Rohini 1

 1980-062A

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A Rohini RS-1 test satellite was prepared for the first SLV-3 flight, and it reached orbit successfully. Control was from SHAR, with data reception at SAC, VSSC and ISAC.

Rohini RS-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Jul 18	0233:45	Launch by SLV-3(E)-02	SHAR
		T+0:53 St 1 MECO
		T+1:12 St 1 sep 31 km
		T+1:12 St 2 MES 44s
		T+1:56? St 2 MECO
		T+2:15 fairing 88 km
		Coast to 88 km
		T+2:20 St 3 MES, 46s 93 km
		T+3:06 St 3 MECO
		Fairing
		Coast to 305 km	-4742? x 332 x 44.8
	0239:31	T+6:31 St 3 sep 308km
	0239:35	T+7:08 St 4 MES, 33s
	0240:08	T+7:08 St 4 MECO
	0245?	Stage 4 sep	305 x 919 x 45.0
1981 May 20		reentered

Meteor-1 1

  1969-029A

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Satellite 11F614 No. 12 was launched from Plesetsk in Mar 1969. For the first time the announced name was simply `Meteor', instead of being given a Kosmos number. The launch vehicle placed the Meteor in an unplanned elliptical orbit.

Meteor No. 12
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1969 Mar 26	1230	Launch by 8A92M	PL
	1234?	Blok E burn
	1240?	Blok E sep
			98.0 633 x 687 x 81.2

Spaceflight: October 2002

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Inmarsat 203

 1991-084B

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The Inmarsat II F-3 satellite was placed at 178E to be the POR satellite.

Inmarsat II F-3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1991 Dec 16	2319:48	Launch by Ariane (V48)	CSG ELA2
		T+2:27 PAL sep
		T+3:32 St 1 sep
		T+3:35 St 2 MES
		T+4:05 Fairing
		T+5:43 St 2 sep
		T+5:48 St 3 MES
	2337:38	T+17:50 St 3 MECO
	2339:54	T+20:06 Telecom 2A sep
	2342:12	T+22:24 Spelda sep
	2344:21	T+24:33 Inmarsat 2F3 sep
			645.25 362 x 36351 x 3.8
1991 Dec 18?	1130?	LAM-1
1991 Dec 18			715.62 4443 x 35804 x 3.5
1991 Dec 22	2350?	LAM-2
1991 Dec 23			1431.65 35583 x 35816 x 2.6 GEO 155.4E+1.1E
1991 Dec 24			1435.96 35743 x 35824 x 2.7 GEO 155.4E
1992 Jan 5			1435.48 35739 x 35809 x 2.7 GEO 156.5E+0.1E
1992 Jan ?		Arrive 178E
1993 Mar 28			1436.06 35775 x 35796 x 1.8 GEO 178.9E
1993 Jul 18			1436.04 35774 x 35796 x 1.6 GEO 178.0E
1995 Aug 19			1436.04 35777 x 35793 x 0.5 GEO 178.0E
1996 Dec 10			1436.02 35768 x 35801 x 0.3 GEO 178.1E
1997 Feb 14			1436.10 35769 x 35804 x 0.3 GEO 179.9E
1997 Feb		Move to IOR
1997 Mar 19			1436.10 35772 x 35800 x 0.3 GEO 65.1E
1997 Jul 20			1436.12 35732 x 35841 x 0.5 GEO 64.8E
1999 Jun 10			1436.07 35773 x 35798 x 0.8 GEO 65.0E
2001 Sep 20			1436.07 35776 x 35796 x 1.2 GEO 65.0E
2001 Sep 22		mv out
2001 Dec 3			1429.26 35639 x 35666 x 1.4 GEO 169W+1.7E
2001 Dec 19		mv to 142W	1429.18 35635 x 35666 x 1.4
2002 Jan 3			1436.05 35768 x 35802 x 1.4 GEO 142.0W
2002 Aug 18			1436.03 35773 x 35797 x 2.0 GEO 142.0W

USA-138

 1998-016A

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UHF F/O F8 is the first of the Block III satellites. UHF F8 to F10 carry a high data rate relay package and a TV direct broadcast payload, replacing the SHF transponders. The high capacity USN Global Broadcast Service (GBS) will decrease the time it takes for US forces to receive imagery information.  F8 also has an extra solar panel on each solar array wing. Launch mass is 3200 kg, BOL mass 1540 kg.

F8 will be stationed at 172E/Pacific, replacing FLTSATCOM 4. Control is by 3rd SOS/Falcon until 1999, when NSOC/Pt Mugu takes over. Launch is by the last Atlas 2, using the 14-foot fairing, with an MRS (minimum residual shutdown) transfer orbit.

UHF F/O F8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1998 Mar 16	2132	Launch by Atlas 2 AC-132	CC LC36A
		T+2:46 BECO
		T+2:49 Booster sep
		T+3:35 PLF sep
		T+4:34 SECO
		T+4:36 Atlas sep
		T+4:58 MES-1
	2143	T+11:39 MECO-1	159 x 867 x 28.2
	2157	T+25:56 MES-2
	2159	T+27:28 MECO-2	222 x 23442 x 27.0
	2202	T+30:56 Centaur sep
1998 Mar 16			415.43 219 x 23910 x 26.9
1998 Mar 18	1530?	LAM-1 perigee
1998 Mar 18			511.81 203 x 29430 x 26.9
1998 Mar 19	0030?	LAM-2 perigee
1998 Mar 19			541.52 226 x 31031 x 26.9
1998 Mar 20	0300?	LAM-3 perigee
1998 Mar 20			639.49 273 x 36144 x 26.9
1998 Mar 20	1900?	LAM-4 apogee
1998 Mar 21			643.93 516 x 36130 x 26.4
1998 Mar 21	1400?	LAM-5 apogee
1998 Mar 21			1158.99 24226 x 36116 x 7.2
1998 Mar 23	0900?	LAM-6 apogee
1998 Mar 24			1432.43 35268 x 36161 x 6.0 GEO 178.5W+0.9E
1998 Apr 1			1435.79 35477 x 36083 x 6.0 GEO 170.7W+0.07E
1998 May 1			1436.27 35484 x 36095 x 6.0 GEO 171.5W+0.05W
1998 Jun 28			1436.08 35769 x 35802 x 5.9 GEO 171.2E
1999 Jul 25			1435.94 35772 x 35794 x 5.2 GEO 172.3E

Maclean’s: December 9,2002

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Southern fried makeover

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Soyuz 8

 1969-087A

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The third member of the fleet was 7K-OK No. 16 (Soyuz-8), which carried the active docking system. The radar system failed and attempted rendezvous was carried out manually.

Soyuz-8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1969 Oct 13	1019:09	Launch by Soyuz 11A511	KB
		T+1:55 SAS sep
		T+1:58 Blok BVGD sep
		T+2:45 Fairing
		T+4:45 Blok A sep
		T+4:48 St 3 MES
	1027:59	T+8:50 St 3 MECO
	1028	St 3 sep
	2330		89.37 208 x 279 x 51.64
1969 Oct 14		Flyby Soyuz-7, miss by 1 km
1969 Oct 15	0940	Within 1.7 km, begin manual approach
	0950?	Flyby Soyuz-7, miss by 500m
	2245		88.79 202 x 228 x 51.65
1969 Oct 16	1200	Manual orbit correction
	1800		88.70 208 x 212 x 51.63
1969 Oct 17	0850		88.90 205 x 236 x 51.65
1969 Oct 18	0829:30	Retrofire
	0832?	DO CO
	0842?	Modules sep
	0848?	Entry
	0909:58	Landed 145 km N of Karaganda

Nimbus 4

  1970-025A

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Nimbus IV carried a new set of experiments, Launch was on 1970 Apr 8, again by Thorad Agena D. Nimbus IV achieved a 1095 x 1100 km x 99.9 deg orbit and operated for over ten years. 

Nimbus 4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1970 Apr 8	0817:56	Launch by Thorad Agena D
		T+0:39 SRM 1-3 out
		T+1:42 SRM 1-3 sep
	0820	T+3:44 Thorad MECO
		T+4:19 Agena MES-1, 235s
		T+4:28 Fairing
	0826:09	T+8:13 Agena MECO-1	158 x 1097 x 99.91
	0912:06	T+54:10 Agena MES-2, 5s 1003 m/s
	0912:11	T+54:15 Agena MECO-2
	0916:19	T+58:23 Agena sep
	0916:30?	Agena retro-1
	1002	T+1:44:00 TOPO eject
	1002?	Agena retro-2
1970 Apr 8			1092 x 1101 x 99.91
1977 Oct 18		Initial retirement
1980 Sep 30		End of ops
1982 Dec		Last tx

Aviation Week: October 14,2002

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