Soyuz 5

  1969-005A

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7K-OK No. 13 was launched on 1969 Jan 15 with crew commander (Komandir) Boris Volynov, flight engineer (Bortinzhener) Aleksey Yeliseev, and test engineer (Inzhener-ispitatel') Yevgeniy Khrunov. It had a mass of 6585 kg. Spacecraft 13 was given the post-launch name Soyuz-5. 

The mission almost ended in disaster when the PAO failed to detach completely from the SA (descent module). The vehicle swung around and began to reenter with the hatch forward. The SA began to fail under the heat and the pressure but after a short time the PAO was torn away and the SA tumbled again and reentered correctly with heat shield forward. The parachute partially failed and landing was violent, but the pilot suffered only broken teeth and minor injuries and walked through the snow several km to a nearby house while awaiting help.

Soyuz-5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1969 Jan 15	0704:57	Launch by 11A511 Soyuz	KB
		T+1:55 SAS sep
		T+1:58 Blok BVGD sep
		T+2:45 Fairing
		T+4:48 Blok A sep
		T+4:48 St 3 MES
	0713:47	T+8:50 St 3 MECO
	0713?	St 3 sep
	1245		88.66 191 x 225 x 51.67
	1715		88.94 211 x 234 x 51.68
1969 Jan 16	0737	Rendezvous by Soyuz-4
	0820	Docked with Soyuz-4
	0850	Seals verified
	0952	EVA suits on, BI and II in BO
	1017	SA hatch closed
	1055	BO EVA hatch open, depress
	1102	BI and II exit Soyuz-5 BO
	1106	II crosses to Soyuz-4 BO
	1132	Reconnect clips
	1145	Soyuz 5 TV camera lost from BO
	1145	BI crosses to Soyuz-4 BO
	1148	Hatch closed (EVA 00:37, depress 00:53)
	1255	Soyuz-4 undocked after 4h 35min
		Orbit change, rev 36
	1830		88.88 201 x 237 x 51.68
1969 Jan 17	1045		88.83 205 x 228 x 51.69
	1345		88.80 198 x 233 x 51.68
1969 Jan 18	0549	Deorbit cancelled
1969 Jan 18	0718?	Retrofire
	0721?	DO CO
	0731?	BO separation
	0731?	PAO fail to sep
	0737?	Entry
	0738?	PAO tanks explode
	0738?	PAO breaks away (entry + 1 min)
	0759:12	Landed 200 km SW Kustanai, 51.45N 62.70E

Kosmos 263

  1969-003A

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Zenit-2 No. 70 was the first recoverable recon launch in 1969. It landed after 8 days 130 km S of Pavlodar at 51 05 N 76 55 E.

Kosmos-263
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1969 Jan 12	1210	Launch by 11A57	NIIP-53 LC41/1
	1215	Blok-I burn
	1219	Blok-I sep
			89.8 205 x 346 x 65.4 (TASS)
1969 Jan 12	1455		89.95 200 x 343 x 65.4
1969 Jan 13	1900		89.74 200 x 325 x 65.4 (RAE)
1969;Jan 16	1737		89.69 197 x 319 x 65.4
1969 Jan 20	0518?	Deorbit
	0542	Landed after 7.72d

Kosmos 248

  1968-090A

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The second I-2M was launched in Oct 1968 and was used as the intercept target for Kosmos-249 and Kosmos-252.

Kosmos-248
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1968 Oct 19	0420	Launch by 11K67	KB
	0422	Stage 2 burn
	0425?	Stage 2 sep
		DU burn?
			94.80 475 x 453 x 62.25
	1843		94.79 475 x 542 x 62.3
1968 Oct 20	0733?	Intercept by Kosmos-249
1980 Feb 26		Reentered

Kosmos 237

  1968-071A

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Zenit-4 No. 43 carried an electron spectrometer as a supplementary scientific experiment.

Kosmos-237
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1968 Aug 27	1229:59	Launch by 11A57	PL
	1234	Blok-I burn
	1239	Blok-I sep	89.70 200 x 320 x 65.42
1968 Aug 28	0015		89.72 200 x 321 x 65.4
1968 Sep 3	0840		89.60 197 x 312 x 65.4
1968 Sep 4	0702?	Retrofire
	0725?	Landed

Kosmos 213

 1968-030A

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7K-OK No. 7 (Kosmos-213) was launched a day after its active partner. Kosmos-212 docked with it on its first orbit and undocked several hours later. Kosmos-213 carried a series of supplementary scientific experiments. It remained in orbit until April 20 and landed near Tselinograd. 

Kosmos-213
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1968 Apr 15	0934:18	Launch by Soyuz	KB
		Blok-I burn
	0943:08	T+8:50 Insertion
	0943	Blok-I sep	88.91 187 x 254 x 51.66
	0954	Range 0.3 km to K-212
	1021	Docked with Kosmos-212
	1411	Undocked
		Test burns
	2130		89.16 198 x 268 x 51.67
1968 Apr 16	1900		89.07 195 x 262 x 51.67
1968 Apr 17	1700		88.97 193 x 254 x 51.66
1968 Apr 18	0930		88.88 192 x 246 x 51.65
1968 Apr 19	0000		89.16 190 x 276 x 51.65
1968 Apr 20	0930?	Deorbit
	0933?	DO CO
	0943?	PAO, BO sep
	0950?	Entry
	1013?	Landing

Kosmos 639

  1974-019A

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Kosmos-639 flew an 11 day polar orbital mission from Plesetsk at 81.3 deg, continuing the tradition of April ice monitoring flights.

Kosmos-639
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Apr 4	0830	Launch by 11A57	PL
	0834	Blok-I burn
	0838	Blok-I sep
	0948		88.79 205 x 224 x 81.3
1974 Apr 4	1200		88.85 206 x 226 x 81.31 (RAE)
1974 Apr 5	0036		88.77 205 x 222 x 81.3
		Lower perigee
1974 Apr 6	0751		88.79 181 x 247 x 81.3
1974 Apr 6	1900		88.84 181 x 250 x 81.31 (RAE)
1974 Apr 8	1308		88.73 178 x 245 x 81.3
1974 Apr 14	1658		88.54 174 x 230 x 81.3
1974 Apr 14	2230?	Engine sep	88.34 163 x 220 x 81.3
1974 Apr 15	0443?	Retrofire
	0453?	PO sep
	0458?	Entry
	0511?	Landed after 10.8d

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Soyuz TM-6

 1988-075A

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The Soviet-Afghan crew of commander Vladimir Lyakhov, physician-researcher Valeriy Polyakov and researcher-astronaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand was launched in Aug 1988 aboard 7K-STM No. 56 (Soyuz TM-6). The Soyuz was moved from the rear to the front in Sep 1988. In Dec 1988, Titov, Manarov and Chretien flew Soyuz TM-6 back to Earth.

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Crew

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• Komandir Pol. Vladimir Lyakhov, VVS

• Vrach-issledovatel' Dr. Valeriy V. Polyakov, IMBP

• Kosmonavt-issledovatel' Capt. Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghan AF.

Soyuz TM-6, Flight 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Aug 29	0423:11	Launch by Soyuz-U2	KB
	0425	Blok-BVGD sep, T+1:58
	0427	Blok-A sep, T+4:48
	0431	Blok-I cutoff
	0432	Blok-I sep
			88.72 195 x 228 x 51.6
	0930		89.38 233 x 255 x 51.6
1988 Aug 30	0500		89.43 234 x 259 x 51.6
1988 Aug 31	0541	Docked 37KE +X
1988 Sep 1	1900		91.58 339 x 366 x 51.6

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Crew

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• Komandir

• Bortinzhener

Soyuz TM-6, Flight 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Sep 8	0020	Hatch closed
	0105	Undocked +X	338 x 364 x 51.6
	0130	Docked -X

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Crew

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• Komandir Vladimir Titov, VVS

• Bortinzhener Musa Manarov, NPO Energiya

• Kosmonavt-issledovatel' Gen. Jean-Loup Chretien, AAF, CNES

Soyuz TM-6, Flight 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Dec 20	2225	Hatch closed
	2300		91.38 328 x 357 x 51.7
1988 Dec 21	0332	Undocked -X
	0600?	Nav computer problems, DO postponed
	0908:13	DO burn
	0912:43	DO burn cutoff
	0921	BO sep
	0933	PAO sep, 140 km
	0936	Entry interface
	0943:41	Chutes out
	0957:00	Landed

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SDS 1

  1976-050A

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The first SDS satellite was launched on 1976 Jun 2 by Titan 34B Agena D from Vandenberg.

SDS 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1976 Jun 2	2056	Launch by Titan 34B Agena D	V SLC4W
	2058	Stage 2 burn
	2100	Stage 2 MECO
	2102	Agena MES-1
	2106?	Agena MECO-1	180? x 370? x 63
	2131?	MES-2
	2133?	MECO-2
	2135?	Agena sep
			700.0 311 x 39192 x 62.5

Luna 10

  1966-027A

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The lunar orbiter, E-6S No. 206 or Luna-10, was launched on 1966 Mar 31. The standard engine unit from the E-6 probes was used with a separable satellite unit replacing the lander.

Luna-10
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Mar 31	1046	Launch by Molniya	KB
	1051	Blok-A sep
	1051	Blok-I burn
	1055	Blok-I sep	200 x 250 x 52 (TASS)
	1146?	BOZ burn
	1147?	Blok-L burn
	1151?	Blok-L sep 10.87 km/s
1966 Apr 1		TCM
1966 Apr 3	1840?	Equipment sections sep
1966 Apr 3	1844	Lunar orbit insertion burn 25s?
1966 Apr 3	1845?	DU cutoff
1966 Apr 3	1845?	MECO+20s Engine unit sep	178.25 350 x 1017 x 71.9
1966 May 29		End of transmissions	378 x 985 x 71.9

Progress M-19

 1993-052A

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Progress M-19 (11F615A55 No. 219) was launched on 1993 Aug 10.

Progress M-19
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1993 Aug 10	2223:45	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
1993 Aug 13	0000:06	Docked Mir KDP2
1993 Oct 11	1759:06	Undocked Mir
1993 Oct 12	2344?	Deorbit
1993 Oct 13	0008?	VBK ejected
	0022:14	VBK landed

Kosmos 996

 1978-031A

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Kosmos-996
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1978 Mar 28	0130	Launch by 11K65M	Plesetsk
		T+2:10 St 1 MECO
		T+2:12 St 1 sep
		T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km
		T+2:27 Fairing 76km
	0138?	T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km	150 x 1003? x 83
		T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2
		T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2
	0233?	T+1:02:50 St 2 sep
1978 Jul 19			104.8 957x1010x82.9

Kosmos 67

  1965-040A

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Zenit-4 No. 10 flew an 8 day reconnaissance mission at 51.8 degrees inclination. It was the first Zenit-4 to fly in the 51 degree slot. The 11A57 rocket used the slightly higher 51.8 degrees compared to the 8A92's 51.3 degrees.

Kosmos-67
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1965 May 25	1050:00	Launch by 11A57	KB
	1100?	Blok-I sep	89.9 200 x 346 x 51.8
1965 May 25	1338		90.09 203 x 354 x 51.9
1965 May 30			89.90 202 x 336 x 51.82
1965 Jun 2	1034?	Deorbit
	1100?	Landed