Saturday, September 20, 1997

Momo 2

 1990-013A


MOS-1b (Momo 1b) was launched in Feb 1990 to continue MOS-1's work. It operated four years beyond its planned two year life.


Momo 1b 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Feb 7  0133:00  Launch by H-I  TNSC 
 0134:30  SRB sep 
 0137:40  Stage 1 sep 
 0137:45  Stage 2 on 
 0137:52  Fairing sep
 0143:18  T+10:18 Stage 2 cutoff  103.32 911 x 919 x 99.1  
 0221:48  T+48:48 Momo 1b sep from Stage 2 
 0229?  Stage 2 SES-2  
 0229?  SECO-2  110.54 893 x 1610 x 99.1  
 0233:21  T+1:00:21 DEBUT sep 
 0233:26  JAS sep 
1996 May   End of operations 

Payload:

  • Multispectral electronic self-scanning radiometer

  • Vis/Thermal IR radiometer

  • Microwave scanning radiometer

Kosmos 1051

 1978-109A


Kosmos-1051 was satellite 1 of Strela-1M octuplet no. 21.


Kosmos-1051  
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 Dec 5  1812  Launch by 11K65M  PL 
 1814  Stage 2 burn 1  
 1819  T+7m Stage 2 MECO-1 
  Stage 2 burn 2 
 1910? T+58m? Stage 2 sep 
1979 Jan 16  114.72 1397 x 1487 x 74.02

Kosmos 1961

 1988-066A


Geizer No. 16L was launched in Aug 1988 as Kosmos-1961. It was stationed at 14W by Aug 25. In 1992 it was moved to 80E, where it operated until mid-1993.


Kosmos-1961 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1988 Aug 1  2104:00  Launch by Proton  KB 
 2113  Stage 3 sep 88.25 184x192x51.6 
 2220? DM burn 1 
1988 Aug 2  0343? DM burn 2 
 0347? DM sep 
1988 Aug 4    1463.07 36213 x 36412 x 1.5 GEO 72.6E
1988 Aug 25    1435.96 35777 x 35780 x 1.4 GEO 13.9W 
1988 Oct 31    1436.10 35768 x 35805 x 1.2 GEO 13.9W 
1989 Sep 6    1436.15 35775 x 35799 x 0.5 GEO 14.0W 
1990 May 3   1436.11 35768 x 35804 x 0.2 GEO 13.6W 
1991 Jan 2    1436.09 35761 x 35811 x 0.8 GEO 13.6W 
1992 Feb 13    1436.08 35764 x 35808 x 1.8 GEO 13.7W 
1992 Mar 2    1436.09 35764 x 35808 x 1.8 GEO 13.6W 
1992 Mar 5   mv out  
1992 Apr 13   mv in  
1992 Apr 18    1435.76 35776 x 35783 x 1.9 GEO 80.3E 
1992 Jun 23    1436.17 35781 x 35794 x 2.1 GEO 79.8E 
1993 Apr 6   1436.14 35777 x 35797x 2.8 GEO 79.8E 

Friday, September 19, 1997

Gorizont 15

 1988-028A


The 16th orbited Gorizont (11F662 No. 26) was launched on Mar 31, 1988 and used the old style Blok DM upper stage.


Gorizont No. 26(16)  
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1988 Mar 31  0418:00  Launch by Proton  KB 
1988 Mar 31  0427  EOI, Stage 3 sep (T+9:00)  88.79 183 x 247 x 51.6 
1988 Mar 31  0512  Blok-DM TIG (T+55:00) 
 0535? Blok-DM TIG (T+1:17) per TLE 
1988 Mar 31  1051?  SOZ units sep? 
1988 Mar 31  1051?  Blok-DM TIG2 
1988 Mar 31  1055? Blok-DM No. 54L sep 
1988 Mar 31    1476.01 36491 x 36637 x 1.5 GEO 83.8E+9.7W 
1988 Apr 11    146.28 36259 x 36491 x 1.4 GEO 8.8W+7.4W 
1988 Apr 12    GEO 14W+2.4/d 
1988 Apr 14    GEO 16W+1/d 
1988 Apr 15    GEO 14.5W+0.1/d 
1988 Apr 16   On station  GEO 14.5W 
1988 Apr 20    1435.78 35773 x 35787 x 1.4 GEO 14.1W 
1988 Sep 24    1436.05 35777 x 35793 x 1.0 GEO 14.5W 
1989 Oct 23    1436.06 35770 x 35801 x 0.2 GEO 14.2W 
1990 Jul 7    1436.10 35784 x 35788 x 0.8 GEO 14.2W 
1991 Apr 19    1436.09 35773 x 35799 x 1.5 GEO 13.7W 
1991 Apr   Move to 11W 
1991 Apr 23    1436.14 35777 x 35797 x 1.5 GEO 10.7W 
1991 Jun 5    1436.10 35780 x 35792 x 1.6 GEO 11.1W 
1992 Mar 10    1436.10 35770 x 35802 x 2.2 GEO 11.4W 

Monday, September 15, 1997

Kosmos 9

  1962-048


Zenit-2 11F61 No. 7 (Kosmos-9) flew from 1962 Sep 27 to Oct 1. It carried supplementary sodium iodide and cesium iodide radiation counters to study the radiation belts. 


Kosmos-9 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1962 Sep 27  0940  Launch by Vostok  KB LC1 
 0944  Blok-A sep 
 0949  Blok-E sep 
1962 Sep 27    90.9 301 x 358 x 65.0 (TASS) 
 2008   90.88 299 x 336 x 65.0 
1962 Sep 28    90.9 292 x 346 x 65.0 (RAE) 
1962 Sep 29  1907   90.90 297 x 339 x 65.0 
1962 Oct 1  0900? Deorbit 
 0905?PO sep 
 0923 Landed near Kustanai 

October 1,2026

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