1980-030A
According to Sven Grahn, Kosmos-1174 made three attempts to intercept Kosmos-1171 and was then detonated. Nick Johnson's analysis puts the explosion after the first attempt, implying the second two close passes were coincidental.
| Kosmos-1174 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Apr 18 | 0051 | Launch by 11K69 | KB |
| 0053 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0056 | Stage 2 MECO | 140x432x65.2 | |
| 1980 Apr 18 | 0150? | burn (JCM estimate) | |
| 1980 Apr 18 | 0212? | burn (SG estimate) | 362x1025x65.83 |
| 1980 Apr 18 | 0416 | Intercepted K1171 at rev 2 apogee, range 18km | |
| 1980 Apr 18 | 0625 | mv | 380 x 1661 x 66.11 |
| 550 km from K1167 | |||
| 0726 | explosion at 1600 km (NLJ report) | ||
| 1980 Apr 18 | 2204 | Intercepted K1171, 33km range | |
| 1980 Apr 19 | 0035 | small mv | 105.54 380 x 1659 x 66.13 |
| 1980 Apr 19 | 1257 | Intercepted K1171, 31 km range, over Easter I | |
| 1980 Apr 20 | Exploded (SG estimate) | ||
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