Saturday, November 14, 1998

Kosmos 2352

 1998-036A


Six Strela-3 satellites were launched in June 1998. The S5M third stage seems to have burned in slightly the wrong direction, leaving the satellites in a more elliptical orbit than usual. The error was due to incorrect commanding of the upper stage.


Kosmos-2352 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1998 Jun 15  2258:05  Launch by Tsiklon-3  PL LC32/1 
  T+2:00 St 1 sep 
  T+3:33 GO sep 
  T+4:38? St 2 sep 
  T+6:00? S5M burn 1  
 2305  T+7:36? S5M MECO-1 
 2340?  T+42? S5M MECO-2 
 2340?  3 sats sep 
 2341?  T+43? 3 sats sep 
   118.03 1310 x 1875 x 82.59  
1998 Jun 16  0015  T+1:17:00 First apogee over 1W 52S

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