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Cronología de Lanzamientos Espaciales
Año 1979 Recopilación de datos Ing. Eladio Miranda Batlle. Los textos, imágenes y tablas fueron obtenidos de la National Space Science. Data Center. NASA
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There were 130 spacecraft returned.
Spacecraft Name NSSDC ID Launch Date
1979-086A 1979-086A 1979-10-01
Aerosat-C AERST-C 1979-02-01
Ariane V1 ARIANV1 1979-06-15
Ariane V2 ARIANV2 1979-11-01
Ariel 6 1979-047A 1979-06-02
Ayame 1 1979-009A 1979-02-06
Bhaskara 1979-051A 1979-06-07
Bion 5 1979-083A 1979-09-25
Brazil-A BRAZL-A 1979-06-28
Brazil-B BRAZL-B 1979-12-13
CAT 1 1979-104A 1979-12-24
Cosmos 1070 1979-001A 1979-01-11
Cosmos 1071 1979-002A 1979-01-13
Cosmos 1072 1979-003A 1979-01-16
Cosmos 1073 1979-006A 1979-01-30
Cosmos 1074 1979-008A 1979-01-31
Cosmos 1075 1979-010A 1979-02-08
Cosmos 1076 1979-011A 1979-02-12
Cosmos 1077 1979-012A 1979-02-18
Cosmos 1078 1979-016A 1979-02-22
Cosmos 1079 1979-019A 1979-02-27
Cosmos 1080 1979-023A 1979-03-14
Cosmos 1081 1979-024A 1979-03-15
Cosmos 1082 1979-024B 1979-03-15
Cosmos 1083 1979-024C 1979-03-15
Cosmos 1084 1979-024D 1979-03-15
Cosmos 1085 1979-024E 1979-03-15
Cosmos 1086 1979-024F 1979-03-15
Cosmos 1087 1979-024G 1979-03-15
Cosmos 1088 1979-024H 1979-03-15
Cosmos 1089 1979-026A 1979-03-21
Cosmos 1090 1979-027A 1979-03-31
Cosmos 1091 1979-028A 1979-04-07
Cosmos 1092 1979-030A 1979-04-12
Cosmos 1093 1979-032A 1979-04-14
Cosmos 1094 1979-033A 1979-04-18
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Cosmos 1095 1979-034A 1979-04-20
Cosmos 1096 1979-036A 1979-04-25
Cosmos 1097 1979-037A 1979-04-27
Cosmos 1098 1979-040A 1979-05-15
Cosmos 1099 1979-041A 1979-05-17
Cosmos 1100 1979-042A 1979-05-23
Cosmos 1101 1979-042B 1979-05-23
Cosmos 1102 1979-043A 1979-05-25
Cosmos 1103 1979-045A 1979-05-31
Cosmos 1104 1979-046A 1979-05-31
Cosmos 1105 1979-052A 1979-06-08
Cosmos 1106 1979-054A 1979-06-12
Cosmos 1107 1979-055A 1979-06-15
Cosmos 1108 1979-056A 1979-06-22
Cosmos 1109 1979-058A 1979-06-27
Cosmos 1110 1979-060A 1979-06-28
Cosmos 1111 1979-061A 1979-06-29
Cosmos 1112 1979-063A 1979-07-06
Cosmos 1113 1979-064A 1979-07-10
Cosmos 1114 1979-065A 1979-07-11
Cosmos 1115 1979-066A 1979-07-13
Cosmos 1116 1979-067A 1979-07-20
Cosmos 1117 1979-068A 1979-07-25
Cosmos 1118 1979-069A 1979-07-27
Cosmos 1119 1979-071A 1979-08-03
Cosmos 1120 1979-073A 1979-08-11
Cosmos 1121 1979-074A 1979-08-14
Cosmos 1122 1979-075A 1979-08-17
Cosmos 1123 1979-076A 1979-08-21
Cosmos 1124 1979-077A 1979-08-28
Cosmos 1125 1979-078A 1979-08-28
Cosmos 1126 1979-079A 1979-08-31
Cosmos 1127 1979-080A 1979-09-05
Cosmos 1128 1979-081A 1979-09-14
Cosmos 1130 1979-084A 1979-09-25
Cosmos 1131 1979-084B 1979-09-25
Cosmos 1132 1979-084C 1979-09-25
Cosmos 1133 1979-084D 1979-09-25
Cosmos 1134 1979-084E 1979-09-25
Cosmos 1135 1979-084F 1979-09-25
Cosmos 1136 1979-084G 1979-09-25
Cosmos 1137 1979-084H 1979-09-25
Cosmos 1138 1979-085A 1979-09-28
Cosmos 1139 1979-088A 1979-10-05
Cosmos 1140 1979-089A 1979-10-11
Cosmos 1141 1979-090A 1979-10-16
Cosmos 1142 1979-092A 1979-10-22
Cosmos 1143 1979-093A 1979-10-26
Cosmos 1144 1979-097A 1979-11-02
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Cosmos 1145 1979-099A 1979-11-27
Cosmos 1146 1979-100A 1979-12-05
Cosmos 1147 1979-102A 1979-12-12
Cosmos 1148 1979-106A 1979-12-28
DMSP 5D-1/F04 1979-050A 1979-06-06
DSCS II-13 1979-098A 1979-11-21
DSP F8 1979-053A 1979-06-10
EGRET EGRET 1979-01-01
Ekran 3 1979-015A 1979-02-21
Ekran 4 1979-087A 1979-10-03
Electrodynamics Explorer EE 1979-01-01
FLTSATCOM 2 1979-038A 1979-05-04
Gorizont 2 1979-062A 1979-07-05
Gorizont 3 1979-105A 1979-12-28
Hakucho 1979-014A 1979-02-21
HEAO 3 1979-082A 1979-09-20
Intercosmos 19 1979-020A 1979-02-27
Intercosmos 20 1979-096A 1979-11-01
ITOS-J ITOS-J 1979-12-01
KH 8-50 1979-044A 1979-05-28
KH 9-15 1979-025A 1979-03-16
KH 9-15 subsatellite 1979-025B 1979-03-16
Magsat 1979-094A 1979-10-30
Meteor 1-29 1979-005A 1979-01-25
Meteor 2-4 1979-021A 1979-03-01
Meteor 2-5 1979-095A 1979-10-31
Molniya 1-43 1979-031A 1979-04-12
Molniya 1-44 1979-070A 1979-07-31
Molniya 1-45 1979-091A 1979-10-20
Molniya 3-11 1979-004A 1979-01-18
Molniya 3-12 1979-048A 1979-06-06
NOAA 6 1979-057A 1979-06-27
Progress 5 1979-022A 1979-03-12
Progress 6 1979-039A 1979-05-13
Progress 7 1979-059A 1979-06-28
Raduga 5 1979-035A 1979-04-25
RCA-SATCOM 3 1979-101A 1979-12-07
SAGE 1979-013A 1979-02-18
Soyuz 32 1979-018A 1979-02-25
Soyuz 33 1979-029A 1979-04-10
Soyuz 34 1979-049A 1979-06-06
Soyuz T- 1 1979-103A 1979-12-16
STP P78-1 1979-017A 1979-02-24
STP P78-2 1979-007A 1979-01-30
Westar 3 1979-072A 1979-08-10
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1979-086A
NSSDC ID: 1979-086A
Alternate Names
11558
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-10-01Launch Vehicle: TitanIII-CLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United StatesMass: 820.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (United States)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Description
The concept of experimental air traffic control satellites wasproposed by ESRO in 1970 and initially planned for launch in1974. The necessary coordination required for internationalparticipation had delayed the launch plans considerably, butESA (formerly ESRO), US, and Canada signed a cooperativeagreement in 1975 for a planned launch in 1978 to position aspacecraft over the Atlantic. A second spacecraft to bepositioned over the Pacific ocean area was planned for aconcurrent launch. A third spacecraft was planned as a backupfor AEROSAT-A and -B.
Aerosat-C
NSSDC ID: AERST-C
Alternate Names
Aeronautical Satellite-C
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-01Launch Vehicle: DeltaLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United States
Funding Agencies
European Space Agency(International)
Department ofTransportation-FederalAviation Administration(United States)
Disciplines
Communications
Engineering
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Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Mr. Robert J. Goss ProjectManager
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Dr. J.Vandenkerckhove
ProjectScientist
ESA-European Space Research andTechnology Centre
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Description
Ariane V1 is one of the planned launches in the French Arianemission. The purpose of the mission is to develop a launchvehicle capable of injecting a spacecraft into an ellipticaltransfer orbit. The mission will be divided into two phases --development and operational. The objectives of thedevelopment phase will be -- (1) to demonstrate thequalifications of the launch vehicle, (2) to check theperformance of the subsystems of the launch vehicle duringflight, (3) to collect data required for determination of the loadsinduced on the payload by the launch vehicle, and (4) todeclare the launch vehicle operational if two launches areexecuted successfully. The objectives of the operational launchvehicle will be -- (1) to inject satellites with greater mass intolow-energy orbits and (2) to inject satellites with lesser massinto high-energy orbits. The Ariane will be a three-stage launchvehicle with various versions of the Viking engine on the firstand second stages and with the HM7 engine on the thirdstage. Passenger experiments were authorized on board thesecond, third and fourth development flights.
Ariane V1
NSSDC ID: ARIANV1
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-15Launch Vehicle: ArianeLaunch Site: Kourou,French Guiana
Funding Agencies
Centre National d'EtudesSpatiales (France)
European Space Agency(International)
Discipline
Engineering
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Ariane V2 is one of the planned launches in the French Arianemission. The purpose of the mission is to develop a launchvehicle capable of injecting a spacecraft into an ellipticaltransfer orbit. The mission will be divided into two phases --development and operational. The objectives of thedevelopment phase will be -- (1) to demonstrate thequalifications of the launch vehicle, (2) to check theperformance of the subsystems of the launch vehicle duringflight, (3) to collect data required for determination of the loadsinduced on the payload by the launch vehicle, and (4) todeclare the launch vehicle operational if two launches areexecuted successfully. The objectives of the operational launchvehicle will be -- (1) to inject satellites with greater mass intolow-energy orbits, and (2) to inject satellites with lesser massinto high-energy orbits. The Ariane will be a three-stage launchvehicle with various versions of the Viking engine on the firstand second stages and with the HM7 engine on the thirdstage. GEOSARI, the qualification model (adapted) of theGEOS satellite and AMSAT, a raido-amateur satellite will bepassengers.
Ariane V2
NSSDC ID: ARIANV2
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-11-01Launch Vehicle: ArianeLaunch Site: Kourou,French Guiana
Funding Agencies
Centre National d'EtudesSpatiales (France)
European Space Agency(International)
Disciplines
Communications
Engineering
Space Physics
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UK 6 was the sixth and last satellite in the Ariel series. Thissatellite was launched on June 3, 1979, into a near-circular625-km, 55-deg inclination orbit. The objective of this missionwas to undertake studies in high-energy astrophysics. Two X-ray experiments, one cosmic-ray experiment, and threetechnology experiments were carried. The spacecraft was spinstabilized, with the spin axis commanded into a sequence oforientations to accommodate the X-ray experimentrequirements.
Ariel 6
NSSDC ID: 1979-047A
Alternate Names
United Kingdom 6
UK 6
11382
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-02Launch Vehicle: ScoutLaunch Site: WallopsIsland, United StatesMass: 154.5 kg
Funding Agencies
NASA-Office of SpaceScience Applications(United States)
Science ResearchCouncil, UK (UnitedKingdom)
Discipline
Astronomy
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Personnel
Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Dr. Lee R. Foster, Jr. GeneralContact
NASA Langley ResearchCenter
Mr. J. E. Foster ProjectManager
Rutherford AppletonLaboratory
Prof. J. LeonardCulhane
ProjectScientist
University College, London [email protected]
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The Experimental Communication Satellite (ECS) was anotherin a series of Japanese satellites designed to develop nationalcommunications capabilities. It was a follow-up to the ETS 2(1977-014A) test satellite. It consisted of a spin-stabilizedcylinder with the curved surfaces covered by solar cells. Thediameter of the cylinder was 1.4 m. From one end of thecylinder four short, VHF, monopole antennas were extended.On the other end was mounted a despun, two-disk array ofantennas -- one for C-band, and the other for K-bandcommunication. The satellite height including antennas was 1.8m. The satellite was designed for a lifetime on location near145 deg e. The satellite utilized frequencies of 10, 40, and 120MHz plus 4, 6, 32, and 35 gHz in addition to the 137/148 MHztelemetry/command frequencies. Propagation studies andcommunications experiments, including experiments withsatellite CS, were its objectives.
Ayame 1
NSSDC ID: 1979-009A
Alternate Names
Exper CommunicationSat.
ECS-1
11261
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-06Launch Vehicle: N-1LaunchSite: Tanegashima, JapanMass: 130.0 kg
Funding Agency
National SpaceDevelopment Agency(NASDA) (Japan)
Disciplines
Communications
Engineering
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Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Dr. H. Kato Project Manager National Satellite Development Agency
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Bhaskara was the second Indian satellite (the first wasAryabhata with 3 nonmeteorological experiments). It waslaunched as part of the satellite-for-earth-observations (SEO)program, and was placed in orbit by a Soviet vehicle launchedfrom a Cosmodrome in the U.S.S.R. The main objectives wereto conduct earth observation experiments for applicationsrelated to hydrology, forestry, and geology using a two-bandTV camera system, and to conduct ocean-surface studiesusing a two-frequency satellite microwave radiometer (SAMIR)system. Secondary objectives were to test engineering anddata processing systems, to collect limited meteorological datafrom remote platforms, and to conduct scientific investigationsin X-ray astronomy. Bhaskara was a 26-faced quasi-sphericalpolyhedron. It had a height of 1.66 m, and a diameter of 1.55m. Named after the two "Bhaskaracharyas," astronomer-mathematicians of ancient India, the satellite was formallyturned off in March 1981. Information and data are availablefrom the Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad, India.
Bhaskara
NSSDC ID: 1979-051A
Alternate Names
SEO
11392
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-07LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: KapustinYar, U.S.S.RMass: 444.0 kg
Funding Agencies
Intercosmos (U.S.S.R)
Indian Space ResearchOrganization (India)
Disciplines
Astronomy
Communications
Engineering
Earth Science
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Dr. K. Kasturirangan ProjectDirector
ISRO Satellite Center [email protected]
Mr. Om P. N. Calla ProjectScientist
Space ApplicationsCenter
Prof. UdipiRamachandra Rao
ProgramManager
ISRO Satellite Center [email protected]
Dr. G. Joseph ProjectScientist
Space ApplicationsCenter
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Bion 5 (Cosmos 1129) was a biomedical research missioninvolving scientists from nine countries. Among theexperiments was the first attempt to breed mammals in space,which proved unsuccessful. The mission ended after 18.5days.
The spacecraft was based on the Zenit reconnaissancesatellite and launches began in 1973 with primary emphasis onthe problems of radiation effects on human beings. Launchesin the program included Cosmos 110, 605, 670, 782, plusNauka modules flown on Zenit-2M reconnaissance satellites.90 kg of equipment could be contained in the external Naukamodule.
Bion 5
NSSDC ID: 1979-083A
Alternate Names
Cosmos 1129
Biocosmos 5
11536
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-25Launch Vehicle: SoyuzLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
Funding Agencies
National Aeronautics andSpace Administration(United States)
Institute of BiomedicalProblems, Moscow(U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Life Science
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The goal of the Brazil missions is to provide a domesticcommunications network for Brazil by placing two satellites(Brazil-A and Brazil-B) into geosynchronous orbits. A thirdspacecraft (Brazil-C) will exist as a backup to either of the firsttwo missions.
Brazil-A
NSSDC ID: BRAZL-A
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-28Launch Vehicle: DeltaLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United States
Funding Agency
Embratel (Brazil)
Discipline
Communications
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Mr. Robert J. Goss Project Manager NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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The goal of the Brazil missions is to provide a domesticcommunications network for Brazil by placing two satellites(Brazil-A and Brazil-B) into geosynchronous orbits. A thirdspacecraft (Brazil-C) will exist as a backup to either of the firsttwo missions.
Brazil-B
NSSDC ID: BRAZL-B
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-12-13Launch Vehicle: DeltaLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United States
Funding Agency
Embratel (Brazil)
Discipline
Communications
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Mr. Robert J. Goss Project Manager NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Technological Capsule (CAT) 1 was an ESA launch testvehicle launched from the Kourou Space Center in FrenchGuiana. Its principal mission was to transmit back to Earthtechnological data on the first developmental flight L01 of theAriane launch vehicle. It was equipped with batteries having alifetime of approximately 8 orbits. When the batteries wereexhausted, the capsule ended its radio transmission. This wasthe first launch by the European Space Agency of a satellite onits own booster.
CAT 1
NSSDC ID: 1979-104A
Alternate Names
Technological Capsule 1
Ariane L01
Ariane 6
11645
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-12-24Launch Vehicle: ArianeLaunch Site: Kourou,French GuianaMass: 1602.0 kg
Funding Agency
European Space Agency(International)
Discipline
Engineering
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Cosmos 1070 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
Cosmos 1070
NSSDC ID: 1979-001A
Alternate Names
11229
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-01-11LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Cosmos 1071 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1071
NSSDC ID: 1979-002A
Alternate Names
11233
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-01-13LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Cosmos 1072 was part of a 6-satellite Soviet militarynavigation system distributed in orbital planes spaced 30degrees apart, and launched from the Plesetsk cosmodromeaboard a Cosmos rocket. Navigation information was derivedfrom Doppler-shifted VHF transmissions (approximately 150and 400 MHz) of the satellite position and orbital data. Byacquiring fixes from several satellite, a user's location could becalculated with an accuracy of 100 m. The time needed toascertain a position was dependent upon the user's latitudeand the number of operational spacecraft in orbit. Normally,accurate location determination could be made within 1-2hours.
Cosmos 1072
NSSDC ID: 1979-003A
Alternate Names
11238
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-01-16LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 810.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Navigation & GlobalPositioning
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Description
Cosmos 1073 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1073
NSSDC ID: 1979-006A
Alternate Names
11255
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-01-30LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Cosmos 1074 was a Soviet satellite launched from theBaikonur cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz 11 rocket. It was anunsuccessful Soyuz-T test mission.
Soyuz T had a long gestation, beginning as the Soyuz VImilitary orbital complex Soyuz in 1967. It finally emerged as acomplete redesign of the Soyuz in the late seventies. TheSoyuz T introduced a revised Igla rendezvous system and anew service module with unitary translation / attitude controlthrusters as part of a single bipropellant system with the mainpump-fed engine. Solar panels were reintroduced; the fuelload was increased; and all new digital avionics weredeveloped. Crew safety was improved with a new launchescape system and accomodation was provided for the firsttime for a three-man crew in spacesuits.
Cosmos 1074
NSSDC ID: 1979-008A
Alternate Names
11259
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-01-31LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 7000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Human Crew
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1075 was a Soviet atmospheric research satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Kosmos 11rocket. It was the tenth in a series of Vektor spacecraft.
Cosmos 1075
NSSDC ID: 1979-010A
Alternate Names
11262
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-08LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1080.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Earth Science
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1076 was a Soviet test satellite launched from thePlesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Tsyklon 3 rocket. It was a testmission of an Okean satellite without the radar. It was used inthe development of methods for obtaining operationalinformation on the Pacific Ocean.
Cosmos 1076
NSSDC ID: 1979-011A
Alternate Names
11266
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-12LaunchVehicle: Tsiklon-3Launch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1950.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Earth Science
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Cosmos 1077 was a Soviet ELINT (Electronic and SignalsIntelligence) satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
From 1965 to 1967 two dedicated ELINT systems were tested:the Tselina and the Navy's US. Both reached service, since theMinistry of Defence could not force a single system on themilitary services.
Tselina was developed by Yuzhnoye and consisted of twosatellites: Tselina-O for general observations and Tselina-D fordetailed observations. ELINT systems for Tselina were firsttested under the Cosmos designation in 1962 to 1965. The firstTselina-O was launched in 1970. The Tselina-D took a longtime to enter service due to delays in payload developmentand weight growth. The whole Tselina system was notoperational until 1976. Constant improvement resulted inTselina-O being abandoned in 1984 and all systems being puton Tselina-D.
Cosmos 1077
NSSDC ID: 1979-012A
Alternate Names
11268
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-18LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 1stGeneration Upper StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 4000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Description
Cosmos 1078 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1078
NSSDC ID: 1979-016A
Alternate Names
11276
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-22LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1079 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. Spacecraft depressurization led to malfunction ofspacecraft. Deorbited after 12 days.
Cosmos 1079
NSSDC ID: 1979-019A
Alternate Names
11283
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-27LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6700.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1080 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1080
NSSDC ID: 1979-023A
Alternate Names
11294
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-14LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1081
NSSDC ID: 1979-024A
Alternate Names
11296
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Communications
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1082
NSSDC ID: 1979-024B
Alternate Names
11297
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1083
NSSDC ID: 1979-024C
Alternate Names
11298
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Communications
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1084
NSSDC ID: 1979-024D
Alternate Names
11299
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Communications
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1085
NSSDC ID: 1979-024E
Alternate Names
11300
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Communications
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1086
NSSDC ID: 1979-024F
Alternate Names
11301
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Communications
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1087
NSSDC ID: 1979-024G
Alternate Names
11302
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Communications
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
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Cosmos 1088
NSSDC ID: 1979-024H
Alternate Names
11303
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Launch Date: 1979-03-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Communications
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1089 was part of a 6-satellite Soviet militarynavigation system distributed in orbital planes spaced 30degrees apart, and launched from the Plesetsk cosmodromeaboard a Cosmos rocket. Navigation information was derivedfrom Doppler-shifted VHF transmissions (approximately 150and 400 MHz) of the satellite position and orbital data. Byacquiring fixes from several satellite, a user's location could becalculated with an accuracy of 100 m. The time needed toascertain a position was dependent upon the user's latitudeand the number of operational spacecraft in orbit. Normally,accurate location determination could be made within 1-2hours.
Cosmos 1089
NSSDC ID: 1979-026A
Alternate Names
11308
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-21LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 810.0 kg
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1090 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
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Cosmos 1090
NSSDC ID: 1979-027A
Alternate Names
11313
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-31LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1091 was part of a 6-satellite Soviet militarynavigation system distributed in orbital planes spaced 30degrees apart, and launched from the Plesetsk cosmodromeaboard a Cosmos rocket. Navigation information was derivedfrom Doppler-shifted VHF transmissions (approximately 150and 400 MHz) of the satellite position and orbital data. Byacquiring fixes from several satellite, a user's location could becalculated with an accuracy of 100 m. The time needed toascertain a position was dependent upon the user's latitudeand the number of operational spacecraft in orbit. Normally,accurate location determination could be made within 1-2hours.
Cosmos 1091
NSSDC ID: 1979-028A
Alternate Names
11320
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-04-07LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 810.0 kg
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Navigation & GlobalPositioning
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1092 was part of a 6-satellite Soviet militarynavigation system distributed in orbital planes spaced 30degrees apart, and launched from the Plesetsk cosmodromeaboard a Cosmos rocket. Navigation information was derivedfrom Doppler-shifted VHF transmissions (approximately 150and 400 MHz) of the satellite position and orbital data. Byacquiring fixes from several satellite, a user's location could becalculated with an accuracy of 100 m. The time needed toascertain a position was dependent upon the user's latitudeand the number of operational spacecraft in orbit. Normally,accurate location determination could be made within 1-2hours.
Cosmos 1092
NSSDC ID: 1979-030A
Alternate Names
11326
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-04-12LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 810.0 kg
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1093 was a Soviet ELINT (Electronic and SignalsIntelligence) satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
From 1965 to 1967 two dedicated ELINT systems were tested:the Tselina and the Navy's US. Both reached service, since theMinistry of Defence could not force a single system on themilitary services.
Tselina was developed by Yuzhnoye and consisted of twosatellites: Tselina-O for general observations and Tselina-D fordetailed observations. ELINT systems for Tselina were firsttested under the Cosmos designation in 1962 to 1965. The firstTselina-O was launched in 1970. The Tselina-D took a longtime to enter service due to delays in payload developmentand weight growth. The whole Tselina system was notoperational until 1976. Constant improvement resulted inTselina-O being abandoned in 1984 and all systems being puton Tselina-D.
Cosmos 1093
NSSDC ID: 1979-032A
Alternate Names
11331
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-04-14LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 1stGeneration Upper StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 4000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1094 was a Soviet naval reconnaisance satellitelaunched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Tsyklon 2rocket. This naval forces monitoring spacecraft was used todetermine the position of enemy naval forces through detectionand triangulation of their electromagnetic emissions (radio,radar, etc).
Cosmos 1094
NSSDC ID: 1979-033A
Alternate Names
11333
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Launch Date: 1979-04-18LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-9(SCARP) or SS-13(SCRAG) with Orbital andManeuverableLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 4000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1095 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
Cosmos 1095
NSSDC ID: 1979-034A
Alternate Names
11335
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-04-20LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1096 was a Soviet naval reconnaisance satellitelaunched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Tsyklon 2rocket. This naval forces monitoring spacecraft was used todetermine the position of enemy naval forces through detectionand triangulation of their electromagnetic emissions (radio,radar, etc).
Cosmos 1096
NSSDC ID: 1979-036A
Alternate Names
11346
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-04-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-9(SCARP) or SS-13(SCRAG) with Orbital andManeuverableLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 4000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Cosmos 1097 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. First flight test of Yantar-4K1. Returned as plannedafter 30 days.
Cosmos 1097
NSSDC ID: 1979-037A
Alternate Names
11348
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-04-27LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6700.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1098 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable and also performedearth resources tasks.
Cosmos 1098
NSSDC ID: 1979-040A
Alternate Names
11358
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-05-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1099 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable and also performedearth resources tasks. Investigation of the natural resources ofthe earth in the interests of various branches of the nationaleconomy of the USSR and international cooperation.
Cosmos 1099
NSSDC ID: 1979-041A
Alternate Names
11360
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-05-17LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1100 was a Soviet military satellite launched alongwith Cosmos 1101 from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard aProton rocket. One vehicle reentered and landed after twoorbits, the other after one orbit. The top capsule was to havebeen manned, but the inability to demonstrate two consecutivefailure free launches of the Proton/TKS-VA combination madethat impossible. This launch successfully demonstrated thereusability of the TKS-VA capusle; the same pair had flown asCosmos 997/998 on 30 March 1978.
It was a landing capsule of the three crew military TKStransport/resupply spacecraft for the Almaz space station. Itwas called "our Apollo" by cosmonaut Leonov. After separationof the capsule from the Almaz, the retrorocket assembly at topdeorbited the capsule. TKS capsules (VA is the Russianacronym) flew 13 times between 1976 and 1983, ten times incapsule tests, three times as part of the complete TKSspacecraft which docked with the Salyut space stations. Theywere never flown manned.
Cosmos 1100
NSSDC ID: 1979-042A
Alternate Names
11362
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-05-23Launch Vehicle: ProtonBooster Plus Upper StageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 9000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Engineering
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1101 was a Soviet military satellite launched alongwith Cosmos 1100 from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard aProton rocket. One vehicle reentered and landed after twoorbits, the other after one orbit. The top capsule was to havebeen manned, but the inability to demonstrate two consecutivefailure free launches of the Proton/TKS-VA combination madethat impossible. This launch successfully demonstrated thereusability of the TKS-VA capusle; the same pair had flown asCosmos 997/998 on 30 March 1978.
It was a landing capsule of the three crew military TKStransport/resupply spacecraft for the Almaz space station. Itwas called "our Apollo" by cosmonaut Leonov. After separationof the capsule from the Almaz, the retrorocket assembly at topdeorbited the capsule. TKS capsules (VA is the Russianacronym) flew 13 times between 1976 and 1983, ten times incapsule tests, three times as part of the complete TKSspacecraft which docked with the Salyut space stations. Theywere never flown manned.
Cosmos 1101
NSSDC ID: 1979-042B
Alternate Names
11363
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-05-23Launch Vehicle: ProtonBooster Plus Upper StageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 9000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Engineering
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1102 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. Zenit-2M satellite used for earth resources studies aspart of 'gektor-Priroda' project. Nauka subsatellite 32KSjettisoned into independent orbit in the course of the mission.Investigation of the natural resources of the earth in theinterests of various branches of the national economy of theUSSR and international cooperation.
Cosmos 1102
NSSDC ID: 1979-043A
Alternate Names
11368
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-05-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1103 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
Cosmos 1103
NSSDC ID: 1979-045A
Alternate Names
11376
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-05-31LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
Cosmos 1104 was part of a 6-satellite Soviet militarynavigation system distributed in orbital planes spaced 30degrees apart, and launched from the Plesetsk cosmodromeaboard a Cosmos rocket. Navigation information was derivedfrom Doppler-shifted VHF transmissions (approximately 150and 400 MHz) of the satellite position and orbital data. Byacquiring fixes from several satellite, a user's location could becalculated with an accuracy of 100 m. The time needed toascertain a position was dependent upon the user's latitudeand the number of operational spacecraft in orbit. Normally,accurate location determination could be made within 1-2hours.
Cosmos 1104
NSSDC ID: 1979-046A
Alternate Names
11378
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-05-31LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 810.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Navigation & GlobalPositioning
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1105 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmosdrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuvrable and performed earthresources tasks. Investigation of the natural resources theearth in the interests of various branches of the nationaleconomy of the USSR and international cooperation.
Cosmos 1105
NSSDC ID: 1979-052A
Alternate Names
11394
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-08LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1106 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. Zenit-2M satellite used for earth resources studies aspart of 'Gektor-Priroda' project. Investigation of the naturalresources of the earth in the interests of various branches ofthe national economy of the USSR and internationalcooperation.
Cosmos 1106
NSSDC ID: 1979-054A
Alternate Names
11399
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-12LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Earth Science
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1107 was a soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1107
NSSDC ID: 1979-055A
Alternate Names
11404
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Launch Date: 1979-06-15LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1108 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable and also performedearth resources tasks. Investigation of the natural resources ofthe earth in the interests of various branches of the nationaleconomy of the USSR and international cooperation.
Cosmos 1108
NSSDC ID: 1979-056A
Alternate Names
11413
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-22LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1109 was a Soviet missile early warning satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Molniyarocket. It was part of the Oko constellation of satellites andcovered the plane 9 - 237 degree longitude of ascending node.
Cosmos 1109
NSSDC ID: 1979-058A
Alternate Names
11417
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-27LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration Upper Stage +Escape StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 2030.0 kg
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation is now populated with two distinct systemsdevoted to military and government communications. Bothsystems are assessed to be simple store-dump repeaterswhich were particularly useful in relaying non-essential trafficbetween the Russian Federation and overseas stations offorces. The first Strela (which means "Arrow" in Russian)system debuted in 1970 and consisted of 750 - 1000 kgsatellites deployed at mean altitudes of 800 km in three orbitalplanes inclined 74 degrees to the equator and spaced 120degrees apart. These Strela 2 spacecraft were launchedseparately by the Kosmos launch vehicle from the Plesetskcosmodrome into each orbital plane at intervals of 24-36months. The activity of these satellites could be monitored viaa characteristic CW beacon emitted on a frequency of 153.660MHz.
Cosmos 1110
NSSDC ID: 1979-060A
Alternate Names
11425
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-28LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1111 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
The typical components of a Zenit-class reconnaisancesatellite were:. 1 - Power module; 2 - Solar panels; 3 - SA re-entry capsule, which returned film and camera to earth; 4 -Command radio antenna; 5 - Cold gas tanks of thepressurisation/thermal control system; 6 - Radar altimeter; 7 -Equipment module; 8 - Orientation system engine; 9 - Solidrocket motor deorbit engine; 10 - Thermoregulation systemradiators; 11 - Equipment frame; 12 - Infrared horizon scanner;13 - Electrical system umbilical; 14 - Mayak system antennae.
Cosmos 1111
NSSDC ID: 1979-061A
Alternate Names
11429
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-29Launch Vehicle: ProtonBooster Plus Upper Stageand Escape StagesLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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From 1969 KB Yuzhnoye built the Lira targets for exercise andtest of PVO air defence and space tracking systems. Thesecond generation consisted of Taifun-1 and Taifun-2satellites, which differed in the type of equipment installed.Taifun-1 would release up to 25 Romb sub-satellites, whileTaifun-2 did not. In 1972 KB-3 under B E Khimrov, with the co-operation of assisting organisations and the Ministry ofDefence, completed the draft project. The first Taifun-1 wascompleted in 1974, and flight trials were conducted in thesecond half of the 1970's using Kosmos-3M launch vehiclesfrom Plesetsk and Kapustin Yar. The heads of the State TrialsCommission were B N Karpov, N N Zhukov, and B G Zudin.Taifun-1 normally released 25 Romb subsatellites into an orbitof 300 to 500 km altitude, at inclinations of 50.7 degrees (fromKapustin Yar) and 65.9 74, or 82.9 degrees (from Plesetsk).Two unique missions in 1989-1990 were put into 180 km x1550 km orbits at 65.8 degrees. With this higher apogee thepayload was reduced to 10 Romb subsatellites. Vektorsatellites were spherical in shape, about 2 m in diameter, thesurface covered with solar cells and equipped with fourantennae.
Cosmos 1112
NSSDC ID: 1979-063A
Alternate Names
11443
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-07-06LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: KapustinYar, U.S.S.RMass: 1190.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1113 was a Soviet high resolution photo surveillancesatellite launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard aSoyuz rocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1113
NSSDC ID: 1979-064A
Alternate Names
11447
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-07-10LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1114 was a Soviet ELINT (Electronic and SignalsIntelligence) satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.It replaced Cosmos 924.
From 1965 to 1967 two dedicated ELINT systems were tested:the Tselina and the Navy's US. Both reached service, since theMinistry of Defence could not force a single system on themilitary services.
Tselina was developed by Yuzhnoye and consisted of twosatellites: Tselina-O for general observations and Tselina-D fordetailed observations. ELINT systems for Tselina were firsttested under the Cosmos designation in 1962 to 1965. The firstTselina-O was launched in 1970. The Tselina-D took a longtime to enter service due to delays in payload developmentand weight growth. The whole Tselina system was notoperational until 1976. Constant improvement resulted inTselina-O being abandoned in 1984 and all systems being puton Tselina-D.
Cosmos 1114
NSSDC ID: 1979-065A
Alternate Names
11449
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-07-11LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1080.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1115 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable and also performedearth resources tasks. Investigation of the natural resources ofthe earth in the interests of various branches of the nationaleconomy of the USSR and international cooperation.
Cosmos 1115
NSSDC ID: 1979-066A
Alternate Names
11451
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-07-13LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1116 was a Soviet ELINT (Electronic and SignalsIntelligence) satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
From 1965 to 1967 two dedicated ELINT systems were tested:the Tselina and the Navy's US. Both reached service, since theMinistry of Defence could not force a single system on themilitary services.
Tselina was developed by Yuzhnoye and consisted of twosatellites: Tselina-O for general observations and Tselina-D fordetailed observations. ELINT systems for Tselina were firsttested under the Cosmos designation in 1962 to 1965. The firstTselina-O was launched in 1970. The Tselina-D took a longtime to enter service due to delays in payload developmentand weight growth. The whole Tselina system was notoperational until 1976. Constant improvement resulted inTselina-O being abandoned in 1984 and all systems being puton Tselina-D.
Cosmos 1116
NSSDC ID: 1979-067A
Alternate Names
11457
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-07-20LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 1stGeneration Upper StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 4000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1117 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1117
NSSDC ID: 1979-068A
Alternate Names
11463
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-07-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1118 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. Zenit-2M satellite used for earth resources studies aspart of 'Gektor-Priroda' project. Investigation of the naturalresources of the earth in the interests of various branches ofthe national economy of the USSR and internationalcooperation.
Cosmos 1118
NSSDC ID: 1979-069A
Alternate Names
11465
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-07-27LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1119 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
Cosmos 1119
NSSDC ID: 1979-071A
Alternate Names
11478
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-08-03LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1120 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1120
NSSDC ID: 1979-073A
Alternate Names
11485
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-08-11LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1121 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. Returned film in two small SpK capsules during missionand in the main cabin at completion of the mission.
Cosmos 1121
NSSDC ID: 1979-074A
Alternate Names
11487
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-08-14LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6700.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1122 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. Zenit-2M satellite used for earth resources studies aspart of 'Gektor-Priroda' project. Nauka subsatellite 31KSjettisoned into independent orbit in the course of the mission.Investigation of the natural resources of the earth in theinterests of various branches of the national economy of theUSSR and international cooperation.
Cosmos 1122
NSSDC ID: 1979-075A
Alternate Names
11491
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-08-17LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Earth Science
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1123 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. Zenit-2M satellite used for earth resources studies aspart of 'Gektor-Priroda' project. Nauka subsatellite 31KSjettisoned into independent orbit in the course of the mission.Investigation of the natural resources of the earth in theinterests of various branches of the national economy of theUSSR and international cooperation.
Cosmos 1123
NSSDC ID: 1979-076A
Alternate Names
11496
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-08-21LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1124 was a Soviet missile early warning satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Molniyarocket. It replaced Cosmos 1030 in the Oko constellation ofsatellites and covered the plane 4 - 36 degree longitude ofascending node.
Cosmos 1124
NSSDC ID: 1979-077A
Alternate Names
11509
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-08-28LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration Upper Stage +Escape StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 2030.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation is now populated with two distinct systemsdevoted to military and government communications. Bothsystems are assessed to be simple store-dump repeaterswhich were particularly useful in relaying non-essential trafficbetween the Russian Federation and overseas stations offorces. The first Strela (which means "Arrow" in Russian)system debuted in 1970 and consisted of 750 - 1000 kgsatellites deployed at mean altitudes of 800 km in three orbitalplanes inclined 74 degrees to the equator and spaced 120degrees apart. These Strela 2 spacecraft were launchedseparately by the Kosmos launch vehicle from the Plesetskcosmodrome into each orbital plane at intervals of 24-36months. The activity of these satellites could be monitored viaa characteristic CW beacon emitted on a frequency of 153.660MHz.
Cosmos 1125
NSSDC ID: 1979-078A
Alternate Names
11510
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-08-28LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1126 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
Cosmos 1126
NSSDC ID: 1979-079A
Alternate Names
11515
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-08-31LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1127 was a third generation, high resolution Sovietphoto surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetskcosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. The spacecraft wasmaneuverable and also performed earth resources tasks.Investigation of the natural resources of the earth in theinterests of various branches of the national economy of theUSSR and international cooperation.
Cosmos 1127
NSSDC ID: 1979-080A
Alternate Names
11520
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-05LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Disciplines
Earth Science
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1128 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1128
NSSDC ID: 1979-081A
Alternate Names
11529
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-14LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1130
NSSDC ID: 1979-084A
Alternate Names
11538
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1131
NSSDC ID: 1979-084B
Alternate Names
11539
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1132
NSSDC ID: 1979-084C
Alternate Names
11540
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1133
NSSDC ID: 1979-084D
Alternate Names
11541
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1134
NSSDC ID: 1979-084E
Alternate Names
11542
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
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Cosmos 1135
NSSDC ID: 1979-084F
Alternate Names
11543
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1136
NSSDC ID: 1979-084G
Alternate Names
11544
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation was populated with two distinct systems devotedto military and government communications. Both systemswere assessed to be simple store-dump repeaters which wereparticularly useful in relaying traffic between the RussianFederation and overseas stations or forces. These Strela(which means "Arrow" in Russian) satellites recorded radiomessages transmitted by Russian intelligence agentsworldwide and relayed them when flying over Moscow.Debuting in 1970 was a system of small (61 kg, 0.80 m by0.75 m) relay satellites launched from Plesetsk by the Kosmosbooster in groups of eight. Although the mean altitude of thisconstellation was near 1500 km, each set of eight Strela 1satellites was normally dispersed into slightly elliptical orbitswith mean altitudes between 1430 and 1490 km. Theintentional orbital period differences of about 0.15 min ensuredthat the satellites would become randomly spaced about theorbital plane shortly after launch. Unlike the lower altitudeconstellation, this network relied on a single orbital plane withan inclination of 74 deg which was replenished on the averageof once each year. The last mission in this network was inJune 1992, and the network has now been superseded by themore modern and capable Strela 3 system.
Cosmos 1137
NSSDC ID: 1979-084H
Alternate Names
11545
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 40.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1138 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
Cosmos 1138
NSSDC ID: 1979-085A
Alternate Names
11548
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-28LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1139 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft performed mapping, geodesy, earthresources tasks.
Cosmos 1139
NSSDC ID: 1979-088A
Alternate Names
11564
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-10-05LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 5500.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
The lowest level of the three-tier communications satelliteconstellation is now populated with two distinct systemsdevoted to military and government communications. Bothsystems are assessed to be simple store-dump repeaterswhich were particularly useful in relaying non-essential trafficbetween the Russian Federation and overseas stations offorces. The first Strela (which means "Arrow" in Russian)system debuted in 1970 and consisted of 750 - 1000 kgsatellites deployed at mean altitudes of 800 km in three orbitalplanes inclined 74 degrees to the equator and spaced 120degrees apart. These Strela 2 spacecraft were launchedseparately by the Kosmos launch vehicle from the Plesetskcosmodrome into each orbital plane at intervals of 24-36months. The activity of these satellites could be monitored viaa characteristic CW beacon emitted on a frequency of 153.660MHz.
Cosmos 1140
NSSDC ID: 1979-089A
Alternate Names
11573
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-10-11LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1141 was part of a 6-satellite Soviet militarynavigation system distributed in orbital planes spaced 30degrees apart, and launched from the Plesetsk cosmodromeaboard a Cosmos rocket. Navigation information was derivedfrom Doppler-shifted VHF transmissions (approximately 150and 400 MHz) of the satellite position and orbital data. Byacquiring fixes from several satellite, a user's location could becalculated with an accuracy of 100 m. The time needed toascertain a position was dependent upon the user's latitudeand the number of operational spacecraft in orbit. Normally,accurate location determination could be made within 1-2hours.
Cosmos 1141
NSSDC ID: 1979-090A
Alternate Names
11585
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-10-16LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 810.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Navigation & GlobalPositioning
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1142 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
Cosmos 1142
NSSDC ID: 1979-092A
Alternate Names
11592
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-10-22LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1143 was a Soviet ELINT (Electronic and SignalsIntelligence) satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
From 1965 to 1967 two dedicated ELINT systems were tested:the Tselina and the Navy's US. Both reached service, since theMinistry of Defence could not force a single system on themilitary services.
Tselina was developed by Yuzhnoye and consisted of twosatellites: Tselina-O for general observations and Tselina-D fordetailed observations. ELINT systems for Tselina were firsttested under the Cosmos designation in 1962 to 1965. The firstTselina-O was launched in 1970. The Tselina-D took a longtime to enter service due to delays in payload developmentand weight growth. The whole Tselina system was notoperational until 1976. Constant improvement resulted inTselina-O being abandoned in 1984 and all systems being puton Tselina-D.
Cosmos 1143
NSSDC ID: 1979-093A
Alternate Names
11600
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-10-26LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 1stGeneration Upper StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 4000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Cosmos 1144 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. Returned film in two small SpK capsules during missionand in the main cabin at completion of the mission.
Cosmos 1144
NSSDC ID: 1979-097A
Alternate Names
11611
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-11-02LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6700.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Cosmos 1145 was a Soviet ELINT (Electronic and SignalsIntelligence) satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
From 1965 to 1967 two dedicated ELINT systems were tested:the Tselina and the Navy's US. Both reached service, since theMinistry of Defence could not force a single system on themilitary services.
Tselina was developed by Yuzhnoye and consisted of twosatellites: Tselina-O for general observations and Tselina-D fordetailed observations. ELINT systems for Tselina were firsttested under the Cosmos designation in 1962 to 1965. The firstTselina-O was launched in 1970. The Tselina-D took a longtime to enter service due to delays in payload developmentand weight growth. The whole Tselina system was notoperational until 1976. Constant improvement resulted inTselina-O being abandoned in 1984 and all systems being puton Tselina-D.
Cosmos 1145
NSSDC ID: 1979-099A
Alternate Names
11629
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Launch Date: 1979-11-27LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 1stGeneration Upper StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 4000.0 kg
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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In 1969 KB Yuzhnoye introduced targets for exercise and testof PVO air defence and space tracking systems. The secondgeneration consisted of Taifun-1 and Taifun-2 satellites, whichdiffered in the type of equipment installed. In 1972 KB-3 underB E Khimrov, with the co-operation of assisting organisationsand the Ministry of Defence, completed the draft project. Thefirst Taifun-2 was completed in 1976. Flight trials wereconducted in the second half of the 1970's using Kosmos-3Mlaunch vehicles from Plesetsk and Kapustin Yar. The heads ofthe State Trials Commission were B N Karpov, N N Zhukov,and B G Zudin. Taifun-2 satellites were spherical in shape, 2m in diameter, with no external solar cells or antennae.
Cosmos 1146
NSSDC ID: 1979-100A
Alternate Names
11632
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Launch Date: 1979-12-05LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Engineering
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
Cosmos 1147 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket.
Cosmos 1147
NSSDC ID: 1979-102A
Alternate Names
11638
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-12-12LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
Cosmos 1148 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellitelaunched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuzrocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Cosmos 1148
NSSDC ID: 1979-106A
Alternate Names
11649
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-12-28LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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DMSP 5D-1/F4 was one of a series of meteorological satellitesdeveloped and operated by the Air Force under the DefenseMeteorological Satellite Program (DMSP). This program,previously known as DAAP (Data Acquisition and ProcessingProgram), was classified until March 1973. The objectives ofthis program are to provide global visual and infrared cloud-cover data and specialized environmental data to supportDepartment of Defense requirements. Operationally, theprogram consisted of two satellites in planned 830-km sun-synchronous polar orbits, with the ascending node of onesatellite in early morning and the other at local noon. The 5.4-m long spacecraft was separated into four sections: (1) aprecision mounting platform (PMP) for sensors and equipmentrequiring precise alignment, (2) an equipment support module(ESM) containing the electronics, reaction wheels, and somemeteorological sensors, (3) a reaction control equipment(RCE) support structure (including the third-stage motor,hydrazine reaction control system) that supported (4) a 9.29 sqm solar cell panel. The spacecraft stabilization was controlledby a combination flywheel and magnetic control coil system, sothat sensors were maintained in the desired 'earth-looking'mode. One feature was the precision-pointing accuracy of theprimary imager to 0.01 deg provided by a star sensor and anupdated ephemeris navigation system. This allowed automaticgeographical mapping of the digital imagery to the nearestpicture element. The operational line scan system (OLS) builtby Westinghouse, was the primary data acquisition system thatprovided real-time or stored, multi-orbit, day-and-night visualand infrared imagery at 1/3 nautical mile resolution for allmajor land masses, 1-1/2 nautical mile resolution for completeglobal coverage, and provided with this data calibration, timing,and other auxiliary signals to the spacecraft for digitaltransmission to the ground. A supplementary sensor package,the special sensor H (SSH), a step-scanning radiometer, wasthe infrared temperature-humidity-ozone sounder. The dataprocessing system, which included three high-density taperecorders, was capable of storing a total of 400 min of data,each allowing full global coverage twice daily. Either recordedor real-time data were transmitted to ground-receiving sites bytwo redundant S-band transmitters. Recorded data were readout to tracking sites located at Fairchild AFB, WA, and LoringAFB, ME, and relayed by SATCOM to Air Fource GlobalWeather Central, Offutt AFB, NE. Real-time data were readout at mobile tactical sites located around the world. A morecomplete description of the satellite can be found in the report`The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program,' D.A. Nichols,Optical Engineering, 14, 4, July - August 1975.
DMSP 5D-1/F04
NSSDC ID: 1979-050A
Alternate Names
DMSP 15539
DMSP-F4
11389
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Launch Date: 1979-06-06Launch Vehicle: ThorLaunchSite: Vandenberg AFB,United StatesMass: 450.0 kg
Funding Agency
Department of Defense-Department of the AirForce (United States)
Disciplines
Earth Science
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Col J. Rivers Program Manager US Air Force Space Division
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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This Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS)satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Titan 3Crocket. It was one of a series of satellites that provided securevoice and data communications for the US military. It was spinstabilized with a despun antenna platform. Body mounted solarcells produced 535 watts. Three NiCd batteries provided 36AHr total. The payload consisted of two 20 watt X-Bandtransponders with 500 MHz bandwidths, and steerable narrowbeam antennas and drive mechanism for commincationsprivacy. Its capacity was 1300 voice channels or 100 Mbps ofdata.
DSCS II-13
NSSDC ID: 1979-098A
Alternate Names
11621
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-11-21Launch Vehicle: TitanIII-CLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United StatesMass: 611.5 kg
Funding Agency
Department of Defense-Department of the AirForce (United States)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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DSP F8 was part of the oldest segments of North America'searly warning system. These Defense Support Systemsatellites were the space-based segment of a 2-tiered ballisticmissile launch detection and warning system. Orbiting 23,000mile above Earth, these satellites provided the first look atpotentially hostile ballistic missiles launched from land or sea,anywhere in the world, in near-real time. For tactical missilewarning, satellite data could be transmitted directly to thetheater commander via the Tactical Event System. DSPsensors also detected nuclear detonations. The speed andaccuracy have greatly reduced the potential for surprise attackand is vital to effective deterrance to war. The DSP sytem hasone satellite watching the eastern hemisphere and twospacecraft watching the western hemisphere for missilelaunches. Since there was less time associated with asubmarine launch from a Soviet boat at the US mainland,these was a great concern that this type of missile must bedetected.
The satellite's infrared sensors detected and tracked exhaustheat generated by balistic missiles. The data were thenrelayed almost instantaneously to USSPACECOM MissileWarning Center in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. DSPsatellites were used during the Persian Gulf War to detect IragiScud missile launches.
DSP F8
NSSDC ID: 1979-053A
Alternate Names
USAF Operational Sat-79
11397
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-10Launch Vehicle: TitanIII-CLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United StatesMass: 820.0 kg
Funding Agency
Department of Defense-Department of the AirForce (United States)
Disciplines
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Dr. W. Doyle Evans Project Scientist Los Alamos National Laboratory
Project Manager US Air Force Space Division
Image courtesy of the USAF Defense Support Program.
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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The Explorer Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET)was to perform gamma-ray observations at higher sensitivity,of better spatial and spectral resolution, and with improvedlevel of gamma-ray identification than previously attained. Asingle instrumentation package was to be utilized. This unitwas to be a compound spark chamber assembly capable ofdetecting gamma-rays of energies from 25 to 3.E4 MeV. Theprimary mission objectives would have been -- (1) a study ofthe galactic plane structure with high statistical accuracy, goodenergy resolution over a wide range, and good angularaccuracy, (2) measurement of the intensity and energeticspectrum of the diffuse radiation from regions other than thegalactic plane, (3) a full sky survey for discrete sources andmeasurement of their flux, energy spectrum, and location, (4)search for short intense bursts of gamma-rays, and (5) searchfor periodic gamma-ray emissions. This mission wascancelled.
EGRET
NSSDC ID: EGRET
Alternate Names
Gamma-Ray Explorer
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Launch Date: 1979-01-01LaunchVehicle: ShuttleLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United StatesMass: 1819.0 kg
Funding Agency
NASA-Office of SpaceScience (United States)
Discipline
Astronomy
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Mr. Frank J.Cepollina
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Dr. Carl E.Fichtel
ProjectScientist
NASA Goddard SpaceFlight Center
Dr. Albert G.Opp
ProgramScientist
NASA Headquarters
Mr. John R.Holtz
ProgramManager
NASA Headquarters
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Ekran 3 was a Soviet communications satellite launched fromthe Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Proton 8K82K/Block DMrocket. It transmitted color and black-and-white USSR centraltelevision programs to the network of public receiving unitslocated in population centers in Siberia and the Far North. Thesingle-unit body was equipped with solar panels, and activeliquid-gas phase-change thermoregulation system, and acorrective engine unit for making orbital adjustments. Twenty-five square metres of solar panels provided 1280 W of power.
Ekran 3
NSSDC ID: 1979-015A
Alternate Names
11273
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Launch Date: 1979-02-21Launch Vehicle: ProtonBooster Plus Upper Stageand Escape StagesLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 1970.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Ekran 4 was a Soviet communications satellite launched fromthe Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Proton 8K82K/Block DMrocket. It transmitted color and black-and-white USSR centraltelevision programs to the network of public receiving unitslocated in population centers in Siberia and the Far North. Thesingle-unit body was equipped with solar panels, and activeliquid-gas phase-change thermoregulation system, and acorrective engine unit for making orbital adjustments. Twenty-five square metres of solar panels provided 1280 W of power.
Ekran 4
NSSDC ID: 1979-087A
Alternate Names
11561
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Launch Date: 1979-10-03Launch Vehicle: ProtonBooster Plus Upper Stageand Escape StagesLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 1970.0 kg
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Unknown (U.S.S.R)
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Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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The purpose of the Electrodynamics Explorer mission is tostudy the basic electrodynamics of the earth's magnetosphere-ionosphere system. The system's driving forces (vector electricfields and neutral winds), driven quantities (currents, plasmas,suprathermal particles, waves, and neutral gases), and grid(the vector magnetic field) will be measured. It has beenproposed that the mission consist of a pair of spacecraft, oneattitude controlled in a low-altitude polar orbit and the other ofundefined stabilization requirements in a polar eccentric orbitwith apogee variable between 3 and 6 earth radii. Knowledgeof spacecraft attitude must be good to within 0.1 deg. Onboardpropulsion is used to allow the changing parameters. The twospacecraft are coplanar, with many simultaneous field-linecrossings that are particularly useful in the study of currents,particle accelerations, etc. The spacecraft has selectable bitrates and data formats to optimize the utility of the returneddata. It is envisioned that except for the details of the detectorcomplement, the spacecraft resembles the AtmosphericExplorer (AE) spacecraft. The team approach of the AE serieswill probably be utilized for data handling, with remoteterminals at experimenter's institutions and with data from allexperiments being accessible to each experimenter.
Electrodynamics Explorer
NSSDC ID: EE
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Launch Date: 1979-01-01Launch Vehicle: nullLaunch Site: null
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NASA-Office of SpaceScience (United States)
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Earth Science
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Mr. Frank W.Gaetano
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NASA Headquarters
Mr. David W.Grimes
ProjectManager
NASA Goddard SpaceFlight Center
Dr. David P.Cauffman
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NASA Headquarters [email protected]
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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The FLTSATCOM (Fleet Satellite Communications)communications satellite system served as a world-wide UHFcommunications link among USN aircraft, ships, submarines,and ground stations. This high-capacity spacebornecommunications system gave the Navy both shore-to-fleet andsingle-way communication among ships, aircraft, andsubmarines separated by distances exceeding line-of-sightUHF ranges. The satellite provided 30 voice channels and 12teletypewriter channels simultaneously in UHF. The UHF uplinkwas in the 290- to 320-MHz range, while UHF downlink was inthe 240- to 270-MHz range. Transmissions in the S-band wereused for commands and beacons. A number of these channelswere reserved for high-priority USAF ground-to-aircommunications with SAC aircraft, the E-3A airborne warningand control system, and elements of the presidential commandstructure. The satellite was hexagonal in shape andapproximately 1.7 m high and 2.7 m in diameter. An erectable5.3-m wire mesh parabolic communications antenna with a 2-msolid-center section extended from one end of the satellite.Protruding from the opposite end was the nozzle of thesatellite's off-loaded apogee motor. Unlike most military andcommercial communications satellites, the FLTSATCOMsatellites used a triaxial stabilization system utilizing a reactioncontrol wheel assembly instead of spin stabilization. Electricalpower (1.1 kw dc) was provided by 2 three-section solarpanels mounted on booms extending from the satellite bodyand unfolded in space. Nickel-cadmium batteries providedpower during solar eclipses. The USN and USAF planned toorbit four satellites, including one as an on-station spare,positioned around the world in near-equatorial geosynchronousorbits to provide near-global coverage. The FSC satellite wasthe heaviest communications satellite the United States hadattempted to orbit, exceeding the previous leader, TACSAT-1,by over 250 lbs.
FLTSATCOM 2
NSSDC ID: 1979-038A
Alternate Names
FSC-2
FLEETSATCOM 2
11353
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Launch Date: 1979-05-04Launch Vehicle: Atlas-CentaurLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United StatesMass: 1842.0 kg
Funding Agency
Department of Defense-Department of the Navy(United States)
Discipline
Communications
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Mr. Henry O. Slone Project Manager NASA Lewis Research Center
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Gorizont 2 was a Soviet geosynchronous communicationssatellite. It was launched to provide telephone, telegraph andfax communications services, in addition to relaying TV andradio broadcasts. The initial purpose of the satellite was torelay television broadcasts of the 1980 Olympics held inMoscow. It was stationed at 14 deg W.
The Gorizont spacecraft possessed an initial mass in excess of2.1 metric tons and have demonstrated a lifetime of nearly 10years, although a 5-year service life was more common. The3-axis stabilized satellite was approximately 2 m in diameterand 5 m long with two large solar arrays capable of generating1.3 kW of electrical power for the first 3 years. Seven separatetransmission antennas allowed a variety of reception patternsfor both broad and localized terrestrial regions.
A typical Gorizont communications payload included sixgeneral purpose (TV, audio, facsimile) 6/4 GHz transponders(five 12.5 W and one 60 W), one Luch 14/11 GHz transponder(15 W), and one Volna 1.6/1.5 GHz transponder (20 W). TheVolna transponders were INMARSAT-compatible and wereextensively used by the Russian merchant marine fleet via theprimary GEO television rebroadcasting system, supporting allfive Federation time zones: Zone 1 from 140 deg E, Zone 2from 90 deg E, Zone 3 from 80 deg E, Zone 4 from 53 deg E,and Zone 5 from 14 deg W. These transmissions were handledby Orbita (12-m receiving antenna) and Moskva (2.5-mreceiving antenna) ground stations in the 6/4 GHz band. TheMoskva Globalnaya system was inaugurated in 1989 using 4-m receiving antennas and serviced by Gorizonts at 96.5 deg Eand 11 deg W.
Gorizont 2
NSSDC ID: 1979-062A
Alternate Names
11440
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Launch Date: 1979-07-05Launch Vehicle: ProtonBooster Plus Upper Stageand Escape StagesLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 2100.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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Gorizont 3 was a Soviet geosynchronous communicationssatellite. It was launched to provide telephone, telegraph andfax communications services, in addition to relaying TV andradio broadcasts. The initial purpose of the satellite was torelay television broadcasts of the 1980 Olympics held inMoscow. It was stationed at 53 deg E.
The Gorizont spacecraft possessed an initial mass in excess of2.1 metric tons and have demonstrated a lifetime of nearly 10years, although a 5-year service life was more common. The3-axis stabilized satellite was approximately 2 m in diameterand 5 m long with two large solar arrays capable of generating1.3 kW of electrical power for the first 3 years. Seven separatetransmission antennas allowed a variety of reception patternsfor both broad and localized terrestrial regions.
A typical Gorizont communications payload included sixgeneral purpose (TV, audio, facsimile) 6/4 GHz transponders(five 12.5 W and one 60 W), one Luch 14/11 GHz transponder(15 W), and one Volna 1.6/1.5 GHz transponder (20 W). TheVolna transponders were INMARSAT-compatible and wereextensively used by the Russian merchant marine fleet via theprimary GEO television rebroadcasting system, supporting allfive Federation time zones: Zone 1 from 140 deg E, Zone 2from 90 deg E, Zone 3 from 80 deg E, Zone 4 from 53 deg E,and Zone 5 from 14 deg W. These transmissions were handledby Orbita (12-m receiving antenna) and Moskva (2.5-mreceiving antenna) ground stations in the 6/4 GHz band. TheMoskva Globalnaya system was inaugurated in 1989 using 4-m receiving antennas and serviced by Gorizonts at 96.5 deg Eand 11 deg W.
Gorizont 3
NSSDC ID: 1979-105A
Alternate Names
11648
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-12-28Launch Vehicle: ProtonBooster Plus Upper Stageand Escape StagesLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 2100.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
After launch, the sixth Japanese satellite, CORSA-B, wasofficially renamed Hakucho, the Japanese word for swan. Thespacecraft had the shape of an octagonal rightprism, withmaximum width 80 cm and height 65 cm, and was spin-stabilized at a rate of 5 to 8 rpm. The spin axis wasmaneuvered by means of magnetic torquing. Eleven X-raydetectors of various specifications were devoted to theobservation of cosmic X rays. Four detectors had fields ofview perpendicular to the spin axis and scanned over a wideregion of the sky in search of X-ray novae and transients. Theother seven detectors had FOVs along the spin axis and wereused to study selected celestial objects. Observational datacould either be telemetered back in real-time or stored in anonboard data-recorder. Telemetry frequencies were 136.725MHz at 500 mW and 400.450 MHz at 100 mW. The scientificobjectives of Hakucho were (1) a systematic survey and watchof short-lived X-ray phenomena, (2) observations of selectedX-ray sources with a wide spectral coverage (0.1 to 100 keV),(3) study of short-term variabilities and pulsations of X-raysources, and (4) study of the X-ray sky in the sub-keV range.
Hakucho
NSSDC ID: 1979-014A
Alternate Names
CORSA-B
Cosmic RadiationSatellite B
11272
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-21Launch Vehicle: M-3CLaunch Site: UchinouraSpace Center, JapanMass: 96.0 kg
Funding Agency
Institute of Space andAeronautical Science, Uof Tokyo (Japan)
Discipline
Astronomy
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Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Prof. SatioHayakawa
ProjectScientist
Nagoya University [email protected]
Prof. Minoru Oda ProjectManager
University of Tokyo
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The Hakucho Satellite
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Description
This third High-Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)mission performed a sky survey of gamma rays and cosmicrays in a manner similar to HEAO 1. It had a higher orbitalinclination than the previous missions in this series, since thepayload consisted primarily of cosmic-ray instrumentation;greater cosmic-ray flux occurs near the earth's magnetic poles.The scientific objectives of the mission were (1) to determinethe isotopic composition of the most abundant components ofthe cosmic-ray flux with atomic mass between 7 and 56, andthe flux of each element with atomic number (Z) between Z = 4and Z = 50; (2) to search for super-heavy nuclei up to Z = 120and measure the composition of the nuclei with Z >20; (3) tostudy intensity, spectrum, and time behavior of X-ray andgamma-ray sources between 0.06 and 10 MeV; measureisotropy of the diffuse X-ray and gamma-ray background; andperform an exploratory search for X-and gamma-ray lineemissions. The normal operating mode was a continuouscelestial scan about the Z axis (which nominally pointed to thesun).
HEAO 3
NSSDC ID: 1979-082A
Alternate Names
HEAO-C
11532
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-09-20Launch Vehicle: Atlas-CentaurLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United StatesMass: 2660.0 kg
Funding Agency
NASA-Office of SpaceScience (United States)
Disciplines
Astronomy
Planetary Science
Space Physics
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Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Mr. Richard E.Halpern
ProgramManager
NASA Headquarters
Dr. Thomas A.Parnell
ProjectScientist
NASA Marshall SpaceFlight Center
Dr. Albert G.Opp
ProgramScientist
NASA Headquarters
Dr. John F.Stone
ProjectManager
NASA Marshall SpaceFlight Center
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HEAO-1HEAO-2 (Einstein Observatory)
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The HEAO-3 Archive at HEASARC
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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The Intercosmos-19 satellite was launched on February 27,1979, during the period of the International MagnetosphereStudy (IMS), into a high inclination, elliptical orbit with a lowapogee. The orbit was such that consecutive equatorialcrossings were separate by about 25 degrees in longitude andthe crossing local time changed roughly by 15 minutes perdays. The satellite operated successfully for more than 3 years,until April, 1982. The main scientific objectives of Intercosmos-19 were: (1) the study of the electron-density distribution fromthe main ionization maximum of the F region up to the satellitealtitude with a topside sounder, and the correlation of the timeand space variations with solar activity, corpuscular fluxes andother geophysical phenomena, (2) global mapping of basicionospheric parameters and construction of a topsideionosphere model, (3) the study of wave processes inmagnetospheric plasma in the frequency range 100 Hz to 5MHz, (4) the study of time and space variations of emissions inthe 6300-6364 A bands and 3914 A and 5577 A lines, (5) thestudy of time and space variations of charged particles withenergies between 10 eV and 50 MeV and their ionosphericeffect, and (6) the study of time and space variations of localelectron and ion densities and temperatures. The satellitepayload included the following instruments: topside sounder IS-338 (USSR), Langmuir probe P-4 (Bulgaria, USSR), localtemperature probe KM-3 (USSR, Czechoslovakia), photometerEMO-1 (Bulgaria), soft particle spectrometer SF-3 (USSR),differential high energy spectrometer Perot-3 (USSR), VLFanalyzer ANCh-2ME (USSR, Czechoslovakia), HF widebandreceiver with wideband telemetry transmitter AVCh-2 (USSR),coherent 3-frequency beacon transmitter M4K-3(Czechoslovakia). The program included simultaneous ground-based observations at ionospheric and solar stations of theU.S.S.R. and other East block countries. Data from the topsidesounder are available from IZMIRAN at
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Intercosmos 19
NSSDC ID: 1979-020A
Alternate Names
IK 19
11285
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-27LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 550.0 kg
Funding Agency
Intercosmos (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Space Physics
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Prof. Vladimir V.Migulin
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IZMIRAN [email protected]
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
Intercosmos 20 was launched by the USSR and carriedscientific instruments for testing of methods for comperhensivestudy of the oceans and the surface of the Earth, and testingof automatic gathering of scientific information fromexperimental sea and land stations. Launched under theIntercosmos program together with Czechoslovakia, GDR,Hungary and Romania.
Intercosmos 20
NSSDC ID: 1979-096A
Alternate Names
11609
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-11-01LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-5(SKean IRBM) plus UpperStageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1100.0 kg
Funding Agency
Intercosmos (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Earth Science
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
ITOS-J was the 4th in a series of third-generation spacecraft inthe National Operational Meteorlogical Satellite System(NOMSS). The satellite was designed to serve as aneconomical and stable platform for testing advancedoperational subsystems for use in weather analysis andforecasting. Primary sensors included an advanced very highresolution radiometer (AVHRR) for observing daytime andnighttime global cloud cover and TIROS operational verticalsounder (TOVS) for obtaining temperature, water vapor, andozone profiles through the earth's atmosphere. Secondaryexperiments included the space environment monitor (SEM),which measured the protons and electrons flux near the earthand the data collection and platform location system (DCS),which processed and relayed to central data acquisitionstations various meteorological data received from free-floatingballoons and ocean bouys distributed around the globe. Thesatellite would have been able to maintain an earth-pointingaccuracy of better than plus or minus 1 deg in all three axes,with motion rates of less than 0.035 deg/s. This mission wascancelled.
ITOS-J
NSSDC ID: ITOS-J
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-12-01Launch Vehicle: DeltaLaunchSite: Vandenberg AFB,United StatesMass: 633.0 kg
Funding Agencies
NASA-Office of Spaceand TerrestrialApplications (UnitedStates)
NOAA NationalEnvironmental SatelliteService (United States)
Disciplines
Communications
Earth Science
Space Physics
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Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Mr. Gilbert A.Branchflower
Project Manager NASA Goddard Space FlightCenter
Mr. William E. Shenk Project Scientist NASA Goddard Space FlightCenter
Mr. Michael L. Garbacz ProgramManager
NASA Headquarters
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
This US Air Force photo surveillance satellite was launchedfrom Vandenberg AFB aboard a Titan 3B rocket. It was a KH-8(Key Hole-8) type spacecraft. Spacecraft engaged ininvestigation of spaceflight techniques and techniques.
KH 8-50
NSSDC ID: 1979-044A
Alternate Names
1979-044A
11372
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Launch Date: 1979-05-28Launch Vehicle: TitanIII-BLaunchSite: Vandenberg AFB,United StatesMass: 4000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Department of Defense-Department of the AirForce (United States)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
This US Air Force photo surveillance satellite was launchedfrom Vandenberg AFB aboard a Titan 3D rocket. It was a KH-9(Key Hole-9) type spacecraft. Spacecraft engaged ininvestigation of spaceflight techniques and technology.
KH 9-15
NSSDC ID: 1979-025A
Alternate Names
1979-025A
11305
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-16Launch Vehicle: TitanIII-DLaunchSite: Vandenberg AFB,United StatesMass: 13300.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (United States)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
This US Air Force electronics intelligence satellite waslaunched from Vandenberg AFB aboard a Titan 3D rocket.
KH 9-15 subsatellite
NSSDC ID: 1979-025B
Alternate Names
1979-025B
11306
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Launch Date: 1979-03-16Launch Vehicle: TitanIII-DLaunchSite: Vandenberg AFB,United StatesMass: 60.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (United States)
Discipline
Surveillance and OtherMilitary
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
The Magsat project was a joint NASA/United States GeologicalSurvey (USGS) effort to measure near-earth magnetic fieldson a global basis. Objectives included obtaining an accuratedescription of the earth's magnetic field, obtaining data for usein the update and refinement of world and regional magneticcharts, compilation of a global crustal magnetic anomaly map,and interpretation of that map in terms of geologic/geophysicalmodels of the earth's crust. The spacecraft was launched into alow, near-polar, orbit by the Scout vehicle. The basicspacecraft was made up of two distinct parts: the instrumentmodule that contained a vector and a scalar magnetometerand their unique supporting gear; and the base module thatcontained the necessary data-handling, power,communications, command, and attitude-control subsystemsto support the instrument module. The base module completewith its subsystems was comprised of residual SmallAstronomy Satellite (SAS-C) hardware. The magnetometerswere deployed after launch to a position 6 m behind thespacecraft. At this distance, the influence of magnetic materialsfrom the instrument and base module (chiefly from the starcameras) was less than 1 nT. Sixteen complete vectormagnetic field measurements and eight scalar measurementswere obtained every second.
Magsat
NSSDC ID: 1979-094A
Alternate Names
Explorer 61
11604
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-10-30Launch Vehicle: ScoutLaunchSite: Vandenberg AFB,United StatesMass: 158.0 kg
Funding Agency
NASA-Office of SpaceScience Applications(United States)
Discipline
Space Physics
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Questions or commentsabout this spacecraft canbe directed to: Dr. H. KentHills.
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Mr. Gilbert W. Project NASA Goddard Space Flight
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Ousley, Sr. Manager Center
Dr. James V.Taranik
ProgramScientist
NASA Headquarters [email protected]
Dr. Robert A.Langel, III
ProjectScientist
NASA Goddard Space FlightCenter
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
Meteor 1 was launched by the USSR. It carried televisioninstruments, scientific and meteorological instruments, anelectrosupply system, a radio system for precisemeasurements of orbit elements, an orbit correction syste, anda radio telemetry system.
Meteor 1-29
NSSDC ID: 1979-005A
Alternate Names
Meteor 1-29
11251
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-01-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 1stGeneration Upper StageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 3800.0 kg
Funding Agency
SovietHydrometeorologicalService (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Earth Science
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Project Manager Soviet Hydrometeorological Service
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
Meteor 2 was launched by the USSR. It carried ameteorological electrosupply system, a radio system forprecise measurements of orbital elements, and a radiotelemetry system.
Meteor 2-4
NSSDC ID: 1979-021A
Alternate Names
Meteor 2-4
11288
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Launch Date: 1979-03-01LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 1stGeneration Upper StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 3800.0 kg
Funding Agency
SovietHydrometeorologicalService (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Earth Science
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Project Manager Soviet Hydrometeorological Service
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
Meteor 2 was launched by the USSR. It carried scientific andmeteorological instruments, an elecrosupply system, a radiosystem for precise measurements of orbital elements, an orbitcorrection system, and a radio telemetry system.
Meteor 2-5
NSSDC ID: 1979-095A
Alternate Names
Meteor 2-5
11605
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Launch Date: 1979-10-31LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 1stGeneration Upper StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 3800.0 kg
Funding Agency
SovietHydrometeorologicalService (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Earth Science
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Project Scientist Soviet Hydrometeorological Service
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Description
Molniya 1/43 was a first-generation Russian communicationssatellite (COMSAT) orbited to test and perfect a system ofradio communications and television broadcasting using earthsatellites as active transponders and to experiment with thesystem in practical use. The basic function of the satellite wasto relay television programs and long-distance two-waymultichannel telephone, phototelephone, and telegraph linksfrom Moscow to the various standard ground receiving stationsin the 'Orbita' system. The satellite was in the form of ahermetically sealed cylinder with conical ends -- one endcontained the orbital correcting engine and a system ofmicrojets, and the other end contained externally mountedsolar and earth sensors. Inside the cylinder were (1) a high-sensitivity receiver and three 800-MHz 40-w transmitters (oneoperational and two in reserve), (2) telemetering devices thatmonitored equipment operation, (3) chemical batteries thatwere constantly recharged by solar cells, and (4) an electroniccomputer that controlled all equipment on board. Mountedaround the central cylinder were six large solar battery panelsand two directional, high-gain parabolic aerials, 180 deg apart.One of the aerials was directed continually toward the earth bythe highly sensitive earth sensors. The second aerial was heldin reserve. Signals were transmitted in a fairly narrow beamensuring a strong reception at the earth's surface. The satellitereceived telemetry at 1000 MHz. Television service wasprovided in a frequency range of 3.4 to 4.1 GHz at 40 w.Molniya 1/43, whose cylindrical body was 3.4 m long and 1.6 min diameter, was much heavier than corresponding U.S.COMSATs, and it had about 10 times the power output of theEarly Bird COMSAT. In addition, it did not employ ageosynchronous equatorial orbit as have most U.S. COMSATsbecause such an orbit would not provide coverage for areasnorth of 70 deg n latitude. Instead, the satellite was boostedfrom a low-altitude parking orbit into a highly elliptical orbit withtwo high apogees daily over the northern hemisphere -- oneover Russia and one over North America -- and relatively lowperigees over the southern hemisphere. During its apogee,Molniya 1/43 remained relatively stationary with respect to theearth below for nearly 8 of every 12 hr. By placing three ormore Molniya 1 satellites in this type of orbit, spacing themsuitably, and shifting their orbital planes relative to each otherby 120 deg, a 24-hr/day communication system could beobtained.
Molniya 1-43
NSSDC ID: 1979-031A
Alternate Names
11328
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-04-12LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration Upper Stage +Escape StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1970.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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Molniya 1/44 was a first-generation Russian communicationssatellite (COMSAT) orbited to test and perfect a system ofradio communications and television broadcasting using earthsatellites as active transponders and to experiment with thesystem in practical use. The basic function of the satellite wasto relay television programs and long-distance two-waymultichannel telephone, phototelephone, and telegraph linksfrom Moscow to the various standard ground receiving stationsin the 'Orbita' system. The satellite was in the form of ahermetically sealed cylinder with conical ends -- one endcontained the orbital correcting engine and a system ofmicrojets, and the other end contained externally mountedsolar and earth sensors. Inside the cylinder were (1) a high-sensitivity receiver and three 800-MHz 40-w transmitters (oneoperational and two in reserve), (2) telemetering devices thatmonitored equipment operation, (3) chemical batteries thatwere constantly recharged by solar cells, and (4) an electroniccomputer that controlled all equipment on board. Mountedaround the central cylinder were six large solar battery panelsand two directional, high-gain parabolic aerials, 180 deg apart.One of the aerials was directed continually toward the earth bythe highly sensitive earth sensors. The second aerial was heldin reserve. Signals were transmitted in a fairly narrow beamensuring a strong reception at the earth's surface. The satellitereceived telemetry at 1000 MHz. Television service wasprovided in a frequency range of 3.4 to 4.1 GHz at 40 w.Molniya 1/44, whose cylindrical body was 3.4 m long and 1.6 min diameter, was much heavier than corresponding U.S.COMSATs, and it had about 10 times the power output of theEarly Bird COMSAT. In addition, it did not employ ageosynchronous equatorial orbit as have most U.S. COMSATsbecause such an orbit would not provide coverage for areasnorth of 70 deg n latitude. Instead, the satellite was boostedfrom a low-altitude parking orbit into a highly elliptical orbit withtwo high apogees daily over the northern hemisphere -- oneover Russia and one over North America -- and relatively lowperigees over the southern hemisphere. During its apogee,Molniya 1/44 remained relatively stationary with respect to theearth below for nearly 8 of every 12 hr. By placing three ormore Molniya 1 satellites in this type of orbit, spacing themsuitably, and shifting their orbital planes relative to each otherby 120 deg, a 24-hr/day communication system could beobtained.
Molniya 1-44
NSSDC ID: 1979-070A
Alternate Names
11474
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-07-31LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration Upper Stage +Escape StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1970.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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Molniya 1/45 was a first-generation Russian communicationssatellite (COMSAT) orbited to test and perfect a system ofradio communications and television broadcasting using earthsatellites as active transponders and to experiment with thesystem in practical use. The basic function of the satellite wasto relay television programs and long-distance two-waymultichannel telephone, phototelephone, and telegraph linksfrom Moscow to the various standard ground receiving stationsin the 'Orbita' system. The satellite was in the form of ahermetically sealed cylinder with conical ends -- one endcontained the orbital correcting engine and a system ofmicrojets, and the other end contained externally mountedsolar and earth sensors. Inside the cylinder were (1) a high-sensitivity receiver and three 800-MHz 40-w transmitters (oneoperational and two in reserve), (2) telemetering devices thatmonitored equipment operation, (3) chemical batteries thatwere constantly recharged by solar cells, and (4) an electroniccomputer that controlled all equipment on board. Mountedaround the central cylinder were six large solar battery panelsand two directional, high-gain parabolic aerials, 180 deg apart.One of the aerials was directed continually toward the earth bythe highly sensitive earth sensors. The second aerial was heldin reserve. Signals were transmitted in a fairly narrow beamensuring a strong reception at the earth's surface. The satellitereceived telemetry at 1000 MHz. Television service wasprovided in a frequency range of 3.4 to 4.1 GHz at 40 w.Molniya 1/45, whose cylindrical body was 3.4 m long and 1.6 min diameter, was much heavier than corresponding U.S.COMSATs, and it had about 10 times the power output of theEarly Bird COMSAT. In addition, it did not employ ageosynchronous equatorial orbit as have most U.S. COMSATsbecause such an orbit would not provide coverage for areasnorth of 70 deg n latitude. Instead, the satellite was boostedfrom a low-altitude parking orbit into a highly elliptical orbit withtwo high apogees daily over the northern hemisphere -- oneover Russia and one over North America -- and relatively lowperigees over the southern hemisphere. During its apogee,Molniya 1/45 remained relatively stationary with respect to theearth below for nearly 8 of every 12 hr. By placing three ormore Molniya 1 satellites in this type of orbit, spacing themsuitably, and shifting their orbital planes relative to each otherby 120 deg, a 24-hr/day communication system could beobtained.
Molniya 1-45
NSSDC ID: 1979-091A
Alternate Names
11589
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-10-20LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration Upper Stage +Escape StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 1970.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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The Molniya-3 Soviet communications satellites were used tocreate the 'Orbita' communications system for northernregions, with groups of four satellites. The first Molniya 3spacecraft appeared in 1974, primarily to support civilcommunications (domestic and international), with a slightlyenhanced electrical power system and a communicationspayload of three 6/4 GHz transponders with power outputs of40 W or 80 W. The land segment used a 12 m diameterparabolic antenna, which was pointed automatically at thesatellite using autonomous electromechanical equipment. Laterversions were to be part of the YeSSS Unified SatelliteCommunications System. Trials of this version began in the1980's, with the system being accepted by the Russian militaryin 1983-1985.
Molniya 3-11
NSSDC ID: 1979-004A
Alternate Names
11240
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-01-18LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration Upper Stage +Escape StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 2060.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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The Molniya-3 Soviet communications satellites were used tocreate the 'Orbita' communications system for northernregions, with groups of four satellites. The first Molniya 3spacecraft appeared in 1974, primarily to support civilcommunications (domestic and international), with a slightlyenhanced electrical power system and a communicationspayload of three 6/4 GHz transponders with power outputs of40 W or 80 W. The land segment used a 12 m diameterparabolic antenna, which was pointed automatically at thesatellite using autonomous electromechanical equipment. Laterversions were to be part of the YeSSS Unified SatelliteCommunications System. Trials of this version began in the1980's, with the system being accepted by the Russian militaryin 1983-1985.
Molniya 3-12
NSSDC ID: 1979-048A
Alternate Names
11384
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-06LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration Upper Stage +Escape StageLaunch Site: Plesetsk,U.S.S.RMass: 2060.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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NOAA 6 was an operational meteorological satellite for use inthe National Operational Environmental Satellite System(NOESS) and for the support of the Global AtmosphericResearch Program (GARP) during 1978-84. The satellitedesign provided an economical and stable sun-synchronousplatform for advanced operational instruments to measure theearth's atmosphere, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-space environment. Primary sensors included an advancedvery high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) and a TIROSoperational vertical sounder (TOVS). Secondary experimentsconsisted of a space environment monitor (SEM) and a datacollection and platform location system (DCPLS). The satellitewas based upon the Block 5D spacecraft bus developed forthe U.S. Air Force, and it was capable of maintaining an earth-pointing accuracy of better than plus or minus 0.1 deg with amotion rate of less than 0.035 deg/s. In early 1984, only oneto two NOAA 6 passes were taken per day due to priorities forNOAA 7 and 8 data. However, when NOAA 8 failed in lateJune 1984, NOAA 6 was returned to full operational status tocontinue to provide morning orbit operational data.
NOAA 6
NSSDC ID: 1979-057A
Alternate Names
NOAA-A
11416
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-27Launch Vehicle: AtlasFLaunchSite: Vandenberg AFB,United StatesMass: 588.9 kg
Funding Agency
NOAA NationalEnvironmental SatelliteService (United States)
Disciplines
Communications
Earth Science
Space Physics
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Mr. Gerald W.Longanecker
Project Manager NASA Goddard Space FlightCenter
Dr. Ray J. Arnold ProgramManager
NASA Headquarters
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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Automatic cargo spacecraft Progress 5 was launched by theUSSR to carry fuel and other supplies to the Salyut 6 spacestation. It deorbited on April 5, 1979 at 1:04 GMT.
Progress 5
NSSDC ID: 1979-022A
Alternate Names
11292
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-03-12LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 7020.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Resupply/Refurbishment/Repair
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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Automatic cargo spacecraft Progress 6 was launched by theUSSR. It carried fuel, consumable materials and equipment tothe Salyut 6 space station. It deorbited on June 9, 1978 at18:51 GMT.
Progress 6
NSSDC ID: 1979-039A
Alternate Names
11356
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-05-13LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 7020.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Resupply/Refurbishment/Repair
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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Automatic cargo spacecraft Progress 7 was launched by theUSSR. It carried fuel and other supplies to the Salyut 6 spacestation. It deorbited on July 20, 1979 at 1:57 GMT.
Progress 7
NSSDC ID: 1979-059A
Alternate Names
11421
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-28LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 1020.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Resupply/Refurbishment/Repair
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Raduga 5 was launched by the USSR. It carried instrumentsfor telephone and telegraphic communication and fortransmitting television programs, instruments of the commandmeasuring complex, an orientation system, and an orbitcorrection system.
Raduga 5
NSSDC ID: 1979-035A
Alternate Names
11343
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-04-25Launch Vehicle: ProtonBooster Plus Upper Stageand Escape StagesLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 4000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Communications
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This spacecraft was the third RCA domestic communicationssatellite launched by NASA. Contact was lost shortly afterapogee motor firing.
RCA-SATCOM 3
NSSDC ID: 1979-101A
Alternate Names
RCA-C
RCA-SATCOM III
11635
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-12-07Launch Vehicle: DeltaLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United StatesMass: 463.0 kg
Funding Agency
Radio Corporation ofAmerica (United States)
Discipline
Communications
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Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Mr. Robert J. Goss Project Manager NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
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The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE)spacecraft was the second of the Applications ExplorerMissions (AEM). The small, versatile, low-cost spacecraft wasmade of two distinct parts: (1) the SAGE instrument modulecontaining the detectors and the associated hardware, and (2)the base module containing the necessary data handling,power, communications, command, and attitude controlsubsystem to support the instrument mode. The objective ofthe SAGE mission was to obtain stratospheric aerosol andozone data on a global scale for a better understanding of theearth's environmental quality and radiation budget. Thespacecraft was designed for a 1-year life in orbit. Thespacecraft experienced power problems after May 15, 1979.Spacecraft operations continued until November 19, 1981. Thesignal from the spacecraft was last received on January 7,1982, when the battery failed. For more detailed information,see "Satellite studies of the stratospheric aerosol" by M. P.McCormick, et al., Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., v. 60, pp. 1038-1046, 1979.
SAGE
NSSDC ID: 1979-013A
Alternate Names
Strat Aero and Gas Exp
Explorer 60
AEM-B
11270
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-18Launch Vehicle: ScoutLaunch Site: WallopsIsland, United StatesMass: 148.7 kg
Funding Agency
NASA-Office of Spaceand TerrestrialApplications (UnitedStates)
Discipline
Earth Science
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Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Mr. Charles M.MacKenzie
ProjectManager
NASA Goddard SpaceFlight Center
Mr. Dick S. Diller ProgramManager
NASA Headquarters
Dr. Robert A.Schiffer
ProgramScientist
NASA Headquarters
Dr. Robert S.Fraser
ProjectScientist
NASA Goddard SpaceFlight Center
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Soyuz 32 was a manned Soviet mission launched from theBaikonur cosmodrome and carried cosmonauts V.A. Lyakhovand V.V. Ryumin to the Salyut 6 space station in order toconduct scientific investigations and experiments, and to dorepair work. It returned to Earth unmanned and was recoveredon June 15, 1979 at 16:18 GMT.
Soyuz 32
NSSDC ID: 1979-018A
Alternate Names
11281
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-25LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 6600.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Human Crew
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Soyuz 32
Launch, orbit and landing data Launch date: 25.02.1979 Launch time: 11:54 UT Launch site: Baikonur Launch pad: 31 Altitude: 193 - 256 km Inclination: 51,59° Landing date: 19.08.1979 Landing time: 12:29 UT
Landing site: 295 km NW ofDzheskasgan
Crew No. Surname Given name Job
1 Lyakhov Vladimir Afanasiyevich Commander 2 Ryumin Valeri Viktorovich Flight Engineer
Flight Launch from Baikonur; landing with Soyuz 34-capsule 295 km northwest of Dzheskasgan. Docking on Salyut 6; third resident crew. During their residence unmanned cargo spacecrafts Progress 5 -7 and unmanned spacecraft Soyuz 34 docked on the station. The Soyuz 34 was needed, because of the failing docking-attempt of the Soyuz 33 spacecraft. Soyuz-spacecrafts could only be used for 90 days, so a new one (unmanned) spacecraft was needed. When they arrived on the station, they had to make preparing work, because the station had to be repaired (sprung propellant leak of the propulsion system). The tank repairing took some time, after the arrival of the Progress 5-spacecraft, but was successful. Testing new developed Gamma-Ray-Telescope. Experiments in materials science were also performed. Progress-spacecraft brought 10 m-reflector to the spacestation, which unfolded independent at the stations tall. Test of the "Cosmic Radio-Telescope" (KRT-10). Both cosmonauts conducted an EVA on 15.08.1979 (1h 23m) to jettison the KRT-10 antenna from rear docking port and to inspect the exterior of Salyut 6. They also retrieved samples of materials from the stations hull. All in all the crew set a new spaceflight-record.
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Soyuz 33 was a manned Soviet mission launched from theBaikonur cosmodrome with cosmonauts N.N. Rukavishnikov(USSR) and G.I. Ivanov (Bulgaria) on board. It was anunsuccessful mission that failed to dock with the Salyut 6space station. It was recovered on April 12, 1979 at 16:35GMT.
Soyuz 33
NSSDC ID: 1979-029A
Alternate Names
11324
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-04-10LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 6000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Human Crew
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Soyuz 33
Launch, orbit and landing data Launch date: 10.04.1979 Launch time: 17:34 UT Launch site: Baikonur Launch pad: 31 Altitude: 194 - 261 km Inclination: 51,61° Landing date: 12.04.1979 Landing time: 16:35 UT Landing site: 320 km SE of Dzheskasgan
Crew
No. Surname Given name Job
1 Rukavishnikov Nikolai Nikolayevich Commander
2 Ivanov Georgi Research Cosmonaut
Flight Launch from Baikonur; landing 320 km southeast of Dzheskasgan. Fourth Interkosmos-mission. A damage on the main-engine of the Soyuz-capsule was the reason for aborted docking-maneuver. Premature return to Earth with complicated landing maneuver. During the descent to earth the back-up engine did not shut down at the end of the planned 188 second burn. Since it was not clear if the engine had operated at its correct thrust Rukavishnikov let it burn for a further 25 seconds before shutting it down manually. So it came to a ballistic landing in which the cosmonauts had to protect 9g. The reason for the malfunction was not found.
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Soyuz 34 was launched unmanned by the USSR from theBaikonur cosmodrome in order to return with the crew ofSoyuz 32 after the failure of Soyuz 33 to dock with the Salyut 6space station. It was recovered on August 19, 1979 at 12:30GMT.
Soyuz 34
NSSDC ID: 1979-049A
Alternate Names
11387
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-06-06LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 6800.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Human Crew
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Soyuz T-1 was the first unmanned test flight of a newgeneration of Soyuz capsule. It performed complexexperimental testing of new on-board systems and assembliesunder various flight conditions and operation in conjunctionwith the Salyut 6 space station. It was recovered on March 25,1980 at 21:47 GMT.
Soyuz T- 1
NSSDC ID: 1979-103A
Alternate Names
11640
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-12-16LaunchVehicle: Modified SS-6(Sapwood) with 2ndGeneration (Longer) UpperStageLaunch Site: Tyuratam(Baikonur Cosmodrome),U.S.S.RMass: 7000.0 kg
Funding Agency
Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Discipline
Engineering
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The Space Test Program (STP) P78-1 mission was designedto obtain scientific data from earth and sun-orientedexperiments. The spacecraft was sun-oriented and had its spinaxis perpendicular to both the orbital plane and the satellite-sun line. The instrumentation consisted of (1) a gamma-rayspectrometer and particle detectors, (2) a white-lightcoronagraph and an extreme-ultraviolet heliograph, (3) a solarX-ray spectrometer and spectroheliograph, (4) an extreme-ultraviolet spectrometer, (5) a high-latitude particlespectrometer, (6) an X-ray monitor, and (7) a preliminaryaerosol monitor.
STP P78-1
NSSDC ID: 1979-017A
Alternate Names
SOLWIND
P78-1
11278
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-02-24Launch Vehicle: AtlasLaunchSite: Vandenberg AFB,United StatesMass: 849.6 kg
Funding Agency
Department of Defense-Department of the AirForce (United States)
Disciplines
Astronomy
Earth Science
Solar Physics
Space Physics
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Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Col J. T. Viola Project Manager US Air Force Space Division
Dr. H.E. Frank Wang Project Scientist Aerospace Corporation
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Spacecraft Charging At High Altitudes (SCATHA) was aspacecraft program for measuring the characteristics of theplasmasheath charging process. This program determined theresponse of the spacecraft to the charging and evaluated thetechniques to correct the problem. The spacecraft wasessentially a right circular cylinder, 1.7 m in diameter and 1.8 mhigh. It had a near-synchronous orbit and spun about thecylinder axis at a rate of 1 rpm. The spin vector was normal tothe earth-sun line and in the equatorial plane of the earth.There were three 3-m booms, a 2-m, and a 7-m boom, all fordeployment of experiments. In addition, there was a 101.7-mtip-to-tip electric field antenna. An electron gun and a positiveion (xenon) gun were included, to test the control of thespacecraft potential. Telemetry capability was both PCM andFM, and data could be stored up to 12 h using onboard taperecorders. The planned mission lifetime of 1 year has beensurpassed.
STP P78-2
NSSDC ID: 1979-007A
Alternate Names
SESP P78-2A
SCATHA
P78-2
11256
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-01-30Launch Vehicle: DeltaLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United StatesMass: 343.0 kg
Funding Agency
Department of Defense-Department of the AirForce (United States)
Disciplines
Astronomy
Engineering
Space Physics
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Col J. T. Viola Project Manager US Air Force Space Division
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The WESTAR spacecraft was part of the first domesticcommunications satellite system. The prime mission objectivewas to place a communications spacecraft is geostationaryorbit. WESTAR-C weighed 287.8 kg and had the capability forrelaying 12 color TV channels or up to 14,400 voice channelsthroughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Westar 3
NSSDC ID: 1979-072A
Alternate Names
11484
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1979-08-10Launch Vehicle: DeltaLaunch Site: CapeCanaveral, United StatesMass: 287.8 kg
Funding Agency
Hughes Communications,Inc. (United States)
Discipline
Communications
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Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Mr. Robert J. Goss Project Manager NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mr. W. Ziegler Project Scientist Western Union Corporation
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