1992-081A
| Kosmos-2222 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Nov 25 | 1218:54 | Launch by 8K78M | Plesetsk |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 1227 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | 92.32 212 x 564 x 62.8 | |
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 1319? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 1322? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1992 Nov 29 | 717.81 597x39758x 62.90 | ||
1993-004A
| Kosmos-2231 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Jan 19 | 1449:01 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1457 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1993 Jan 19 | 89.61 165 x 344 x 67.2 | ||
| 1993 Jan 20 | 89.59 165 x 342 x 67.2 | ||
| 1993 Jan 23 | 89.32 162 x 320 x 67.1 | ||
| 1993 Jan 24 | Orbit raise | 90.06 178 x 375 x 67.1 | |
| 1993 Feb 9 | 89.07 164 x 292 x 67.1 | ||
| 1993 Feb 9 | Orbit raise | 89.71 174 x 346 x 67.1 | |
| 1993 Feb 10 | SpK-1 fid | ||
| 1993 Feb 17 | 89.26 167 x 308 x 67.1 | ||
| 1993 Feb 17 | Orbit raise | 89.80 171 x 356 x 67.1 | |
| 1993 Feb 24 | 89.27 167 x 308 x 67.1 | ||
| 1993 Feb 25 | Orbit raise | 90.14 175 x 386 x 67.1 | |
| 1993 Mar 2 | SpK-2 fiducial | ||
| 1993 Mar 4 | 89.52 167 x 334 x 67.1 | ||
| 1993 Mar 5 | Orbit raise | 89.79 182 x 345 x 67.1 | |
| 1993 Mar 13 | 89.01 170 x 280 x 67.1 | ||
| 1993 Mar 14 | Orbit raise | 90.20 175 x 393 x 67.1 | |
| 1993 Mar 25 | 89.19 165 x 303 x 67.1 | ||
| 1993 Apr 7 | deorbited | ||
1979-069A
| Kosmos-1118 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Jul 27 | 0730 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 0734 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0738 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1979 Aug 1 | 89.10 215x244x81.38 | ||
| 1979 Aug 6 | 88.91 208x231x81.35 | ||
| 1979 Aug 9 | |||
| 0212? | Deorbit | ||
| 0223? | PO sep | ||
| 0229? | Entry | -208 x 210 | |
| 0245? | Landed | ||
1980-019A
The first operational PARCAE triplet was built by Martin Marietta. Launched in Mar 1980, the mission profile appears to have been identical to the earlier NRL flights.
| PARCAE 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Mar 3 | 0927 | Launch by Atlas F | V SLC3 |
| 0929 | Booster sep | ||
| 0932 | Atlas sep | ||
| 0954? | Kick stage burn | ||
| 0956? | Plume shield sep | ||
| 107.49 1052 x 1168 x 63.5 | |||
| 1980 Mar 12? | EP1/2 cataloged | ||
| 1980 Mar 28? | EP3 cataloged | ||
1993-071A
Kosmos-2267 remained in a higher orbit than normal with reboosts once a month. Possible deorbit at 2020Z Dec 28?
Debris from a spacecraft's propulsion system was found near Cosala, Mexico (107W 24N), and was at one time suspected to be part of this satellite, but is now thought to be related to Kosmos-2290.
| Kosmos-2267 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Nov 5 | 0825:00 | Launch by Soyuz | KB LC1 |
| 0834 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1993 Nov 5 | 88.88 186 x 250 x 70.38 | ||
| 1993 Nov 6 | Orbit raise | 89.94 239 x 302 x 70.39 | |
| 1993 Nov 24 | 89.65 230 x 284 x 70.4 | ||
| 1993 Nov 25 | Orbit raise | 89.97 247 x 298 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Jan 16 | 89.54 233 x 269 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Jan 18 | Orbit raise | 89.96 238 x 306 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Feb 5 | 89.65 228 x 285 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Feb 7 | Orbit raise | 89.95 240 x 303 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Feb 25 | 89.61 229 x 281 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Feb 26 | Orbit raise | 90.17 247 x 318 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Mar 23 | 89.89 244 x 293 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Apr 17 | 89.40 228 x 261 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Apr 18 | Orbit raise | 89.85 238 x 295 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Apr 29 | 89.67 232 x 283 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Apr 30 | Orbit raise | 89.96 237 x 306 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 May 14 | 89.74 231 x 291 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 May 15 | Orbit raise | 89.94 238 x 304 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Jun 3 | 89.68 231 x 286 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Jun 4 | Orbit raise | 89.96 247 x 297 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Jul 8 | 89.55 236 x 268 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Jul 9 | Orbit raise | 89.96 237 x 307 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Jul 27 | 89.77 232 x 293 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Jul 28 | Orbit raise | 89.97 239 x 306 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Aug 22 | 89.70 232 x 287 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Aug 23 | Orbit raise | 89.96 245 x 300 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Sep 14 | 89.70 235 x 284 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Sep 14 | Orbit raise | 89.98 244 x 301 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Oct 11 | 89.66 235 x 280 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Oct 11 | Orbit raise | 90.18 243 x 322 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Nov 8 | 89.73 229 x 292 x 70.3 | ||
| 1994 Nov 8 | Orbit raise | 90.01 240 x 309 x 70.4 | |
| 1994 Nov 29 | 89.68 229 x 286 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Nov 29 | Orbit raise | 89.96 240 x 304 x 70.3 | |
| 1994 Dec 28 | 89.57 225 x 281 x 70.4 | ||
| 1994 Dec 28 | |||
| 2020? | Deorbit | ||
| 2050? | Entry | ||
1989-089A
The Cosmic Background Explorer, COBE, was one of NASA-GSFC's most spectacularly successful science satellites, studying the cosmic microwave background. In the 1960s it was discovered that the universe is filled with a uniform faint glow of microwave radiation, with an apparent blackbody temperature of about three degrees above absolute zero. The Big Bang theory predicts just such a glow (or diffuse background), the left over radiation from the moment when the primeval fireball became transparent (the `decoupling' era), less than a million years after the beginning of the universe. It further predicts that the original form of this radiation should have a perfect blackbody spectrum, and that it should be the same in all directions except for small deviations caused by the lumps in the early cosmic gas which would later become galaxies.
COBE was designed to map the microwave and infrared sky with fairly low spatial resolution (scales of 7 degrees) but extremely high accuracy. The DIRBE experiment mapped the infrared radiation coming from our own galaxy, to provide the best measurement of light in the foreground. The FIRAS experiment measured the shape of the cosmic background spectrum, proving that it was indeed a perfect blackbody and measuring its temperature accurately. The DMR experiment compared the intensity in different directions on the sky and showed that there were small fluctuations of a few parts in a hundred thousand which may be the seeds of galaxy formation.
COBE was built at Goddard and redesigned several times to accomodate changes of launch vehicle. A liquid helium dewar was used to cool the FIRAS instrument to near absolute zero. The 2206 kg spacecraft was a hexagonal prism with a conical sunshade and solar panels. Size was 3.90m long 2.2m dia stowed, 4.9m long 8.4m span deployed.
COBE was finally launched by a Delta 5920 from Space Launch Complex 2-West at Vandenberg AFB on 1989 Nov 18 at 1434 UT. The Delta inserted it into a 102.83 min, 888 x 897 km x 99.02 deg orbit and mapping of the sky with the DMR began the next day. On 1989 Nov 21 at 1119 the helium dewar cover was ejected and DIRBE and FIRAS began making observations. First results from the FIRAS experiment were presented at the American Astronomical Society in 1990 Jan (the present author, who was giving a talk in a parallel session in a much smaller room next door, could only hear the thunderous applause through the wall). The first all sky map was complete on 1990 Jun 18, and on 1990 Sep 21 the helium supply was exhausted and FIRAS was shut down. Science operations with the other instruments continued until 1993 Dec 23, and after some end of life tests the end of mission was declared on 1994 Jan 28. The satellite was then transferred to the control of Wallops Island as a test satellite for training of personnel.
| COBE | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Nov 18 | 1434 | Launch by Delta 5920 | SLC2W |
| T+0:57 SRM 1-6 out | |||
| T+1:00 SRM 7-9 on | |||
| T+1:18 SRM 1-6 sep | |||
| T+1:57 SRM 7-9 out | |||
| T+2:02 SRM 7-9 sep | |||
| T+3:46 MECO | |||
| T+3:54 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+3:59 SES-1 | |||
| T+4:12 Fairing | |||
| 1444 | T+10:50 SECO-1 | 180? x 900 x 99? | |
| 1531 | T+57:00 SES-2 | ||
| 1531 | T+57:21 SECO-2 | ||
| 1535 | T+1:01:30 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1535 | Thermal shield deploy | ||
| 102.83 888 x 897 x 99.02 | |||
| 1557 | T+1:23:00 SES-3 evasive | ||
| 1557 | T+1:23:05 SECO-3 evasive | ||
| 1612 | T+1:38:00 SES-4 depletion | ||
| 1612 | T+1:38:06 SECO-4 depletion | 100.00 701 x 815 x 97.1 | |
| 1989 Nov 19 | DMR observations begin | ||
| 1989 Nov 21 | Helium dewar cover ejected | ||
| 1990 Feb 15 | Gyro B failed | ||
| 1990 Jun 18 | First all sky map complete | ||
| 1990 Sep 21 | Helium depleted, FIRAS shutdown | ||
| 1991 Sep | Gyro BX failed | ||
| 1993 | Gyro A and C failed | ||
| 1993 Dec 23 | end of science operations | ||
| 1993 Dec | support transfer tests | ||
| 1994 Jan 28 | end of mission, transfer to Wallops | ||
| 1997 May 1 | support terminated at Wallops | ||
1975-072A
The COS-B (Celestial Observation Satellite B) gamma ray astronomy satellite was the first orbital payload launched under the auspices of ESA. Built by MBB, Aerospatiale and the CESAR consortium, the 3-axis stablized satellite was 1.40m in diameter and 1.21m high with 0.5m rod antennae giving an overall length of 1.7m. Control was from ESOC via Redu and Fairbanks. COS B was the first satellite to successfully survey the gamma ray sky, producing the 2CG catalog of gamma ray sources.
| COS B | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Aug 9 | 0148:00 | Launch by Delta 2913 | V |
| T+0:38 SRM 1-6 out | |||
| T+0:39s SRM 7-9 burn | |||
| T+1:17 SRM 7-9 out | |||
| 0149 | T+1:27 SRM 1-9 sep | ||
| 0151 | T+3:48 MECO | ||
| 0151 | T+3:54 VECO | ||
| 0152 | T+3:56 Thor sep | ||
| 0152 | T+4:01 St 2 burn 290s | ||
| 0152 | T+4:31 Fairing sep | ||
| 0157 | T+8:51 SECO-1 224 km | 172 x 444 x 89 | |
| 0237 | T+49:22 SES-2 11s | ||
| 0237 | T+49:33 SECO-2 | 334 x 4740 x 89 | |
| 0238 | T+50:29 Delta sep | ||
| 0239 | T+51:12 Star 37 ignition | ||
| 0239 | T+51:56 St 3 burnout | ||
| 0241 | T+53:12 Star 37 sep | 347 x 99873 x 90.3 | |
| 0241 | Despin from 47 to 9 rpm | ||
| 1975 Aug 11 | 1100? | Experiment switchon begins | |
| 1976 Jan 1 | 2536 x 96895 x 92.0 | ||
| 1977 Jan 22 | 6198 x 93232 x 95.0 | ||
| 1978 May 15 | 9985 x 89409 x 96.5 | ||
| 1981 Mar | 13000 x 86000? x 97? | ||
| 1982 May 12 | end of ops | ||
| 1983 Mar? | 10000? x 89000? | ||
| 1984 Jan | 6000? x 93000? | ||
| 1985 Jan | 4000? x 95000? | ||
1980-033A
Progress 7K-TG No. 109 (Progress-9) was launched in Apr 1980.
| Progress-9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Apr 27 | 0624:00 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 0632 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 0700 | 88.90 185 x 255 x 51.60 | ||
| 1200 | 90.38 240 x 346 x 51.63 | ||
| 1980 Apr 28 | 0700 | 90.39 241 x 347 x 51.65 | |
| 0930 | 90.45 244 x 350 x 51.65 | ||
| 1980 Apr 29 | 0500 | 90.45 248 x 344 x 51.64 | |
| 0809:20 | Docked with Salyut-6 | ||
| 1980 May 10 | 1400 | 91.35 327 x 356 x 51.6 | |
| 1980 May 20 | 1851 | Undocked | |
| 1980 May 21 | 0030 | 91.52 335 x 363 x 51.6 | |
| 1980 May 21 | 0200 | 91.50 325 x 371 x 51.59 | |
| 1980 May 21 | 0700 | 88.93 210 x 233 x 51.65 | |
| 1430 | 88.94 211 x 233 x 51.64 | ||
| 1980 May 22 | 0045 | Deorbited over Pacific | |
| 0110? | Reentered | ||
1973-019A
The second outer planet Pioneer was Pioneer G (Pioneer 11). It was launched at 0211 on 1973 Apr 6 by Atlas Centaur. Atlas separation was at 0215, with Centaur ignition at 0216 and cutoff at 0224. The Centaur separated, and the Star 37E ignited at 0225 for 45s. It separated at 0228, and Pioneer 11 was travelling at 13.9 km/s relative to the Earth. Correction burns were made at 0550 on 1973 Apr 11, 1700 on 1974 Mar 24, and 1700 on 1974 Apr 19.
The Centaur stage entered a 513 x 102240 km x 34.42 deg orbit. This was the first flight of the SLV-3D and the Centaur D-1A, with Centaur astrionics controlling both stages.
Pioneer 11 first crossed the Jovian bow shock on 1974 Nov 27. The 42960 km closest approach was at 0522 ERT on 1974 Dec 3. The last outbound magnetosphere crossing was on Dec 8. Pioneer 11 now became Pioneer Saturn.
Pioneer Saturn made TCMs on 1975 Dec 19 and 1976 May 26 en route to the ringed planet. It passed 9.5 million km from Phoebe on 1979 Aug 27, 1 million km from Iapetus on Aug 28, and 674000 km from Hyperion on Aug 31. Inbound ring plane crossing was at 1429 on Sep 1, Dione at 291000 km at 1600, Mimas at 103000 km at 1620, closest approach to Saturn at 1630 on 1979 Sep 1 at a distance of 20900 km. Ring plane outbound was at 1824 on Sep 1; around the same time came the 332000 km and 225000 km closest approaches to Tethys and Enceladus respectively. Rhea passed by at 342000 km 6 hr after Saturn periapsis, while observations of Titan were made on Sep 2. Pioneer 11 also rediscovered satellite Janus (1979 S1) at a range of only 2500 km at 1452 on Sep 1.
By 1992 Oct 9, Pioneer 11 was 36AU from the Sun. The last communication from Pioneer 11 was received in Nov 1995, as RTG power levels fell below usable levels.
| Pioneer 11 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Apr 6 | 0211:00 | Launch by Atlas Centaur/Star 37E | |
| T+2:19 BECO | |||
| T+2:22 Booster sep | |||
| T+3:04 Jettison insulation panels | |||
| T+4:08 SECO | |||
| 0215:10 | T+4:10 Atlas sep | ||
| 0215:20 | T+4:20 Centaur MES | ||
| T+4:32 Fairing | |||
| 0222:55 | T+11:55 Centaur MECO 60W 22N? | ||
| 85s coast | |||
| T+13:05 spinup | |||
| 0224:07 | T+13:07 MECO+72s Marman clamp release, petals open | ||
| 0224:07 | MECO+72s Centaur sep | 2399.91 126 x 105836 x 34.90 | |
| 0224:20 | MECO+85s Star 37E burn, 45s | ||
| 0225:05 | Star 37E cutoff 35W 5N? 229 km | ||
| 0226:45 | T+15:45 TECO+101s Star 37E sep | ||
| 0226:47 | Star 37E yo weight release | 229 x -22043? x 34.9 | |
| 187 x -22035 x 34.81 (Horizons) | |||
| TECO+18min Pioneer despin, RTG deploy | |||
| 0329 | Pass GEO | ||
| 0634 | Pass EL1:4 | ||
| 1323 | Pass lunar orbit | ||
| 1973 Apr 7 | 0526 | Pass sphere of inf. | |
| 2214 | Pass L1 | ||
| 1973 Apr 11 | 0550 | TCM 18s 38m/s | |
| 1974 Mar 24 | 1700 | TCM | |
| 1974 Apr 19 | 1700 | TCM, retarget for S pole | |
| 1974 Oct 3 | Jupiter sphere | ||
| 1974 Nov 27 | Bow shock first crossing | ||
| 1974 Dec 3 | 0347 | Max earth-rel vel, 53.67 km/s | |
| 1974 Dec 3 | 0442 | Jupiter, 42960 km | |
| 1974 Dec 3 | 0600? | Renamed Pioneer-Saturn | |
| 1974 Dec 8 | Last outbound crossing | ||
| 1975 Jan 29 | Exit Jupiter sphere | ||
| 1975 Dec 19 | TCM | ||
| 1976 May 26 | TCM | ||
| 1979 Jun 7 | 1500 | Enter Saturn sphere | |
| 1979 Aug 27 | Phoebe, 9.5Mkm | ||
| 1979 Aug 28 | Iapetus, 1Mkm | ||
| 1979 Aug 31 | Hyperion, 674000 km | ||
| 1979 Sep 1 | 1429 | Inbound ring plane | |
| 1452 | Janus, 2500 km | ||
| 1600 | Dione, 291000 km | ||
| 1620 | Mimas, 103000 km | ||
| 1630 | Saturn, 20900 km | ||
| 1700 | Max earth-rel velocity 66.22 km/s | ||
| 1824 | Ring plane outbound | ||
| 1824 | Tethys, 332000 km | ||
| 1824 | Enceladus, 225000 km | ||
| 2230? | Rhea, 342000 km | ||
| 1979 Sep 2 | 1804 | Titan, 353948 km | |
| 1979 Nov 26 | 1800? | Leave Saturn sphere | |
| 1992 Oct 9 | 36AU from Sun | ||
| 1995 Nov | last tx | ||
1976-077A
NOAA 5 was launched on 1976 Jul 29 by a Delta 2310 from Vandenberg. It reached a 116.3 min, 1509 x 1522 km x 102.1 deg orbit. NOAA 5 ended its operational service on 1979 Mar 1 and was switched off on 1979 Jul 16.
| NOAA 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Jul 29 | 1707 | Launch by Delta 2310 | V SLC2 |
| T+0:38 SRM 1-3 out | |||
| T+1:45 SRM 1-3 sep | |||
| T+3:48 MECO | |||
| T+3:56 Thor sep | |||
| T+4:03 SEIG-1 | |||
| T+4:42 Fairing | |||
| 1715 | T+8:45 SECO-1 | 180? x 1514? x 102.1 | |
| 1806 | T+59:48 SEIG-2 | ||
| 1807 | T+1:00:00 SECO-2 | ||
| 1811 | T+1:04:41 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1976 Sep 1 | 116.29 1506 x 1521 x 102.1 | ||
| 1979 Mar 1 | end of ops | ||
| 1979 Jul 16 | Decommissioned | ||
1974-075A
Westar II was orbited several months after the first Westar and stationed south of California. Western Union operated the satellite until 1986. Control was from Westar WCC/Glenwood, NJ.
| Westar 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Oct 10 | 2253:00 | Launch by Delta 2914 | CC LC17B |
| T+0:38 SRM 1-6 out | |||
| T+0:39 SRM 7-9 on | |||
| T+1:17 SRM 7-9 out | |||
| T+1:27 SRM 1-9 sep | |||
| T+3:48 MECO | |||
| T+3:56 St 1 sep | |||
| 2257 | T+4:01 SES-1 | ||
| T+4:35 Fairing | |||
| 2301:55 | T+8:55 SECO-1 217 km 7.772km/s | 163 x 235 x 28.5 | |
| 2315? | SES-2 depletion | 230 x 3456 x 27.33 | |
| 2315:34 | T+22:34 St 2 sep | ||
| 2316:16 | T+23:16 TES 44s 232 km 7.741 km/s | ||
| 2316:59 | T+23:59 TECO | ||
| 2318:15 | T+25:15 Stage 3 sep | 233 x 36323 x 24.77 | |
| 1974 Oct 11 | 0500? | Apo 1 over 89E | |
| 1530? | Apo 2 70W | ||
| 1974 Oct 12 | 0200? | Apo 3 130E | |
| 1300? | Apo 4 33W | ||
| 2330? | Apo 5 172E | ||
| 1974 Oct 13 | 1000? | Apo 6 8E | |
| 2100? | Apo 7 148W | ||
| 1974 Oct 13 | 2110? | AKM apogee 7 over 148W | |
| 1977 Jan 31 | 2035 | 1436.08 35771 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 123.6W | |
| 1978 Jun 8 | 1436.06 35780 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 123.4W | ||
| 1981 Apr 28 | 1436.03 35778 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 123.4W | ||
| 1982 Jul 19 | 1436.07 35783 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 123.4W | ||
| 1982 Jul 21 | Orbit change | ||
| 1982 Oct 1 | In reserve | 1436.16 35785 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 79.0W | |
| 1983 Feb 14 | 1436.10 35777 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 79.0W | ||
| 1984 Nov 4 | 1436.12 35785 x 35789 x 1.5 GEO 79.0W | ||
| 1985 Dec 9 | 1436.04 35781 x 35789 x 2.6 GEO 79.1W | ||
| 1986 Apr 27 | 1436.10 35779 x 35793 x 2.9 GEO 79.0W | ||
| 1986 Apr 30 | Orbit change | 1436.53 35788 x 35801 x 2.9 GEO 79.1W+0.1W | |
| 1986 May 7 | Raise orbit | 1439.30 35786 x 35840 x 3.2 | |
| 1986 May 14 | 1442.19 35900 x 35911 x 3.0 | ||
| 1989 Aug 22 | 1442.18 35890 x 35921 x 6.0 | ||
| 1998 Jul 31 | 1442.16 35894 x 35916 x 12.2 | ||
1982-002A
| Kosmos-1332 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Jan 12 | 1030 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 1034 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1038 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1982 Jan 12 | 89.08 213x243x82.3 | ||
| 1982 Jan 16 | 89.14 212x250x82.3 | ||
| 1982 Jan 22 | 88.69 194 x 224 x 82.31 | ||
| 1982 Jan 25 | |||
| 0838? | Deorbit | ||
| 0847? | PO sep | ||
| 0853? | Entry | ||
| 0910? | Landed | ||
1969-013A
The Tactical Communications Satellite (Tacomsat or Tacsat) was launched in Feb 1969. The Hughes-built 721 kg satellite was 7.6m long and 2.8m in diameter, and was the largest geostationary comsat to date. The later Intelsat IV satellites were derived from Tacsat. It was managed by SAMSO and operated by the US Air Force Communications Service. Tacsat was built by Hughes, which designated the bus HS 308. It was stationed at 107W for tests, and then in Jul 1970 moved to the mid-Pacific at 173W-170E. It was retired in 1972.
| Tacsat | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Feb 9 | 2109:00 | Launch by Titan IIIC | CK |
| T+0:02:01 SRM sep | |||
| T+0:02? St 1 burn | |||
| T+0:04:17 St 1 sep | |||
| T+0:04:41 Fairing | |||
| T+0:07:38 Titan Stage 2 MECO | |||
| 2116 | T+7:51 Transtage burn 1 17s | ||
| 2116 | T+8:08 MECO-1 | 148 x 175 km x 28.6 | |
| 2215? | Transtage MES-2 5:00 | ||
| 2217 | Equator crossing | ||
| 2220? | Transtage MECO-2 | ||
| 1969 Feb 10 | 0330? | Transtage MES-3 1:40 | |
| Transtage MECO-3 | |||
| 0340? | Transtage sep from Tacsat | ||
| 1969 Feb 10 | 0335 | 1446.60 35939 x 36044 x 0.6 GEO 94.3W+2.6E | |
| 1969 Feb | Move to 107W | ||
| 1969 Mar 25 | 0000 | 1436.07 35768 x 35803 x0.9 GEO 107.9W+0.0 | |
| 1969 Mar | `Over Galapagos', POR | ||
| 1970 Jan 8 | 1750 | GEO 107.3W | |
| 1970 Jun 22 | GEO 106.7W | ||
| 1970 Jul 22 | Move to 173W | 1437.30 35779 x 35840 x 0.4 GEO 112.3W+0.3E | |
| 1971 Feb 11 | Move to 179W | 1436.30 GEO 172.9W+0.06E | |
| 1971 Jun 29 | GEO 177.5W+0.15E | ||
| 1971 Jul 18 | GEO 179.7W+0.0 | ||
| 1971 Dec 24 | GEO 178.6W | ||
| 1972 Apr 20 | GEO 178.9W | ||
| 1972 | Move to 170E | ||
| 1972 Sep 16 | GEO 170.6E | ||
| 1972 Dec 4 | end of ops | ||
| 1972 Dec 10 | GEO 170.4E | ||
| 1974 Nov 17 | 1435.87 35767 x 35796 x 4.1 GEO 166.6W+0.05W | ||
| 1975 Dec 30 | GEO 115E (Morgan) | ||
1966-053B
The first cluster of 7 IDCSP satellites was launched by Titan IIIC from Cape Kennedy on 1966 Jun 16. The Titan IIIC's Transtage made two burns to reach subsynchronous circular orbit and dispensed the eight payloads. The Transtage increased velocity by 1.5m/s between each ejection and the ejection process lasted 6 min.
| IDCSP 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Jun 16 | 1400:00 | Launch by Titan IIIC | CK LC41 |
| T+1:50 Core MES | |||
| T+2:03 Solids sep; 45 km? | |||
| T+3:30 Fairing 130 km | |||
| T+4:29 St 1 sep | |||
| T+4:29 St 2 MES | |||
| T+7:43 St 2 MECO | |||
| T+7:53 St 2 sep | |||
| T+7:56? Transtage MES | |||
| 1412? | T+12:12? Transtage MECO-1 | 165 x 189 x 28.6 | |
| 1508? | Transtage MES2 | |
| 1509? | Transtage MECO-2 | 590.7 167 x 33700 x 26.4 | |
| 2003:12 | T+6:03:12 Transtage MES-3 1:42 | ||
| 2004:54 | Transtage MECO-3 | ||
| 2006:48 | T+6:06:48 Dispense GGTS | ||
| 2007:40? | Dispense first IDCSP satellite | ||
| 2009:48 | Dispense last satellite | ||
1979-037A
| Kosmos-1097 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Apr 27 | 1715 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 1723 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1979 Apr 27 | 89.60 174x337x62.79 | ||
| 1979 May 5 | 89.53 166x340x62.78 from 88.74 158x269 | ||
| 1979 May 8 | 0740? | 89.76 170x357x62.78 from 89.19 162x309 | |
| 1979 May 8 | SpK-1 fiducial | ||
| 1979 May 12 | 89.44 167x329x62.76 | ||
| 1979 May 12 | 89.42 166x328x62.78 | ||
| 1979 May 17 | 90.04 158x396x62.80 from 88.85 158x279 | ||
| 1979 May 18 | SpK-2 fiducial | ||
| 1979 May 21 | 89.69 172x349x62.77 from 89.14 143x324x62.79 | ||
| 1979 May 27 | 89.20 167x305x62.78 | ||
| 1979 May 28 | |||
| 0304? | Deorbit | ||
| 0316? | Entry | ||
| 0330? | Landed | ||
1991-063A
The STS-48 primary payload was the UARS atmospheric research satellite. On Sep 14, the crew prepared for a contingency spacewalk in case one was needed to complete the UARS deployment - the preparations were called off after the successful deploy.
| STS-48 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Jul 26 | Tow to VAB/2 | ||
| 1991 Aug 2 | ET mate | VAB/3 | |
| 1991 Aug 12 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1991 Sep 12 | 2311:04 | Launch from LC39A | |
| 2313:09 | SRB sep | ||
| 2314 | 80 km | ||
| 2319:39 | T+8:31 MECO | ||
| 2319:57 | ET sep | 90.51 53 x 546 x 57.0 (OMS dV) | |
| 2354:44 | OMS-2 4:37 137m/s | ||
| 2359:11 | OMS-2 CO | 95.42 531 x 546 x 57.0 | |
| 1991 Sep 13 | 0044 | PLBD open | 95.44 532 x 546 x 57.0 |
| 2200 | Depress cabin to 10.2? | ||
| 2321 | RCS orbit raise | 95.75 545 x 563 x 57.0 | |
| 1991 Sep 14 | 0010 | RCS | 96.06 563 x 575 x 57.0 |
| 0520 | 96.04 562 x 575 x 57.0 | ||
| 2220 | RMS grapple UARS | ||
| 2313? | RMS unberth UARS | ||
| 2326 | UARS in release position | ||
| 1991 Sep 15 | 0018 | UARS solar arrays out | |
| 0037 | UARS antenna unlatch | ||
| 0423:08 | RMS deploy UARS | ||
| 0424:32 | RCS sep | 96.02 562 x 572 x 57.0 | |
| 0434 | RCS sep-2 | ||
| 0515 | RMS stowed | ||
| 2330 | 95.98 560 x 571 x 57.0 | ||
| 1991 Sep 16 | 0131:04 | RCS 7s, avoid K955 r/b (MR) | |
| 1991 Sep 16 | 1200 | 95.99 560 x 571 x 57.0 | |
| 1991 Sep 17 | 0600 | 95.99 561 x 571 x 57.0 | |
| 1991 Sep 18 | 0225 | PLBD closed | |
| 0628:14 | OMS DO 4:26 157m/s | 90.68 48 x 567 x 57.0 | |
| 0632:40 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 0707:43 | Entry | ||
| 0738:42 | Landed | ||
| 0738:53 | NGTD | ||
| 0739:31 | Wheels stop RW22 EAFB | ||
| 1991 Sep 24 | 1530 | SCA takeoff | EAFB |
| 1720 | SCA landing | Biggs AAF | |
| 1845 | SCA takeoff | ||
| 2130 | SCA landing | Tinker AFB OK | |
| 1991 Sep 25 | 1645 | SCA takeoff | |
| 2030 | SCA landing | Columbus AFB MS | |
| 1991 Sep 26 | 1035 | SCA takeoff | |
| 1430 | SCA landing | KSC SLF | |
| 1720 | Tow to OPF/3 | ||
