Friday, September 5, 1986
Tuesday, September 2, 1986
Kosmos 1304
1981-087A
| Kosmos-1304 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Sep 4 | 1106 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | PL LC132 |
| 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 | |||
| 1114? | 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 | |||
| 1209? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1981 Sep 4 | 103.99 911x978x82.94 | ||
Sunday, August 24, 1986
Kosmos 1300
1981-082A
With Kosmos-1300, launch of the Tselina-D satellites began to switch to the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle.
| Kosmos-1300 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Aug 24 | 2140 | 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 | |||
| 2146 | T+6:48 S5M MECO1 km | 60? x 650 x 82.5 | |
| T+40:58? S5M burn 2 | |||
| T+41:08? S5M MECO2 | |||
| 2221 | T+41:38? S5M sep | ||
| 1981 Aug 24 | 97.8 638x702x82.5 | ||
Transtage 1
1964-081A
The second launch was Titan IIIA-1, which orbited Transtage 1 with a 1366 kg payload. (ETR report says 1700 kg lead payload; MR641221-8 says 1524 kg, but the 1968 Transtage flight summary seems definitive.) In this case the truss was 148 kg with 1218 kg of ballast.
| Transtage 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Dec 10 | 1653:33 | Launch by Titan IIIA | CK LC20 |
| 1655? | St 1 sep | ||
| 1659? | St 2 sep | ||
| 1659? | Transtage MES-1 | ||
| 1705? | Transtage MECO-1 | ||
| 87.60 157 x 170 x 32.15 | |||
| 1964 Dec 13 | 0940 | Reentered over Argentina | |
Friday, August 22, 1986
Interkosmos 3
1970-057A
The first DS-U2-IK Interkosmos ionospheric payload, Interkosmos-3, was launched on 1970 Aug 7 by 11K63 from Kapustin Yar. It studied high energy trapped protons and electrons, and propagation of radio waves in the ionosphere.
| Interkosmos-3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Aug 7 | 0300 | Launch by 11K63 Kosmos-2 | GTsP4 |
| 0302 | S1 burn | ||
| 0310? | S1 sep | ||
| 99.7 200 x 1295 x 48.4 | |||
| 1970 Dec 4 | end of ops | ||
| 1973 Feb 12 | reentered | ||
Payload:
- PG-1 Particle detectors (high energy protons, electrons)
- ANCh-1 Ionospheric VLF receiver
- UKV-4M Short wave radio beacon
Monday, August 11, 1986
Kosmos 396
1971-014A
This February 1971 Zenit-4M launch was a 13 day flight from Plesetsk at 65.4 deg. An orbit raise burn was made around Feb 24.
| Kosmos-396 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Feb 18 | 1359:59 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1404 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1408 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1644 | 89.43 207 x 285 x 65.4 | ||
| 1971 Feb 20 | 1029 | 89.39 204 x 284 x 65.4 | |
| 1971 Feb 21 | 0930 | 89.40 205 x 286 x 65.42 (RAE) | |
| 1971 Feb 23 | 1247 | 89.05 187 x 267 x 65.4 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1971 Feb 25 | 1900 | 89.30 189 x 292 x 65.42 (RAE) | |
| 1971 Feb 28 | 0246 | 89.23 185 x 287 x 65.4 | |
| 1971 Mar 3 | 0630? | Engine sep (14E) | |
| 0633? | Deorbit | ||
| 0643? | PO sep | ||
| 0649? | Entry | ||
| 0703? | Landed | ||
Thursday, August 7, 1986
Intelsat 509
1984-057A
The last MCS satellite, Intelsat V F-9, was stranded in low orbit when its Centaur stage failed. A clogged fuel line meant that the first burn was 8 seconds shorter than planned, and the second burn shut down only 3.5 seconds into a planned 91 second firing. The thrusters were used to raise the orbit slightly; the satellite was deorbited using the apogee motor after 138 days. Following the loss of the Westar and Palapa satellites earlier in the year, the Intelsat failure triggered a rise in insurance premiums.
| Intelsat V F-9 (MCS) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Jun 9 | 2303:00 | Launch by Atlas G Centaur | CC LC36 |
| T+2:10? BECO | |||
| T+2:13 Booster sep | |||
| T+2:44 Centaur insulation sep | |||
| T+3:29 Fairing sep | |||
| T+4:14 MECO | |||
| T+4:17 Atlas sep | |||
| T+4:23 Centaur MES1 | |||
| 2312:26 | T+9:26 Centaur MECO1 (8 s short) | 172 x 318 x 28.7 | |
| 2326:42 | T+23:42 Centaur MES2 | ||
| 2326:45 | Centaur MECO2 (after 3.5s) | 187 x 1240 x 29.2 | |
| 2329? | T+26:36 Centaur sep | ||
| 1984 Jun 10 | 98.77 176 x 1222 x 29.2 | ||
| 1984 Jun 11 | 98.69 172 x 1219 x 29.1 | ||
| 1984 Jun 16 | 99.31 229 x 1221 x 28.7 | ||
| 1984 Jul 19 | 99.05 238 x 1187 x 28.7 | ||
| 1984 Oct 22 | 98.29 242 x 1111 x 28.7 | ||
| 1984 Oct 24 | 0910? | Star 37XF fired to deorbit | |
| 0955? | Reentered | ||
Friday, August 1, 1986
Corona 89
1964-075A
KH-4A Mission 1014 was launched on 1964 Nov 18 by Thrust Augmented Thor Agena D from Vandenberg into a 70 degree orbit for coverage of Cuba. The cameras operated successfully and both SRVs were successfully recovered. CORONA 89 also carried the USAF Cambridge Research Labs (AFCRL) ORBIS ionospheric beacon, which extended a 7.5 meter antenna transmitting at 10 MHz (there were also 5 and 0.19 MHz beacons which failed to operate). Launch was 4 hours earlier than normal to provide coverage of `certain areas' at times of long shadows. The mission carried an experimental filter set and smaller slits and included imagery of the Balkans and Zaire.
| KH-4A Mission 1014 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Nov 18 | 2035:54 | Launch by TAT Agena D | V |
| 2036:59 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 2038:26 | Thor MECO (T+2:32) | ||
| 2038:35 | Thor VECO (T+2:41) | ||
| 2038:42 | Thor sep (T+2:48) | ||
| 2038:47 | Agena burn (T+2:53) | ||
| 2042:50 | Agena MECO (T+6:56) | 89.77 189 x 369 x 70.04 (VCR) | |
| 1964 Nov 19 | 0932 | 89.70 182 x 336 x 70.0 | |
| 1964 Nov 20 | 0030 | 89.71 176 x 344 x 70.0 | |
| 1964 Nov 21 | 0754 | 89.69 177 x 340 x 70.0 | |
| 1964 Nov 21 | 1700 | 89.71 180 x 339 x 70.02 | |
| 1964 Nov 23 | 2140? | SRV-1 ejected rev 81 | |
| 1964 Nov 23 | 2217 | SRV-1 recovered | |
| 1964 Nov 24 | 0739 | 89.62 176 x 335 x 70.0 | |
| 1964 Nov 27 | 1916 | 89.52 175 x 327 x 70.0 | |
| 1964 Nov 27 | 2115? | SRV-2 ejected rev 145 | |
| 1964 Nov 27 | 2151 | SRV-2 recovered | |
| 1964 Nov 30 | 0657 | 89.44 177 x 316 x 70.0 | |
| 1964 Dec 1 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1964 Dec 3 | 0450 | 88.93 167 x 276 x 70.0 | |
| 1964 Dec 6 | Reentered after 17.45d | ||
Thursday, July 31, 1986
Kosmos 1075
1979-010A
Fourth low orbit launch.
| Kosmos-1075 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Feb 8 | 1000 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk |
| 1020? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1979 Feb 8 | 94.5 473x516x65.8 | ||
Saturday, July 26, 1986
Friday, July 25, 1986
Wednesday, July 23, 1986
Sunday, July 20, 1986
Kosmos 270
1969-022A
Zenit-4 No. 53 was launched from Plesetsk a few hours after the return of No. 54 and flew an 8 day mission.
| Kosmos-270 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Mar 6 | 1215:01 | Launch by 11A57 | PL |
| 1219 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1224 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1969 Mar 9 | 0254 | 89.80 199 x 329 x 65.4 | |
| 1969 Mar 13 | 0409 | 89.72 199 x 322 x 65.4 | |
| 1969 Mar 14 | 0532? | Retrofire | |
| 0552? | Landed after 7.74d | ||
Saturday, July 19, 1986
Wednesday, July 16, 1986
Kosmos 1060
1978-111A
Two-tone telemetry?; Lo res satellite
| Kosmos-1066 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Dec 8 | 0930 | Launch by Soyuz-U | Baikonur |
| 0934 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 0938 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1978 Dec 8 | 89.46 204 x 290 x 65.0 | ||
| 1978 Dec 20 | 89.19 197 x 272 x 65.0 | ||
| 1978 Dec 21 | |||
| 0529? | Deorbit | ||
| 0539? | PO sep | ||
| 0544? | Entry | ||
| 0600? | Landed | ||