Kosmos 2051

 1989-092A

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Kosmos-2051 ended up in a low perigee orbit after the 11K69 rocket apparently reached too low an altitude; multiple burns were used to raise the orbit. RCS was 23m2.

Kosmos-2051
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1989 Nov 24	2322:00	Launch by Tsiklon from Baikonur
	2324	Stage 1 sep
	2326	Stage 2 sep
1989 Nov 25	0010?	AKM burn
1989 Nov 25.0			91.54 280x420x64.8
1989 Nov 25.3			91.77 278x444x64.9
1989 Nov 27.5			92.74 327x489x65.0 from 91.80 279x446 via 280x489
1989 Nov 28.3			92.79 352x470x64.9 from 92.73 332x483
1989 Nov 29.2			92.85 360x468x64.9
1989 Nov 29.9			92.90 370x463x64.9
1989 Dec 2.4			92.77 367x452x64.9
1989 Dec 5.7			92.77 370x450x64.9
1989 Dec 12.1			92.78 405x415x64.9 from 92.77 373x447
1990 Aug 10.7			92.77 404x416x64.9
1990 Aug 11.2			92.71 398x416x64.9 from 92.77 404x416x64.9; end of active life
1990 Aug 14.6			92.67 396x414x64.9
1990 Aug 27.1			92.50 389x404x64.9
1990 Oct 2.1			92.22 374x391x64.9
1991 Jan 1			90.64 297x314x64.9
1991 Jan 17			89.22 229x242x64.9
1991 Jan 21			86.90 115x125x64.8
1991 Jan 29		reentered

Mariner 7

  1969-030A

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NASA's Mariner G (Mariner VII) was JPL's M69-2 spacecraft. (M69-1 was a test model, M69-4 was a flight backup). Atlas 5402 was damaged during launch preps on 1969 Feb 14 and replaced by Atlas 5105. M69-3, originally intended for the mission, became Mariner 6 instead and M69-2, with a launch mass of 383 kg, was used for Mariner 7. Launch was at 2222:01 on 1969 Mar 27 from LC36 at Kennedy. Again, the Centaur made a single burn to enter solar orbit without entering Earth parking orbit first. A course correction at 2021(?) on Apr 8 put Mariner VII on course for its Mars encounter. Mariner flew past Mars at 0500:49 on 1969 Aug 5. This flyby was targeted to allow observations of the south polar cap. Mariner 7 was reported as still transmitting on 1970 May 25.

Mariner 7
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1969 Mar 27	2222:01	Launch by Atlas Centaur
	2224:31	BECO
	2224:34	Booster sep
	2225:16	Insulation sep
	2225:53	Fairing sep
	2226:16	Atlas SECO
	2226:18	Atlas sep
	2226:27	Centaur MES1
	2233:53	Centaur MECO	112 x Inf x 31.0
	2235:28	Centaur sep
1969 Mar 27	2239:22	Solar panels deployed
	2248:04	Centaur venting
1969 Apr 8	2022:09	TCM 8s 4.3m/s
1969 May 8	1527E	Scan plaform unlatched
1969 Jul 30	1407	Battery problems
	2206	Loss of signal
1969 Jul 31	0515	Reacquired
1969 Aug 2	0906	Far encounter begins
1969 Aug 3	1544	Centaur flyby Mars at 637019 km
1969 Aug 4	0615	Enter Mars sphere
1969 Aug 5	0219	Near encounter begins
1969 Aug 5	0500:49	Mars flyby 3430 km
1969 Aug 6	0345	Leave Mars sphere
1969 Sep		UVS astronomy obs.
1969 Nov 1		Begin extended mission
1970 May 25		end of tx

Priroda

 1996-023A

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The final Mir module was 77KSI Priroda (77KSI No. 174-01). Originally scheduled for 1992, it was finally launched in Apr 1996. Priroda did not have solar panels, so there was some concern when one of two electrical systems failed, but the short three-day rendezvous and docking was successful. The mass of Mir now stood at 128.98 tonnes. Mass of Priroda at EOI was 19470 kg, at rendezvous with Mir it was 18630 kg.

The day after docking, the Lyappa arm was used to transfer the module to the +Z port. After the hatch was opened, the EO-21 crew began sealing the battery systems in bags and transferring them to Mir for later disposal in a Progress.

Priroda
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1996 Apr 23	1148:50	Launch by Proton-K	KB LC81L
	1150	St 1 sep T+2:06
	1151	T+3:00 GO sep
	1153	T+5:35 St 2 sep
	1158:27	T+9:37 St 3 MECO
	1158:39	T+9:49 St 3 sep at 220 km	89.94 214 x 328 x 51.7
1996 Apr 24	1332:04	TCM-1 10m/s
	1533:19	TCM-2 25m/s	91.16 281 x 381 x 51.6
1996 Apr 25	1138:12	TCM-3 22m/s
	1213:40	TCM-4 2 m/s	92.00 360 x 384 x 51.7
1996 Apr 26	0938:44	TCM-5 1 m/s	92.11 365 x 390 x 51.7
1996 Apr 26	1235	At 182m, stationkeeping
1996 Apr 26	1242:32	Docked with Mir -X	92.43 391 x 395 x 51.65
1996 Apr 27	0832	Rotate to +Z
	0920	Rotation complete, docked at +Z
	1006	Rotation completed
	1320	Hatch opened

Aviation Week: November 11,1996

 https://welib.org/md5/73071cb16ae69ea15b73dff285ed1830

Tsikada

 1995-002A

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The PO Polyot built Tsikada satellite was the first of the series to be given that name. The satellite carried a special adapter with two microsatellites, raising its mass to 802 kg. It was launched on 1995 Jan 24.

Tsikada
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1995 Jan 24	0354:22	Launch
		T+2:10 St 1 MECO
		T+2:12 St 1 sep
		T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km
		T+2:27 Fairing sep 76km
	0402	T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km	150 x 1003? x 83
	0456	T+1:02:19? St 2 MES2
		T+1:02:30? St 2 MECO2
	0457:25	T+1:03:03 Stage 2 sep	104.97 965 x 1020 x 82.9

Kosmos 629

 1974-003A

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The first Zenit-2M of 1974 was Kosmos-629, which flew a 12 day mission from Plesetsk. A TG beacon was recorded by the Kettering Group. The mission carried a FEU-170 recovery capsule.

Kosmos-629
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Jan 24	1500:01	Launch by 11A57	NIIP-53
	1504	Blok-I burn
	1508	Blok-I sep
1974 Jan 25	0230		89.35 197 x 289 x 62.81 (RAE)
1974 Jan 26			89.34 196 x 287 x 62.8
1974 Feb 1		FEU-170 part sep (03D)	89.21 195 x 277 x 62.81 (RAE 03D)
	0723?	FEU deorbit (fiducial)
	0733?	FEU entry
	0748?	FEU-170 land
1974 Feb 4			89.24 193 x 279 x 62.8
1974 Feb 5	0624?	Retrofire
	0634?	PO sep
	0639?	Entry
	0656?	Landed

Journal of the British Interplanetary Society: July 1996

 https://welib.org/md5/8d2cd90ecd0a65e01a07a970014563dc

Aviation Week: August 19,1996

 https://welib.org/md5/4e08917d20d12cf547aebdb212c3dd9e

Seventeen: April 1996

 https://welib.org/md5/187fa1541ef5877f82510738895aced5

Ovid: The Classical Heritage

 https://welib.org/md5/0c8a22697880d71437ee617b1f1504ef

Spaceflight: May 1996

 https://welib.org/md5/53698a9c8bbe0729f5595a9fb8906dea

Kosmos 521

 1972-074A

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A target satellite, DS-P1-M No. 4 or Kosmos-521, was placed in a navsat-like orbit of 1000 km at 65.9 deg inclination in Sep 1972.

Kosmos-521
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1972 Sep 29	2018:59	Launch by 11K65M	PL
	2021?	Stage 2 burn
	2027?	Stage 2 coast
	2121?	Stage 2 burn 2
	2121?	Stage 2 sep
1972 Sep 30	0500		104.97 965 x 1022 x 65.89 (RAE)

Kosmos 1575

 1984-064A

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The next Resurs F-1 mission was launched in Jun 1984; the launch was announced as Kosmos-1575. The spacecraft was designated 17F41 No. 48 instead of 17F41 No. 28, probably indicating a minor modification to the series.

Kosmos-1575
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1984 Jun 22	0740	Launch by Soyuz-U	PL LC43/4
	0748	Blok-I sep	216 x 267 x 82.3
1984 Jun 23		Orbit raise	261 x 275 x 82.3
1984 Jun 25			257 x 273 x 82.3
1984 Jun 30			260 x 281 x 82.3
1984 Jul 5			259 x 279 x 82.3
1984 Jul 7
	0354?	Deorbit
	0404?	PO sep
	0414?	Entry
	0426?	Landed

Kosmos 697

 1974-098A

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Kosmos-697
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Dec 13	1330	Launch by Soyuz-U	PL
	1338	Blok-I sep
1974 Dec 13	1743		90.20 173 x 394 x 62.8
1974 Dec 20	0848		89.88 170 x 366 x 62.8
		Orbit raise
1974 Dec 21	1617		90.17 175 x 389 x 62.8
1974 Dec 24	1922		90.03 175 x 376 x 62.8
1974 Dec 25
	0423?	Deorbit
	0436?	Entry
	0450?	Landed

Soyuz T-2 (Jupiter)

 1980-045A

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Yuriy Malyshev and Vladimir Aksyonov were the first astronauts to test fly the 7K-ST. Spacecraft 11F732 No. 7L was launched on 1980 Jun 5 and named Soyuz T-2. It docked with Salyut-6 and the crew joined Popov and Ryumin for three days before returning to Earth. 

Soyuz T-2, Flight 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Jun 5	1419:30	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
	1422	Blok BVGD sep
	1424	Blok A sep
	1428	Blok I MECO
	1428	Blok I sep
			88.69 194 x 231 x 51.63
	2000?		90.27 266 x 315 x 51.61
1980 Jun 6	0505		90.26 262 x 317 x 51.61
	1537		90.78 296 x 335 x 51.64
	1558	Docked with Salyut-6

Soyuz T-2, Flight 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1980 Jun 9	0925	Undocked from Salyut-6
		Flyaround of Salyut-6
	1030?	BO sep
	1153?	Deorbit
	1155?	DO CO
	1210?	PAO sep
	1218?	Entry
	1239:00	Landed 200 km from Dzezkazgan

Kosmos 1963

 1988-070A

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Kosmos-1963
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Aug 16	1300:00	Launch by Soyuz	KB
	1304?	Blok A sep
	1309?	Blok I sep
1988 Aug 16			89.81 177 x 352 x 64.8
1988 Aug 24			89.22 165 x 306 x 64.8
1988 Aug 25		Orbit raise	89.71 168 x 351 x 64.8
1988 Sep 1			89.00 158 x 290 x 64.8
1988 Sep 1		Orbit raise	89.69 175 x 342 x 64.8
1988 Sep 5		SpK-1 fiducial
	0711?	Deorbit
	0721?	Entry
	0733?	Landed
1988 Sep 6			89.24 168 x 305 x 64.8
1988 Sep 6		Orbit raise	89.81 181 x 349 x 64.8
1988 Sep 15			89.26 171 x 304 x 64.8
1988 Sep 15		Orbit lower	88.74 163 x 261 x 64.8
1988 Sep 19		Orbit raise	89.53 164 x 338 x 64.8
1988 Sep 20		SpK-2 fiducial
	0318?	Deorbit
	0340?	Landed
1988 Sep 26		Orbit raise	89.49 172 x 325 x 64.8
1988 Sep 28			89.24 170 x 304 x 64.8
1988 Sep 29			89.60 172 x 336 x 64.8
1988 Oct 2			89.30 168x312x64.7
	0006?	Deorbit
	0032?	reentered

Kosmos 1397

 1982-076A

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Kosmos-1397
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1982 Jul 29	1940	Launch by 11K65M	KY
	1948	Stage 2 MECO-1
	2000?	Stage 2 MECO-2
1982 Jul 29			93.4 345x540x50.7
1983 May 18		reentered

No	Object	RCS	Release (approx)	Decay
	Kosmos-1397	22.0		1983 May 18
	S3 rocket	17.7		1983 Apr 21
1	C		1983 Apr 8	1983 Apr 22
2	D		1983 Apr 8	1983 Apr 21
3	E		1983 Apr 11	1983 Apr 13
4	F		1983 Apr 11	1983 Apr 25
5	G		1983 Apr 11	1983 Apr 18
6	H		1983 Apr 11	1983 Apr 12
7	J		1983 Apr 19	1983 Apr 24
8	K		1983 Apr 19	1983 Apr 23
9	L		1983 Apr 19	1983 Apr 24
10	M		1983 Apr 19	1983 Apr 25
11	N		1983 Apr 19	1983 Apr 24
12	P		1983 Apr 19	1983 Apr 24
13	Q		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 24
14	R		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 24
15	S		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 26
16	T		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 24
17	U		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 25
18	V		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 27
19	W		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 27
20	X		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 24
21	Y		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 24
22	Z		1983 Apr 22	1983 Apr 25

SEDS-1

 1993-017B

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The first SEDS mission, the Tether Dynamics Experiment, was launched at 0309 on 1993 Mar 30. The Delta 219 stage entered a 184 x 746 km x 33.96 deg orbit. After separation of the PAM-D upper stage with its Navstar payload, Delta 219 coasted to apogee, where at 0412 the SEDS tether began to deploy. After 75 min of unreeling, at 0527 the dynamics of the 19 km long tether were monitored for 14 minutes. At this point the effective orbit of the End Mass Payload (EMP) was 164 x 726 km. At 0541 the tether was severed at the deployer end, leaving the end mass and attached tether in a -50 x 726 km x 34.0 deg orbit. The end mass (1993-17B) reentered over Baja California at an altitude of 100 km beginning at 0616. The tether is believed to have remained attached down to about 110 km. Meanwhile, the Delta perigee was raised by several km. At 0612, Delta 219 made its depletion burn and ended up in a 305 x 1300 km x 36.2 deg orbit.

SEDS-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1993 Mar 30	0309:00?	Launch by Delta 7925	CC LC17
	0310	SRM sep
	0311	SRM sep
		Stage 1 sep
		SES-1
		Fairing sep
	0319	Delta SECO-1	185 x 185
	0329?	T+20? Delta SES-2
	0329?	T+20? Delta SECO-2	184 x 746 x 33.96
	0330?	Delta/SEDS sep from GPS/PAM-D
	0412:00	SEDS deploy
	0420	Length 600m
	0429	Length 1400m
	0500	Perigee
	0528	Active braking of tether deploy
	0529	Tether deploy complete
	0545:31	Tether release
	0545:31	Tether free	-50 x 726 x 34.0
	0558	41 km separation
	0603	64 km separation
	0612	Delta depletion	305 x 1300 x 36.2
	0616	Reentry
	0622:27	Alt. 85 km
	0623:27	Alt. 70 km
	0624:27	Alt 56 km
	0624:40	Breakup
	0625:21	Last flare near 18.8N 106.8W at 42 km

Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary

 https://gutenberg.org/files/673/673.txt

Resurs 45

 1990-073A

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Resurs F-1 14F43 No. 49 was the 10th flight of the 14F43 class payload, and the 8th named Resurs F.

Resurs F-1 14F43 No. 49
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1990 Aug 16	0955	Launch by Soyuz-U	PL LC43/4
	1003	Blok-I sep	88.61 180 x 231 x 82.3
	2130		88.82 178 x 253 x 82.3
1990 Aug 17	0230?	Orbit raise	89.81 259 x 271 x 82.3
	1200		89.81 257 x 272 x 82.3
1990 Aug 24			89.75 254 x 269 x 82.3
1990 Aug 25			89.92 258 x 272 x 82.3
1990 Aug 31	1700		89.76 255 x 269 x 82.3
1990 Sep 1	0500		89.51 221 x 279 x 82.3
1990 Sep 2
	0541?	Deorbit
	0550?	PO sep
	0604?	Entry
	0619?	Landed