Saturday, October 1, 1988
Friday, September 30, 1988
Corona 100
1965-074A
KH-4A Mission 1024 was launched on 1965 Sep 22, and was the 100th launch of the CORONA program since Discoverer I in 1959. Mission 1024-1 and 1024-2 lasted 5 days each and were both successfully recovered from the spacecraft's 80 degree orbit.
| KH-4A Mission 1024 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Sep 22 | 2131:14 | Launch by Thor SLV-2A Agena D | V PALC 1 Pad 1 |
| 2132:14 | Castor sep (T+1:00) | ||
| 2133:42 | Thor MECO (T+2:28) | ||
| 2133:51 | Thor VECO (T+2:37) | ||
| 2133:58 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | ||
| 2134:03 | Agena burn (T+2:49) | ||
| 2138:11 | Agena MECO (T+6:57) | 90.16 180 x 386 x 80.06 (VCR) | |
| 1965 Sep 25 | 0000 | 90.04 191 x 364 x 80.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Sep 25 | 0132 | 90.03 191 x 360 x 80.1 | |
| 1965 Sep 27 | 2305? | SRV-1 ejected on rev 81 | |
| 1965 Sep 27 | 2340? | SRV-1 recovered | |
| 25 58N 155 44W | |||
| 1965 Sep 28 | Cameras shut down rev 88, zombie | ||
| Zombie mode rev 89 | |||
| Reactivated rev 90 | |||
| 1965 Sep 28 | Cameras reactivated rev 93 | ||
| 1965 Sep 29 | 1503 | 89.86 172 x 362 x 80.0 | |
| 1965 Sep 30 | 90.1 181 x 359 x 80.1 (SSR) | ||
| 1965 Oct 1 | 0431 | 89.81 174 x 356 x 80.0 | |
| 1965 Oct 2 | 2255? | SRV-2 ejected on rev 161 | |
| 1965 Oct 2 | 2335? | SRV-2 recovered | |
| 24 52N 165 42W | |||
| 1965 Oct 5 | 0418 | 89.66 175 x 340 x 80.0 | |
| 1965 Oct 9 | 1957 | 88.69 164 x 254 x 80.0 | |
| 1965 Oct 11 | CORONA/Agena reentered | ||
Thursday, September 29, 1988
Wednesday, September 28, 1988
Saturday, September 24, 1988
Friday, September 23, 1988
Kosmos 1886
1987-081A
| Kosmos-1886 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Sep 17 | 1459:59 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1508 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1987 Sep 17 | 89.77 167 x 358 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Sep 20 | 89.59 164 x 343 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Sep 25 | 89.20 158 x 311 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Sep 26 | Orbit raise | 89.67 175 x 340 x 67.1 | |
| 1987 Sep 30 | 89.39 171 x 317 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Oct 1 | Orbit raise | 90.06 170 x 384 x 67.1 | |
| 1987 Oct 3 | SpK-1 fiducial | ||
| 0714? | Deorbit | ||
| 0724? | Entry | ||
| 0736? | Landing | ||
| 1987 Oct 12 | 89.32 162 x 318 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Oct 12 | Orbit raise | 89.74 177 x 345 x 67.1 | |
| 1987 Oct 15 | 89.58 176 x 331 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Oct 16 | Orbit lower | 89.31 166 x 314 x 67.1 | |
| 1987 Oct 20 | SpK-2 fiducial | ||
| 0222? | Deorbit | ||
| 0232? | Entry | ||
| 0244? | Land | ||
| 1987 Oct 22 | 88.78 159 x 268 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Oct 22 | Orbit raise | 89.79 172 x 354 x 67.1 | |
| 1987 Oct 26 | 89.45 170 x 324 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Oct 27 | 89.74 179 x 344 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 1 | 2006 | 89.39 174 x 313 x 67.1 | |
| 81C ejected? | |||
| 1987 Nov 2 | |||
| 0648? | Deorbit | ||
| 0702? | Entry | ||
| 0714? | Land | ||
Tuesday, September 20, 1988
Transtage 7
1965-047B
The first Titan III-C model, a Titan III-A with two powerful solid strapon `Stage Zero' motors, was 3C-7. Titan 3C-7 was launched from the new pad 40 at the Cape and entered a low circular orbit. Total payload was 9521 kg including a 573 kg truss and a 8948 kg test payload of lead ballast which separated from the Transtage four orbits after insertion to be given the designation 1965-47A.
| Transtage 7 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Jun 18 | 1400:04 | Launch by Titan IIIC | CK LC40 |
| T+1:48 St 1 MES | |||
| T+1:58 SRMs sep at 45 km | |||
| T+3:30 Fairing | |||
| T+4:29 St 1 sep | |||
| T+4:29 St 2 MES | |||
| T+7:43 St 2 MECO | |||
| T+7:53 St 2 sep | |||
| T+7:56 Transtage MES | |||
| 1412:16 | T+12:12 Transtage MECO-1 | ||
| 167 x 193 x 32 | |||
| 2000? | Payload separated | ||
Wednesday, September 14, 1988
Friday, September 2, 1988
Parcae 9
1987-043A
| PARCAE 9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 May 15 | 1545 | Launch by Atlas H | V SLC3 |
| 1547 | BECO | ||
| 1550 | Atlas VECO, sep | ||
| 1612? | Star 20 burn | ||
| 1614? | Plume shield sep | 1045 x 1179 x 62.9 (UN) | |
Wednesday, August 31, 1988
Kosmos 837
1976-062A
Molniya-2 No. 27 (F16) was launched on 1976 Jul 1 from Plesetsk. The fourth stage failed and the 11F628 satellite was announced as Kosmos-837.
| Kosmos-837 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Jul 1 | 0806 | Launch by Molniya | PL |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 0814 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn | |||
| 0859 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0902 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1976 Jul 1 | Blok-L underburn | ||
| 1976 Jul 1 | 98.5 438x936x62.8 | ||
| 1983 Nov 18 | reentered | ||
Monday, August 22, 1988
Friday, August 19, 1988
DFH-16
1984-098A
FSW No. 7 was launched in Sep 1984.
| FSW | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Sep 12 | 0544 | Launch by CZ2 | JQ |
| 0546 | T+2:10 MECO | ||
| 0546 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0548? | T+4:02? Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 0551? | Stage 2 VECO | ||
| 0551? | CZ-2C sep | 171 x 389 x 68 | |
| 1984 Sep 13 | 90.19 172 x 395 x 67.94 | ||
| 1984 Sep 17 | 0058 | 90.08 173 x 382 x 67.9 | |
| 1984 Sep 17 | 0429? | Capsule sep, retro | |
| 0439 | Capsule landed in China | ||
| 0659 | 90.09 174 x 383 x 67.9 | ||
| 1984 Sep 19 | 89.92 172 x 368 x 67.9 | ||
| 1984 Sep 28 | 87.42 131 x 162 x 67.9 | ||
| 1984 Sep 29 | Reentered | ||