Zeya

 1997-010A

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The Zeya satellite was built by NPO-PM (Krasnoyarsk-26) and the Mozhaisky military space engineering academy for the MO RF; it was also known as Mozhaets-2. It carried geodetic reflectors, navigation receivers and the RS-16 amateur radio payload. The launch vehicle is the four-stage Start-1 (RKN Start 1.2, using a different fairing from the earlier Start-1), using a mobile launch platform north of Svobodniy in Amur Oblast 860 km east of Khabarovsk on the Zeya river (51.24N 128.05E). The range covers the range (50 00 to 51 40N 128 00 to 128 30 E).

Zeya
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 Mar 4	0200:02	Launch by Start-1	Svobodniy LC5
	0201:02?	Stage 1 cutoff, coast
	0201:22	Stage 1 sep	-6320 x 55 ?
	0201:23	Stage 2 burn
	0201:40?	Stage 1/2 interstage sep
	0202:24	Stage 2 sep	-5800 x 150 ?
	0202:24	DU-3 burn
	0203:26	DU-3 MECO, 200 km
	0203:31	Stage 3 sep
	0204:22	GO (fairing) sep
	0206:46	Stage 4 burn	-4506 x 495 x 97
	0207:39	Stage 4 MECO
	0207:41	DS burn
	0211:52	DS cutoff
	0213:32	Stage 4 sep (10B?)
	0230?		93.50 426 x 466 x 97.27

Crystal 2

 1978-060A

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It has been claimed that the second KENNEN was the first to fly CCD imagers, although it's possible that the introduction of CCDs was even later. The launch was to a 1005 LTDN SSO, the same plane as the first satellite.

Three debris objects cataloged on Jun 15 may be associated with the burn which raised perigee from 220 to 272 km.

KENNEN 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1978 Jun 14	1823?	Launch by Titan 23D	V
		T+1:49? Stage 1 burn 2:27
		T+1:55 SRM burnout
		T+1:55 SRM sep
		T+4:16 Stage 1 MECO
		T+4:16 Stage 1 sep
		T+4:16 Stage 2 burn
		T+5:05? Fairing
	1830?	T+7:44? Stage 2 MECO
	1831?	T+8:00 Stage 2 sep
			91.9 223 x 509 x 97.0
1978 Jun 14	1922		91.89 221 x 513 x 97.0
1978 Jun 15	0434		91.85 220 x 509 x 97.0
	1815?	Raise perigee
	1830?	3 debris objects cataloged
	2124		92.37 272 x 509 x 96.8
1978 Aug			91.9 261 x 477 x 97.0
1979 Oct 17			278 x 496 x 97
1979 Nov 21			280 x 554 x 97
1980 Jan 28			92.72 292 x 521 x 97.0 from 92.13 271 x 485
1980 Feb 15			92.64 294x512x97.0 from 92.55 284x512
1980 Apr 2			92 285x492x97.0 from ?
1980 May 7			92.53 326x468x97.0 from 91.90 282x449
1980 Jun 25			92.28 825x444x97.0 from 92.21 317x444
1980 Sep 4			92.34 326x449x97.0 from 91.78 311x409
1980 Oct 9			92.60 369x431x97.0 from 92.09 319x432
1980 Nov 14			92.30 356x416x97.0 from 92.27 356x413
1981 Mar 2			91.47 340x350x97.0 from ?
1981 Apr 4			91.14 310x348x97.0 from 90.82 304x322
1981 Apr 17-24			91.39 321x361x97.0 from 90.77 292x329
1981 May 15			91.14 316x341x97.0 from 90.96 299x340
1981 May 23			91.22 329x355x97.0 from 91.01 311x334
1981 Jun 15			91.06 321x329x97.0 from 90.93 311x324
1981 Jul 6			90.92 312x324x97.0 from 90.78 304x318
1981 Aug 8			90.54 296x303x97.0 from 90.33 278x300
1981 Aug 23	1200		deorbited after 1165d from 90.31 278x298

Ofeq 3

 1995-018A

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Flight International propagated rumours in 1998 that an Ofeq flight had failed on 1994 Sep 15, but their source later retracted their claims that a flight took place.

The 'Ofeq-3 satellite was described by the Israeli Space Agency as a second generation satellite. The EROS (Earth Resources Observation System) bus was similar to the earlier satellites but had solar panels and a three-axis stabilization system. It also carried an electro-optical imager which led to press reports that it was a spy satellite.

The Israeli 'Ofeq-3 is a 250 kg spacecraft built by IAI/Lod. The project is under the Defense Ministry, although the Israeli Space Agency has a role. The octagonal prism bus has 2 solar panels and is 3-axis stabilized. 

'Ofeq-3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1995 Apr 5	1116	Launch by Shaviyt	PAL
		Stage 1 MECO at T+0:52
	1116?	Stage 1 sep
		Stage 2 MECO at T+1:44,
	1117?	Stage 2 sep, 110 km
	?	Fairing (2 pieces) sep, 250 km
		Main equipment compartment sep
	1125?	Stage 3 92s burn over W Med.
	1125?	Stage 3 sep	247 x 732 x 143.4
	1204	Burn at 1st apogee
1995 Apr 6			95.63 367 x 729 x 143.38
1995 May 22			95.54 366 x 722 x 143.38
1995 May 23		Orbit adjust	95.59 369 x 724 x 143.37
1997 Apr 1			94.56 360 x 633 x 143.36

Meteor-1 5

  1970-047A

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Meteor F5 was the prototype of a new series of Meteor craft launched into a higher orbit, 850 km instead of 600 km.

Meteor F5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1970 Jun 23	1415:00	Launch by 8A92M	PL
	1419?	Blok E burn
	1425	Blok E sep
			102.2 831 x 885 x 81.2

Kosmos 1261

 1981-031A

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Kosmos-1261
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1981 Mar 31	0940	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
	0948	T+8:50 Blok-I sep
		T+1:00? BOZ burn
	1040?	T+1:00? BOZ sep
		2BL burn
		2BL MECO
	1043?	T+1:03 2BL sep
1981 Mar 31			710.5 589x39406x63.0
1981 Apr			719.0 697x39718x63.0