Tuesday, June 25, 1985
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Yuri 1
1978-039A
NASDA's Broadcasting Satellite Experimental (BSE) was built by Toshiba together with GE, using a bus related to the RCA Satcom. Mass was 678 kg including ABM. Size 1.3 x 1.2 x 3.9m with 8.9m span. Spacecraft is 334 kg full without ABM. Hydrazine is less than 48 kg (includes AOCS dry mass). ABM is 344 kg full, 24 empty.
The satellite demonstrated TV broadcast for education and public service. BSE was named Yuri (`Lily') after launch.
| Yuri | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Apr 7 | 2201 | Launch by Delta 2914 | CC LC17 |
| T+38s SRM 1-6 burnout | |||
| T+0:39 SRM 7-9 on | |||
| T+77s SRM 7-9 burnout | |||
| T+87s SRM 1-9 sep | |||
| T+3:45 T+3:48s MECO | |||
| T+3:53 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:59 St 2 burn | |||
| 2205 | T+4:29 Fairing sep | ||
| 2209 | T+8:53 SECO-1 | 166 x 166 x 28.7 | |
| 2222 | T+21:14 SES-2 10s | ||
| 2222 | T+21:24 SECO-2 | 166 x 643? x 28.5 | |
| 2223 | T+22:24 spinup | ||
| 2223 | T+22:26 St 2 sep | ||
| 2224 | T+23:07 St 3 burn | ||
| 2224 | T+23:51 St 3 cutoff | ||
| 2225 | T+24:54 St 3 sep | 634.26 208 x 35941 x 27.2 | |
| St 2 depletion | 571 x 2040 x 28.23 | ||
| 1978 Apr 8 | 0500? | Apo 1 | |
| 1600? | Apo 2 | ||
| 1978 Apr 9 | 0200? | Apo 3 | |
| 1978 Apr 9 | 0034 | Star 27 apogee burn | |
| 1978 Apr 9 | 1233 | 1415.75 35113 x 35660 x 0.1 GEO 142.8E+5.2E | |
| 1978 Apr 26 | 1435.99 35783 x 35785 x 0.1 GEO 109.9E+0.02E | ||
| 1978 Jul 7 | 1436.11 35727 x 35846 x 0.0 GEO 110.2E | ||
| 1978 Jul 20 | Experiments begin | ||
| 1980 Aug | On station | GEO 110E | |
| 1981 Feb | GEO 110.0E | ||
| 1981 Dec | GEO 110E | ||
| 1982 Jan 12 | 1436.10 35719 x 35853 x 1.4 GEO 109.8E | ||
Monday, June 17, 1985
Discoverer 38
1962-005A
The first orbital MURAL flight was Mission 9031 (CORONA 38). The SRV was deorbited on Mar 3; the heatshield failed to separate after reentry, but the SRV was nevertheless successfully recovered in mid-air over the Pacific. The photos were slightly out of focus. Three debris objects were cataloged, probably prompting a memo several weeks later in NRO which noted that NORAD was detecting the camera doors, ejected after the vehicle reached orbit. Later in the program, the doors would be ejected during ascent to prevent this, probably because CIA was worried the USAF space trackers would realize the objects meant that cameras were being carried (not that anyone reading Aviation Week was in much doubt...).
| KH-4 Mission 9031 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Feb 27 | 1939:20 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V Pad 4 |
| 1941 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 1941 | Thor VECO (T+2:39) | ||
| 1941 | Thor sep (T+2:48) | ||
| 1942:36 | Agena burn (T+3:16) | ||
| Thor apogee 198 km 3042 m/s | -5834 x 197 | ||
| 1946:42 | Agena cutoff (T+7:22) | 205 x 405 x ? (VCR) | |
| 1962 Feb 28 | 0410 | 90.61 200 x 409 x 81.75 | |
| 1746 | 90.52 207 x 392 x 82.23 | ||
| 1962 Mar 3 | 2205? | SRV ejected on rev 65 | |
| 1962 Mar 3 | 2240? | SRV recovered over Pacific | |
| 1962 Mar 4 | 1218 | 90.41 207 x 382 x 82.23 | |
| 1962 Mar 7 | 1537 | 90.16 207 x 357 x 82.23 | |
| 1962 Mar 9 | 1900 | 90.04 208 x 341 x 82.2 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Mar 13 | 1200 | 89.71 208 x 308 x 82.2 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Mar 20 | 0932 | 88.32 182 x 201 x 82.23 | |
| 1962 Mar 21 | CORONA/Agena reentered | ||
Kosmos 1066
1978-121A
Astrofizika 11F653 no 1 carried an SPD-50 electric thruster like those on Meteor-Priroda, to allow its orbit to be synchronized for the optical observations.
| Astrofizika | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Dec 23 | 0840 | Launch by Vostok-2M | PL |
| 102.1 818 x 891 x 81.2 | |||
| 1980 Aug 20 | End of ops | ||
Sunday, June 16, 1985
Kosmos 1067
1978-122A
Kosmos-1067 carried a solar proton detector.
| Kosmos-1067 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Dec 26 | 1330 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 1332 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1338? | Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 1433? | Stage 2 restart | ||
| 1433? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1978 Dec 26 | 109.1 1158x1208x83.0 | ||
| 1979 Apr | SPD still tx | ||
| 1980 May 1 | End of operations | ||
Payload:
- Geodetic transponder
- Solar proton detector p>1MeV
Soyuz 11
1971-053A
The second ferry ship was 7K-T No. 32 (Soyuz-11). Soyuz-11's crew was Georgiy Dobrovol'skiy, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsaev. This time docking was without problems and the crew spent 22 days on Salyut 1.
The ship undocked from the station and the PAO engine carried out the deorbit burn. After the BO and PAO modules separated from the SA, a valve accidentally opened and depressurized the cabin. This may have been due to the separation blast, or to accidental activation of one of the valves prior to launch. The valve was a fresh air system meant to be opened after landing. The crew attempted to crank the valve closed, but failed; all three died during the descent. The craft landed 202 km E of Dzezkazgan at 47 20 N, 70 24 E.
| Soyuz-11 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Jun 6 | 0455:09 | Launch by Soyuz 11A511 | KB |
| 0457 | Blok-BVGD sep | ||
| 0459 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0503 | Blok-I MECO | ||
| 0504 | Blok-I sep, LEO | ||
| 1050 | Rev 4 burn | 185 x 217 x 51.6 | |
| 1971 Jun 7 | Rev 16 burn | ||
| 0427 | Range 4 km, radio lock on | ||
| 0431 | SKD burn 10s, range 2.3 km | ||
| 0437 | Range 700m | ||
| 0452 | Range 10m | ||
| 1971 Jun 7 | 0455 | Docked to Salyut | |
| 0732 | Go for HO | ||
| 0735? | HO to Salyut | ||
| 1971 Jun 8 | 0802 | Orbit raise | |
| 1971 Jun 29 | 1815 | Hatch closed | |
| 1825:15 | Undocked from Salyut | ||
| reapproach to 30m for imagery | |||
| 1930? | Sep from Salyut | ||
| 2235:24 | Retrofire (2:25) | ||
| 2237:49? | DO CO | -144? x 230 x 51.56 | |
| 2247:28 | Modules sep at 150 km | ||
| 2247:29? | Accidental depress of SA at 168 km | ||
| 2249? | Crew killed | ||
| 2248:49? | Death of Volkov (dp+80) | ||
| 2249:09? | Death of Patsaev (dp+100) | ||
| 2249:21? | Pressure at 0 mm? | ||
| 2249:29? | Death of Dobrovol'sky (dp+120) | ||
| 2249:43 | Pressure at 50mm | ||
| 2250:59 | Pressure at 0mm? R+15:35 | ||
| 2254? | Entry | ||
| 2302 | Parachutes out | ||
| 2316:52 | Landed 200 km SW Kustanai | ||
Monday, June 10, 1985
Tuesday, June 4, 1985
Kosmos 250
1968-095A
Tselina-O flight 2 was launched in Oct 1968.
A late piece of debris was cataloged as 8780 (1968-95G) in Mar 1976. In Sep 1976 another piece of debris was given the same catalog number.
| Kosmos-250 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Oct 30 | 2204? | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 2206? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 2212? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 2237? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 2237? | Stage 2 sep | 95.3 522 x 542 x 74.0 | |
| 1978 Feb 15 | Reentered | ||
Thursday, May 30, 1985
Monday, May 27, 1985
DSP 8
1975-118A
The Flight 5 satellite was actually spacecraft 8 (or possibly 7), the first of the heavier Block II satellites with a mass of 1040 kg. The last Block 1 satellites, spacecrafts 5 and 6, were kept in storage and later upgraded. The enlarged IR arrays had 6000 pixels. Shortly after orbit insertion, a fuel line ruptured (detected by the impact warning sensor) and attitude control was lost but later recovered. The spacecraft remained in a drift orbit in which it saw some operational use.
| DSP 8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Dec 14 | 0515:00 | Launch by Titan IIIC | CC |
| 0517? | SRM sep | ||
| 0519? | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0520? | Fairing sep | ||
| 0522? | Stage 2 MECO | 151 x 398 x 28.6 | |
| 0523? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 0620? | Transtage MES-1 | ||
| 1145? | MES-2 | ||
| 1145? | MECO-2 | ||
| 1200? | Transtage sep | 1436.0 35671 x 35785 x 3.0 | |
Friday, May 24, 1985
Corona 84
1964-048A
The final ARGON satellite, CORONA flight 84, carried the Starflash 1B optical beacon and the mission (9066A) was similar to the previous flight. Mass was 1325 kg. OPS 2739 was launched by TAT Agena D from complex 75-1 on 1964 Aug 21. The SRV was recovered from the 115 deg orbit on the 96th orbit. The CORONA program history reports that this mission was the first to carry an OAS solid rocket motor.
| KH-5 Mission 9066A | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Aug 21 | 1545 | Launch by TAT Agena D | V 75-1 Pad 2 |
| 1546 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 1547 | Thor MECO (T+2:28) | ||
| 1547 | Thor VECO (T+2:37) | ||
| 1547 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | ||
| 1548 | Agena burn (T+3:33) | ||
| 1552 | Agena MECO (T+7:38) | 91.72 364 x 382 x 114.97 (VCR) | |
| 1964 Aug 21 | 2251 | 91.66 339 x 372 x 115.0 | |
| 1964 Aug 22 | 0630 | 91.65 349 x 362 x 115.0 | |
| 1964 Aug 25 | 1430 | 91.60 349 x 363 x 115.0 (RAE) | |
| 1964 Aug | 91.7 351 x 363 x 114.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1964 Aug 27 | 1818? | SRV ejected | |
| 1855? | SRV recovered rev 96 | ||
| 1964 Aug 30 | 1425 | 91.36 330 x 352 x 115.0 | |
| 1964 Dec 5 | 1200 | 90.90 305 x 332 x 115.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Mar 27 | 0500 | 89.15 219 x 232 x 115.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Mar 29 | 88.45 195 x 200 x 115.0 | ||
| 1965 Mar 31 | 0740? | Reentered | |
Thursday, May 23, 1985
Kosmos 1106
1979-054A
Two-tone telemetry; medium res satellite.
| Kosmos-1106 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Jun 12 | 0700 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 0704 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0708 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1979 Jun 18 | 89.06 216x237x81.37 | ||
| 1979 Jun 24 | 88.82 207x222x81.36 | ||
| 1979 Jun 25 | |||
| 0256? | Deorbit | ||
| 0306? | PO sep | ||
| 0312? | Entry | -214 x 211 | |
| 0328? | Landed | ||
Tuesday, May 21, 1985
Sunday, May 19, 1985
Kosmos 444
1971-086A
Kosmos-444 was satellite 1 of Strela-1M octuplet no. 3.
| Kosmos-444 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Oct 13 | 1341 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| Stage 2 burn 1 | |||
| 1348 | T+7m Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| Stage 2 burn 2 | |||
| 1439? | T+58m? Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1971 Dec 18 | 114.16 1324 x 1509 x 74.03 | ||