1988-004A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-1915 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Jan 26 | 1120 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1124 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1128 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1988 Jan 26 | 90.20 193x376x72.9 | ||
| 1988 Jan 31 | 90.67 227x388x72.9 | ||
| 1988 Feb 2 | 90.67 228x387x72.9 | ||
| 1988 Feb 8 | 90.65 227x386x72.9 | ||
| 1988 Feb 9 | |||
| 0538? | Deorbit | ||
| 0548? | PO sep | ||
| 0555? | Entry | -112 x 284 | |
| 0610? | Landed | ||
1992-078A
MSTI 1 was built by JPL and Spectrum Astro for the USAF Phillips Lab and SDIO. The 147 kg satellite was powered by solar panels. Its primary mission was to obtain IR images of the oceans. Shortly after launch by Scout from Vandenberg in Nov 1992, a fuel leak depleted its cold gas attitude control system, and the satellite was placed in spin stabilized mode. On Dec 4 it was announced to have met its objectives, and to be continuing to collect IR data. It ceased operating in the spring of 1993 after returning 100000 exposures of the infrared background in the 4.4-4.8 micron band.
| MSTI 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Nov 21 | 1345 | Launch by Scout G-1 (S210C) | V SLC5 |
| T+1:24 Stage 1 burnout | |||
| T+1:28 St 1 sep | |||
| T+1:28 St 2 burn | |||
| T+2:09 St 2 burnout | |||
| T+2:20 Fairing | |||
| T+2:22 St 2 sep, St 3 burn | |||
| T+3:10 St 3 burnout | |||
| T+10? St 3 sep | |||
| 1355? | T+10? St 4 burn | ||
| 1355? | T+10? Stage 4 burnout | ||
| 1359 | Star 20 sep, in orbit | ||
| 1438 | Announced reached planned orbit | ||
| Fuel leak, spin stabilization | |||
| 1992 Nov 22 | 1215 | 92.30 331 x 443 x 96.75 | |
| 1992 Dec 4 | Announced objectives met | ||
| 1992 Dec 6 | 92.03 321 x 427 x 96.8 | ||
| 1993 Apr | end of ops | ||
| 1995 Jul 18 | reentered | ||
1973-086A
NOAA 3 (ITOS F) was launched at 1702 on 1973 Nov 6 by Delta from Vandenberg. The Delta stage ignited at 1706 and cutoff at 1711 to place itself in elliptical transfer orbit. At 1759 it reignited to circularize the orbit, and separated at 1806, leaving NOAA 3 in a 116.1 min, 1500 x 1509 km x 102.1 deg orbit. Delta test burns at 1818 and 1838 left the Delta in a 1503 x 1512 km orbit. NOAA 3 deployed its solar panels on the 6th orbit and began its NASA checkout phase. It was delivered to NOAA later in the month. On 1976 Aug 31 NOAA 3 was decommissioned and replaced by NOAA 5.
| NOAA 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Nov 6 | 1702:00 | Launch by Delta | V |
| 1702:38 | SRM burnout | ||
| SRM sep | |||
| 1705:43 | T+3:43 MECO | ||
| 1705 | St 1 sep | ||
| 1706 | Delta S/N 20009 burn 5:16 | ||
| 1711 | Delta SECO | 175? x 1500 x 102.1 | |
| 1759 | SES-2 12s | ||
| 1759 | SECO-2 | 116.1 1500 x 1509 x 102.1 | |
| 1806 | St 2 sep | ||
| 1818 | SES-3 test | ||
| 1818 | SECO-3 | ||
| 1838 | SES-4 test | ||
| 1838 | SECO-4 | 1503 x 1512 | |
| 1976 Aug 31 | Decommissioned | ||
1972-098A
Molniya-2 F4 was launched in Dec 1972. It was the first Molniya-2 to enter one of the standard Molniya orbital planes, plane C.
| Molniya-2 F4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dec 12 | 0651:01 | 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 | |||
| 0659 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0744 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0747 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1972 Dec 12 | 706.5 495 x 39300 x 65.3 | ||
| 1973 Jan 8 | 717.70 464 x 39886 x 65.4 | ||
| 1973 Apr 1 | 717.78 492 x 39862 x 65.5 | ||
| 1973 Dec 5 | 717.65 406 x 39941 x 65.5 | ||
| 1974 Jul 7 | 714.61 170 x 40027 x 65.6 | ||
| 1974 Aug 19 | End of ops | ||
| 1974 Dec 15 | 686.53 106 x 38695 x 65.6 | ||
| 1975 Jan 22 | Reentered | ||
1966-030A
The Surveyor Mass Model mission carried a Surveyor mass model in another test of Centaur restart capability. Launch was on 1966 Apr 8 at 0100:01. Atlas SECO was 8 sec early when fuel ran out. Centaur 6D (AC-8) reached a 167 x 167 km parking orbit at 0111, burning 8 s long to compensate. The second ignition of the RL10YA3-3 engines was meant to inject M-2 into a 178 x 926000 km orbit and then make a retroburn to place AC-8 in a 180 x 481000 km path, but the Centaur shut down after 17 seconds when only one engine ignited. The final orbit was only 175 x 344 km x 30.7 deg. Surveyor M-2 reentered on 1966 May 5, and Centaur AC-8 reentered on Apr 17.
| AC-8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Apr 8 | 0100:02 | Launch by AC-8 | CKAFS LC36B |
| 0102:25 | T+2:23 Atlas BECO 57 km? | ||
| 0102:59 | T+2:57 Insulation panels sep | ||
| 0103:26 | T+3:24 Fairing sep | ||
| 0103:51 | T+3:49 Atlas SECO 145 km? | ||
| 0104:01 | T+3:59 Atlas sep | ||
| 0104:06 | T+4:05 Centaur MES-1 | ||
| 0109:41 | T+9:39 Centaur MECO-1 | 88.06 161 x 186 x 30.84 | |
| 88.071 165 x 193 x 30.83 (GD) | |||
| 0134:36 | T+34:34 Centaur MES-2 | ||
| 0134:53 | T+34:51 Centaur MECO-2, 17s | 175 x 344 x 30.7 | |
| 0137:30s | T+37:30s Surveyor Model sep | ||
| 0141:32 | T+41:30 Centaur blowdown | ||
| 1966 Apr 17 | AC-8 reentered | ||
| 1966 May 5 | SM-2 reentered | ||
1982-049A
The second Siluet mission was in May-Jul 1982 and it flew a full 44 day design mission.
| Kosmos-1370 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 May 28 | 0910 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0919 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1982 May 28 | 89.24 198x276x64.9 | ||
| 1982 May 31 | 89.28 209x269x64.9 from 89.14 196x269 | ||
| 1982 Jun 7 | 89.28 211x267x64.9 from 89.13 205x259 | ||
| 1982 Jun 13 | 89.28 206x272x64.9 from 89.07 205x253 | ||
| 1982 Jun 21 | 89.29 208x271x64.9 from 89.13 203x260 | ||
| 1982 Jun 27 | 89.27 214x264x64.9 from 89.13 208x255 | ||
| 1982 Jul 4 | 89.27 214x264x64.9 from 89.14 210x255 | ||
| 1982 Jul 10 | 89.14 212x253x64.9 | ||
| 1982 Jul 11 | |||
| 2018? | Deorbit | ||
| 2038? | Entry | ||
| 2053? | Landed | ||
1993-064A
Progress M (7K-TGM) No. 220 was launched on 1993 Oct 11 and announced as Progress M-20.
| Progress M-20 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Oct 11 | 2133:19 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 2142:07 | Blok-I MECO | ||
| Blok-I sep, 7050 kg | 194 x 243 x 51.67 | ||
| 1993 Oct 12 | 264 x 327 x 51.64 | ||
| 1993 Oct 13 | 2324:46 | Docked with Mir Kvant | |
| 1993 Nov 17 | 0844 | TCM | |
| 1993 Nov 21 | 0238:43 | Undocked | |
| 0820? | Deorbited | ||
| 0845? | VBK ejected | ||
| 0906 | VBK landed | ||
1985-046A
| Kosmos-1659 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Jun 13 | 1220 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1224 | Blok I burn | ||
| 1228 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1985 Jun 13 | 200x354x72.9 | ||
| 1985 Jun 14 | 0410? | Orbit raise | |
| 1985 Jun 14 | 358x416x72.9 | ||
| 1985 Jun 20 | 358x417x72.9 | ||
| 1985 Jun 27 | |||
| 0617? | Deorbit | ||
| 0627? | PO sep | ||
| 0642? | Entry | ||
| 0656? | Landing | ||
1965-028A
The Intelsat I (Early Bird) satellite was the first commercial geostationary communications satellite. The spacecraft was built by Hughes and given the model number HS-303A. The spin-stabilized satellite had a JPL Starfinder solid apogee motor.
| Early Bird | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Apr 6 | 2347:49 | Launch by Delta DSV-3D | CK |
| T+1:50 SRM 1-3 sep | |||
| 2350:19 | T+2:30 MECO | ||
| Thor 20105 (426) sep | |||
| 2350:21 | Delta S/N 20101 burn, T+2:32 2:47 | ||
| 2353:10 | Delta SECO M+171 | -1213? x 1423 x 28.5 | |
| 1965 Apr 7 | 0014:33? | T+26:44? Altair II RH-83 burn, 22s | |
| 0014:55? | Altair II cutoff | ||
| 0016:29 | T+28:40 Altair sep | 662.8 1424 x 36063 x 18.28 | |
| 1965 Apr 9 | 1330 | Apogee firing at apo 6 | 1437.30 35023 x 36596 x 0.13 |
| 1965 Apr 13 | mv. | 35606 x 36370 GEO 33.5W? | |
| 1965 Apr 13 | mv | 35606 x 35795 | |
| 1965 Apr 14 | mv | 35812 x 35792 | |
| 1965 Apr 15 | GEO 28.5W | ||
| 1965 Apr 23 | 35773 x 35802 x 0.12 GEO 30W | ||
| 1965 Jun5 | Altair orbit | 679.89 1450 x 36492 x 18.14 | |
| 1965 Jun 30 | Communications inaugurated | ||
| 1965 Dec 2 | Reverse drift | GEO 38.5W | |
| 1966 Sep 7 | 1436.62 35784 x 35808 x 1.4 GEO 36.6W+0.1E | ||
| 1966 Dec 29 | 1436.65 35777 x 35817 x 1.7 GEO 119.5W+0.1E | ||
| 1967 Oct 9 | 1435.74 35746 x 35812 x 2.3 GEO 18.4W+0.1W | ||
| 1968 Feb 29 | 1436.37 35756 x 35827 x 2.3 GEO 25.4E+0.1E | ||
| 1969 Jan 19 | Inactive | ||
| 1969 Jun 29 | Reactivated to replace Intelsat 3 | ||
| 1969 Aug 13 | Inactive | ||
| 1969 Dec 1 | 1436.38 35757 x 35826 x 4.4 GEO 39.9W+0.1E | ||
| 1971 Apr 6 | Reactivated, drifting | ||
| 1972 Dec 8 | 1436.09 35760 x 35812 x 7.2 GEO 47.5W+0.0E | ||
| 1973 Sep 24 | 1437.42 35789 x 35835 x 7.8 GEO 102.1W+0.4E | ||
| 1974 Jan | GEO 136W dr | ||
| 1974 Sep | GEO 152W dr | ||
| 1975 Jan | GEO 127W dr | ||
| 1975 Dec | GEO 47W dr | ||
| 1976 May | GEO 61W | ||
| 1976 Sep | GEO 88W | ||
| 1976 Dec | GEO 125W | ||
| 1979 Feb | GEO 136W | ||
| 1985 | Reactivated for commemoration | ||
| 1988 | Deactivated | ||
| 1998 Mar 8 | 1436.86 35699 x 35903 x 13.9 GEO 61W | ||
