Thursday, February 20, 1986
Wednesday, February 19, 1986
Discoverer 9
1960-F01
Discoverer IX (Mission 9006) was launched on 1960 Feb 4, but its Thor stage shut down 17 seconds early, and then the Agena lost attitude control. Discoverer 9 plunged into the Pacific 600 km south of Vandenberg.
Flight 9 carried the first APL TOD system, with a doppler radio beacon for orbital determination using the Transit method, and an optical beacon observed by SAO cameras on the ground for comparison.
| KH-1 Mission 9006 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Feb 4 | 1852 | Launch by Thor Agena A | V |
| 1854 | Thor MECO (T+2:25) | ||
| 1854 | Thor VECO (T+2:35) | ||
| 1855 | Thor sep (T+2:59) | ||
| 1855 | Agena attitude control lost | ||
| 1856 | Agena burn (T+4:11) | ||
| 1856 | Agena cutoff (T+4:27) | ||
| Impact Pacific, 600 km S of VAFB | |||
Tuesday, February 11, 1986
Kosmos 783
1975-112A
| Kosmos-783 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Nov 28 | 0010 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| Stage 2 burn | |||
| 0018? | T+8 min Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| Stage 2 MES-2 | |||
| T+34min Stage 2 MECO-2 | |||
| 0044? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1975 Nov 28 | 101.0 795x815x74.1 | ||
Monday, February 3, 1986
Kosmos 1703
1985-108A
| Kosmos-1703 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Nov 22 | 2220 | Launch by 11K68 | Plesetsk |
| T+2:00 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:33? GO sep | |||
| T+4:38? St 2 sep | |||
| T+5:20? S5M burn 1 | |||
| 2226 | T+6:48 S5M MECO1 km | 60? x 650 x 82.5 | |
| T+40:58? S5M burn 2 | |||
| T+41:08? S5M MECO2 | |||
| 2301? | T+41:38? S5M sep | ||
| 1985 Nov 22 | 625x671x82.5 | ||
Friday, January 24, 1986
DMSP 9532
1974-063A
DMSP 9532 was the first of three Block 5C satellites. Block 5C F-1 was launched on 1974 Aug 9 by Thor Burner 2A from Vandenberg into a 1900LT dawn-dusk orbit. The new satellite had a vertical temperature profile radiometer in addition to the main scanning radiometer instrument. The 195 kg satellite was a tapered polyhedron 1.64m high and 1.31m in diameter; it was 3-axis stabilized and powered by body-mounted solar cells. It introduced an independent roll sensor (IRS) for attitude reconstruction in case of primary sensor failure.
| DMSP 9532 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Aug 9 | 0322:47 | Launch by Thor Burner 2A | V SLC10W |
| 0325 | Thor MECO | ||
| 0326? | Star 37B burn | ||
| 0326? | Star 37B sep | ||
| 0336? | Star 26B burn | ||
| 0337? | Star 26B sep | ||
| 101.8 806 x 875 x 98.9 | |||
| 1974 Nov 22 | end of ops | ||
Friday, January 17, 1986
Kosmos 242
1968-079A
Kosmos-242 was the fourth 11F620 calibration mission. It operated until reentry in Nov 1968.
| Kosmos-242 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Sep 20 | 1440 | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 1442 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1447? | Stage 2 sep | 91.3 272 x 406 x 71.0 | |
| 1968 Nov 13 | 0712? | Reentered | |
Tuesday, January 14, 1986
Sunday, January 12, 1986
Friday, January 10, 1986
Kosmos 1598
1984-100A
| Kosmos-1598 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Sep 13 | 1554:08 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| 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 | |||
| 1602? | T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km | 150 x 1003? x 83 | |
| T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2 | |||
| T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2 | |||
| 1657? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1984 Nov 11 | 987x1029x83 | ||
Friday, January 3, 1986
Kosmos 458
1971-101A
DS-P1-Yu No. 53 was launched in Nov 1971, the second subgroup 1 flight in the DS-P1-Yu series that month.
| Kosmos-458 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Nov 29 | 1010 | Launch by 11K63 | PL |
| 1012 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 1017? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1700 | 92.25 272 x 497 x 71.0 (RAE) | ||
| 1972 Feb 15 | 1200 | 91.52 258 x 440 x 71.0 (RAE) | |
| 1972 Mar | End of operations | ||
| 1972 Apr 20 | 0755? | Reentered | |
Wednesday, January 1, 1986
Kosmos 1219
1980-088A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-1219 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Oct 31 | 1200 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Plesetsk |
| 1204 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1208 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1980 Oct 31 | 89.74 194x328x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Oct 31 | 90.11 231x328x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Nov 1 | 89.70 228x290x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Nov 6 | 90.14 239x323x72.9 from 89.64 226x285 | ||
| 1980 Nov 7 | 89.81 233x295 | ||
| 1980 Nov 7 | 89.81 229x298x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Nov 13 | 89.73 227x294x72.9 | ||
| 1980 Nov 14 | |||
| 0611? | Deorbit | ||
| 0621? | PO sep | ||
| 0628? | Entry | ||
| 0643? | Landed | ||
Friday, December 27, 1985
Thursday, December 26, 1985
Kosmos 1329
1981-118A
Two-tone telemetry; Hi res satellite
| Kosmos-1329 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Dec 4 | 0950 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0954 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0958 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1981 Dec 4 | 89.45 232x263x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Dec 7 | 89.45 230x265x65.0 from 89.30 228x254 | ||
| 1981 Dec 10 | 89.70 232x289x65.0 from 89.44 231x264 | ||
| 1981 Dec 15 | 89.67 230x282x65.0 | ||
| 1981 Dec 18 | |||
| 0632? | Deorbit | ||
| 0642? | PO sep | ||
| 0649? | Entry | ||
| 0705? | Landed | ||
Tuesday, December 24, 1985
Kosmos 1701
1985-105A
| Kosmos-1701 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Nov 9 | 0825 | 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 | |||
| 0833 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+1:00? BOZ burn | |||
| 0925? | T+1:00? BOZ sep | ||
| 2BL burn | |||
| 2BL MECO | |||
| 0928? | T+1:03 2BL sep | ||
| 1985 Nov 9 | 615x39301x63.0 | ||