1978-017A
| Kosmos-989 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Feb 14 | 0930 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0934 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0938 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1978 Feb 14 | 89.53 169 x 332 x 65.1 | ||
| 1978 Feb 20 | 89.32 168 x 313 x 65.0 | ||
| 1978 Feb 26 | 88.92 163 x 278 x 65.0 | ||
| 1978 Feb 27 | B 89.4 165x328x65.1 | ||
| 1978 Feb 28 | C 88.7 160x264, D 88.3 169x230 | ||
| 1978 Feb 28 | |||
| 0630? | Deorbit | ||
| 0640? | PO sep | ||
| 0643? | Entry | ||
| 0658? | Landed | ||
1974-077A
The Ariel 5 (UK 5) spacecraft was Britain's first X-ray astronomy observatory. The 135 kg spacecraft was managed by the Science Research Council's Appleton Lab, although the main science experiment, the SSI all-sky survey, was run by Leicester University. Leicester, already experienced with sounding rocket flights, remained the leading British X-ray astronomy hardware group into the 1990s. Control was at UK OCC/Slough, with commanding via STDN.
Mass was 135 kg; size was 0.97m long 0.86m dia. MOR quotes mass as 130 kg. Stage 4 mass was 301 kg full, 26 kg empty.
| Ariel 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Oct 15 | 0747:00 | Launch by Scout B-1 | SMLC |
| 0748 | Algol burnout T+1:19 | ||
| 0748 | Castor burn T+1:23 | ||
| 0749 | Castor burnout T+2:02 | ||
| T+2:38 Heatshield sep | |||
| T+2:40 Castor sep | |||
| 0749 | Antares burn T+2:40 | ||
| 0749 | Antares burnout T+3:16 | ||
| Stage 3 sep T+8:55 | |||
| 0756 | Altair burn T+9:00 36s | ||
| 0756 | Altair burnout T+9:33 | 95.0 504 x 549 x 2.9 | |
| 0800:55 | T+13:55 Altair sep | |
| 1974 Oct 18 | Experiments on | ||
| 1980 Mar 14 | Reentered | ||
1967-097A
Zenit-2 No. 55 was the ninth Plesetsk launch, and the second to a 65.6 degree orbital slot. It landed on Oct 19 at 54 17 N, 60 59 E, about 100 km S of Chelyabinsk.
| Kosmos-181 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Oct 11 | 1130 | Launch by 11A57 | NIIP-53 LC41/1 |
| 1134 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1139 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 89.7 200 x 344 x 65.6 (TASS) | |||
| 2314 | 89.71 196 x 323 x 65.6 | ||
| 1967 Oct 12 | 0000 | 89.2 188 x 280 x 65.6 (RAE) | |
| 1967 Oct 17 | 0317 | 89.61 194 x 316 x 65.6 | |
| 1967 Oct 19 | 0605? | Deorbit | |
| 0615? | PO sep | ||
| 0630 | Landed | ||
1969-023A
Zenit-4 No. 58 was launched one day after the return of No. 52, and used the same mission profile.
| Kosmos-271 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Mar 15 | 1215:00 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1219 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1224 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1969 Mar 15 | 1500 | 89.82 204 x 326 x 65.4 | |
| 1969 Mar 16 | 0427 | 89.70 196 x 322 x 65.4 | |
| 1969 Mar 21 | 1256 | 89.56 192 x 312 x 65.4 | |
| 1969 Mar 23 | 0642? | Retrofire | |
| 0702? | Landed after 7.78d | ||
1983-102A
| Kosmos-1502 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Oct 5 | 1200:00 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | PL |
| 1220? | Stage 2 sep | 92.4 369 x 412 x 65.8 | |
| 1985 Aug 29 | reentered | ||
1974-100A
| Kosmos-698 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Dec 18 | 1412 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| 1414 | S3 burn | ||
| 1420? | S3 MECO-1 | ||
| 1445? | S3 MES-2 | ||
| 1445? | S3 sep | ||
| 1974 Dec 18 | 95.3 515x552x74.0 | ||
| 1980 Dec 9 | reentered | ||
1969-007A
KH-8 19 (GAMBIT 4319) was launched on 1969 Jan 22 by Titan IIIB Agena D from Vandenberg. It entered an orbit with an unusually high apogee of 1090 km, because the Agena D failed to shut down on time.
A debris object, 1969-07B, was tracked in a 130 x 694 km x 106.1 deg orbit on Jan 23; it may be a camera cover.
At the end of January an event `caused concern among policy makers in Washington' when the Kosmos-264 satellite made orbital manuevers and passed within 24 km of Mission 4319. There was some worry it was an ASAT, but in fact it was the second Zenit-4M/Rotor spy satellite, testing out its KDU orbit adjust engine.
The SRV was recovered on Feb 2. At this time the perigee was over 33N. A rev 161 reentry (as per the history) would require an ascending pass with deorbit at apogee and a long coast down which seems unlikely (or a descending pass Atlantic recovery, even more so). I suspect a problem with the rev numbering; the likely Feb 2 recovery time is instead around 2318 UTC on Feb 2 which I calculate as rev 165.
| KH-8 19 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Jan 22 | 1910 | Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 1912? | Titan stage 1 sep | ||
| 1915? | Titan stage 2 sep | ||
| 1915? | Agena burn | ||
| 1920? | Agena MECO | ||
| 1969 Jan 23 | 1843 | 96.96 131 x 1094 x 106.2 | |
| 1968 Jan 28 | 0851 | 96.85 137 x 1078 x 106.1 | |
| 1969 Feb 1 | 0310 | 96.62 136 x 1056 x 106.1 | |
| 1969 Feb 2 | SRV rev 161? | ||
| 2314? | SRV deorbit | ||
| 1969 Feb 3 | Reentered | ||
1985-084A
| Kosmos-1684 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Sep 24 | 0118:10 | 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 | |||
| 0127 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 0218? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 0221? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1985 Sep 24 | 586x40171x62.9 | ||
1977-095A
Launch vehicle test. It appears that injection was at apogee, suggesting the second burn may have been shorter than planned.
| Kosmos-956 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Sep 24 | 1015 | Launch by 11K68 | PL |
| T+2:00 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:33 GO sep | |||
| T+4:38 St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:20 S5M burn 1 | |||
| 1021 | T+6:48 S5M MECO1 | ||
| 1046? | S5M MECO-2? | ||
| 96.9 355x863x75.8 | |||
| 1982 Jun 27 | reentered | ||
1983-082A
Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite
| Kosmos-1488 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Aug 9 | 1120 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1124 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1128 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1983 Aug 9 | 90.2 196x373x72.9 | ||
| 1983 Aug 10 | 90.2 198x372x72.9 | ||
| 1983 Aug 11 | 92.3 358x417x72.9 | ||
| 1983 Aug 22 | 92.27 357 x 414 x 72.9 | ||
| 1983 Aug 23 | 0520? | Deorbit | |
| 0530? | PO sep | ||
| 0548? | Entry | ||
| 0600? | Landed | ||
