Saturday, August 12, 2000

Meteor 201

  1975-064A


The first Meteor-2 was launched in Jul 1975.


Meteor-2 F1
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1975 Jul 11  0415 Launch by Vostok 8A92M  PL 
 0419?  Blok E burn 
 0425? Blok E sep 
   102.5 858 x 891 x 81.3 
1970s   end of ops 

Thursday, August 10, 2000

NOAA 9

 1984-123A


NOAA F (NOAA 9) was the second ATN satellite, and carried the ERBE and SUV experiments in addition to the SAR receiver. It was launched on 1984 Dec 12 at 1042 into a 857 x 878 x 98.9 deg afternoon SSO orbit.


NOAA 9 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1984 Dec 12  1042:00  Launch by Atlas E 
  T+2:01 BECO 
  T+2:04 BPJ Booster Package Jettison 
  T+2:31 NFJ Nose Fairing Jettison 
  T+5:21 SECO 
  T+5:40 VECO 
 1047  T+5:46 Atlas sep 
 1056  T+14:00 Star 37 burn 
 1056  T+14:43 Star 37 burnout 
  T+14:46 RCS start 
  T+15:02 RCS stop 
  T+17min Hydrazine blowdown 
 
T+35min arrays and booms deployed 
1985   NOAA afternoon satellite 
1987 Jan   ERBE failed 
1987 May 7   MSU failed 
1993 Aug 1   Placed on standby? 
1995 Aug   Electrical problem, AVHRR failed 
1997 Dec 18   SAR transmitter failed 
1998 Feb  end of ops 

Tuesday, August 8, 2000

Kosmos 1441

 1983-010A


Kosmos-1441 was the last Tselina-D launch to use the 8A92M Vostok launch vehicle.


Kosmos-1441 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Feb 16  1003 Launch by 8A92M  Plesetsk 
 1008?  Blok E burn  
 1013? Blok E sep 
1983 Feb 16    97.5 631x642x81.1 
1996 Nov 8  1222?  Reentered 

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