Saturday, March 27, 1999
Thursday, March 25, 1999
Gorizont 24
1991-074A
Gorizont No. 35 was launched on 1991 Oct 23 for the Russian Republic's Ministry of Communications.
| Gorizont No. 35L | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Oct 23 | 1525:00 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 1534 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1642? | DM2 burn1 | ||
| 2158? | DM2 burn 2 | ||
| 2202? | Blok-DM2 No. 55L sep | ||
| 1446.83 35990 x 36002 x 1.4 GEO 91.7E+2.6W | |||
| 1991 Oct 30 | 1435.99 35775 x 35793 x 1.5 GEO 79.5E | ||
| 1991 Dec 12 | 1436.09 35782 x 35790 x 1.3 GEO 79.8E | ||
| 1993 Jan 8 | 1436.18 35786 x 35790 x 0.5 GEO 79.7E | ||
| 1994 Oct 14 | 1436.13 35774 x 35799 x 1.0 GEO 80.2E | ||
| 1995 Oct 14 | 1436.04 35771 x 35799 x 1.8 GEO 79.9E | ||
| 1996 Dec 28 | 1436.13 35774 x 35799 x 2.6 GEO 80.4E | ||
| 1998 Mar 20 | 1436.15 35773 x 35801 x 3.5 GEO 79.6E | ||
Wednesday, March 24, 1999
Ranger 4
1962-012A
Ranger IV (P-36) was launched at 2050:15 by Atlas Agena B from Canaveral. The second Agena burn was cut off at 2104:19 and the Agena seperated at 2105. The solar panels did not extend and the spacecraft lost power. The signal was lost at 1247 on Apr 26; it impacted the lunar farside at 1249:53, at position 229.5E 15.5S.
| Ranger 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Apr 23 | 2050:15 | Launch by Atlas Agena B | CC |
| BECO | |||
| 2052 | T+2:10? Atlas booster sep | ||
| 2052:35 | 56 km, 2.82 km/s | ||
| 2055:12 | T+4:56 Fairing | ||
| 2055:15 | T+5:00 Atlas sep | ||
| 2055:59 | T+5:44 Agena B MES-1 | ||
| 2058:33 | Agena B MECO-1 | ||
| 2102:48 | Agena B MES-2 | ||
| 2104:15 | Agena B MECO-2 | ||
| 2106:53 | Agena B sep | ||
| 2113:25 | T+23:10 Agena B retro | ||
| 1962 Apr 24 | 0922 | end of spacecraft power | |
| 1962 Apr 26 | 1247:50 | end of tx | |
| 1249:53 | Lunar farside impact | ||
Payload:
- TV camera
- Gamma ray spectrometer
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