Sunday, May 28, 2000
Friday, May 26, 2000
Spacenet 3
1988-018A
Spacenet 3 was launched in Mar 1988 and operated until late 1999. It carried a new Geostar R01 L-band package, replacing a failed package on Gstar-2.
| Spacenet 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Mar 11 | 2328:00 | Launch by Ariane V21 | CSG |
| T+0:07 PAP on | |||
| T+0:40 PAP sep | |||
| T+2:21 St 1 sep | |||
| T+2:24 St 2 MES | |||
| T+3:41 Fairing | |||
| T+4:42 St 2 sep | |||
| T+4:47 St 3 MES | |||
| 2344:34 | T+16:34 St 3 MECO | ||
| 2346:23 | T+18:23 Spacenet sep | ||
| 2348:37 | T+20:37 SYLDA sep | 626.47 220 x 35528 x 7.1 | |
| 2348:42 | T+20:42 Telecom sep | ||
| T+21:04 Avoidance burn | 641.63 259 x 36269 x 7.1 | ||
| 1988 Mar 15 | 1758 | Star 30C burn | |
| 1988 Mar 15 | 1429.68 35547 x 35774 x 0.1 GEO 94.2W+1.6E | ||
| 1988 Mar 18 | GEO 2W + 2/d | ||
| 1988 Mar 21 | 1435.02 35755 x 35776 x 0.1 GEO 87.5W+0.2E | ||
| 1988 Mar 27 | 1436.12 35776 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 87.0W | ||
| 1988 Mar 28 | GEO 87.1W | ||
| 1990 Apr 19 | 1436.13 35785 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 87.0W | ||
| 1992 May 12 | 1436.12 35781 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 87.0W | ||
| 1994 Aug 1 | 1436.12 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 87.0W | ||
| 1996 Oct 8 | 1436.13 35764 x 35808 x 0.0 GEO 87.0W | ||
| 1997 Sep 29 | mv out | GEO 88W | |
| 1997 Oct 9 | mv in | GEO 83W | |
| 1997 Dec 27 | 1436.07 35775 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 83.0W | ||
| 1999 Jun 15 | 1436.12 35769 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 83.0W | ||
Kosmos 654
1974-032A
Operating with Kosmos-651, the second of the pair changed orbit at the end of Jul 1974.
| Kosmos-654 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 May 17 | 0653:15 | Launch by 11K69 | NIIP-5 |
| 0655 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0657? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0707? | DU burn | ||
| 0717? | Stage 2 reentry | ||
| 1411 | 89.65 246 x 266 x 65.0 | ||
| 1974 May 18 | 0500 | 89.63 248 x 265 x 65.0 (RAE) | |
| 1974 May 19 | 2258 | 89.66 250 x 264 x 65.0 | |
| 1974 Jul 1 | 89.64 249 x 263 x 65.0 | ||
| 1974 Jul 29 | 1022 | 89.64 249 x 263 x 65.0 | |
| 1974 Jul 30 | 1338? | DU, radar sep | |
| Reactor section raise orbit | |||
| 1430? | DV2 | ||
| 1974 Jul 30 | 1700 | DU | 89.59 248 x 261 x 65.0 (RAE 32B) |
| 1974 Jul 30 | 1821 | Reactor section (approx) | 104.49 963 x 977 x 65.0 |
| 2334 | Reactor section | 104.44 911 x 1025 x 65.0 | |
| 1974 Aug 4 | DU reentry | ||
| 1974 Sep 1 | 0000 | Radar | 88.78 203 x 226 x 65.0 (RAE 32C) |
| 1974 Sep 1 | 0000 | Reactor | 104.44 913 x 1024 x 65.0 (RAE 32A) |
| 1974 Sep 7 | Radar reentry | ||
| 1989 Jan 2 | 104.43 922 x 1013 x 64.9 | ||
| 1998 Aug 7 | 104.41 915 x 1018 x 65.0 | ||
Wednesday, May 24, 2000
Kosmos 1614
1984-126A
The final BOR-4 was successfully flown in Dec 1984.
| BOR-4 flight 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Dec 19 | 0355 | Launch by K65MP | GTsP4 |
| 0357? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0403? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 88.4 187 x 233 x 50.7 | |||
| 0501? | Deorbit | ||
| 0520? | Entry | ||
| 0545? | Landed in Black Sea? | ||
Monday, May 22, 2000
Kosmos 917
1977-047A
Kosmos-971 was an LKI satellite with the TV system.
| Kosmos-917 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Jun 16 | 0158 | 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 | |||
| 0206 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 0258? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 0301? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1977 Jun 16 | 726.0 585x40176x62.9 | ||
| 1977 Nov | 718.7 586x39818x62.9 | ||
Saturday, May 20, 2000
Friday, May 19, 2000
Navstar 39
1993-042A
Navstar SVN 39 was launched on 1993 Jun 26 by Delta II, and given the codename USA 92 and PRN 9.
| Navstar 39 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Jun 26 | 1327:00 | Launch by Delta 7925 | CC LC17B |
| T+0:56 SRM 1-3,7-9 out | |||
| T+1:01 SRM 4-6 on | |||
| T+1:02 SRM 1-3 sep | |||
| T+1:03 SRM 7-9 sep | |||
| T+1:57 SRM 4-6 off | |||
| T+2:02 SRM 4-6 sep | |||
| T+4:25 MECO | |||
| T+4:31 VECO | |||
| T+4:33 Stage 1 sep | |||
| 1331 | Stage 2 TIG (T+4:38) | ||
| 1331 | Shroud sep (T+4:50) | ||
| 1336? | T+9? Delta SECO-1 | 185 x 185 x 34.0 | |
| 1347? | T+20? Delta SES-2 | ||
| 1347? | T+20? Delta SECO-2 | 185 x | |
| 1348? | Delta/PMG sep from GPS/PAM-D | ||
| 1349? | T+22? TES | ||
| 1351? | T+24? TECO | ||
| 1352? | T+25? PAM-D sep | 356.63 183 x 20377 x 34.8 | |
| 1352:50 | T+25:50 Delta depletion | 95.27 193 x 869 x 25.7 | |
| 1993 Jun 29 | 0355? | Star 37XFP burn | |
| 1993 Jul 10 | 717.19 20086 x 20239 x 54.76 | ||
| 1993 Jul 20 | In service | ||
| 1998 Aug 1 | Operating at slot A-1 | ||
Progress M-40
1998-062A
Spacecraft 239, Progress M-40, was launched on 1998 Oct 25 by Soyuz-U No. 660.
Energiya's 25-m Znamya sail will deploy from Progress, while Mir crew will use TORU to point the sail. The plans for future applications include solar sails, power satellites, wake shields, meteor shields, solar reflectors, antennas, and telescopes.
| Progress M-40 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Oct 25 | 0414:57 | Launch | |
| 0423:46 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 0750:50 | TCM1 46.1s 19m/s | ||
| 0841:30 | TCM2 26s 11m/s | ||
| 1998 Oct 26 | 0514:29 | TCM3 1.7s 0.7m/s | |
| 1998 Oct 27 | 0336:03 | TCM4 57s 23m/s | |
| 0419:45 | TCM5 54s 22m/s | ||
| 0543:41 | Docked Kvant | ||
| 1999 Feb 4 | 0959:32 | Undock Kvant | |
| Station at 800m | |||
| 1134 | Deploy attempt 1 from Znamya | ||
| 1354 | Distance 4 km | ||
| 1425 | Deploy attempt 2, Mir distance 2 km | ||
| 1999 Feb 5 | 1016 | Deorbit | |
| 1110 | Reentry over Pacific | ||
Gambit-3 23
1969-074A
KH-8 23 was launched on 1969 Aug 23 by Titan 3B Agena D from Vandenberg. The flight lasted 16 days. At least 4 orbit raising burns were made, keeping apogee between 350 and 400 km. This was the first Block II mission with two SRVs and the KH-8B camera system. The Block II vehicles also carried an extra battery to extend mission life to 14 days and the RACS was improved.
| KH-8 23 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Aug 23 | 1600 | Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 1602? | Titan stage 1 sep | ||
| 1605? | Titan stage 2 sep | ||
| 1605? | Agena burn | ||
| 1610? | Agena MECO | ||
| 1969 Aug 23 | 1958 | 89.55 130 x 373 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Aug 24 | 1652 | 89.47 131 x 365 x 108.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1969 Aug 25 | 1049 | 89.67 131 x 384 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Aug 29 | 2348 | 89.33 130 x 352 x 108.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1969 Aug 30 | 1615 | 89.51 132 x 368 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Sep 1 | 0231 | 89.27 129 x 348 x 108.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1969 Sep 2 | 0224 | 89.81 128 x 401 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Sep 2 | 1924? | SRV-1 fiducial | |
| 1929? | Entry | ||
| 1955? | Recovered | ||
| 1969 Sep 6 | 0030 | 89.35 128 x 356 x 108.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1969 Sep 6 | 0201 | 89.74 132 x 390 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Sep 6 | 1230 | 89.70 131 x 387 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Sep 7 | Reentered after 16d | ||
| 2024? | SRV-2 ejected | ||
| 2031? | Reentry | ||
| 2100? | SRV-2 recovered | ||
| 1969 Sep 7 | 2200? | Deboost | |
Satcom K2
1985-109D
RCA Americom's Satcom K series used the improved Series 4000 satellite. These Ku-band satellites supplemented RCA's earlier C-band fleet. They required the larger PAM D-2 upper stage to reach GTO. Satcom K-2 was launched first and stationed at 81W. They used the PAM-D2 stage originally designed for launching GPS satellites from the Shuttle.
| Satcom K-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Nov 28 | 2157 | Satcom deploy from Atlantis | |
| 1985 Nov 28 | 2242 | PAM D-2 burn 119s | |
| 2244 | PAM D-2 burnout | ||
| 2246? | PAM D-2 sep | ||
| 1985 Nov 29 | 635.87 384 x 35848 x 26.2 | ||
| 1985 Nov 30 | 0114 | TCM? (Orbit guess to match AKM) | 627.11 200 x 35580 x 26.4 |
| 1985 Dec 1 | 1848? | Star 37XFP burn | |
1985 Dec 1 | 1410.10 34707 x 35844 x 0.1 GEO 105.7W+6.6E | ||
| 1985 Dec 4 | 1434.82 35713 x 35809 x 0.2 GEO 81.7W+0.3E | ||
| 1985 Dec 8 | 1436.15 35767 x 35808 x 0.2 GEO 81.0W+0.0W | ||
| 1986 Jan 18 | GEO 80.9W | ||
| 1987 Oct 28 | 1436.11 35775 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 81.0W | ||
| 1991 Sep 27 | 1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 81.0W | ||
| 1994 Feb 26 | 1436.12 35782 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 81.0W | ||
| 1996 Oct 26 | 1436.14 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 80.9W | ||
| 1996 Nov 13 | Move to 85W | ||
| 1996 Nov 15 | mv in | 1436.27 35785 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 85.0W | |
| 1997 Jul 1 | 1436.12 35769 x 35805 x 0.2 GEO 85.4W | ||
| 1997 Jul 6 | mv out | 1434.66 35722 x 35794 x 0.2 GEO 84.4W+0.3E | |
| 1997 Jul 30 | mv in | GEO 81W | |
| 1997 Aug 21 | 1436.15 35778 x 35796 x 0.3 GEO 81.0W | ||
Nimbus 7
1978-098A
The final Nimbus satellite was Nimbus G, renamed Nimbus 7 on acheiving orbit. Launch by Delta 2910 on 1978 Oct 24 inserted the satellite in a 943 x 953 km x 99.3 deg orbit, from which it operated until it was decommissioned on 1993 Dec 28, over 15 years after launch. This Nimbus included several instruments to study the effects of human pollution of the atmosphere, including the first TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) and the SAM (Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement) experiment.
| Nimbus 7 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Oct 24 | 0815 | Launch by Delta 2910 | V SLC2W |
| T+0:38 SRM 1-3 out | |||
| T+0:39 SRM 4-9 on | |||
| T+1:17 SRM 4-9 out | |||
| T+1:27 SRM 1-9 sep | |||
| T+3:48 MECO | |||
| T+3:55 Thor sep | |||
| 0819 | T+4:01 SES-1 | ||
| 0819 | T+4:37 Fairing | ||
| 0823 | T+8:56 SECO-1 166 km | ||
| 0911 | T+56:38 SES-2 957 km | ||
| 0911 | T+56:50 SECO-2, at 31 deg S | ||
| 0930 | T+1:15:40 Delta sep, retro | ||
| 943 x 953 x 99.3 | |||
| 0944 | T+1:29:10 Delta tumble | ||
| 1978 Nov 26 | 104.05 944 x 956 x 99.3 | ||
| 1989 Nov 1 | 104.10 945 x 958 x 99.2 | ||
| 1993 Dec 28 | end of ops | ||
STS-45 (Atlantis)
1992-015A
STS-45 flew the Atlas-1 Spacelab Earth observation mission, which included UV auroral imaging and SEPAC electron beam tests. ATMOS and GRILLE observed aerosol bands from the Mt Pinatubo eruption.
The vehicle was a little slow at MECO because the flight software ignored an inclination-dependent effect. An OMS-3 burn a couple of hours later raised the orbit, making up the underburn.
| STS-45 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Feb 13 | Tow to VAB | ||
| 1992 Feb 13 | ET mate | VAB/3 | |
| 1992 Feb 20 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1992 Mar 24 | 1312:39 | Launch from LC39A | |
| 1314::48 | SRB sep | ||
| 1321:10 | MECO | 87.94 37 x 307 x 57.0 (TLE) | |
| 1321:28 | ET-44 sep | 87.67 17 x 301 x 57.0 (OMS dV) | |
| 1349:59 | OMS-2 2:26 77m/s | ||
| 1352:25 | OMS-2 CO | ||
| 1455:07 | PLBD open | ||
| 1600 | 90.32 278 x 301 x 57.0 | ||
| 1603:43 | OMS-3 4m/s | 90.42 289 x 300 x 57.0 | |
| 1603:57 | OMS-3 CO | ||
| 1740 | Atlas 1 activated | 90.46 291 x 301 x 57.0 | |
| 1992 Mar 25 | 90.46 291 x 301 x 57.0 | ||
| 1992 Mar 29 | 1200 | 90.38 288 x 297 x 57.0 | |
| 1992 Mar 30 | 1200 | 90.35 287 x 296 x 57.0 | |
| 1992 Apr 1 | 0100? | 90.31 285 x 293 x 57.0 | |
| 1992 Apr 2 | 0500 | Atlas 1 deactivated | |
| 0745 | PLBD closed | 90.28 283 x 293 x 57.0 | |
| 1020:55 | OMS DO 3:41 124m/s | ||
| 1024:35 | OMS cutoff | ||
| 1051:49 | Entry | ||
| 1123:06 | Landed RW33 KSC | ||
| 1123:14 | NGTD | ||
| 1124:04 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1445 | Tow to OPF | OPF/1 | |
Luna 20
1972-007A
E-8-5 No. 408 (Luna-20) was launched on 1972 Feb 14. Luna-20 landed near the crater Apollonius C.
Detailed landing times are from declassified US documents.
The return capsule landed in a blizzard, 40 km north of Dzezhkazgan, on an island off the Karkingir river, at 48 00N 67 34E.
| Luna-20 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Feb 14 | 0327:59 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 0330:06 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0330:06 | Stage 1 MECO 41 km | ||
| 0331:20 | T+3:20 Fairing 80 km | ||
| T+5:38 St 2 MECO | |||
| T+5:45 St 3 MES | |||
| T+7:26 Alt. 150 km | |||
| T+9:40 St 3 MECO | |||
| 0337:48 | T+9:49 Stage 3 sep | ||
| 0341:57 | T+13:58 Blok D burn | ||
| 0343:56 | T+15:57 Blok D MECO | 151 x 279 x 51.47 | |
| 0434 | T+1:06:30 SOZ burn | ||
| 0437:50 | T+1:09:51 MES-2 | ||
| 0445 | Asc node | ||
| 0445:40 | T+1:17? MECO-2 | ||
| 0445:40 | T+1:17:41 Blok D sep | ||
| 1972 Feb 15 | 1128:00 | TCM 2.5s 1.25m/s | |
| 1972 Feb 18 | 1208:56 | LOI burn 237s | |
| 1212:53 | Lunar orbit insertion | 117.6 80 x 106 x 64.6 | |
1972 Feb 19 | 1308:34 | TCM 4s Lower perigee | 114.2 25 x 100 x 64.1 |
| 1972 Feb 21 | 1913:27 | Retro (burn 4:27) | |
| 1917:52 | Retro off | ||
| 1918:31 | Retro burn 2 at 760m | ||
| 1918:48 | Retro off, verniers on | ||
| 1918:55 | Landed 56 33 E 3 32 N | ||
| 1930? | Drill activated | ||
| 2142 | Drilling complete | ||
| 1972 Feb 21 | 2315 | Drill test | |
| Luna-20 VA | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Feb 22 | 2258:14 | Launch, 49s burn | |
| 2259:03 | Engine cutoff | ||
| 1972 Feb 23 | 1214? | Leave lunar sphere | |
| 1972 Feb 25 | 1640? | Capsule sep, alt. 43511 km | |
| 1972 Feb 25 | 1902:01 | Reentry | |
| 1972 Feb 25 | 1912 | Landed 48 N 67 34E | |
Apollo 15 (Falcon)
1971-063C
Lunar Module 10 (Falcon) was the first of the advanced J-class LMs, flown on the Apollo 15 mission.
On Jul 30 Scott reported `Okay, Houston. The Falcon is on the plain at Hadley'. Scott's first steps on the surface came a few hours later, with the words `Okay, Houston. As I stand out here in the wonders of the unknown at Hadley, I sort of realize there's a fundamental truth to our nature. Man must explore. And this is exploration at its greatest.'
| Falcon (LM 10) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Jul 26 | Launch by Saturn V (SA-510) | KSC LC39A | |
| 1752 | Extracted from S-4B-510 by CSM 112 | ||
| 2300 | First power up | ||
| 1971 Jul 30 | Crew entry | ||
| 1813:30 | Undocked from CSM | ||
| 2000 | 15.7 x 112.2 | ||
| 2204:09 | PDI 12:20 | ||
| 2211 | Fly 3000m over Apennine front | ||
| 2213:33? | High gate | ||
| 2216:29 | Landed at Hadley Base | ||
| 1971 Jul 31 | 0015 | Begin depress | |
| 1971 Jul 31 | 0016:49 | SEVA | |
| 0017 | LM top hatch open | ||
| 0021 | Drogue removed | ||
| 0022 | CDR partially out of hatch | ||
| Cdr panoramic photography | |||
| 0046 | CDR ingress | ||
| 0048 | Drogue reinstalled | ||
| 0048 | Internal hatch closed (HC) | ||
| 0049:49 | End of SEVA; repress | ||
| 1313:17 | LEVA-1 depress | ||
| 1315:11 | Hatch open | ||
| 1326 | CDR egress | ||
| 1327 | Jettison bag | ||
| 1329 | CDR on surface | ||
| 1336 | LMP egress | ||
| 1337 | LMP on surface | ||
| 1351 | Deploying LRV | ||
| 1400 | Deploy LRV | ||
| 1409 | First motion LRV | ||
| Traverse to St George crater | |||
| 1730 | Return to LM vicinity | ||
| 1746 | Unload ALSEP from LM | ||
| Attach packages 1 and 2 to carry bar | |||
| 1749 | Load Pu fuel element to RTG | ||
| 1754 | LRRR unloaded | ||
| 1804 | Deploy ALSEP | ||
| 1929 | LMP ingress LM, 06:02 | ||
| 1939 | Cdr return to LM, 06:16 | ||
| 1943:28 | Hatch closed | ||
| 1945:10 | Repress (0.7psi) | ||
| 1945:59 | Repress 06:34:14 (3.5psi) | ||
| 1971 Aug 1 | 1148:48 | LEVA 2 | |
| 1149 | Depress (0.7) | ||
| 1152 | HO | ||
| 1158 | CDR egress | ||
| 1159 | Jettison two LiOH canisters | ||
| 1159 | Jettison BSLSS bag | ||
| 1200 | CDR on surface | ||
| 1210 | LMP egress | ||
| 1211 | LMP on surface | ||
| Traverse to Spur Crater | |||
| 1838 | LMP ingress 06:50 | ||
| 1854 | Cdr return, 06:55 | ||
| 1858 | Hatch closed | ||
| 1900 | Repress 0.5psi | ||
| 1901:02 | Repress 3.5psi after 07:12:53 | ||
| 1971 Aug 2 | 0852:14 | LEVA-3 (3.5psi) | |
| 0853:00? | Depress to 0.5psi | ||
| 0855 | HO | ||
| 0903 | CDR egress to porch | ||
| 0904 | Jett bag | ||
| 0906 | CDR on surface | ||
| 0907 | LMP egress | ||
| 0908 | LMP on surface | ||
| Traverse to Rima Hadley | |||
| 1330 | LMP ingress, return after 04:19 | ||
| 1334 | Cdr return after 04:27 | ||
| 1336 | Hatch closed | ||
| 1341:20? | Repress (0.5psi) | ||
| 1342:04 | Repress 04:49:58 (3.5psi) | ||
| 1434? | Depress for equipment dump | ||
| 1435? | HO | ||
| Eject PLSS x 2 and jett bag | |||
| 1438? | HC | ||
| 1439? | Repress after 00:05? | ||
| 1446? | Repress complete | ||
| Falcon | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Aug 2 | 1711:23 | Launch from LM 10 DS, Hadley Base | |
| 1718:38 | LOI | 17 x 79 | |
| 1803:39 | TPI | 71 x 119 | |
| 1845 | At 1 km | ||
| 1849 | Stationkeep at 40m | ||
| Inspect SIM bay | |||
| 1909 | Soft dock | ||
| 1909:47 | Docked with CSM 112 | 99.6 x 118.7 | |
| 1910 | Hard dock | ||
| 1931? | Hatch open | ||
| Crew transfer to CSM 112 | |||
| 2215? | Hatch close | ||
| 2300 | Tunnel not fully venting | ||
| 2322 | HO to LM again; check seals | ||
| 2329 | HC to LM | ||
| 1971 Aug 3 | 0104:14 | Undocked from CSM 112 | |
| 96.6 x 119.1 | |||
| 0238:19 | Deorbit 61.3 m/s | ||
| 0239:43 | DO CO | -85 x 128 x 130 | |
| Post burn mass 2410 kg, alt 114 km | |||
| 0303:36 | Impact Palus Putredinus, 26.327N 0.267E | -74 x 135 x 151.4 | |
Soyuz 12
1973-067A
Following the successful unpiloted test flight of 7K-T No. 36, the mission was repeated with a crew on board using 7K-T No. 37. Spacecraft 37 was named Soyuz-12. Soyuz-12's commander was Vasiliy Lazarev, and the flight engineer was Oleg Makarov.
| Soyuz-12 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Sep 27 | 1218:16 | Launch by Soyuz 11A511 | KB |
| 1220 | Blok BVGD sep | ||
| 1223 | Blok A sep | ||
| 1227 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 1227 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1510 | 88.59 181 x 229 x 51.75 | ||
| Rev 5 burn | |||
| 1930 | 91.24 327 x 344 x 51.58 | ||
| 1973 Sep 28 | 0900 | 91.24 329 x 342 x 51.68 | |
| Rendezvous tests | |||
| Manual control DU burn test | |||
| 91.12 307 x 348 x 51.58 | |||
| 1815 | 91.12 312 x 348 x 51.58 | ||
| 1973 Sep 29 | 0840? | BO jettison? | |
| 1047? | Retrofire | ||
| 1050? | DO CO | ||
| 1104? | PAO sep | ||
| 1110? | Entry | ||
| 1133:48 | Landed 400 km SW of Karaganda | ||
STS-57 (Endeavour)
1993-037A
STS-57 saw retrieval of the EURECA satellite, operation of experiments in the first SPACEHAB module, and a training spacewalk.
Spacehab experiments included the Bioserve Pilot Lab, the Liquid Encapsulated Melt Zone experiment, an experimental environmental control system, and an animal enclosure module.
Middeck experiments included FARE, which was used to test fluid transfer in free fall. The SHOOT experiment on an MPESS tested transfer of superfluid helium. SHOOT was cooled down around 0330 on Jun 22; however, one of the two dewars leaked its He. On Jun 22 and 23 some curtailed tests transferring He between the dewars were successfully conducted.
At 1312 on Jun 25 Low and Wisoff opened the airlock hatch in the Spacelab Tunnel Adapter and emerged into the bay. This was the first time the Adapter hatch had been used for a spacewalk; it has been carried on every mission with a Spacelab or Spacehab module in case an emergency EVA was needed. Low moved on to the RMS foot restraint; from 1430 to 1530 the loose antenna on Eureca was latched manually, and then the remainder of the EVA was devoted to the DTO-1210 training operations. They returned to the airlock at 1839, closing the thermal cover at 1846 and latching the hatch four minutes later. Repressurization of the airlock began at 1857.
Landing attempts on Jun 29 and Jun 30 were waved off, but finally on Jul 1 OV-105 fired its engines to drop from orbit. As on STS-50, the reentry saw numerous RCS firings due to buffeting between Mach 22 and Mach 18 due to density shear. Endeavour landed on RW33 at KSC at 1252.
| STS-57 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Mar 24 | Tow to VAB | ||
| 1993 Mar 24 | ET mate | VAB | |
| 1993 Apr 28 | Rollout | LC39B | |
| 1993 Jun 21 | 1307:22 | Launch from LC39B | |
| 1309:27 | SRB sep | ||
| 1315:56 | MECO | 89.84 66 x 466 x 28.5 | |
| 1316:14 | ET Sep | ||
| 1349:36 | OMS 2 3:17 96m/s | 93.23 397 x 466 x 28.5 | |
| 1352:53 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 1440 | PBD Open | ||
| 1526 | RMS active | ||
| 1641 | Spacehab crew entry | ||
| 1828s | NC1 RCS 2m/s | 93.29 404 x 467 x 28.46 | |
| 1993 Jun 22 | 1136:01 | SH1 burn RCS 14s 1m/s | 93.29 403 x 467 x 28.5 |
| 1328 | RMS checkout | ||
| 1456 | 93.35 409 x 468 x 28.5 | ||
| 1749 | NC2 RCS | 93.35 408 x 468 x 28.5 | |
| 1993 Jun 23 | 1014:51 | SH2 20s 1m/s | 93.40 409 x 472 x 28.5 |
| 1229:58 | SH3 20s 1m/s | 93.44 413 x 472 x 28.5 | |
| 1707:58 | NC3 OMS 3L | 94.03 467 x 475 x 28.5 | |
| 1709:06 | OMS 3 CO | ||
| 1993 Jun 24 | 0011 | 94.03 467 x 475 x 28.46 | |
| 0810 | NSR 1m/s | ||
| 1029 | NC4 2m/s | ||
| 1040 | Null RCS, 0.3m/s | ||
| 1056 | NCC, 1m/s | ||
| 1129 | TI, 1m/s | ||
| 1202 | MC1 | ||
| 1222 | MC2 | ||
| 1232 | MC3 | ||
| 1242 | MC4 | ||
| 1315 | Braking | ||
| 94.17 474 x 482 x 28.46 | |||
| 1353:25 | RMS grapple Eureca | 94.17 474 x 481 x 28.5 | |
| 1625 | RMS high hover with Eureca | ||
| 1644:32 | RMS berth Eureca | ||
| 1993 Jun 25 | 0308 | 94.15 472 x 481 x 28.5 | |
| 0808:56 | OMS-4 lower orbit | 93.25 392 x 474 x 28.5 | |
| 0808:48 | OMS-4 CO | ||
| 1243 | EVA depress start | ||
| 1302:38 | EVA depress complete (STSMR) | ||
| 1312 | SL Transfer Adapter airlock hatch open | ||
| EURECA antenna latched | |||
| DTO 1210 experiments | |||
| 1856:42 | EVA repress start | ||
| 1910? | RMS stowed | ||
| 1993 Jun 26 | 93.24 391 x 474 x 28.5 | ||
| 1993 Jun 28 | 93.23 391 x 473 x 28.5 | ||
| 1993 Jun 29 | 0901 | PLBD closed | |
| Deorbit waveoff, WX | |||
| 1359 | PLBD open | ||
| 1993 Jun 30 | 0809 | PLBD closed | |
| Deorbit waveoff, WX | |||
| 1226 | PLBD open | 93.22 390 x 473 x 28.46 | |
| 1993 Jul 1 | 0915 | PLBD closed | |
| 1141:42 | OMS deorbit (4:15) 124 m/s | ||
| 1145:56 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1221:12 | Entry interface | ||
| 1252:16 | Landed RW33 KSC | ||
| 1252:26 | Drag chute deploy | ||
| 1252:34 | NGTD | ||
| 1252:02 | Chute sep | ||
| 1253:23 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1645 | Tow to OPF | OPF/1 | |
- Commander Ronald J. Grabe, Col USAF
- Pilot Brian Duffy, Col USAF
- Payload Commander G. David Low, NASA
- Mission Specialist Nancy J. Sherlock, Capt. USA
- Mission Specialist Peter J. K. Wisoff, Ph.D., NASA
- Mission Specialist Janice Voss, Ph.D., NASA
STS-57 crew