Wednesday, June 21, 1989
Pioneer 1
1958-007
The second ARPA/USAF/STL probe was launched at 0842 from 1958 Oct 11 by Thor Able from Canaveral. The second stage cut off too soon, and final velocity was 0.26 km/s short of the planned 10.74 km/s. Pioneer I reached an apogee of 113840 km. It reentered on Oct 13.
The vernier rockets fired; they failed to separate on command. They probably added about 20m/s to the velocity. The apogee motor firing would have put Pioneer in Earth orbit but ignition failed due to low battery temperatures.
There were 8 verniers with a total impulse of 1.89 kNs.
| Pioneer 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Oct 11 | 0842:13 | Launch by Thor Able | |
| 0844:49 | T+2:36 Thor MECO 95 km 4.854 Vi | -5100 x 451 x 32.7 | |
| 0844:50? | Able burn | ||
| 0846:36 | T+4:23 Able SECO 333 km | 72.65 -2807 x 1585 x 31.60 | |
| 0846:37? | Altair X248A3 burn | ||
| 0847:20 | T+5:05 Altair burnout 445 km | ||
| 0850:02? | T+7:49? Altair sep | ||
| -870 x 105600? x 35.9 | |||
| 0850? | Vernier burn | ||
| -870 x 113341 x 35.89 | |||
| T+12:55? Verniers jettison failed | |||
| 1958 Oct 12 | 0640? | Apogee | |
| 1958 Oct 13 | 0359 | Reentry 21S 88.1W | |
Payload:
- Retrorocket
- IR TV scanner
Tuesday, June 20, 1989
Intelsat 501
1981-050A
The Ford Aerospace Intelsat V F-1 satellite was placed over the Atlantic after its launch in May 1981.
| Intelsat 501 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 May 23 | 2242 | Launch by Atlas Centaur | CC LC36B |
| T+2:23 Booster sep | |||
| T+3:04 Centaur insulation sep | |||
| T+3:32 Fairing sep | |||
| T+4:14 SECO | |||
| T+4:16 Atlas sep | |||
| 2246 | T+4:23 MES-1 5:12 | ||
| 2251 | T+9:35 MECO-1 | 89.56 148 x 357 x 28.3 | |
| 2305 | T+23:45 MES-2 1:31 | ||
| 2307 | T+25:16 MECO-2 | 632.79 167 x 35908 x 24.4 | |
| 2309 | T+27:32 Centaur AC-56 sep | 633.90 172 x 35959 x 24.1 | |
| T+30:32 venting (AC) | 611.37 167 x 34799 x 24.4 | ||
| 1981 May 24 | 0500? | Apo 1 | |
| 1500? | Apo 2 | ||
| 1981 May 25 | 0200? | Apo 3 | |
| 1140? | Apo 4 | ||
| 1981 May 25 | 1142 | AKM 62s | 1404.98 33615 x 36735 x 0.5 GEO 23.1W+7.9E |
| 1981 May 27 | 1426.17 35515 x 35668 x 0.5 GEO 2.6W+2.5E | ||
| 1981 May 29 | 1435.97 35773 x 35795 x 0.6 GEO 3.1E | ||
| 1981 Jun | Checkout | ||
| 1981 Jul 1 | 1436.02 35773 x 35796 x 0.5 GEO 2.9E | ||
| 1981 Jul 12 | Operational 21.5W | ||
| 1981 Jul 15 | mv out | ||
| 1981 Jul 22 | 1436.04 35767 x 35803 x 0.4 GEO 24.4W | ||
| 1981 Jul 24 | mv in, colocate 75-91A | GEO 24.5W | |
| 1981 Aug 3 | GEO 24.5W | ||
| 1981 Oct | GEO 25.5W | ||
| 1982 Jan 1 | 1436.15 35773 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 24.6W | ||
| 1982 Mar 26 | 1436.31 35770 x 35810 x 0.1 GEO 23.8W+0.06W | ||
| 1982 Mar 29 | mv out | 1428.43 35617 x 35655 x 0.1 GEO 11.2W+1.9E | |
| 1982 May 25 | mv in | 1436.05 35774 x 35797 x 0.1 GEO 60.0E | |
| 1982 Jun | IOR Operational Spare (C/DL) | GEO 60E | |
| 1983 Jan 1 | GEO 60E | ||
| 1984 Jan 24 | 1436.05 35771 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 60.0E | ||
| 1984 Feb | Move to 57E | ||
| 1984 Mar 14 | 1436.07 35763 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 56.8E | ||
| 1984 Apr | IOR C/DL | GEO 57E | |
| 1985 Sep | GEO 57E | ||
| 1986 Jan 4 | mv out | 1436.06 35766 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 57.1E | |
| 1986 Feb 3 | 1428.18 35619 x 35643 x 0.1 GEO 105.0E+2.0E | ||
| 1986 Mar 19 | mv in | 1436.18 35771 x35804 x 0.1 GEO 174.0E | |
| 1986 Sep | GEO 174E | ||
| 1988 Mar 1 | 1436.11 35769 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 174.0E | ||
| 1988 Sep 8 | 1436.08 35768 x 35804 x 0.5 GEO 173.9E | ||
| 1988 Sep | mv out | ||
| 1988 Nov 15 | mv in | 1436.11 35771 x 35802 x 0.6 GEO 177.0E | |
| 1989 Aug 10 | 1436.06 35774 x 35797 x 1.3 GEO 177.0E | ||
| 1990 Jan | POR | GEO 177.0E | |
| 1990 Aug 10 | 1436.03 35770 x 35800 x 2.2 GEO 177.0E | ||
| 1990 Aug 27 | 1436.02 35769 x 35800 x 2.3 GEO 177.2E | ||
| 1990 Aug 30 | mv out | 1435.39 35749 x 35796 x 2.3 GEO 179.6W+0.17E | |
| 1990 Sep 22 | mv in | 1436.06 35771 x 35800 x 2.3 GEO 177.0W | |
| 1991 Jan 3 | 1436.03 35767 x 35803 x 2.7 GEO 176.9W | ||
| 1992 Jan 3 | 1436.04 35769 x 35801 x 3.5 GEO 177.0W | ||
| 1992 Sep 22 | 1435.98 35769 x 35799 x 4.1 GEO 176.9W | ||
| 1992 Sep 24 | mv out | 1438.00 35820 x 35827 x 4.1 GEO 179.6E+0.5W | |
| 1993 Mar 22 | 1437.75 35726 x 35911 x 4.5 GEO 91.0E+0.4W | ||
| 1993 Mar 29 | mv in | 1435.98 35769 x 35799 x 4.5 GEO 91.6E | |
| 1995 Jan 3 | 1436.16 35773 x 35801 x 5.9 GEO 91.4E | ||
| 1996 Jan 16 | Mv out | 1436.17 35770 x 35805 x 6.6 GEO 91.4E | |
| 1996 Feb 1 | 1439.04 35841 x 35847 x 6.6 GEO 80.0E+0.7W | ||
| 1996 Feb 11 | Mv in | GEO 71E | |
| 1996 Feb 14 | 1436.07 35776 x 35796 x 6.7 GEO 71.9E | ||
Kosmos 1714
1985-121A
Kosmos-1714 was a test of Zenit-2 flight to elliptical orbit with a northern hemisphere apogee. The fairing failed to separate, leaving the payload in a lower orbit than planned.
| Kosmos-1714 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Dec 28 | 0916:30 | Launch by 11K77 | KB LC45 |
| 0918 | T+2:23 St 1 MECO | ||
| 0918 | T+2:25 Stage 1 sep | ||
| 0918 | T+2:25 Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0919 | T+2:40 GO failed to sep | ||
| 0923 | T+6:42 Stage 2 MECO | 150? x 850? x 71.0 | |
| Stage 2 exploded during low thrust mode? | |||
| 1985 Dec 28 | 164x849x71.0 | ||
| 0933? | Sep motor covers sep | ||
| Remained attached to rocket stage? | |||
| 1985 Dec 29 | 121F orbit | 420 x 850 x 71.02 | |
| 1986 Feb 27 | reentered over Australia | ||
Friday, June 16, 1989
Progress 19
1984-018A
Progress-19 (spacecraft Progress 7K-TG No. 120) was launched on 1984 Feb 21 and docked with Salyut-7 on Feb 23.
| Progress-19 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Feb 21 | 0646:05 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 0900 | 88.80 186 x 245 x 51.6 | ||
| 1700 | 89.81 205 x 325 x 51.6 | ||
| 1984 Feb 22 | 1200 | 90.51 272 x 327 x 51.6 | |
| 1984 Feb 23 | 0821 | Docked with Salyut-7 | |
| 1984 Feb 24 | 0000 | 90.19 281 x 286 x 51.6 | |
| 1984 Feb 26 | 1430 | 90.69 306 x 311 x 51.6 | |
| 1984 Mar 5 | 90.61 303 x 306 x 51.6 | ||
| 1984 Mar 14 | 90.53 297 x 303 x 51.6 | ||
| 1984 Mar 31 | 0940 | Undocked | |
| 1984 Apr 1 | 0230 | 88.44 190 x 204 x 51.6 | |
| 1800 | 88.40 190 x 200 x 51.62 | ||
| 1935 | Deorbited | ||
Thursday, June 15, 1989
Corona 88
1964-071A
CORONA 88 was launched on 1964 Nov 2 into an 80 degree orbit. Mass was 1678 kg. The main cameras performed erratically and were shut down on rev 52, with about 65 percent of the aft camera film out of focus on SRV 1013-1. (However, a CIA memo in Mar 1965 claimed the payload was operating normally despite some telemetry problems and the USAF had shut down the cameras on Rev 6 over CIA objections). The second SRV was also recovered, but since the panoramic cameras had not been operating during its mission no data was obtained except for 102 index camera frames and a few pan frames left over from rev 52 in the first part of the mission.
| KH-4A Mission 1013 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Nov 2 | 2130:20 | Launch by TAT Agena D | V 75-3 Pad 4 |
| 2131:25 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 2132:46 | Thor MECO (T+2:26) | ||
| 2132:55 | Thor VECO (T+2:35) | ||
| 2133:02 | Thor sep (T+2:42) | ||
| 2133:07 | Agena burn (T+2:47) | ||
| 2137:08 | Agena MECO (T+6:48) | 90.85 184 x 455 x 79.98 (VCR) | |
| 1964 Nov 3 | 0130 | 90.79 190 x 436 x 80.0 | |
| 1964 Nov 3 | 1430 | 90.70 180 x 448 x 79.95 (RAE) | |
| 1507 | 90.77 180 x 444 x 80.0 | ||
| 1964 Nov 4 | 0445 | 90.76 186 x 437 x 80.0 | |
| 1964 Nov 6 | Cameras shut down | ||
| 1964 Nov 7 | 0004:22 | SRV-1 ejected | |
| 0004:32 | Retro | ||
| 0012 | Chute deployed | ||
| 1964 Nov 7 | 0030? | SRV-1 recovered, orbit 65 | |
| 1964 Nov 7 | 2351:23 | SRV-2 ejected | |
| 2351:33 | Retro | ||
| 1964 Nov 8 | |||
| 0000:14 | Chute deployed | ||
| 0030? | SRV-2 recovered, orbit 81 | ||
| 1964 Nov 8 | 1438 | 90.66 182 x 432 x 80.0 | |
| 1964 Nov 13 | end of ops | ||
| 1964 Nov 25 | 1928 | 88.82 164 x 267 x 80.0 | |
| 1964 Nov 28 | 0530? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
Wednesday, June 14, 1989
Saturday, June 10, 1989
Kosmos 132
1966-106A
Zenit-2 No. 46 flew on a Vostok 8A92 from Baikonur in Nov 1966.
| Kosmos-132 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Nov 19 | 0800 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB LC31 |
| 0805? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 0810? | Blok-E sep | ||
| 89.3 207 x 280 x 65 (TASS) | |||
| 1966 Nov 19 | 1647 | 89.20 204 x 265 x 65.0 | |
| 1966 Nov 26 | 0318 | 89.07 200 x 256 x 65.0 | |
| 1966 Nov 27 | 0640? | Deorbit | |
| 0700? | Landed | ||
Thursday, June 8, 1989
Kosmos 193
1967-117A
Zenit-2 No. 58 was launched from Plesetsk on 1967 Nov 25. It landed after a successful 8 day mission 150 km SW of Pavlodar, at 51 16 N 75 14 E.
| Kosmos-193 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Nov 25 | 1130 | Launch by 11A57 | NIIP-53 LC41/1 |
| 1134 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1139 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 89.9 203 x 354 x 65.7 (TASS) | |||
| 1545 | 90.07 199 x 356 x 65.7 | ||
| 1967 Nov 26 | 1113 | 89.85 199 x 334 x 65.6 | |
| 1967 Dec 3 | 0321 | 89.70 195 x 324 x 65.6 | |
| 1967 Dec 3 | 0457? | Deorbit | |
| 0517 | Landed after 7.74d | ||
Friday, June 2, 1989
Apollo 5
1968-007A
The Apollo 5 mission was the second to carry the AS-204 designation, since it used the same SA-204 launch vehicle that a year before its launch had sat below the ill-fated CSM 012 when that spacecraft burst into flames. The new AS-204 mission was to carry the prototype Lunar Module, LM 01, into Earth orbit for testing. The usual SLA adapter was topped with a specially designed MSFC nose cone giving the Saturn an unusual appearance.
Apollo 5 was launched on 1968 Jan 22 from pad 34. The S-IVB entered a 163 x 222 km orbit, and the nosecone was jettisoned. At 2343 the SLA opened and the LM separated from the rocket. First to be tested would be the Descent Propulsion System, the rocket in the descent stage. The first DPS burn a few hours later was intended to last 39s but was aborted after only 4 seconds because of a software error. Next the DPS was reignited for a 32s burn, a 32s coast period, and another 28s burn. As the final DPS burn was shutting down, the APS ascent engine ignited in a `Fire-In-The-Hole' abort simulation, and the ascent and descent stages were severed. The Descent Stage was left in a 170 x 356 km x 31.6 deg orbit. It reentered on 1968 Feb 12 and debris was found in Colombia. The APS burned for 60s and shut down. It was subsequently fired again for 6min 32s in a retrograde direction until the fuel ran out; attitude control was lost during the burn. According to some secondary sources the LM 1 AS (Ascent Stage) ended up in a low orbit and reentered on Jan 24, but the tracking data in the post-mission report shows that reentry was soon after the final burn with impact in the Pacific 600 km W of Central America.
| LM 1 Mission Log | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Jan 22 | 2248:08 | Launch by SA-204 | |
| 2250:27 | T+2:19 IECO 59km | -6155 x 125 x 31.74 | |
| 2250:30 | T+2:22 OECO 62km | -6141 x 130 x 31.79 | |
| 1968 Jan 22 | 2250:31 | S-IB separation, S-IVB ignition | |
| 1968 Jan 22 | 2258:01 | T+9:53 S-IVB cutoff | 163 x 222 km x 31.84 |
| 1968 Jan 22 | 2258:46 | T+10:38 Nosecone separation | |
| 1968 Jan 22 | 2308:01 | T+19:53 SLA open | |
| 1968 Jan 22 | 2341:58 | LM 1 separates from S-IVB-204 | 182 x 222 x 31.80 |
| 1968 Jan 23 | 0114 | S-IVB depletion | |
| 0119 | S-IVB depletion complete | ||
| 1968 Jan 23 | 0247:42 | +X translation | |
| 0247:49 | DPS-1 burn, 4s at 214 km | 182 x 222 x 31.8 | |
| 0247:53 | DPS-1 MECO | 184 x 223 x 31.8 | |
| 1968 Jan 23 | 0458:49 | DPS-2, at 174 km, 32s, throttle test | 170 x 245 x 31.77 |
| 0459:22 | DPS-2 MECO | ||
| 1968 Jan 23 | 0459:54 | DPS-3, 28s (32s after DPS-2) | |
| 0500:22 | DPS-3 MECO | 172 x 400 x 31.74 | |
| 1968 Jan 23 | 0500:22 | APS abort burn, 60s, during DPS-3 shutdown | |
| 0501:22 | APS MECO | 171 x 980 x 31.59 | |
| 1968 Jan 23 | 0632:20 | APS-2 burn to depletion | 168 x 967 x 31.62 |
| 0638:11 | APS-2 depletion | -619 x 222 x 30.98 | |
| 0638:49 | Reentry 122 km | -620 x 222 x 30.98 | |
| 0640:18 | AS LOS | ||
| 0642? | Impact 112.85W 18.10N | ||
| 1968 Feb 12 | DS reentry | ||
Kosmos 376
1970-092A
Kosmos-376 was launched in Oct 1970 on a 13 day mission from Plesetsk.
| Kosmos-376 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Oct 30 | 1320:00 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1324 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1328 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1970 Oct 31 | 2024 | 89.42 206 x 285 x 65.4 | |
| 1970 Oct 31 | 2130 | 89.43 207 x 286 x 65.38 (RAE) | |
| 1970 Nov 6 | 0858 | 89.32 203 x 278 x 65.4 | |
| 1970 Nov 10 | 0700 | 89.23 203 x 272 x 65.42 (RAE) | |
| 1970 Nov 11 | Engine sep, 92C | ||
| 1970 Nov 12 | 0615? | Retrofire | |
| 0625? | PO sep | ||
| 0631? | Entry | ||
| 0646? | Landed | ||
Kosmos 1687
1985-088A
| Kosmos-1687 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Sep 30 | 1923 | Launch by 8K78M | Plesetsk |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 1931 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 2023? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 2026? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1985 Sep 30 | 608x39194x63.0 | ||
Kosmos 616
1973-102A
The fifth Zenit-4MT flight, Kosmos-616, was in Dec 1973.
| Kosmos-616 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Dec 17 | 1200:01 | Launch by Soyuz-M | NIIP-53 |
| 1204 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1208 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1617 | 89.87 205 x 330 x 72.9 | ||
| 1973 Dec 18 | 0500 | 89.83 204 x 327 x 72.9 (RAE) | |
| 1973 Dec 21 | 0112 | 89.84 204 x 328 x 72.9 | |
| 1973 Dec 27 | 2324 | 89.77 203 x 322 x 72.9 | |
| 1973 Dec 28 | Capsule sep (102E) | 89.50 197 x 301 x 72.9 | |
| 1973 Dec 29 | 0646? | Retrofire | |
| 0656? | PO sep | ||
| 0702? | Entry | ||
| 0718? | Landed | ||
Thursday, June 1, 1989
Saturday, May 27, 1989
ITV 1
1985-114A
The AVCO-built Integrated Target Vehicle ITV-1 was a cylindrical canister containing a 2.0m diameter balloon which was to be used as a target satellite for the kinetic F-15 launched ASAT. ITV 1 and ITV 2 were launched on a single Scout in Dec 1985; the payload was designated AF-16 by NASA. However, tests of the ASAT were forbidden by Congress after the launch of the first pair of ITVs, and subsequent launches were cancelled. ITV 1 never deployed its balloon and reentered in 1989. The satellite was 1.1m long and 0.5m in diameter with a mass of 82 kg. The 42-inch fairing was used.
The two ITV canisters were attached to the Scout final stage in an unusual-looking side-by-side configuration.
| ITV 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Dec 13 | 0235 | Launch by Scout (S-207C) | WFF |
| T+1:25 St 1 burnout | -6275 x 70 x 37.8 | ||
| T+1:27 St 2 burn | |||
| T+2:08 St 2 burnout | -5800 x 243 x 37.9 | ||
| T+3:18 Fairing | |||
| T+3:19 St 3 burn | |||
| T+4:07 St 3 burnout | |||
| T+8:13 Stage 1 impact at 37.8N 73.1W (range 209 km) | |||
| T+8:15 St 3 sep | -3929 x 371 x 37.9 (s) | ||
| 0243 | T+8:20 St 4 burn | ||
| 0243 | T+8:54 St 4 burnout | 369 x 817 x 37.1 (s) | |
| 0245 | T+10:01 ITV 1 sep | ||
| 0245 | T+10:02 ITV 2 sep | ||
| T+12:36 St 2 impact at 36.7N 61.5W (range 1280 km) | |||
| T+19:37 St 3 impact at 28.9N 34.7W (range 3887 km) | |||
| 1985 Dec 19 | 313 x 773 x 37.1 | ||
| 1989 May 11 | Reentered | 148 x 160 x 37.0 | |
Wednesday, May 24, 1989
Monday, May 22, 1989
Kosmos 1584
1984-076A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1584 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Jul 27 | 0859:59 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 0904 | Blok I burn | ||
| 0908 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 0908 | Blok I sep | ||
| 1984 Jul 27 | 182x248x82.4 | ||
| 1984 Jul 27 | 181x240x82.4 | ||
| 1984 Jul 28 | 0720? | Orbit raise | 180x365x82.4 |
| 1984 Aug 6 | 179x352x82.4 | ||
| 1984 Aug 10 | 0400? | KDU sep | |
| 0511? | Deorbit | ||
| 0517 | Eq cross | ||
| 0521? | PO sep | ||
| 0526? | Reentry | ||
| 0540? | Landed | ||