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Apollo 17 (Challenger)
1972-096C
LM 12 Flight 1: From CSM, lunar orbit, to Taurus-Littrow Base
- CDR Commander: Eugene Cernan, Capt. USN
- LMP LM Pilot: Dr. Harrison Schmitt, NASA
LM 12 Crew
Schmitt: Contact. Stop, push. Engine stop; Engine Arm; Proceed; Command override, off; Mode Control, Att Hold; PGNS, Auto.
Cernan: Okay, Houston. The Challenger has landed!
| LM 12 Flight 1 Mission Log | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dec 7 | 0533 | Launch of SA-512 | |
| 1972 Dec 7 | 1018 | Extracted from S-IVB by CSM-114 | |
| 1972 Dec 8 | 2130? | HO to LM. Checkout | |
| 1972 Dec 9 | Checkout | ||
| 1972 Dec 11 | 1442 | Crew entry and power up | |
| 1972 Dec 11 | 1720:56 | Undocked from CSM 114 | 21 x 114 km lunar orbit |
| 1972 Dec 11 | 1855:42 | DOI-2 burn | 12 x 110 km |
| 1972 Dec 11 | 1942:53 | PDI burn begins | |
| 1972 Dec 11 | 1954:57 | Landed at Taurus Littrow Base, | |
| 20 09 55 N 30 45 57 E | |||
Operations at Taurus Littrow Base
LEVA-1 began at 2353 on Dec 11. The hatch was opened at 2354:49. By 0024:10 LRV-3 had been unloaded. After a test drive (completed at 0046) the astronauts proceeded to deployment of the ALSEP, which was done by 0340. The first traverse was to Steno Crater. The LRV reached Steno at 0457, and was back at the LM at 0609. The hatch was closed at 0706:42. The EVA lasted 7h 11m 42s.
| Taurus-Littrow | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dec 11 | 2354:49 | LEVA-1 3.5psi depress | |
| 2356? | 0.7psi depress | ||
| 2357 | HO | ||
| 1972 Dec 12 | 0001 | CDR egress | |
| 0003? | Jett bag | ||
| 0004 | CDR on surface | ||
| 0007 | LMP egress | ||
| 0009 | LMP on surface | ||
| 1972 Dec 12 | 0024:10 | LRV-3 unloaded | |
| 0046 | Complete test drive | ||
| 0340 | ALSEP deploy complete | ||
| Traverse to Steno Crater | |||
| 0457 | Arrive Steno | ||
| 0609 | Return to LM | ||
| 0651 | LMP ingress | ||
| 0656 | Jett EVA pallet | ||
| 0700 | CDR ingress | ||
| 0704 | HC | ||
| 0705:50 | Repress begin | ||
| 0706 | Repress at 0.7psi | ||
| 0706:42 | 3.5psi repress 7:11:42 | ||
| 1972 Dec 12 | 2328:06 | 3.5psi depress LEVA-2 | |
| 2328:52 | 0.7psi depress | ||
| 2329:15 | 0.3psi | ||
| 2330:14 | HO | ||
| 2333 | CDR egress | ||
| 2334 | Jett bag | ||
| 2336 | CDR on surface | ||
| 2338 | LMP egress | ||
| 2339? | LMP on surface | ||
| 1972 Dec 13 | 0017 | LRV depart, traverse to S Massif | |
| 0234 | Nansen Crater | ||
| 0321 | Lara Crater | ||
| 0415 | Shorty | ||
| 0518 | Camelot | ||
| 0605 | Back at LM | ||
| 0654 | LMP ingress | ||
| 0657 | jett EVA pallet | ||
| 0700 | CDR ingress | ||
| 0702:44 | HC | ||
| 0704 | Repress | ||
| 0705:02 | 3.5psi repress at 07:37:21 | ||
| 2225:28 | LEVA-3 3.5psi depress | ||
| 2226 | 0.7psi depress | ||
| 2228 | HO | ||
| 2232 | CDR egress | ||
| 2233 | Jett bag | ||
| 2234 | CDR on surface | ||
| 2237 | LMP egress | ||
| 2237 | CDR throws LCRU battery | ||
| 2238 | LMP on surface | ||
| 2309 | Begin LRV traverse to N Massif | ||
| 1972 Dec 14 | |||
| 0244 | Van Berg Crater | ||
| 0410 | Return to LM | ||
| 0512 | LRV parked | ||
| 0531 | LMP ingress | ||
| 0534 | CDR leaves surface | ||
| 0536 | CDR ingress | ||
| 0537 | HC | ||
| 0540:07 | Begin repress | ||
| 0540:56 | 3.5psi repress | ||
| Repress 7:15 | |||
| 0643 | ED depress 3.5psi | ||
| 0644 | ED depress 0.7psi | ||
| 0646:07 | HO | ||
| 0646:31 | Jettison CDR PLSS | ||
| Jettison gloves | |||
| 0649 | Jettison LMP PLSS | ||
| 0650 | HC | ||
| 0651 | Repress 0.7psi | ||
| 0652 | Repress 3.5psi | ||
| 2054:03 | Begin ED-2 depress | ||
| 2054:20? | At 3.5psi | ||
| 2056:05 | ED-2 depress at 0.7 | ||
| 2057:00 | HO | ||
| 2058:43 | Jett bag, 20 kg | ||
| 2059:50 | HC | ||
| 2100:21 | Repress | ||
| 2101 | Repress at 3.5psi | ||
The hatch opened for LEVA-2 at 2328:06 on Dec 12. The crew were off in the LRV by 0017, on a traverse to Nansen Crater and the South Massif. They reached Nansen at 0234. The next stop was Lara Crater, at 0321; Shorty Crater at 0415; Camelot Crater at 0518. They returned to the LM at 0605. The hatch was closed at 0705:02 and the cabin was repressurized after 07:37:21.
On Dec 13, LEVA-3 began at 2225:28. Cernan and Schmitt set off in the LRV at 2309, and arrived at the North Massif at 2344. After a side trip to Van Berg Crater (0244) they arrived back at the LM at 0410. The LRV was parked at 0512, and Apollo astronauts left the lunar surface for the last time. The hatch was closed at 0540:56 and the cabin was repressurized after 7h 15m.
At 0640? on Dec 14 the cabin was depressurized again for about 5 minutes and the hatch was opened for an equipment dump. At 2058 on Dec 14 the hatch was again opened for 2 minutes for another equipment dump. The cabin was repressurized at 2100.
LM 12 Flight 2: Taurus-Littrow Base to CSM 114
Launch mass is 4944 kg. At jettison 204 kg of RCS prop left; 122 of this used for deorbit when mass was 2393 kg. Deorbit burn was 65m/s.
| LM 12 Flight 2 Mission Log | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dec 14 | 2254:37 | Launch from LM 12 Descent Stage, Taurus-Littrow | |
| 1972 Dec 14 | 2301:58 | LOI, 17 x 91 km | |
| 1972 Dec 14 | 2305:12 | Tweak burn 3m/s | |
| 1972 Dec 14 | 2348:58 | TPI burn 23m/s, 90 x 170 km | |
| 1972 Dec 15 | 0033 | At 370m | |
| 0035 | At 60m | ||
| 0036 | Stationkeep | ||
| Flyaround | |||
| 0101 | At 1m | ||
| 0103 | contact, retreat | ||
| 0104 | Soft dock with CSM 114 | ||
| 1972 Dec 15 | 0110:15 | Hard dock with CSM 114 | |
| 0131 | Hatch open | ||
| 1972 Dec 15 | Crew and cargo transfer to CSM 114 America | ||
LM 12 Flight 3: CSM 114, lunar orbit to lunar impact
| LM 12 Flight 3 Mission Log | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dec 15 | 0340? | HC | |
| 1972 Dec 15 | 0451:31 | Undocked from CSM 114 | |
| 1972 Dec 15 | 0631:14 | RCS deorbit | |
| 1972 Dec 16 | 0650:21 | Impact in South Massif, Taurus-Littrow (19 57 58 N 30 29 23 E) | |
Tuesday, March 25, 1986
Saturday, March 22, 1986
Friday, March 21, 1986
Meteor-1 9
1971-059A
Meteor F9 was launched in Jul 1971 and was the last Meteor launched to the original 640 km standard orbit.
| Meteor F9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Jul 16 | 0141:36 | Launch by 8A92M | PL |
| 0145? | Blok E burn | ||
| 0151? | Blok E sep | ||
| 97.3 614 x 642 x 81.2 | |||
| 1970s | End of ops | ||
| 1991 Aug 27 | Reentered | ||
Wednesday, March 19, 1986
Monday, March 17, 1986
Wednesday, March 12, 1986
Kosmos 522
1972-077A
Kosmos-522 was launched on 1972 Oct 4 by 11A57 from Plesetsk.
| Kosmos-522 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Oct 4 | 1200:02 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1204 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1208 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1317 | 89.64 197 x 315 x 72.8 | ||
| 2346 | 89.71 211 x 308 x 72.8 | ||
| 1972 Oct 6 | 0930 | 89.74 206 x 316 x 72.83 (RAE) | |
| 1972 Oct 9 | 1126 | 89.67 203 x 312 x 72.8 | |
| Lower orbit | |||
| 1972 Oct 11 | 0942 | 89.73 171 x 350 x 72.8 | |
| 1972 Oct 13 | 0635 | 89.68 172 x 344 x 72.8 | |
| Raise apogee | |||
| 1972 Oct 14 | 0032 | 89.89 176 x 361 x 72.8 | |
| 1972 Oct 15 | 0700 | 89.99 178 x 368 x 72.84 (RAE) | |
| 1972 Oct 15 | 1531 | 89.87 177 x 368 x 72.8 | |
| Lower apogee? | |||
| 1972 Oct 16 | 0631 | 89.74 172 x 350 x 72.8 | |
| 1530 | 89.70 171 x 348 x 72.8 | ||
| Raise apogee | |||
| 2300 | 89.94 179 x 363 x 72.8 | ||
| 1972 Oct 16 | Engine sep (77C) | ||
| 1972 Oct 17 | 0630 | 89.95 180 x 363 x 72.8 | |
| 1972 Oct 19 | 0625? | Retrofire | |
| 0635? | PO sep | ||
| 0639? | Entry | ||
| 0656? | Landed | ||
Kosmos 871
1976-118A
Kosmos-871 was satellite 1 of Strela-1M octuplet no. 16.
| Kosmos-871 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Dec 7 | 1023 | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 1025 | Stage 2 burn 1 | ||
| 1030 | T+7m Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| Stage 2 burn 2 | |||
| 1121? | T+58m? Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1977 Mar 25 | 114.74 1420 x 1466 x 74.03 | ||
Wednesday, March 5, 1986
Sunday, March 2, 1986
Corona 58
1962-069
Satellite 1962 BetaPhi was the 58th CORONA program launch and the 18th MURAL flight, KH-4 mission 9050. The CORONA 58 spacecraft used Agena FTV 1156. CORONA 58 carried the MURAL camera and a supplementary IR sensor and proton flux experiment; a nuclear emulsion experiment was carried in the SRV. The satellite flew in a 71 degree orbit; recovery was on rev 48 according to the Vandenberg data but rev 65 according to other sources including the NRO data, and the SRV was recovered in mid-air.
| KH-4 Mission 9050 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Dec 14 | 2126:07 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 5 |
| 2128 | Thor MECO (T+2:26) | ||
| 2128 | Thor VECO (T+2:34) | ||
| 2128 | Thor sep (T+2:41) | -5824? x 198 x 70 | |
| 2129 | Agena burn (T+3:12) | ||
| 2133 | Agena cutoff (T+7:13) | 90.53 202 x 404 x 70.95 (VCR) | |
| 1962 Dec 15 | 0126 | 90.39 201 x 387 x 70.0 | |
| 1962 Dec 16 | 90.3 200 x 386 x 70.0 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Dec 17 | 1932 | 90.43 199 x 392 x 70.97 | |
| 1962 Dec 18 | 2325? | SRV deorbit rev 65 | |
| 1962 Dec 19 | 0008 | SRV recovered in mid-air, 23 50N 162 43W | |
| 1962 Dec 23 | 2010 | 90.09 195 x 362 x 71.0 | |
| 1962 Dec 27 | 1900 | 89.85 193 x 336 x 71.0 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Jan 4 | 1155 | 89.01 177 x 274 x 71.0 | |
| 1963 Jan 4 | 1200 | 89.08 178 x 274 x 71.0 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Jan | 89.0 177 x 274 x 71.0 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Jan 8 | 2100? | CORONA 58/Agena D 1156 reentered | |
Friday, February 28, 1986
Venera 2
1965-091A
3MV-4 No. 4 became the second named AMS `Venera', or Venera-2. It was launched on 1965 Nov 12. It flew past Venus on 1966 Feb 27 but did not return useful data due to communications problems. The Venera-2 launch was the first to use the new 51.8 degree parking orbit inclination that became standard for all subsequent deep space missions.
| Venera-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Nov 12 | 0446:48 | Launch by Molniya 8K78M | KB |
| 0452? | Blok-A sep | ||
| 0452? | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0456? | Blok-I sep | ||
| 0606? | BOZ burn | ||
| 0607? | Blok-L burn | ||
| 0610? | Blok-L sep | ||
| Solar orbit 0.7183 x 1.0190 AU | |||
| 1966 Feb 27 | 0252 | Venus encounter, 24000 km | |
Payload:
- Magnetometer
- TV system
- Cosmic ray detector
ESSA 2
1966-016A
The last of the initial batch of operational satellites, Tiros OT2 was the first to carry the Automatic Picture Transmission capability tested by Tiros VIII, and the first to use the Thrust Augmented Improved Delta launch vehicle (Delta model E), which delivered the satellite to a higher orbit than earlier flights - 1356 x 1418 km x 101.0 deg. Launch was at 1358 on 1966 Feb 28, with orbit insertion at 1417. The launch from Cape Kennedy used the same dog-leg approach as ESSA 1. The satellite was named ESSA II on reaching orbit. ESSA II was replaced as prime APT satellite by ESSA IV in 1967, and stopped transmitting on 1970 Oct 17.
| ESSA 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Feb 28 | 1358:00 | Launch by Delta E | CK LC17B |
| 1400:29 | T+2:29 Thor S/N 20204 MECO | ||
| 1400 | Delta S/N 20203 burn 6:09 | ||
| 1406? | Delta SECO | ||
| 1416? | Altair RH-92 burn 22s | ||
| 1417 | Altair sep | ||
| 1425 | S+8min despin | ||
| 1967 Feb 10 | 113.47 1357 x 1414 x 100.9 | ||
| 1967 Jun | Replaced by ESSA 4 | ||
| 1970 Oct 17 | End of tx | ||