1973-003A
The 16th Tselina-OM, Kosmos-544, was launched in Jan 1973.
| Kosmos-544 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Jan 20 | 0336? | Launch by 11K65M | PL |
| 0338? | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0344? | Stage 2 coast | ||
| 0608? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 0608? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1973 Jan 26 | 0500 | 95.23 510 x 548 x 74.03 (RAE) | |
| 1980 Jun 15 | Reentered | ||
1975-100A
In 1975 the SMS C satellite was renamed GOES A to reflect its operational mission. The 293 kg GOES A was launched at 2240 on 1975 Oct 16 by a Delta 2914 rocket from Cape Canaveral. At 2249 the Delta second stage reached a 187 x 930 km x 27 deg orbit; the Star 37E third stage fired to place the payload in a 200 x 36796 km transfer orbit at 2304. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 01 fired its solid apogee motor at 1451 on Oct 17, entering synchronous orbit at 65 deg W with a 2 deg W per day drift. On Oct 25 it was stopped at 55 deg W to begin on orbit testing. GOES 1 was declared operational on 1976 Jan 8, and control was switched from NASA to the NOAA-NESS ground station in Wallops Island, Virginia. GOES 1 was later moved over the Pacific at 135W. In 1978 Jun the EPM and Solex experiments failed. Also in 1978, the satellite was assigned to the European Space Agency as part of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP). It was moved to 10W for training of ESA controllers at the Villafranca, Spain, ground station, and then to the Indian Ocean where it took part in the First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE). In Dec 1979 GOES 1 was returned to NOAA's control and sent to the GOES-W position at 135W. In Mar 1980 it was placed on standby at 93W, and on Jun 18 operational transmissions were ended. In 1980-82 it was stored near 120-130W, but then its VISSR imager was reactivated to replace the failed GOES 4 and it was moved to 126W. The end of the mission came in 1985: on Feb 3 GOES 1's radiometer failed and the satellite was switched off and allowed to drift in the geostationary ring between 81W and 130W.
| GOES 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Oct 16 | 2240:00 | Launch by Delta 2914 | CC LC17 |
| T+0:36 SRM sep | |||
| T+1:00 SRM sep | |||
| 2243 | T+3:44 MECO | ||
| 2243 | St 1 sep | ||
| 2244 | Stage 2 SES-1 burn | ||
| 2249 | SECO-1 | 187 x 190? x 27 | |
| 2302? | SES-2 | ||
| 2302? | SECO-2 | ||
| 2303:15 | T+23:15 TES | ||
| 2304 | TECO | 200 x 36976 x 23.7 | |
| 200 x 36771 x 23.7 (TR1022) | |||
| 2305 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 2332 | SES-3 experimental | ||
| 2335 | SECO-3 | 187 x 930 x 28.3 | |
| 1975 Oct 17 | 1451 | AKM 40s | GEO 65W+2W/d |
| 1455? | AKM ejected | ||
| 1975 Oct 25 | First images | 35770 x 35796 x 1.00 | |
| 1975 Oct 25 | Mv in for tests | GEO 55W | |
| 1976 Jan 8 | To NOAA | GEO 55W | |
| 1976? | To GOES W | GEO 135W | |
| 1978 | 135W | ||
| 1978 Mar 25 | 1436.30 35763 x 35817 x 0.0 GEO 133.6W+0.06W | ||
| 1978 Jun 17 | 1436.19 35765 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 135.6W+0.03W | ||
| 1978 Jul | Mv out? | ||
| 1978 Aug 24 | 1433.22 35694 x 35766 x 0.1 GEO 58.1W+0.72E | ||
| 1978 Oct 27 | 1433.38 35698 x 35767 x 0.1 GEO 17.8W+0.7E | ||
| 1978 Nov | ESA training | 10W | |
| 1978 Dec 1 | FGGE | 58E | |
| 1979 Dec 1 | GOES W | 135W | |
| 1980 Jan | 173E | ||
| 1980 Mar 13 | 1435.75 35767 x 35792 x 1.0 GEO 89.8W+0.1E | ||
| 1980 Mar | Standby | 90W | |
| 1980 Aug 29 | 1436.20 35777 x 35800 x 1.3 GEO 89.5W+0.066W | ||
| 1980 Sep | Move to 128-130W | ||
| 1980 Oct 21 | 1436.31 35784 x 35797 x 1.4 GEO 128.0W+0.06W | ||
| 1981 Jan 13 | 1436.03 35761 x 35808 x 1.6 GEO 130.9W+0.01E | ||
| 1981 Nov 14 | 1435.83 35763 x 35799 x 2.3 GEO 129.6W+0.06E | ||
| 1981 Dec 29 | 1436.07 35779 x 35793 x 2.4 GEO 129.3W+0.00E | ||
| 1982 Jul 3 | 1435.63 35769 x 35785 x 2.8 GEO 123.3W+0.1E | ||
| 1982 Nov 3 | 1435.70 35762 x 35795 x 3.1 GEO 117.0W+0.1E | ||
| 1982 Dec 2 | Reverse drift | 1436.45 35783 x 35804 x 3.1 GEO 118.0W+0.1W | |
| 1983 Feb 16 | 1436.35 35784 x 35798 x 3.3 GEO 128.2W+0.07W | ||
| 1983 Apr 16 | 1436.12 35777 x 35796 x 3.4 GEO 130.6W+0.01W | ||
| 1984 Jan 3 | 1436.28 35776 x 35804 x 4.0 GEO 131.8W+0.05W | ||
| 1984 Jun 5 | 1436.21 35775 x 35802 x 4.4 GEO 131.5W+0.03W | ||
| 1984 Oct 3 | last drift maneuver | 1436.46 35785 x 35801 x 4.7 GEO 129.1W+0.1W | |
| 1985 Jan 30 | 1435.77 35763 x 35796 x 5.0 GEO 128.1W+0.07E | ||
| 1985 Feb | decommissioned | ||
| 1985 Mar 10 | 1435.72 35760 x 35798 x 5.1 GEO 124.8W+0.09E | ||
| 1985 Jul 28 | 1435.45 35760 x 35787 x 5.4 GEO 105.3W+0.15E | ||
| 1986 Feb 12 | 1435.90 35761 x 35804 x 5.9 GEO 81.5W+0.04E | ||
| 1986 Mar 21 | drift W starts | 1436.07 35770 x35801 x 6.0 GEO 80.6W | |
| 1987 Aug 19 | 1435.93 35773 x 35793 x 7.2 GEO 128.2W | ||
| 1988 Feb 29 | 1435.45 35768 x 35779 x 7.7 GEO 104.9W+0.15E | ||
| 1988 Nov 11 | 1436.15 35777 x 35798 x 8.3 GEO 80.7W+0.02W | ||
| 1998 Feb 26 | 1435.72 35762 x 35795 x 143 GEO 125.7W+0.01E | ||
| 1999 Apr 24 | 1436.22 35774 x 35803 x 14.6 GEO 81.3W+0.04W | ||
1987-089A
| Kosmos-1893 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Oct 22 | 1425 | Launch by Soyuz | PL |
| 1433 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1987 Oct 22 | 89.66 162 x 352 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Oct 29 | 89.10 159 x 301 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Oct 30 | 89.80 169 x 359 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 4 | 89.40 164 x 325 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 6 | 90.19 178 x 388 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 8 | Fiducial SpK-1 | ||
| 0632? | Deorbit | -649? x 248 | |
| 0642? | Entry | ||
| 0654? | Landed | ||
| 1987 Nov 16 | 89.72 171 x 349 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 18 | 89.99 182 x 364 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 26 | 89.56 178 x 328 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 27 | 89.17 169 x 297 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 28 | 88.73 169 x 254 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 30 | 89.55 165 x 240 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Nov 30 | Fiducial SpK-2 | ||
| 0029? | Deorbit | ||
| 0039? | Entry | ||
| 0051? | Landed | ||
| 1987 Dec 1 | 89.83 163 x 368 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 8 | 89.20 158 x 311 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 8 | 89.31 167 x 313 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 13 | 88.81 161 x 269 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 14 | 89.29 161 x 316 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 15 | 89.16 160 x 305 x 67.1 | ||
| 1987 Dec 16 | |||
| 1946? | Deorbit | ||
| 2000? | Entry | ||
| 2012? | Landed | ||
1984-093D
The second AT&T; Telstar 3, Telstar 302 (Telstar 3C) was deployed from Space Shuttle Discovery on its first flight.
| Telstar 302 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Sep 1 | 1324 | Deploy from OV-103 | |
| 1984 Sep 1 | 1409 | PAM-D burn 83s | |
| 1410 | PAM-D burnout | ||
| 1412 | PAM-D sep | ||
| 1984 Sep 3 | 678.50 702 x 37697 x 23.6 | ||
| 1984 Sep 3 | 1639 | Star 30B burn 6th apo, 56s | 1442.37 34118 x 37700 x 0.3 GEO 67.3W+1.5W |
| 1984 Sep 5 | 0900? | Antenna deploy | |
| 1984 Sep 6 | 1430.14 34775 x 36572 x 0.4 GEO 71.2W+1.4E | ||
| 1984 Oct 24 | 1436.09 35783 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 86.0W | ||
| 1985 Apr 24 | 1436.12 35781 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 86.0W | ||
| 1987 Jul 12 | 1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 86.0W | ||
| 1987 Nov 3 | 1436.12 35781 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 85.9W | ||
| 1987 Dec | Move to 85W | ||
| 1987 Dec 24 | 1436.05 35781 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 85.0W | ||
| 1989 Mar 7 | 1436.14 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 85.1W | ||
| 1990 Mar 14 | 1436.13 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 85.1W | ||
| 1991 Aug 8 | 1436.13 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 85.1W | ||
| 1993 Jul 14 | 1436.14 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 85.0W | ||
| 1995 Oct 19 | 1436.07 35776 x 35795 x 0.6 GEO 85.0W | ||
| 1997 Jan 18 | 1436.13 35776 x 35797 x 1.6 GEO 85.0W | ||
| 1997 Jan 30 | mv out | 1438.20 35814 x 35840 x 1.6 GEO 80.5W+0.05W | |
| 1997 Feb 21 | mv in | 1436.06 35781 x 35790 x 1.6 GEO 97.0W | |
| 1997 Sep 2 | 1436.12 35776 x 35798 x 2.0 GEO 97.5W | ||
1976-087A
The final JSSW launch went into an orbit with a much higher apogee. The satellite reentered after two years in space.
| JSSW 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Aug 30 | 1153 | Launch by Feng Bao 1 | JQ |
| 1155 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1200? | Stage 2 VECO | ||
| 1200? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 108.8 195 x 2145 x 69.2 | |||
| 1978 Oct 31 | 91.53 161 x 537 x 69.1 | ||
| 1978 Nov 25 | 87.66 119 x 197 x 69.1 | ||
| 1978 Dec 12 | Reentered | ||
1967-007A
KH-7 36 (GAMBIT 36) was launched on 1967 Feb 2 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg. It remained in orbit for 10 days, with the Agena rocket reentering after 2 days. The orbit shows little change through Feb 6; the next archival element set on Feb 10 shows a very low orbit, followed by a more circular orbit with a higher perigee on the next day, possibly indicating an orbital change associated with recovery. The SRV was recovered on Feb 10.
| KH-7 36 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Feb 2 | 2000 | Launch by Atlas Agena D | V |
| T+2:18? BECO | |||
| T+4:37? SECO | |||
| T+4:54? VECO | |||
| T+4:59? Atlas sep | |||
| T+5:51? Agena MES | |||
| 2009 | T+9:50? Agena MECO | ||
| Agena D sep | |||
| 1967 Feb 3 | 0427 | 89.57 136 x 370 x 103.0 | |
| 2047 | (Agena D) | 88.61 126 x 285 x 102.7 | |
| 1967 Feb 6 | 0107 | 89.41 134 x 355 x 102.9 | |
| 1967 Feb 6 | 2227? | Deorb opp rev 66 | |
| 1967 Feb 7 | 2220? | Deorb opp rev 82 | |
| 1967 Feb 8 | 2212? | Deorb opp rev 98 | |
| 1967 Feb 10 | 88.90 110 x 330 x 102.9 | ||
| 1967 Feb 10 | 1100? | Rev 123 last image | |
| 1967 Feb 10 | 2300? | Deorb | |
| 1967 Feb 11 | 0426 | 88.84 141 x 292 x 102.9 | |
| 1967 Feb 12 | Reentered | ||
1987-100A
Raduga (Gran') No. 32 was launched in Dec 1987 to 128E.
| Raduga No. 32(F22) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Dec 10 | 1130:00 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 1139 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1246? | DM burn 1 | ||
| 1803? | DM burn 2 | ||
| 1807? | DM sep | ||
| 1987 Dec 10 | 1396.51 34963 x 35053 x 1.5 GEO 86.7E+10.2E | ||
| 1987 Dec 15 | 1425.25 35438 x 35710 x 1.5 GEO 126.0E+2.7E | ||
| 1987 Dec 17 | 1435.77 35769 x 35791 x 1.5 GEO 128.1E | ||
| 1988 Jan 20 | 1436.25 35781 x 35797 x 1.3 GEO 128.5E | ||
| 1988 Oct 17 | 1436.39 35786 x 35798 x 0.7 GEO 126.8E | ||
| 1989 Feb 14 | 1436.12 35780 x 35793 x 0.5 GEO 128.5E | ||
| 1990 Jan 6 | 1435.92 35780 x 35785 x 0.6 GEO 128.1E | ||
| 1991 Apr 26 | 1436.30 35782 x 35798 x 1.8 GEO 127.9E | ||
| 1991 May 10 | mv out | ||
| 1991 May 19 | 1436.37 35776 x 35807 x 1.8 GEO 170.1W | ||
| 1992 Jan 21 | 1436.04 35774 x 35796 x 2.4 GEO 170.8W | ||
| 1993 Jun 14 | 1435.94 35766 x 35800 x 3.6 GEO 170.3W | ||
| 1994 Jul 30 | 1436.31 35773 x 35808 x 4.5 GEO 169.7W | ||
| 1995 Feb 12 | 1436.29 35782 x 35798 x 5.0 GEO 169.5W | ||
| 1996 Mar 21 | 1435.82 35772 x 35789 x 5.8 GEO 169.2W | ||
| 1996 Nov 30 | 1436.13 35776 x 35797 x 6.2 GEO 170.6W | ||
1996-065A
STS-80 was notable for being the last flight of Story Musgrave, who had now made 6 space flights and became the oldest space traveller to date. Launch of STS-80 was delayed for several weeks because of concerns about nozzle erosion on STS-79. A two minute hold was called just prior to T-31s because of a small hydrogen leak.
STS-80 carried a set of scientific experiments. The third flight of the Wake Shield Facility and the third flight of the ASTRO-SPAS saw two free flyers out from the Shuttle at once for the first time. After launch on 1996 Nov 19, SPAS was deployed on Nov 20 carrying the ORFEUS ultraviolet telescope. Then on Nov 23 WSF was deployed, after several hours `scrubbing' out on the RMS arm. WSF was then recaptured on Nov 26, but SPAS remained free until Dec 4.
An extensive Space Station development spacewalk series, EDFT-5, was planned for STS-80, but had to be abandoned when Jernigan and Jones were unable to open the airlock door. After repressurization, Musgrave came in without a suit and tried to release the door himself - the air pressure would have kept the door safely closed, but in the event he was unsuccessful. After the flight, a loose part was discovered in the gear mechanism.
| STS-80 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Nov 19 | 1955:47 | Launch by STS | KSC LC39B |
| 1957:51 | SRB sep T+2:04 | ||
| 2004:18 | MECO | 64 x 341 x 28.5 | |
| 2004:37 | ET sep | ||
| 2036:11 | OMS-2 3:01 85.0m/s | 91.60 347 x 358 x 28.5 | |
| 2039:12 | OMS-2 CO | ||
| 2136 | PLBD open | ||
| 1996 Nov 20 | 1200 | 91.58 346 x 358 x 28.5 | |
| 1839:50 | RCS NC2 0.4m/s | ||
| 2349 | RMS grapple SPAS | ||
| 1996 Nov 21 | 0251 | RMS unberth SPAS | |
| 0410:50 | RMS deploy SPAS | ||
| 0411:48 | RCS SEP-1 14s | ||
| 0444:11 | RCS SEP-2 105s | ||
| 0505 | RMS cradle | ||
| 2140 | RMS uncradle for OSVS check | ||
| 2325 | RMS cradle | ||
| 1996 Nov 22 | 0510:47 | RCS NC3 spacing 0.3m/s | |
| 0620:49 | RCS NC4 increase SPAS distance, 0.2m/s | ||
| 0725:47 | RCS NC5 0.4m/s | ||
| 1810:47 | RCS NC6 0.2m/s | ||
| 1909 | RMS uncradle | ||
| 1996 Nov 22 | 1925 | RMS grapple WSF | 91.59 346 x 358 x 28.5 |
| 2100:14 | RMS unberth WSF | ||
| WSF wake scrubbing | |||
| 1996 Nov 23 | 0137:40 | RMS deploy WSF | |
| (WSF 19 min burn) | |||
| 0240 | RMS cradle | ||
| 0630:46 | RCS NC7 burn, spacing 0.3m/s | 91.60 347 x 359 x 28.5 | |
| 2059:47 | RCS NC8 spacing burn | 91.74 355 x 364 x 28.5 | |
| 1996 Nov 24 | 2149:47 | RCS NC10 | |
| 1996 Nov 25 | 91.61 347 x 359 x 28.5 | ||
| 0358:23 | RCS NC11 | ||
| 2045:53 | RCS NC12 begin approach, 1.6m/s | 91.65 350 x 360 x 28.5 | |
| 2127:47 | NH-WSF burn 0.3m/s | ||
| 2248:24 | NCC burn 0.4m/s | ||
| 2345:42 | OMS-3(R) TI burn 9s 2.5m/s | ||
| 2345:51 | OMS-3 CO | ||
| 1996 Nov 26 | 0008:30 | MC1 | |
| 0032:45 | MC2 | ||
| 0044:00 | MC3 | ||
| 0135 | At 40m to WSF | 91.59 346 x 358 x 28.5 | |
| 0146 | At 6 m from WSF | ||
| 0200 | In free drift | ||
| 0202:11 | RMS grapple WSF | ||
| 0236:01 | RMS berth WSF | ||
| 2227:47 | RCS NC14 | ||
| 1996 Nov 27 | 0006 | RMS unberth WSF | 91.59 346 x 358 x 28.5 |
| 0020 | WSF attached experiments | ||
| 0400? | RMS reberth WSF | ||
| 1151:47 | RCS NC15 1m/s | ||
| 1996 Nov 28 | 0053:47 | RCS NC16 | |
| 0917:47 | RCS NC17 | ||
| 1996 Nov 29 | 0204 | EVA depress airlock, Jernigan and Jones | |
| 0221 | Fully depressed | ||
| 0230 | Hatch fails to open | ||
| 0307 | Partial repress to 4psi | ||
| 0322 | Thermal cover blown open | ||
| 0348 | Full repress begins | ||
| 0401 | Full repress complete | ||
| 0445 | Musgrave attempts to open hatch | ||
| 0710 | EVA abandoned | ||
| 1996 Nov 30 | 91.59 345 x 359 x 28.5 | ||
| 0008:47 | RCS NC20 | ||
| 1045:46 | RCS NC21 | ||
| 1996 Dec 1 | 0031:47 | RCS NC22 | |
| 0616:47 | RCS NC22A | ||
| 1055:46 | RCS NC23 | ||
| 1996 Dec 2 | 0238:46 | RCS NC24 | |
| 1996 Dec 3 | 0240:04 | RCS NC26 | |
| 1253:02 | RCS NC27 | ||
| 1996 Dec 4 | 0306:17 | RCS NC28 1.7m/s | |
| 0511:29 | RCS NCC 0.2m/s | ||
| 0608:47 | OMS-4(R) TI 9s 2.5m/s | ||
| 0608:57 | OMS-4 CO | ||
| 0656:52 | MC2 | ||
| 0706:52 | MC3 | ||
| 0716:52 | MC4 | ||
| 0715 | TCS tracking SPAS at 1.9km | ||
| 0825:47 | RMS capture SPAS | ||
| 0940 | OSVS experiments | ||
| 1303:41 | RMS berth SPAS | 91.58 345 x 358 x 28.5 | |
| 1310:48 | SPAS latched | ||
| 1452:47 | OMS-5(L) Adjust 18s 4.6m/s | ||
| 1453:05 | OMS-5 CO | ||
| 1500 | 91.75 345 x 374 x 28.5 | ||
| 1996 Dec 5 | 0849:55 | PLBD closed | 91.75 346 x 374 x 28.5 |
| 1333:32 | PLBD open | ||
| 1996 Dec 6 | 1051:18 | PLBD closed | |
| 1351:20 | PLBD open | 91.75 345 x 375 x 28.5 | |
| 1631:12 | OMS-6 Adjust 15s 7.3m/s | ||
| 1631:27 | OMS-6 CO | ||
| 2100 | 91.47 318 x 375 x 28.5 | ||
| 1996 Dec 7 | 0809:07 | PLBD closed | |
| 1043:02 | OMS DO 3:08 96.3m/s | 88.68 41 x 376 x 28.5 | |
| 1046:11 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1117:45 | EI | ||
| 1149:05 | Landed KSC RW33 | ||
| 1149:08 | Drag chute | ||
| 1149:19 | NGTD | ||
| 1150:14 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1525 | Tow to OPF/1 | ||
1986-093A
Plane 90 deg
| Kosmos-1802 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Nov 21 | 0200:00 | Launch by 11K65M | Plesetsk 45.38E |
| 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 | |||
| 0208? | 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 | |||
| 0303? | T+1:02:50 St 2 sep | ||
| 1986 Nov 21 | (93B) 104.86 962x1014x82.9 | ||
| 1986 Nov 21 | 955x1013x83.0 | ||
1973-090A
Apollo CSM 118 was stood down from its role as Skylab Rescue on 1973 Sep 9 (see SL-3). Launch as Skylab SL-4 was at 1401:23 on 1973 Nov 16. It reached a 154 x 224 km x 50.0 deg Earth orbit at 1411:10. The S-IVB stage separated at 1426:22.
The rendezvous burns began at 1624 with a 2-second SPS firing. By 1958 UT the ship was in a 412 x 421 km orbit, and rendezvous was complete by 2126. SL-4 docked at the axial port on the third attempt at 2202. The hatches were opened at 1430 on Nov 17. The CSM was powered down on Dec 4. Meanwhile, on 3 Dec the SA-209 rocket arrived at pad 39B with Apollo CSM 119 on top. CSM 119 would be Skylab Rescue with the Brand-Lind crew if a rescue were needed for this mission.
CSM 118 was powered up again on 1974 Feb 6. The crew had entered the spaceship by 0615 on Feb 8 and installed the docking probe at 0630. A test burn with the RCS thrusters was made at 0815. Undocking came at 1034 and was followed by a flyaround of Skylab. At 1100:07 an RCS sep burn changed the orbit from 433 x 456 km to 430 x 456 km. An SPS orbit shaping burn at 1132:54 lowered the orbit to 168 x 430 km. The SPS fired again at 1435:59 for the deorbit burn. The SM separated and the CM reentered, splashing down in the Pacific at 1516:55 on 1974 Feb 8. Landing was at 119 48 12W 31 18 12 N It was recovered by the USS New Orleans.
| Apollo CSM 118 Mission Log | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Nov 16 | 1401:23 | Launch | |
| 1403:41 | T+2:18 IECO | ||
| 1403:44 | T+2:21 OECO | ||
| T+2:22 Stage 1 sep | -6128 x 107 x 40.8 | ||
| 1403:50 | T+2:27 S4B MES-1, 432s burn | ||
| 1404 | LES sep | ||
| 1411:00 | T+9:37 GCS | ||
| 1411:10 | MECO | ||
| 1973 Nov 16 | 1411:10 | Earth orbit insertion | 158 x 227 x 49.64 |
| 1419:23 | S4B sep (MPR-SAT) | 164 x 253 x 50.30 | |
| 1973 Nov 16 | 1624:21 | SPS 2s burn, 190 x 233 km | |
| 1973 Nov 16 | 1836:19 | SPS 7s burn, 190 x 394 km | |
| 1973 Nov 16 | 1921:26 | NCC (10s RCS), 190 x 411 km | |
| 1973 Nov 16 | 1958:27 | NSR (1s SPS) 412 x 421 | |
| 1973 Nov 16 | 2049:00 | TPI 1s 5m/s | |
| 1973 Nov 16 | 2122:37 | TPF | |
| 1973 Nov 16 | 2126 | Rendezvous with Skylab, 422 x 437 km | |
| 2 failed docking attempts | |||
| 1973 Nov 16 | 2202 | Docking with Skylab MDA | |
| 1973 Nov 17 | 1430 | Hatches open | |
| 1973 Dec 4 | CSM power down | ||
| 1974 Feb 6 | CSM power up | ||
| 1974 Feb 8 | 0615 | Crew entry | |
| 1974 Feb 8 | 0815 | RCS test | |
| 1974 Feb 8 | 1034 | Undocking from Skylab MDA | |
| 1974 Feb 8 | Skylab flyaround | ||
| 1974 Feb 8 | 1100:07 | Sep (RCS), 430 x 456 km | |
| 1974 Feb 8 | 1132:54 | Orbit shaping 12s (SPS), 168 x 430 km | |
| 1974 Feb 8 | 1435:59 | Deorbit 8s(SPS) | |
| 1436:06 | DO CO | ||
| 1974 Feb 8 | 1440? | SM separation | |
| 1974 Feb 8 | 1507? | Entry interface | |
| 1974 Feb 8 | 1516:55 | Splashdown 289 km SW of San Diego | |
| 1974 Feb 8 | 1600? | Recovered by USS New Orleans | |
1994-082A
The 11F669 Luch satellite was launched in Dec 1994. Ground station is at Shcholkovo/Moskva.
| Luch | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Dec 16 | 1200 | Launch by Proton | |
| 1209 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 1316? | DM burn 1 | ||
| 1820? | DM burn 2 | ||
| 1840? | DM sep | ||
| 1994 Dec 16 | 1432.16 35689 x 35729 x 2.6 GEO 90.5E+1.0E | ||
| 1994 Dec 20 | 1434.18 35696 x 35801 x 2.6 GEO 94.7E | ||
| 1995 Jan 28 | 1435.98 35756 x 35811 x 2.5 GEO 95.1E | ||
| 1995 Sep 11 | 1436.23 35787 x 35791 x 2.0 GEO 95.0E | ||
| 1997 Mar 28 | mv out | GEO 95E | |
| 1997 May 10 | mv in | GEO 16W | |
| 1997 Jun 22 | 1436.06 35766 x 35805 x 0.7 GEO 16.0W | ||
1982-006A
This satellite was a standard GAMBIT but used for an area survey mission instead of close-look on point targets. The Dual-Mode modifications included increasing retro impulse by 20 percent and improved main propulsion system restart capability. The payload adapter joint was modified so that it could survive a restart of the main engine.
The photo mission lasted 119 days. The mission report says that the high mode portion lasted 97 days and the low mode was 23 days.
After the first day, 1982-06A circularized its orbit at 600 km. Successive orbital adjustments raised the orbit to 624 x 657 km by Mar 10. One object left in the initial orbit is listed as a rocket body in the Satellite Catalog, but this seems unlikely - it is probably the viewport hatch. It reentered on the second day.
On Mar 20, the first SRV recovery was commanded, but the SRV failed to separate. The SRV was then commanded to separate from its heat shield and thrust cone, to get it off the Agena. Three new objects were cataloged in orbit around Mar 21, presumably two of these are the bucket and the heat shield; the third may be the thrust cone if it had then separated from the Agena, or the parachute system.
On around Apr 28, the spacecraft was moved to a low orbit. However, archived TLEs show the 1982-06A object moving to a higher 633 x 644 km orbit and steadily decaying - this is rather surprising and appears to be deliberate misinformation, or possibly tracking confusion with the SRV debris. A fourth object cataloged in April is probably the fairing separating SRV-1 from SRV-2. To ensure its recovery despite its faulty motor, on May 23 the second SRV was deorbited with the entire spacecraft, using the Agena's propulsion.
It was originally intended to use the main propulsion system for the deorbit burn. The prop isolation valves were opened on rev 1792, but this caused attitude contrl problems and the valves were closed on rev 1794. It took some time to recover control of the vehicle, and three days later the ISPS secondary propulsion system was used for the deorbit on rev 1845. The impact point was recorded as 11.91N, 188.09E.
| GAMBIT 4352 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Jan 21 | 1930:01 | Launch by Titan 34B Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 1932? | Titan stage 1 sep | ||
| 1935? | Titan stage 2 sep | ||
| 1935? | Agena burn | ||
| 1940? | Agena D cutoff | 91.40 146 x 537 x 97.4 | |
| 91.3 147 x 543 x 97.3 (NRO) | |||
| Fairing separated (82-06B, decayed in 11h) | |||
| 1982 Jan 22 | 0510? | OA-1 Rev 6 | 91.82 179 x 552 x 97.3 |
| 1982 Jan 22 | Agena D burn 2 | 91.83 176 x 550 x 97.3 (TLE) | |
| 0930? | OA-2 Rev 9 | 92.73 269 x 553 x 97.3 | |
| 1300? | OA-3 Rev 12 | 94.67 455 x 566 x 97.3 | |
| 1630? | OA-4 Rev 15 | 96.73 561 x 648 x 97.3 | |
| 1982 Jan 22 | 96.79 561 x 646 x 97.3 (TLE) | ||
| 1982 Jan 23 | 96.74 555 x 647 x 97.2 | ||
| 1982 Jan 29 | 96.74 555 x 647 x 97.2 | ||
| 1982 Jan 29 | 2130? | OA-5 Rev 121 | 97.03 583 x 647 x 97.3 |
| 97.02 601 x 649 x 97.3 (NRO) | |||
| 1982 Feb 5 | 2000? | OA-6 Rev 224 | 97.10 618 x 656 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| Orbit adjust | 97.13 592x647 | ||
| 1982 Feb 12 | 2100? | OA-7 Rev 329 | 97.20 626 x 656 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 97.14 600 x 643 x 97.3 (TLE) | |||
| 1982 Feb 19 | 2350? | OA-8 Rev 434 Orbit adjust | 97.30 607x647x97.0 (TLE) |
| 97.28 628 x 648 x 97.3 (NRO) | |||
| 1982 Feb 24 | 0800? | OA-9 Rev 498 Orbit adjust | 97.39 608x656x97.0 (TLE) |
| 97.37 620 x 655 x 97.3 (NRO) | |||
| 1982 Mar 2 | 2100? | OA-10 Rev 595 Orbit adjust | 97.47 619 x 656 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 97.48 616x657x97.0 from 97.39 608x656 | |||
| 1982 Mar 9 | 2030? | OA-11 Rev 698 Orbit adjust | 97.55 629 x 661 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 97.57 624x657x97.0 from 97.48 616x657 | |||
| 1982 Mar 16 | 2130? | OA-12 Rev 802 Orbit adjust | 97.45 630 x 656 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 97.47 622x650x97.0 from 97.57 624x657 | |||
| 1982 Mar 20 | 2133? | SRV-1 ejected, failed to deorbit | 97.40 620 x 648 x 97.24 |
| 1982 Mar 20 | 8206C,D,E released | ||
| 1982 Mar 24 | 1300? | OA-13 Rev 915 | 97.43 632 x 662 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 1982 Mar 25 | 2230? | OA-14/15 Rev 935 Orbit adjust | 97.25 623 x 655 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 97.27 613x640x97.0 from 97.46 621x649 | |||
| 1982 Apr 1 | 2200? | OA-16 Rev 1039 Orbit adjust | 97.15 624 x 652 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 97.17 612x631x97.0 from 97.27 612x640 | |||
| 1982 Apr 8 | 2100? | OA-17 Rev 1142 Orbit adjust | 97.07 624 x 649 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 97.09 608x627x97.0 from 97.17 613x631 | |||
| 1982 Apr 15 | 2115? | OA-18 Rev 1246 Orbit adjust | 96.97 622 x 632 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 96.98 609x616x97.0 from 97.07 612x622 | |||
| 1982 Apr 22 | 2115? | OA-19 Rev 1350 Orbit adjust | 96.90 619 x 619 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 96.91 603x615x97.0 from 96.98 609x616 | |||
| 1982 Apr 27 | 0414 | 96.85 601 x 613 x 97.2 | |
| 1982 Apr 27 | 1415? | OA-20 Rev 1420 Orbit raise | 96.82 606 x 628 x 97.3 (NRO) |
| 1982 Apr 27? | 8206F released (fairing?) (first elset May 10) | ||
| 2100? | OA-21 Rev 1424 | 96.23 565 x 616 x 97.3 | |
| 1982 Apr 28 | Mission day 97, end of high mode? | ||
| 1982 Apr 28 | 0307 | 97.51 633 x 645 x 97.2 (TLE) | |
| 1200? | OA-22 | 95.02 503 x 561 x 97.3 | |
| 1500? | OA-23 | 93.97 397 x 565 x 97.3 | |
| 1800? | OA-24 | 92.87 289 x 565 x 97.3 | |
| 2100? | OA-25 | 91.77 182 x 565 x 97.3 | |
| 1982 Apr 29 | 0015? | OA-26 | 91.48 155 x 564 x 97.3 |
| 1100? | OA-27 | 90.32 155 x 450 x 97.3 | |
| 1982 Apr 30 | 1700? | OA-28 | 89.20 150 x 343 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 3 | 2100? | OA-29 | 88.85 152 x 308 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 4 | 2030? | OA-30 | 88.85 151 x 308 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 5 | 2000? | OA-31 | 88.83 151 x 306 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 6 | 2000? | OA-32 | 88.83 151 x 307 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 7 | 2100? | OA-33 | 88.82 150 x 306 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 8 | 2100? | OA-34 | 88.83 150 x 308 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 9 | 2030? | OA-35 | 88.83 150 x 308 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 10 | 2000? | OA-36 | 89.02 165 x 311 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 10 | 2300? | OA-37 | 88.80 154 x 300 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 11 | 2100? | OA-38 | 88.82 153 x 303 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 12 | 2100? | OA-39 | 88.83 153 x 304 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 13 | 2100? | OA-40 | 88.83 153 x 305 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 14 | 2200? | OA-41 | 88.83 153 x 305 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 15 | 2000? | OA-42 | 88.82 152 x 304 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 16 | 0000 | 06E at 165.7E 43.1N 646 km | |
| 06D at 59.42W 77.4N 646 km | |||
| 06C at 148.9E 53.9S 638 km | |||
| 1982 May 16 | 2000? | OA-43 | 88.93 157 x 310 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 16 | 2300? | OA-44 | 88.82 149 x 307 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 17 | 2100? | OA-45 | 88.90 148 x 316 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 18 | 0000? | OA-46 | 88.85 145 x 315 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 18 | 2200? | OA-47 | 88.90 146 x 318 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 19 | 2330? | OA-48 | 88.85 142 x 317 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 19 | 2200? | OA-49 | 88.87 142 x 319 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 20 | End of photo mission? | ||
| 1982 May 20 | 1700? | Rev 1792 valves open | |
| MPS deboost/recovery aborted | |||
| 2000? | Rev 1794 valves closed | ||
| 1982 May 22 | 0430? | OA-50 | 88.27 142 x 259 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 22 | 0600? | OA-51 | 88.32 151 x 255 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 22 | 1030? | OA-52 | 88.35 153 x 256 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 22 | 2100? | OA-53 | 88.45 160 x 260 x 97.3 |
| 1982 May 23 | |||
| 2210? | Deorbit | ||
| 2225? | Eject SRV | ||
| 2229? | SRV thrust cone sep | ||
| 2235? | Reentry | ||
| 2246 | Mid-air recovery | ||
