Tuesday, February 1, 2005

Voskhod 2 (Diamond)

1965-022A


Spaceship 3KD No. 4 followed the 3KD No. 1 test and just preceded the first US Gemini flight. Crew of 3KD No. 4, named Voskhod-2 after launch, were Pavel Belyaev and Aleksey Leonov, both Air Force cosmonauts. Belyaev was designated Komandir (commander) and Leonov was Vtoroy Pilot (Second Pilot).

On rev 17 the spacecraft failed to orient for retrofire. On Rev 18 they manually oriented the spacecraft but ignited the engine 46 seconds late causing a 2000 km overshoot. They landed in the Siberian forest, and spent a night fending off wolves before the rescue party reached them.


Voskhod-2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Mar 18  0700:00  Launch by 11A57  KB LC1 
 0704?  Blok-I burn 
 0709?  Blok-I MECO 
 0814Airlock extended 
 0828:13  Leonov in airlock, depress complete 
 0832:54  Hatch open 
 0834:51  Exit hatch,first spacewalk 
 0845  Enter hatch (00:12:09) 
 0847:00  Ingress complete 
 0848:40  Hatch closed 
 0851:54  Repress airlock (00:23:41) 
 0853Leonov in cabin 
1965 Mar 18  0953  (rough TLE?)  90.91 234 x 403 x 64.60 
 1000?? Airlock jettison 
 1557   90.93 167 x 472 x 64.79 
1965 Mar 19  0554Rev 17 deorbit cancelled 
 0819  Orient for retro 
 0836:27  Deorbit using main retro? 
 0846? PO sep 
 0902:17  Landed 59 34 03 N 55 28 00E, 180 km NE Perm 

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