Challenge to Apollo - The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974

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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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