Saturday, February 6, 1999
Kosmos 109
1966-014A
Zenit-4 No. 15 carried biological experiments in addition to its primary reconnaissance payload.
| Kosmos-109 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Feb 19 | 0849 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0858? | Blok-I sep | 89.5 202 x 295 x 64.9 | |
| 1966 Feb 19 | 1908 | 89.47 204 x 292 x 64.9 | |
| 1966 Feb 22 | 1542 | 89.42 203 x 287 x 64.9 | |
| 1966 Feb 27 | 0730? | Deorbit | |
| 0750? | Landed after 7.91d | ||
Kosmos 102
1965-111A
The Kosmos-102 satellite was a prototype of the `US-A' series nuclear powered radar ocean reconnaissance vehicle. The spacecraft was launched using the special 11A510 launch vehicle, a modified and specially lightened 8K74/III R-7 core; it performed orbit insertion with its own engine, which remained attached. Kosmos-102 did not carry a radar or reactor.
| Kosmos-102 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Dec 27 | 2224:56 | Launch by 11A510 No. G15000-01 | KB |
| 2226:16 | T+1:20 strapons to low thrust | ||
| 2227:06 | T+2:10 strapons sep | ||
| Fairing sep | |||
| 2230? | T+5:20 Blok-A sep | ||
| 2235? | US engine burn | ||
| 1965 Dec 27 | US engine cutoff | 203 x 269 x 65 | |
| 1966 Jan 20 | Reentered | ||
Friday, February 5, 1999
Thursday, February 4, 1999
Kosmos 94
1965-085A
Zenit-4 No. 15 carried a radiation counter and a life sciences experiment in addition to a reconnaissance payload.
| Kosmos-94 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Oct 28 | 0815:01 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 0819? | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0824? | Blok-I sep | 89.23 205 x 271 x 64.96 | |
| 1965 Nov 5 | 0623? | Deorbit | |
| 0643? | Landed after 7.93d | ||
Monday, February 1, 1999
Ranger 9
1965-023A
Ranger IX (Ranger D) was the final Ranger mission. It was launched at 2137:02 on 1965 Mar 21 by Atlas Agena B from Cape Canaveral. The original trajectory set it for an impact 600 km N of Alphonsus. A midcourse correction burn was made at 1230:10 on Mar 23, with terminal orientation (the only time this was done) at 1331 on Mar 24. Ranger IX returned its last pictures just before impact at 1408:21 on Mar 24, only 4 km from the aimpoint. Impact was at a -64.9 deg angle at 2.67 km/s.
| Ranger 9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Feb 17 | 2137:02 | Launch by Atlas LV-3A/ Agena B | CKAFS LC12 |
| Azimuth 94.3 deg | |||
| 2139:21 | BECO | ||
| 2142:08 | Fairing | ||
| 2142:11 | Atlas sep | ||
| 2142:52 | Agena MES-1 | ||
| 2145:24 | Agena MECO-1 | 188 x 188 x28 | |
| 2148:22 | Agena MES-2 86s | ||
| 2149:48 | Agena MECO-2 20.53N 42.32W 197 km 10.967 km/s | ||
| 2152:26 | Agena sep | ||
| 2158:59 | Agena avoidance | ||
| 2237 | Solar panel deploy | 188 x 772332 x 28.5 | |
| 1965 Mar 23 | 1230:09 | MCC 30s 18.2m/s at 291014 km, Ve=1.308 km/s | |
| 1230:39 | MCC end at 291054 km | -678 x 786041 x 28.3 | |
| 1965 Mar 24 | 1331 | Terminal orientation | |
| 1349:34 | Imaging begins | ||
| 1408:21 | Impact 13.1S 2.4W | -1363 x -8703 x 15.67 | |
| 1900? | Agena flyby at 5355 km | ||
Tiros 9
1965-004A
Tiros IX was a third type of Tiros, a 'wheel' satellite where the two cameras were in the circumference of the cylinder rather than the base. The satellite spun so that the cameras scanned past the Earth on every revolution. The satellite was based on the Block I DMSP (Program 35) military weather satellite, but was larger in size. The Tiros IX payload was a protoype for the Tiros Operational Satellite system, which would be funded by the US Weather Bureau.
Tiros IX was launched at 0752 on 1965 Jan 22 from Cape Kennedy. The Delta C second stage made two dog-leg maneuvers as it flew up the Atlantic coast to increase the final orbital inclination to 96.4 degrees, the largest reached from Kennedy to that date. A 55 deg first stage yaw was followed by a 74 deg second stage left yaw, flight over Cuba and Panama, and third stage right yaw and pitch down. Intended first equator crossing was at 84W 0N. The final apogee of the orbit was much higher than intended. The planned orbit had been 640 x 640 km, but the actual initial orbit was 705 x 2582 km x 96.4 deg (by 1993 this was 701 x 2564 km). Nevertheless the satellite functioned well and operated until 1968 Jun 12.
| Tiros 9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Jan 22 | 0752:00 | Launch by Delta | CK LC17A |
| 0753:30 | Dogleg 1, 55 deg yaw right | ||
| 0754:20 | T+2:20 Thor 20009 MECO | ||
| 0754:24 | T+2:24 St 1 sep | ||
| 0754:24 | SES Delta S/N 20107 burn 2:55 | ||
| 0755:44 | M+1:24 Fairing | ||
| 0754:30 | Dogleg 2, 74 deg yaw right | ||
| 0757:20 | Delta SECO M+179 | ||
| T+10:19 Spinup | |||
| 0804:45 | M+10:25 Altair X-258C4 RH-79 burn 22.7s | ||
| 0805:08 | M+10:48 Altair burnout | ||
| 0815? | Altair sep | 705 x 2582 x 96.4 | |
| 0818? | Yoyo weights reduce spin to 10 rpm | ||
| St 2 impact S Pacific | |||
| 1968 Jun 12 | End of ops | ||
Kosmos 33
1964-033A
Zenit-2 No. 20, launched 5 days after the previous mission, returned to the 65 degree inclination.
| Kosmos-33 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Jun 23 | 1000 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB |
| 1005? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 1010? | Blok-E sep | ||
| 89.4 209 x 293 x 65 (TASS) | |||
| 89.5 209 x 293 x 65.0 (RAE) | |||
| 1964 Jun 23 | 2017 | 89.35 209 x 274 x 65.0 | |
| 1964 Jul 1 | 0820? | Retrofire | -180? x 223? x 65.0 |
| 0840? | Landed after 7.93d | ||