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From: "Jonathan McDowell" <mcdowell@head-cfa.harvard.edu> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.sedsnews Subject: "Jonathan's 1992 Launch Summary (JSR 139)" Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 17:12:56 GMT Message-ID: <9301131712.AA20807@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Reply-To: News about Space from SEDS <SEDSNEWS%TAMVM1.BITNET@vm.usc.edu> Lines: 343

Jonathan's Space Report : 1992 Launch Summary

No. 139 1993 Jan 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Stop press: Space Shuttle OV-105 Endeavour was launched at 1359 UTC on Jan 13 from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-54. It will deploy the TDRS-F satellite and operate the Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORBITAL PAYLOADS 1992

Orbits are given for late Dec 1992: perigee (km) x apogee (km) x inclination (deg)

INT'L NAME AGENCY TYPE LAUNCH ORBIT OR STATU S DESIGN. DATE

1992- 01A Kosmos-2175 MOM Imaging Recon Jan 21 Landed in Kazakh stan Mar 20 02A Discovery STS-42 NASA Spaceship Jan 22 Landed at Edward s AFB Jan 30 02A Spacelab IML-1 NASA/ESA/CSA Science lab Jan 22 Remained attache d to STS-42 03A Kosmos-2176 MOM Early Warning Jan 24 948 x 39402 x 63.9 04A Progress M-11 NPOE Cargo ferry Jan 25 Deorbited over P acific Mar 13 05A Kosmos-2177 MOM Navigation Jan 29 19109 x 19150 x 64.8 05B Kosmos-2178 MOM Navigation Jan 29 19087 x 19172 x 64.8 05C Kosmos-2179 MOM Navigation Jan 29 19112 x 19147 x 64.8 - Kosmos RKA SIGINT Feb 5 Failed to orbit 06A DSCS III F-5 USAF Comsat Feb 10 35780 x 37580 x 0.0 ? 07A Fuyo 1 NASDA Remote sensing Feb 11 569 x 573 x 97.7 08A Kosmos-2180 RKA Navigation Feb 17 962 x 1015 x 82.9 09A Navstar GPS 24 USAF Navigation Feb 23 20029 x 20336 x 54.5 10A Superbird B SCCJ Comsat Feb 26 35768 x 35804 x 0.0 162.0E 10B Arabsat 1C ASCO Comsat Feb 26 35666 x 35902 x 0.1 31.0E 11A Molniya-1 RKA Comsat Mar 4 837 x 35918 x 62.9 12A Kosmos-2181 RKA Navigation Mar 9 973 x 1013 x 82.9 13A Galaxy V HCI Comsat Mar 14 35781 x 35789 x 0.0 124.8W 14A Soyuz TM-14 NPOE Spaceship Mar 17 Landed in Kazakh stan Aug 10 15A Atlantis STS-45 NASA Spaceship Mar 24 Landed at KSC Ap r 2 15A Spacelab Atlas-1 NASA/ESA Science lab Mar 24 Remained attache d to STS-45 16A Kosmos-2182 RKA Imaging Recon Apr 1 Landed in Kazakh stan May 30 17A Gorizont RKA Comsat Apr 2 35774 x 35796 x 0.9 103.2E 18A Kosmos-2183 RKA Imaging Recon Apr 8 240 x 284 x 62.8 19A Navstar GPS 28 USAF Navigation Apr 10 19992 x 20371 x 55.3 20A Kosmos-2184 RKA Navigation Apr 15 966 x 1015 x 82.9 21A Telecom 2B CNES Comsat Apr 15 35769 x 35803 x 0.0 4.9W 21B Inmarsat II F4 INMAR Comsat Apr 15 35722 x 35852 x 2.2 54.0W 22A Progress M-12 NPOE Cargo ferry Apr 19 Deorbited over P acific Jun 27 23A USA-81 NRO Recon? Apr 25 791 x 797 x 85.0 24A Resurs-F RKA Remote sensing Apr 29 Landed in Kazakh stan May 29 25A Kosmos-2185 RKA Mapping Apr 29 Landed in Kazakh stan Jun 11 26A Endeavour STS-49 NASA Spaceship May 7 Landed at Edward s AFB May 16 27A Palapa B4 TCI Comsat May 14 35685 x 35889 x 0.1 118.1E 28A SROSS 3 ISRO Science May 20 Reentered Jul 14 29A Kosmos-2186 RKA Imaging Recon May 28 Landed in Kazakh stan Jul 24 30A Kosmos-2187 RKA Comsat Jun 2 1401 x 1481 x 74.0 30B Kosmos-2188 RKA Comsat Jun 2 1388 x 1479 x 74.0 30C Kosmos-2189 RKA Comsat Jun 2 1416 x 1480 x 74.0 30D Kosmos-2190 RKA Comsat Jun 2 1430 x 1480 x 74.0 30E Kosmos-2191 RKA Comsat Jun 2 1473 x 1502 x 74.0 30F Kosmos-2192 RKA Comsat Jun 2 1471 x 1486 x 74.0 30G Kosmos-2193 RKA Comsat Jun 2 1445 x 1480 x 74.0 30H Kosmos-2194 RKA Comsat Jun 2 1457 x 1485 x 74.0 31A EUVE NASA Science Jun 7 511 x 527 x 28.4 32A Intelsat K INTEL Comsat Jun 9 35782 x 35791 x 0.0 21.6W 33A Resurs-F RKA Remote sensing Jun 23 Landed in Kazakh stan Jul 9 34A Columbia STS-50 NASA Spaceship Jun 25 Landed at KSC Ju l 9 34A Spacelab USML-1 NASA Science lab Jun 25 Remained attache d to STS-50 35A Progress M-13 NPOE Cargo ferry Jun 30 Deorbited over P acific Jul 24 36A Kosmos-2195 RKA Navigation Jul 1 957 x 1010 x 82.9 37A DSCS III F-6 USAF Comsat Jul 2 35780 x 35780 x 0.0 ? 38A SAMPEX NASA Science Jul 3 512 x 684 x 81.7 39A Navstar GPS 26 USAF Navigation Jul 7 19967 x 20397 x 55.0 40A Kosmos-2196 RKA Early Warning Jul 8 727 x 39637 x 63.6 41A Insat IIA ISRO Comsat Jul 9 35769 x 35803 x 0.1 74.1E 41B Eutelsat II F-4 EUTEL Comsat Jul 9 35497 x 36066 x 0.1 9.0E 42A Kosmos-2197 RKA Comsat Jul 13 1397 x 1416 x 82.6 42B Kosmos-2198 RKA Comsat Jul 13 1409 x 1417 x 82.6 42C Kosmos-2199 RKA Comsat Jul 13 1412 x 1426 x 82.6 42D Kosmos-2200 RKA Comsat Jul 13 1404 x 1416 x 82.6 42E Kosmos-2201 RKA Comsat Jul 13 1411 x 1422 x 82.6 42F Kosmos-2202 RKA Comsat Jul 13 1407 x 1418 x 82.6 43A Gorizont RKA Comsat Jul 14 35768 x 35806 x 1.1 10.7W 44A Geotail ISAS Science Jul 24 In deep Earth-Mo on space 44B DUVE NASA Science Jul 24 205 x 935 x 27.5 45A Kosmos-2203 RKA Imaging Recon Jul 24 Landed in Kazakh stan Sep 22 46A Soyuz TM-15 NPOE Spaceship Jul 27 Docked to Mir co mplex 47A Kosmos-2204 RKA Navigation Jul 29 19110 x 19149 x 64.9 47B Kosmos-2205 RKA Navigation Jul 29 19110 x 19148 x 64.9 47C Kosmos-2206 RKA Navigation Jul 29 19094 x 19165 x 64.9 48A Kosmos-2207 RKA Imaging Recon Jul 30 Landed in Kazakh stan Aug 13 49A Atlantis STS-46 NASA Spaceship Jul 31 Landed at KSC Au g 8 49B EURECA-1 ESA Science Jul 31 495 x 498 x 28.5 50A Molniya-1 RKA Comsat Aug 6 820 x 39533 x 62.9 51A FSW-2 PRC Recon? Aug 9 Reentered Sep 1 51A FSW-2 capsule PRC - Aug 9 Landed in China Aug 15? 52A Topex/Poseidon NASA/CNES Science Aug 10 1634 x 1647 x 66.0 52B Uribyol KAIST Remote sensing Aug 10 1305 x 1327 x 66.1 52C S80/T CNES Comsat Aug 10 1303 x 1326 x 66.1 53A Kosmos-2208 RKA SIGINT Aug 12 787 x 806 x 74.0 54A Optus B1 OPTUS Comsat Aug 13 35783 x 35790 x 0.1 160.0E 55A Progress M-14 NPOE Cargo ferry Aug 15 Deorbited over K azakhstan Oct 21 - Progress M-14 VBS NPOE Cargo capsule Aug 15 Landed in Kazakh stan Oct 22 56A Resurs-F RKA Remote sensing Aug 19 Landed in Kazakh stan Sep 4 56C Pion-Germes Germes Calibration Aug 19 Reentered Sep 25 56D Pion-Germes Germes Calibration Aug 19 Reentered Sep 24 - Galaxy IR HCI Comsat Aug 22 Failed to orbit 57A Satcom C4 GE Comsat Aug 31 35772 x 35796 x 0.1 135.1W 58A Navstar GPS 27 USAF Navigation Sep 9 19911 x 20453 x 54.7 59A Kosmos-2209 RKA Early Warning Sep 10 35764 x 35806 x 1.1 24.3W 60A Hispasat 1A Hisp. Comsat Sep 10 35782 x 35793 x 0.0 30.2W 60B Satcom C3 GE Comsat Sep 10 35783 x 35790 x 0.1 131.1W 61A Endeavour STS-47 NASA Spaceship Sep 12 Landed at KSC Se p 20 61A Spacelab J NASDA Science lab Sep 12 Remained attache d to STS-47 62A Kosmos-2210 RKA Imaging Recon Sep 22 Landed in Kazakh stan Nov 20 63A Mars Observer NASA Space probe Sep 25 En route to Mars 64A Freja SSC Science Oct 6 597 x 1760 x 63.0 64B FSW-1 PRC Imaging Recon Oct 6 Reentered Oct 31 64B FSW-1 capsule PRC - Oct 6 Landed in China Oct 14 65A Foton RKA Science Oct 8 Landed in Kazakh stan Oct 24 66A Kopernikus 3 DBP Comsat Oct 12 35792 x 35797 x 0.0 29.7E drifting 67A Molniya-3 RKA Comsat Oct 14 558 x 39794 x 62.8 68A Kosmos-2211 RKA Comsat Oct 20 1401 x 1413 x 82.6 68B Kosmos-2212 RKA Comsat Oct 20 1409 x 1413 x 82.6 68C Kosmos-2213 RKA Comsat Oct 20 1412 x 1414 x 82.6 68D Kosmos-2214 RKA Comsat Oct 20 1413 x 1422 x 82.6 68E Kosmos-2215 RKA Comsat Oct 20 1412 x 1428 x 82.6 68F Kosmos-2216 RKA Comsat Oct 20 1411 x 1415 x 82.6 69A Kosmos-2217 RKA Early Warning Oct 21 711 x 39638 x 63.0 70A Columbia STS-52 NASA Spaceship Oct 22 Landed at KSC No v 1 70B Lageos 2 ASI Science Oct 23 5616 x 5950 x 52.7 70C CTA CSA Space Tech. Oct 31 Reentered Nov 1 71A Progress M-15 NPOE Cargo ferry Oct 27 Docked to Mir co mplex - Mak-2 NPOE Science Nov 20 374 x 380 x 51.6 72A Galaxy VII HCI Comsat Oct 28 35778 x 35796 x 0.1 91.0W 73A Kosmos-2218 RKA Navigation Oct 29 968 x 1014 x 82.9 74A Ekran RKA Comsat Oct 30 35780 x 35799 x 1.4 99.1E 75A Resurs-500 EA500 Advertising Nov 15 Landed in Pacifi c Ocean Nov 22 76A Kosmos-2219 RKA SIGINT Nov 17 848 x 856 x 71.0 77A Kosmos-2220 RKA Imaging Recon Nov 20 177 x 328 x 67.1 78A MSTI-1 SDIO Military R&D Nov 21 317 x 420 x 96.8 79A Navstar GPS 32 USAF Navigation Nov 23 20076 x 20289 x 54.9 80A Kosmos-2221 RKA SIGINT Nov 24 635 x 665 x 82.5 81A Kosmos-2222 RKA Early Warning Nov 25 644 x 39721 x 62.9 82A Gorizont RKA Comsat Nov 27 35814 x 36528 x 1.3 drifting 83A USA-86 NRO Imaging Recon Nov 28 Orbit unknown 84A Superbird A SCCJ Comsat Dec 1 35773 x 35800 x 0.1 158.1E 85A Molniya-3 RKA Comsat Dec 2 410 x 39942 x 62.9 86A Discovery STS-53 NASA Spaceship Dec 2 Landed at Edward s AFB Dec 9 86B Advanced Jumpseat 2? NRO/NSA SIGINT Dec 2 Orbit unknown - ODERACS 1 - 6 NASA/DoD Calibration Dec 2 Failed to deploy from Discovery 87A Kosmos-2223 RKA Imaging Recon Dec 9 235 x 283 x 64.7 88A Kosmos-2224 RKA Comsat? Dec 17 35976 x 36069 x 2.3 drifting 89A Navstar GPS 29 USAF Navigation Dec 18 20038 x 20325 x 54.8 90A Optus B2 Optus Comsat Dec 21 208 x 1029 x 28.1 91A Kosmos-2225 RKA Imaging Recon Dec 22 209 x 310 x 64.9 92A Kosmos-2226 RKA Geodesy Dec 22 1478 x 1525 x 73.6 93A Kosmos-2227 RKA SIGINT Dec 25 849 x 853 x 71.0 94A Kosmos-2228 RKA SIGINT Dec 25 663 x 668 x 82.5 95A Kosmos-2229 (Bion 10) RKA Science Dec 29 216 x 368 x 62.8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes: Mak 2 (1986-17GX) was ejected from a Mir airlock on Nov 20. It was probably brought into space aboard Progress M-15.

Acronyms:

ASCO Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) ASI Agenzia Spaziale Italiano (Roma, Italy) CNES Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (Paris, France) CSA Canadian Space Agency DBP Deutsche Bundespost (Germany) DoD United States Department of Defense EA500 Konsortium Evropa-Amerika 500 (Russia) ESA European Space Agency EUTEL Euro. Telecommunications Satellite Organization GE GE American Communications Germes Germes ("Hermes") Oil Co. (Russia) HCI Hughes Communications Inc. Hisp Hispasat SA, Spain INMAR Int'l Maritime Satellite Organization INTEL Int'l Telecommunications Satellite Organization ISAS Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan ISRO Indian Space Research Organization KAIST Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology KSC NASA Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida MOM Ministry of General Machine Building (Moskva, Russia) NASA United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASDA National Space Development Agency, Japan NPOE NPO Energiya (Kaliningrad, Russia) NRO National Reconnaissance Office (DoD/CIA/NSA) NSA National Security Agency (Ft. Meade, MD) Optus Optus Pty (Australia) PRC Chinese Ministry of Astronautics RKA Russian Space Agency (Moskva, Russia) SCCJ Space Communications Corp. (Japan) SDIO Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, DoD SSC Swedish Space Corporation TCI Telcom, Indonesia USAF United States Air Force

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