1979-088A
A TL beacon was detected throughout the mission. It was reported by Western sources that the Blok-I overburned by about 35 m/s, which seems consistent with the observed orbit.
| Kosmos-1139 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Oct 5 | 1130 | Launch by Soyuz | Plesetsk |
| 1134 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1138 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1979 Oct 5 | 89.85 201 x 332 x 72.9 | ||
| 1979 Oct 8 | 89.82 202x327x72.85 | ||
| 1979 Oct 16 | 89.55 196x307x72.85 | ||
| 1979 Oct 18 | |||
| 0544? | Deorbit | ||
| 0553? | PO sep | ||
| 0559? | Entry | ||
| 0615? | Landed | ||
1977-099A
7K-T (11F615A8) No. 42 was launched on 1977 Oct 9 as Soyuz-25. Crewmembers Vladimir Kovalyonok and Valeriy Ryumin were meant to be the first long stay expedition to DOS 5 (Salyut-6) but the docking was a failure. At only 1 m range, on final manual approach, the crew aborted the approach when they erroneously thought the approach angle was incorrect.
| Soyuz-25 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Oct 9 | 0240:35 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 0242 | Blok BVGD sep | ||
| 0245 | Blok A sep | ||
| 0249 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 0249 | Blok I sep | ||
| TCM rev 3 | 205 x 228 x 51.6 | ||
| 278 x 310 x 51.6 | |||
| 339 x 352 x 51.6 | |||
| 1977 Oct 10 | 0409 | Rendezvous with DOS 5 (Salyut 6) | |
| 0415? | Failed to dock | ||
| 1000? | Failed to dock | ||
| Failed to dock | |||
| Abandon rendezvous, still close after 3 orbits | |||
| 1977 Oct 11 | 0236? | Retrofire | |
| 0239? | DO CO | ||
| 0256? | Modules sep | ||
| 0302? | Entry | ||
| 0325:20 | Landed 185 km NW Tselinograd | ||
1997-026A
Telstar 5 to Telstar 7 are hybrid C/Ku satellites. Telstar 5, built by SS/Loral/Palo Alto, will replace Telstar 303's C-band service. Telstar 6 will be launched in 1998 to expand the system. Design mass of Telstar 5 was 3763 kg launch, 2421 kg BOL, 1469 kg dry.
| Telstar 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 May 24 | 1700:00 | Launch by Proton | KB LC81L |
| 1702:06 | T+2:06 Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1705:34 | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 1705:35 | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1705:44 | GO sep | ||
| 1709:49 | Stage 3 MECO | ||
| 1709:49 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1710:16 | SOZ burn | ||
| 1710:53 | SP (adapter) sep | ||
| 1759:20 | SOZ burn | ||
| 1814:19 | DM4 burn | ||
| 1820:52 | end of DM4 burn | ||
| 1997 May 24 | 632.34 218 x 35832 x 51.7 | ||
| 2320:00 | DM4 burn 2 | ||
| 2321:50 | DM4 cutoff | ||
| 2341:51 | Sep from Blok-DM4 | 762.0 6716 x 35779 x 17.5 | |
| 1997 May 25 | 762.06 6690 x 35826 x 17.5 | ||
| 1997 May 26 | 1340? | LAM-1 | |
| 1997 May 27 | 942.64 15113 x 35822 x 7.9 | ||
| 1997 May 28 | 1300? | LAM-2 | |
| 1997 May 29 | 1403.22 34476 x 35804 x 0.4 | ||
| 1997 May 30 | 1403.16 34473 x 35805 x 0.3 GEO 93.7W+8.4E | ||
| 1997 May 30 | 1200? | LAM-3 | |
| 1997 Jun 1 | 1438.85 35757 x 35923 x 0.0 GEO 95.5W+0.7W | ||
| 1997 Jun 18 | 1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 97.0W | ||
| 1997 Jul 1 | In service | GEO 97W | |
| 1997 Aug 15 | 1436.09 35773 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 97.0W | ||
| 1999 Oct 17 | 1436.09 35782 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 97.0W | ||
1974-017A
The Kosmos-637 satellite was a test of the 11F638 Raduga (Gran') spacecraft and was the first Soviet geosynchronous satellite.The launch tested the new Blok-DM upper stage, a Blok D with a toroidal control module.
| Kosmos-637 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Mar 26 | 1335:00 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 8S812 burn | |||
| 1344 | 8S812 sep (17C) | 88.02 166 x 191 x 51.52 (RAE) | |
| (17A) | 88.56 177 x 228 x 51.54 | ||
| 1344? | Adapter sep (17B) | ||
| 1453? | T+1:18? Blok-DM burn 1 at equator | ||
| Blok-DM cutoff | 226 x 36611 x 49.7 (RAE) | ||
| 1955? | SOZ sep | ||
| 1955? | Blok-DM burn 2 | ||
| 2000? | Blok-DM sep | 1525.78 35400 x 35768 x 0.3 (17F) | |
| 1974 Apr 11 | 1425.58 35412 x 35748 x 0.3 | ||
| 1974 Sep 1 | 1425.8 35390 x 35779 x 0.25 (RAE) | ||
| 1978 Nov 6 | 1428.82 35481 x 35806 x 3.3 | ||
| 1980 Jun 10 | 1428.79 35486 x 35800 x 4.4 | ||
| 1985 Jan 28 | 1428.92 35467 x 35824 x 7.5 | ||
| 1990 Jan 30 | 1428.79 35479 x 35807 x 11.1 | ||
| 1995 Jan 2 | 1428.79 35470 x 35816 x 13.9 | ||
| 1998 Aug 4 | 1428.96 35472 x 35821 x 14.7 | ||
1992-021A
The Telecom 2B satellite was built by Matra Marconi Space with Alcatel Espace supplying the communications payload for France Telecom (with the Delegation Generale de l'Armament - DGA - responsible for the miitary Syracuse system).Telecom 2B was mainly used for civilian communications.
| Telecom 2B | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Apr 15 | 2325:27 | Launch by Ariane 44L (V50) | CSG ELA2 |
| 2328 | Stage 1 sep (T+3:35) | ||
| 2330 | Stage 2 sep (T+5:45) | ||
| 2343 | Stage 3 cutoff, in GTO | ||
| 2345:56 | Telecom 2B sep (T+20:29) | ||
| 2348:13 | SPELDA sep (T+22:46) | ||
| 2350:21 | Inmarsat sep (T+24:54) | ||
| 2350:46 | H10+ sep burn (T+25:19) | ||
| 1992 Apr 16 | 632.71 272 x 35798 x 4.6 | ||
| 1992 Apr 17 | 633.06 320 x 35767 x 3.9 | ||
| 1992 Apr 17 | 1230? | LAM1 | |
| 1992 Apr 18 | 761.62 6716 x 35779 x 1.5 | ||
| 1992 Apr 19 | 1500? | LAM2 | 1427.91 35465 x 35787 x 0.05 |
| 1992 Apr 21 | 1200s | LAM3 | |
| 1992 Apr 22 | s | Solar panels deployed | |
| 1992 Apr 23 | 1425.44 35381 x 35774 x 0.1 GEO 61.6W+2.6E | ||
| 1992 May 22 | mv in | 1436.03 35771 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 3.0E | |
| 1992 Jun 24 | mv out GEO 3E | ||
| 1992 Jul 25 | mv in GEO 5W | ||
| 1992 Aug 1 | 1436.08 35784 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 5.0W | ||
| 1993 Feb 23 | 1436.08 35770 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 5.0W | ||
| 1994 Sep 12 | 1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 5.0W | ||
| 1997 May 5 | 1436.08 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 5.0W | ||
| 1999 Jun 13 | 1436.11 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 5.0W | ||
| 2001 Jan 11 | 1436.09 35771 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 5.0W | ||
| 2001 May 15 | 1435.97 35761 x 35807 x 0.4 GEO 3.0E | ||
1990-100A
This Series 3000 satellite was launched by GE Americom as a western on-orbit spare for the Satcom system at GEO 137W.
| Satcom C-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Nov 20 | 2311:00 | Launch by Ariane 42P (V40) | CSG ELA2 |
| T+1:28 PAL sep | |||
| T+3:20 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:22 St 2 MES | |||
| T+4:29 Fairing | |||
| T+5:33 St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:37 St 3 MES | |||
| 2328 | T+17:41 St 3 MECO | ||
| 2330 | T+19:16 Satcom C1 sep | ||
| 2332 | T+21:27 Sylda sep | ||
| 2334 | T+23:03 Gstar 4 sep | ||
| 1990 Nov 21 | 0500? | Apo 1 | 629.13 216 x 35670 x 7.0 ? |
| 1000? | Peri 1 | ||
| 1500? | Apo 2 | ||
| 2030? | Peri 2 | ||
| 1990 Nov 22 | 0230? | Apo 3 125E | |
| 0700? | Peri 3 | ||
| 1300? | Apo 4 30W | ||
| 1800? | Peri 4 | ||
| 2300? | Apo 5 170E | ||
| 1990 Nov 23 | 0430? | Peri 5 | |
| 1000? | Apo 6 10E | ||
| 1500? | Peri 6 | ||
| 2000? | Apo 7 140W | ||
| 1990 Nov 23 | 1940? | Star 30BP burn | |
| 1990 Nov 24 | 1449.36 35695 x 36396 x 0.2 GEO 140.1W+3.3W | ||
| 1990 Nov 25 | 1900? | Reverse drift | 1431.23 35657 x 35725 x 0.2 GEO 145.0W+1.2E/d |
| 1990 Nov 30 | 1435.90 35780 x 35785 x 0.1 GEO 137.0W | ||
| 1990 Dec 30 | 1436.13 35774 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 137.2W | ||
| 1991 Jan 14 | 1436.04 35770 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 137.2W | ||
| 1991 Jan | Move to 139W | ||
| 1991 Jan 29 | 1436.13 35785 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 139.0W | ||
| 1991 Apr 1 | 1436.02 35780 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 138.9W | ||
| 1991 Jul 16 | 1436.01 35779 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 138.9W | ||
| 1991 Jul | Move to 137W | ||
| 1991 Jul 30 | 1436.06 35779 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 137.0W | ||
| 1992 Mar 18 | 1436.06 35777 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 137.1W | ||
| 1994 Sep 15 | 1436.06 35770 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 137.0W | ||
| 1997 Jan 3 | 1436.13 35774 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 137.1W | ||
| 1999 Jun 12 | 1436.01 35773 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 137.0W | ||
| 2000 Oct 24 | 1436.10 35770 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 137.0W | ||
| 2000 Oct | Move to 141W | ||
| 2000 Nov 3 | 1436.12 35769 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 141.5W | ||
| 2001 Apr 7 | 1436.06 35757 x 35814 x 0.0 GEO 141.6W | ||
| 2001 Apr 17 | Orbit lower | ||
| 2001 Apr 26 | 1431.78 35690 x 35713 x 0.0 | ||
| 2001 Jun 13 | Relocate at 80W | ||
| 2001 Nov 15 | 1436.14 35776 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 78.9W | ||
| 2002 May 31 | 1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 79.0W | ||
| 2002 Jun 21 | mv out | ||
| 2002 Sep 7 | Relocate at 38W | ||
| 2002 Sep 28 | 1436.13 35771 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 37.5W | ||
1980-028A
Kosmos-1172 was equipped with bipropellant RCS thrusters to maximize its maneuvering capability. It was the first Oko to actively switch nodes while in orbit.
| Kosmos-1172 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Apr 12 | 2018 | 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 | |||
| 2026 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 2118? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 2121? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1980 Apr 12 | 726.0 608x40155x62.8 | ||
| 1980 Apr | 719.5 621x34822x62.8 | ||
| 1981 Feb 21-25 | mvr from node=90E/270E | ||
| 1981 Mar | mvr to node=120E/300E | ||
| 1982 Jun 10 | end of ops | ||
| 1997 Dec 23? | 28F (antenna?) detaches from spacecraft | ||
| 1997 Dec 24 | 1130 | reentered over Kerguelen I | |
1977-007A
DSP Flight 7 (Spacecraft 9) was launched in Feb 1977. It was reportedly placed over the Pacific initially, but was moved over the Indian Ocean prior to 1979 and remained there at least until the orbit became classified in Jun 1983.
| DSP 9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Feb 6 | 0600:01 | Launch by Titan IIIC | CC |
| 0602 | SRM sep | ||
| 0604? | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0605? | Fairing | ||
| 0607? | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 0608? | Stage 2 sep | 150? x 400? x 28.6 | |
| 0700? | Transtage MES-1 | ||
| 1230? | MES-2 | ||
| 1230? | MECO-2 | ||
| 1230? | Transtage sep | ||
| 1977 Feb 7? | Cover sep | ||
| 1977 | GEO 135W? | ||
| 1979 Jan 1 | GEO 135W | ||
| 1979 Jun 15 | GEO dr? | ||
| 1979 Aug 3 | GEO 70E | ||
| 1979 Sep | GEO 70E | ||
| 1979 Dec | GEO 62E | ||
| 1980 Jan | GEO 70E | ||
| 1980 Oct | GEO 68E | ||
| 1981 Dec | GEO 70E | ||
| 1982 Jun | GEO 69E | ||
| 1983 Jun | GEO 69E | ||
1971-018A
China's second satellite was Shi Jian 1 (SJ 1, PRC 2). Shi Jian has been translated as `Practice' or `Test'. SJ 1 was similar in construction to DFH 1. It carried a magnetometer and solar cells, and cosmic ray detectors. SJ 1 transmitted until at least 1977. Transmissions continued on 20.008MHz from the final stage rocket until Mar 11, after which 19.995 MHz transmissions from the payload began, and it appears that the rocket did not separate until then.| Shi Jian 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Mar 3 | 1202? | Launch by CZ1 | JQ |
| 1203? | T+1:00 Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1204? | T+3:00? Stage 2 burnout | ||
| 1206? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1209? | Stage 3 burn | ||
| 1210? | Stage 3 burnout | ||
| 106.2 268 x 1830 x 69.9 | |||
| 1971 Mar 10 | Stage 3 separated | ||
| 1971 Mar 26 | end of tx from stage 3 | ||
| 1977? | end of transmissions | ||
| 1979 Jun 17 | Reentered over Lake Michigan | ||
1960-014
The S-030A ionospheric studies payload was launched on 1960 Nov 3 at 0523 by a Juno II from LC26B at Cape Canaveral. Jupiter AM-19D was used with JPL Cluster 17. S-30A entered a 417 x 2288 km x 49.95 deg orbit (planned inc was 50.3) and operated until 1960 Dec 27. S-30A was also called the Ionosphere Direct Measurements Satellite. Explorer 8 studied the temporal and spatial distribution of ionospheric properties and confirmed the presence of a helium layer in the upper atmosphere.
S-30A was developed by MSFC with GSFC experiments.
The despin weights were 0.3 kg on a 5.2m wire.
| Explorer 8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Nov 3 | 0523:10 | Launch by Juno II | CC LC26B |
| 0526:09 | MECO | ||
| 0526:16 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0526:44 | Fairing sep | ||
| 0531:13 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0531:18 | Burnout | ||
| 0531:22 | Stage 3 | ||
| 0531:29 | Burnout | ||
| 0531:32 | Stage 4 | ||
| 0531:38 | Burnout | ||
| 0533:45 | T+10:35 Stage 4 sep | 370 x 2341 x 49.9 | |
| 0534? | Despin stage 1 (yo-yo) | ||
| 0535? | Despin stage 2 (RF impedance probe) | ||
| 1960 Dec 27 | 1220 | Last transmission | |
1976-092A
Raduga (Gran') No. 12 was launched in Sep 1976 and stationed at 85E. NORAD stopped tracking in 1980 and resumed in 1987. The satellite was drifting slowly in the Indian Ocean gravitational stable point in the late 1990s.
| Raduga No. 12 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Sep 11 | 1824 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 1833 | Stage 3 MECO | 177 x 184 x 51.5 | |
| 1941? | DM burn 1 | 331 x 35802 x 47.3 | |
| 1976 Sep 12 | 0057? | DM burn 2 | |
| 0101? | DM sep | ||
| GEO 85E | |||
| 1977 Sep 5 | 1436.24 35770 x 35808 x 0.4 GEO 85.3E | ||
| 1978 Apr 29 | 1436.14 35776 x 35797 x 0.9 GEO 85.9E | ||
| 1980 May 23 | 1436.09 35764 x 35808 x 2.4 GEO 85.7E | ||
| 1985? | end of ops | ||
| 1987 Apr 23 | 1435.71 35661 x 35896 x 8.0 GEO 72.7E | ||
| 1987 Jul 26 | 1435.77 34675 x 35885 x 8.2 GEO 81.6E+0.07 | ||
| 1988 | Drift 85E-67E | ||
| 1999 Apr 20 | 1436.07 35694 x 35877 x 15.0 GEO 63.2E | ||
1990-093A
The Matra/BAe Eurostar 1000 spacecraft built for Inmarsat as the first of the second generation Inmarsat system carried an L-band payload for mobile communications. BAe was lead contractor.
In 1996 it was replaced as the prime IOR satellite by Inmarsat III F1.
| Inmarsat II F-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Oct 30 | 2316:00 | Launch by Delta 6925 | CC LC17 |
| 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 | |||
| 2320 | Stage 2 TIG (T+4:38) | ||
| 2320 | Fairing sep (T+4:50) | ||
| 2327 | SECO-1 (T+11:37) | 186 x 186? x 29.4? | |
| 2335 | Delta SES-2 | ||
| 2336 | Delta SECO-2 | 186? x 1170? x 25.0? | |
| spinup | |||
| 2337? | T+21 Delta sep | ||
| 2337? | TES | ||
| 2338? | TECO | ||
| 2340? | T+24:55 Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1990 Oct 31 | 0001 | T+45:05 Stage 3 sep | 647.28 188 x 36629 x 23.6 |
| 0002 | despin weights | ||
| 0018 | Stage 2 depletion | 100.39 379 x 1174 x 24.8 | |
| 1990 Nov 1 | 1300? | LAM-1 | 718.47 3922 x 36466 x 14.55 |
| 1990 Nov 2 | 1600? | LAM-2 | 1271.08 28510 x 36472 x 2.9 |
| 1990 Nov 4 | 1200? | LAM-3 | 1453.78 35681 x 36582 x 2.9 GEO 38.3W+46.8E |
| 1990 Nov 9 | 1436.22 35704 x 36582 x 2.7 GEO 49.2E+4.3W | ||
| 1990 Nov 16 | 1436.51 35661 x 35927 x 2.6 GEO 29.9E+0.1W | ||
| 1990 Nov 24 | 1436.35 35658 x 35928 x 2.6 GEO 29.2E | ||
| 1990 Nov | Move to IOR | ||
| 1990 Nov | Due at IOR 64.5E | ||
| 1991 Feb 19 | 1436.03 35701 x 35869 x 2.4 GEO 64.5E | ||
| 1991 Mar 28 | 1436.06 35734 x 35837 x 2.3 GEO 64.5E | ||
| 1993 Jun 20 | 1436.03 35726 x 35844 x 1.7 GEO 64.5E | ||
| 1996 Apr 16 | 1436.04 35771 x 35799 x 1.8 GEO 64.5E | ||
| 1996 Jul | IOR Spare | GEO 65E | |
| 1996 Sep 4 | 1435.97 35759 x 35808 x 1.9 GEO 65.2E | ||
| 1996 Sep | Move to POR | ||
| 1996 Nov 22 | 1436.18 35773 x 35803 x 1.9 GEO 179.0E | ||
| 1997 Jan 7 | 1435.95 35770 x 35797 x 1.9 GEO 179.6E | ||
| 1999 Jun 10 | 1436.02 35768 x 35801 x 1.8 GEO 179.1E | ||
| 2002 Apr 5 | 1436.02 35772 x 35797 x 2.1 GEO 179.0E | ||
1982-068A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1385 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Jul 6 | 0750 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 0754 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0758 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1982 Jul 6 | 88.76 186x238x82.3 | ||
| 1982 Jul 7 | 91.55 309x389x82.3 | ||
| 1982 Jul 15 | 91.52 305x391x82.3 | ||
| 1982 Jul 20 | |||
| 0320? | Deorbit | ||
| 0330? | PO sep | ||
| 0346? | Entry | ||
| 0358? | Landed | ||
1971-027A
Kosmos-404 was launched in Apr 1971 and intercepted Kosmos-400 on its second revolution, with a slow pass. It was maneuvered to a lower orbit and then deorbited. Orbital data from Apr 5 and 6 may refer to a fragment from the second stage or the DU; 1971-27D appears to be the same object.
| Kosmos-404 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Apr 4 | 1427 | Launch by 11K69 | KB |
| 1429 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1432? | Stage 2 sep | 92.34 148 x 632 x 65.1 (RAE) | |
| 168 x 800? x 65.3 | |||
| 1520? | DU burn | ||
| 1736 | 103.11 801 x 1009 x 65.7 | ||
| 1743? | Flypast Kosmos-400, 4W 24N 1000 km | ||
| 1971 Apr 4 | ? | Deorbit | |
| 1971 Apr 5 | 0915 | 94.27 168 x 797 x 65.32 | |
| 1971 Apr 6 | 1700 | 92.41 125 x 659 x 65.0 | |
1971-114A
The 9th Strela-2 satellite was Kosmos-468, launched in Dec 1971 from Plesetsk. Kosmos-468 was placed in an orbital plane which would become the basis of a satellite constellation; I designate it as Strela-2 plane A.
| Kosmos-468 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Dec 17 | 1300:01 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 1302? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1308? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 1334? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 1334? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1971 Dec 27 | 0500 | 100.83 786 x 809 x 74.0 | |
1983-077A
AT&T;'s Telstar 301, or Telstar 3A, was launched by a Delta 3920 in 1983. In 1994 it was leased to Telesat. Telesat later leased it to Arabsat and it was renamed Arabsat 1D-R.
| Telstar 301 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Jul 28 | 2249:02 | Launch by Delta 3920/PAM-D | CC LC17A |
| T+3:44 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+3:52 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:57 SES-1 7:08 | |||
| T+4:00 Fairing | |||
| 2300 | T+11:05 SECO-1 | 180? x 190? x 29? | |
| 2309 | T+20:14 St 2 sep | ||
| 2309 | T+20:52 TES 86s | ||
| 2311 | T+22:18 TECO | ||
| 2313 | T+24:26 Stage 3 sep | 197 x 37264 x 22.8 | |
| 2355? | St 2 depletion | 263 x 379 x 25.99 | |
| 1983 Jul 29 | 0700? | Apo 1 | |
| 1600? | Apo 2 | ||
| 1983 Jul 29 | 1555? | Star 30B burn 54s at 2nd apo | |
1983 Jul 29 | 1405.54 33112 x 37260 x 0.5 GEO 76.7W+7.8E | ||
| 1983 Jul 30 | Tests | GEO 66W | |
| 1983 Aug 1 | 1436.04 35437 x 36133 x 0.2 GEO 65.4W | ||
| 1983 Sep 17 | 1436.32 35459 x 36122 x 0.2 GEO 66.2W | ||
| 1983 Sep? | GEO 96W | ||
| 1983 Oct 16 | 1436.10 35781 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1984 Apr 25 | 1436.11 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1985 May 15 | 1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1985 May 25 | 1436.12 35782 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 104.8W | ||
| 1985 Jul 17 | Spacing for T303? | 1436.58 34540 x 37052 x 0.1 GEO 103.1W+0.1W | |
| 1985 Aug 26 | 1436.13 35783 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 96.1W | ||
| 1985 Nov 25 | 1436.08 35781 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1986 Jun 11 | 1436.10 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1987 Jul 6 | 1436.12 35779 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1988 Sep 9 | 1436.11 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1989 Aug 25 | 1436.11 35781 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1991 Mar 7 | 1436.10 35770 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1992 Sep 27 | 1436.11 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1993 Nov 20 | 1436.11 35756 x 35817 x 0.1 GEO 95.9W | ||
| 1993 Dec | Replaced by Telstar 401 | ||
| 1994 Feb 27 | mv out | 1436.11 35778 x 35794 x 0.3 GEO 96.0W | |
| 1994 Mar 14 | 1437.30 35801 x 35819 0.4 GEO 100.9W+0.3W | ||
| 1994 Mar 28 | Leased to Telesat | ||
| 1994 Apr | Moved to colocate with Anik E-2 | ||
| 1994 Apr 17 | mv in | 1436.08 35779 x 35793 x 0.5 GEO 107.1W | |
| 1994 Jun 7 | Sell to Arabsat | ||
| 1994 Jun 10 | 1436.10 35774 x 35798 x 0.6 GEO 107.1W | ||
| 1994 Aug 3 | 1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.7 GEO 107.0W | ||
| 1994 Aug 6 | Move out | GEO 104W drift 0.8/d | |
| 1994 Dec 1 | GEO 11W drift | ||
| 1995 Jan 13 | GEO 13E drift | ||
| 1995 Feb 6 | GEO 20E | ||
| 1995 Feb 6 | GEO 34.5E (mis-id?) | ||
| 1995 Feb 13 | GEO 34.5E (mis-id?) | ||
| 1995 Feb 14 | Mv in as Arabsat 1D-R | GEO 20E | |
| 1995 Feb 18 | 1436.03 35776 x 35793 x 1.1 GEO 20.0E | ||
| 1996 Aug 16 | 1436.04 35778 x 35792 x 2.3 GEO 20.0E | ||
2001-017A
Souuz TM 206 (ISS 2S) was the first taxi flight, with the MKS-T1 crew (Kristall). EP-1 (orig MirCorp Citizen Explorer flight) with Dennis Tito, a rich investment management executive and former JPL trajectory guy. Commander was Talgat Musabaev and BI was Yuriy Baturin.
During reentry, the crew were subjected to 7g instead of the planned 4.8g. One rumour said the astronauts armed the deorbit engine later than intended, but official Russian statements indicated an error in the loaded guidance commands causing an incorrect entry angle.
| Soyuz TM-32 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Apr 28 | 0737:20 | Launch by Soyuz-U No 674 | KB PU5 |
| 0746:06 | Blok I sep | ||
| 1119:32 | TCM1 49 kg 19.3m/s | ||
| 1129:48 | TCM2 75 kg 29.5m/s | ||
| 2001 Apr 29 | 0.8m/s TCM | ||
| 2001 Apr 30 | 0730 | Rendezvous with ISS | |
| 0757:47 | Docking Zarya -Z port | ||
| 0928 | HO to ISS | ||
| 2001 Oct 19 | 0620 | HC to ISS; EX-3 aboard | |
| 1048:10 | Soyuz undocked from Zarya | ||
| 1058 | Begin lateral move | ||
| 1102 | Approach | ||
| 1104:10 | Dock with Pirs | ||
| 1240? | HO to ISS | ||
| 2001 Oct 30 | 2237 | HC to ISS | |
| 2001 Oct 31 | 0138:30 | Undocked from Pirs | |
| 0142 | Sep burn 8s 0.7m/s | ||
| 0404:10 | Deorbit 4:12 115.2m/s | ||
| 0407 | Deorbit MECO | 88.39 5? x 384 x 51.6 | |
| 0430? | Modules sep | ||
| 0459:26 | Landed | ||