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Kosmos 2314

 1995-031A

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A month passed before the next Yantar' class launch. The mission lasted 70 days.

Kosmos-2314
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1995 Jun 28	1825:00	Launch by Soyuz-U	Plesetsk
	1833	Blok-I sep
1995 Jun 28			89.61 166 x 343 x 67.1
1995 Jun 28			89.56 166 x 339 x 67.1
1995 Jul 3			89.39 164 x 323 x 67.1
1995 Jul 3		Orbit raise	89.69 168 x 350 x 67.1
1995 Jul 8			89.47 166 x 329 x 67.1
1995 Jul 8		Orbit raise	89.55 167 x 337 x 67.1
1995 Jul 10			89.47 167 x 329 x 67.1
1995 Jul 11		Orbit raise	90.23 167 x 404 x 67.1
1995 Jul 21		SpK-1 fid
1995 Jul 25			89.43 160 x 332 x 67.1
1995 Jul 25		Orbit raise	89.54 162 x 341 x 67.1
1995 Jul 30			89.25 158 x 315 x 67.1
1995 Jul 30		Orbit raise	89.73 186 x 335 x 67.1
1995 Jul 31			89.66 182 x 331 x 67.1
1995 Aug 2			89.57 167 x 337 x 67.1
1995 Aug 6			89.18 163 x 304 x 67.1
1995 Aug 6		Orbit raise	89.92 169 x 371 x 67.1
1995 Aug 8			89.84 169 x 364 x 67.1
1995 Aug 8		Orbit raise	90.33 173 x 408 x 67.1
1995 Aug 13		SpK-2 fid
1995 Aug 26			89.60 171 x 337 x 67.1
1995 Aug 26		Orbit raise	89.91 180 x 359 x 67.1
1995 Sep 6			89.41 174 x 315 x 67.1
1995 Sep 7			89.09 168 x 290 x 67.1
1995 Sep 9
	1932?	Deorbit
	1946?	Entry
	1958?	Landed

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Sigma 7

  1962-052A

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The Mercury-Atlas 8 flight was named Sigma Seven by pilot Wally Schirra. Launched atop Atlas 113D from pad 14 at Cape Canaveral, the Mercury flight lasted 8 hours.

MA-8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1962 Oct 3	1215:11	Launch
	1217:19	Booster sep
	1217:44	LES sep
	1220:26	SECO
	1220:29	Atlas 113D sep
	1220	Posigrade burn
	1332		88.92 156 x 286 x 32.6
	2106:41	Retrofire
	2108:11	Retropack sep
	2116:51	Entry
	2128:22	Splashdown in Pacific
	2209	Recovered by USS Kearsage

Ranger 1

  1961-021A

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Launch of Ranger I (P-32) was at 1004:10 by Atlas Agena B from Cape Canaveral. At 1006 (T+2:10) the Atlas separated at an altitude of 61 km. The fairing separated at T+4:40. The Agena B ignited at 1009 (T+4:56) at an altitude of 168 km. The 3280 kg Ranger/Agena combination entered orbit at 1011 (T+7:23) at an altitude of 186 km. The Agena B restarted at 1024 but shut down prematurely, imparting a delta-V of only 70 m/s of the required 3180 m/s. The Agena separated and Ranger I was left in a 179 x 446 km x 32.9 deg orbit. It transmitted until Aug 27 and reentered over the Gulf of Mexico on Aug 30.

Ranger 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1961 Aug 23	1004:10	Launch by Atlas Agena B
		BECO
	1006	T+2:10 Booster sep
	1008:50	T+4:40 Fairing sep
	1008:50	Atlas sep
	1009:06	T+4:56 Agena B MES-1
	1011:33	T+7:23 Agena B MECO-1	186 x 224? x 32.9
	1024	Agena B MES-2
	1024	Agena B MECO-2 70m/s
	1027:23	Agena B sep	179 x 446 x 32.9
	1034?	Agena solid retro
1961 Aug 27	0549	End of transmissions
1961 Aug 28	2353	Last transponder and beacon signal
1961 Aug 30	0830?	Reentered

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Navstar 21

 1992-089A

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Navstar SVN 29 (USA 87) was launched on 1992 Dec 18.

Navstar 29
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1992 Dec 18	2216:00	Launch by Delta 7925	CC LC17
		SRM 1-9 sep
		St 1 sep
	2220	T+4:40? SES-1
	2227	T+11:00? SECO-1	185 x 185 x 34
		T+20? SES-2 36s?
	2236	T+20? SECO-2	180? x 720? x 34?
	2237	T+21? St 2 sep
	2238	T+22? TES 1:24
	2239	T+23? TECO
	2241	T+25? St 3 sep
	2320?	SES-3 depletion	610 x 734 x 20.3
1992 Dec 20	1902?	Star 37XFP burn
1992 Dec 20	1857		724.35 20127 x 20550 x 54.75
1993 Jan 5		In service
1997 Feb 1		Operating at slot F-4
2001 Jul		Operating at F-5

Meteosat 1

 1977-108A

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ESA's first geostationary meteorological satellite, Meteosat 1, was launched in Nov 1977. There has been some confusion about Meteosat's apogee motor. ESA bulletin 85 implies an Aerojet motor while other sources suggest a BPD motor, but the NASA pre-launch MOR confirms Meteosat 1 carried an Aerojet SVM-6A and that it was to be jettisoned after firing at first apogee. ESA Meteo Programs Office (MPO) operated the satellite via ESTEC and ESOC.

Meteosat 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1977 Nov 23	0135:00	Launch by Delta 2914	CC LC17
	0135:38	SRM 1-6 cutoff
	0135:39	SRM7-9 burn
	0136:17	SRM7-9 cutoff
	0136:27	SRM 1-9 sep
		T+3:48 MECO 102 km 5.369 km/s
		T+3:56 Stage 1 sep
		T+4:01 Stage 2 burn
		T+4:42 Fairing sep
	0143:58	T+8:58 SECO-1	157 x 344 x 28.7
		T+21:45 SES-2 7s burn
	0156:52	T+21:52 SECO-2, 50s coast	172 x 633 x 28.7
	0157:44	T+22:44 Stage 2 sep
	0158:26	T+23:26 Star 37 burn
	0159:09	T+24:09 TECO
	0200:23	T+25:23 Stage 3 sep	147 x 37001 x 27.5
	1819:05	AKM, 2nd apo
	1821?	AKM jettison
1977 Nov 23			1460.96 35694 x 36848 x 0.75 GEO 72.3W+6.1W
1977 Nov 24	0803	TCM-1 14.9m/s, 0.8/d W
1977 Nov 25	0807	TCM-2 19.8m/s, 6.3/d E
	1517	TCM-3 22.1m/s south, i = 0.36
1977 Dec 2	1641	TCM-4 1.0m/s
1977 Dec 7	0221	TCM-5 stop drift 16.2m/s
	1418	TCM-6 stop drift 2.5m/s
1977 Dec 8	0800	Adjust spin
1977 Dec 9?		MVIRI cover jettison
1977 Dec 9		First image
1978 Feb 20			1436.27 35776 x 35803 x 0.2 GEO 0.15E
1978 Mar 9			1436.27 35754 x 35825 x 0.2 GEO 0.5W
1979 Feb 21			1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 1.0W
1979 Nov 24	1913	Partial failure; DCS only
1980 Jan 3			1436.03 35764 x 35806 x 0.3 GEO 0.8W
1980-1981			GEO 0W-4W
1981 Apr 28			1434.81 35531 x 35991 x 1.3 GEO 0.7E+0.3E
1981 Jun 14		mv in	1435.86 35530 x 36033 x 1.4 GEO 15.3E
1981 Oct 9			1436.20 35649 x 35928 x 1.6 GEO 12.3E
1981 Nov 4			1436.08 35760 x 35811 x 1.7 GEO 11.7E
1983 Oct 15			1436.40 35741 x 35843 x 3.3 GEO 10.2E
1983 Dec 9			1436.16 35732 x 35843 x 3.4 GEO 7.7E
1984 May 20			1436.13 35733 x 35840 x 3.8 GEO 8.4E
1984		Move to 3E?
1985 Jan 21			1436.17 35766 x 35810 x 4.4 GEO 2.6E
1985 Feb 22			1436.11 35762 x 35811 x 4.5 GEO 2.3E
1985 Jun 9			1435.74 35731 x 35827 x 4.8 GEO 6.9E
1985 Jun		Mv out
1985 Oct 10		end of ops	1435.45 35736 x 35811 x 5.1 GEO 21.7E+0.15E
1986 Jun 8			1434.73 35718 x 35801 x 5.6
1990 Oct 2			1437.71 35769 x 35866 x 9.5
1999 Apr 28			1435.88 35719 x 35844 x 14.3

NTS 1

  1974-054A

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Navigation Technology Satellite 1 was launched on 1974 Jul 14 under the auspices of the USAF SAMSO's Space Test Program (the mission was designated P73-3). NRL built the spacecraft,which carried a rubidium atomic clock. NTS 1 was launched on an Atlas F with a Star 37E solid upper stage, designated the PTS (Payload Transfer System) stage. The PTS delivered NTS 1 into an elliptical transfer orbit with an apogee of 13600 km; a Star 24 apogee motor ignited to circularize the orbit and then separated.

NTS 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Jul 14	0517	Launch by Atlas F/PTS	V
	0519	BECO
	0519	Booster sep
	0523	S+0 T+6m Atlas sep at 185 km 6.980km/s 0.0 deg	-1982 x 184
		S+1s PTS spinup
	0523	S+21s PTS (Star 37E) burn	-2450 x 200 ?
	0524	S+64s Star 37E burnout
	0529	S+320s PTS sep	193 x 13604
	0730	Star 24 burn
	0730	Star 24 burnout
	0734	Star 24 sep	468.4 13445 x 13767 x 125.1

Fleetsatcom 4

 1980-087A

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FLTSATCOM F4 was launched in Oct 1980 into geostationary orbit. After testing at 124W it was moved to the Fltsatcom Pacific position at 172E.

FLTSATCOM F4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Oct 31	0354	Launch by Atlas Centaur	CC LC36
		T+2:19 BECO
		T+2:23 Booster jettison 59.2 km 2.4275km/s
		T+3:04 Insulation pack jettison 96 km 2.770 km/s
		T+4:15 SECO
		T+4:17 Atlas sep 146.3 km 3.604 km/s 9.3deg
	0358	T+4:24 MES-1
	0358	T+4:35 Fairing 156.4 km 3.654 km/s
	0404	T+10:10 MECO-1	148 x 363 x 28.8?
	0419	T+25:11 MES-2 1:38
	0420	T+26:49 MECO-2
	0423	T+29:05 Centaur sep	630.32 168 x 35779 x 26.4
		T+33:54 Centaur venting	607.57 193 x 34563 x 26.5
1980 Oct 31	1000?	Apo 1
	2000?	Apo 2
1980 Nov 1	0700?	Apo 3
	1700?	Apo 4
1980 Nov 2	0300?	Apo 5
1980 Nov 2	0311?	Star 37 burn	1418.72 34901 x 35989 x 2.4 GEO 168.3W+4.4E
	1400?	Apo 6
1980 Nov 3			1428.31 35033 x 36234 x 2.5 GEO 167.9W+2.0E
1980 Nov 22			1428.21 35033 x 36230 x 2.4 GEO 128.6W+2.0E
1980 Nov 25		mv in	1436.02 35533 x 36036 x 2.4 GEO 123.9W
1980 Dec		Testing	GEO 124W
1981 Jan 12			1435.90 35534 x 36030 x 2.3 GEO 122.6W
1981 Jan 12		mv out	1445.31 35761 x 36171 x 2.3 GEO 123W+2.2W
1981 Feb 10		mv in	1436.24 35762 x 35816 x 2.2 GEO 173.1E
1981 Apr 5			1436.12 35772 x 35801 x 2.1 GEO 171.4E
1981 Jun			GEO 171.7E
1982 Feb 3			1436.10 35757 x 35815 x 1.5 GEO 171.2E
1982 Jun			GEO 172E
1983 May 11			1436.07 35766 x 35805 x 0.5 GEO 171.3E
1985 Jan 5			1436.05 35772 x 35798 x 1.2 GEO 171.2E
1988 Jul 25			1435.85 35768 x 35795 x 4.6 GEO 172.5E
1990 Sep 18			1436.11 35770 x 35803 x 6.5 GEO 171.7E
1992 Jun 30			1436.13 35760 x 35814 x 8.1 GEO 171.4E
1995 Nov 16			1436.09 35768 x 35804 x 10.5 GEO 171.8E

Landsat 5

 1984-021A

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Landsat 4's successor was Landsat 5, It was launched on 1984 Mar 1 into a 699 x 700 km x 98.2 deg sun-synchronous orbit with 0945LT equator crossings. The satellite was owned by NOAA until 1998 when USGS took over. Operations were contracted out to Eosat from 1985 to 2001.

Landsat 5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Mar 1	1759	Launch by Delta 3920	SLC2W
		T+0:58 SRM 1-6 off
		T+1:00 SRM 7-9 on
		T+1:18 SRM 1-6 sep
		T+2:03 SRM 7-9 sep
		T+3:46 MECO
		T+3:54 Stage 1 sep
		T+4:00 SES-1 at 127 km, 6:51
	1803	T+4:05 Fairing
	1809	T+10:51 SECO-1	? x 700 x 98.25
	1847	T+48:11 SES-2 14.6s
	1847	T+48:25 SECO-2
	1852	T+53:17 St 2 sep	685 x 700 x 98.25
1984 Mar 7		Orbit trim
1984 Mar 10		Orbit trim
1984 Mar 22		Perigee raise
1984 Mar 29		Orbit adjust
1984 Apr 1		Orbit adjust
1984 Apr 4		Orbit adjust	98.84 702 x 704 x 98.25
1984 Apr 6		Orbit trim
1984 Apr 6		Control to NOAA
1985 Sep 27		Operations to EOSAT
1995 Oct 27		Orbit raise burn
1995 Nov		Orbit raise burn
1995 Nov 29		Orbit raise burn
2001 Jul 1		Operations from EOSAT to USGS

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Insat 1D

 1990-051A

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The final Insat 1 satellite was launched by a Delta from Cape Canaveral in 1990.  After launch, Insat 1D failed to separate from the PAM-D stage and the separation was commanded by Insat MCF-Hassan.

Insat 1D
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1990 Jun 12	0552	Launch by Delta 4925	CC LC17
		SRM sep
	0556	Thor MECO
	0556	Thor sep
	0556	Stage 2 burn
	0602?	Stage 2 SECO-1	180? x 180?
	0614?	Stage 2 SES-2
	0615?	Stage 2 SECO-2	133? x 414? x 27.3
	0616	Stage 3 burn
	0617	Stage 3 burnout	133 x 39749 x 27.2
	0620	Spacecraft tumbling in flat spin
	0637	PAM-D sep
	0645?	Stage 2 depletion	258 x 415 x 27.3
1990 Jun 14	1130?	Apogee at 92E
1990 Jun 14	1130?	LAM?
1990 Jun 15	1100?	Apogee at 100E
1990 Jun 15			1455.99 32388 x 39962 x 0.4 GEO 83.2E+4.9W
1990 Jun 22			1435.81 35754 x 35807 x 0.2 GEO 83.4E
1990 Jun 30			1436.17 35769 x 35806 x 0.2 GEO 83.1E
1992 Aug 1			1436.14 35775 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 83.0E
1996 Oct 8			1436.16 35774 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 83.0E
1999 Jun 16			1436.13 35769 x 35804 x 1.1 GEO 83.0E
1999 Jul		mv out	1436.70 35781 x 35815 x 1.3
1999 Sep 22			1436.28 35767 x 35813 x 1.3 GEO 74.3E
2000 Jun 13			1436.14 35754 x 35821 x 1.9 GEO 73.4E
2002 Apr 4			1436.01 35725 x 35844 x 3.4 GEO 73.8E

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