage 2 MECO-1
	2134?	Stage 2 MECO-2
	2134?	Stage 2 sep
1976 Jul 8			116.9 984x2098x65.9

Resurs 46

 1990-082A

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Resurs F-1 14F43 No. 51, the 9th acknowledged Resurs F, was launched in Sep 1990. The vehicle carried a German Intospace company experiment called Casimir, designed to make zeolite crystals.

Resurs F-1 14F43 No. 51
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1990 Sep 7	1200	Launch by Soyuz-U	PL LC16
	1208	Blok-I sep	88.72 180 x 241 x 82.5
1990 Sep 8			88.91 180 x 260 x 82.5
	0500		89.86 261 x 274 x 82.57
1990 Sep 15			89.81 258 x 271 x 82.57
	1200		89.86 260 x 274 x 82.57
1990 Sep 20			89.81 258 x 271 x 82.57
1990 Sep 22
	0706?	Deorbit
	0714?	PO sep
	0723?	Entry
	0738?	Landed

Soyuz TM-14

 1992-014A

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The Russian-German crew of Viktorenko, Kaleri and Flade were launched in Mar 1992 aboard 11F732 No. 64, Soyuz TM-14. The same crew returned to Earth in Aug 1992.

Soyuz TM-14, Flight 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1992 Mar 17	1054:30	Launch by Soyuz-U2	KB LC1
	1103	Blok-I cutoff
1992 Mar 19	1025:43	TCM
	1120:20	TCM
	1150	TCM
	1232:50	Docked 37KE +X
	1400?	Hatch open

Soyuz TM-14, Flight 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1992 Aug 9	1830	Hatch closed
	2146:47	Undocked 37KE +X
1992 Aug 10	0008	Deorbit 261s
	0012	DO CO
	0036?	Modules sep
	0042?	Entry
	0105:02	Landed