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6.1. List of satellites and space probes
USA
1988-77A USA 31
2 September
US Department of Defense satellite. Reported as failing to obtain desired orbit.
594
233
1035
1035
Perigee &m)
62.91
51.61
89.97
89.97
Incl. Meg)
708.53
89.32
107.51
107.49
(min.)
Period
Orbital data not available
39304
USSR
1988-76A Cosmos 1966
Carrying scientific instruments for continuing space research, systems for precise orbital measurements, and a radio telemetry system.
255
On board were Commander V. Lyakhov, Physician V. Polyakov and a first Afghan cosmonaut, Abdel Abad Mohamad. The flight programme provided for the craft’s linkup with the orbital complex MIR, and joint scientific studies with the cosmonauts on board. Soyuz TM-6 docked with Kvant (rear port) on 31 August 1988. The Commander and the Afghan cosmonaut returned to Earth in Soyuz TM-5 undocking on 5 September 1988. Soyuz TM-6 (with the Commander and flight engineer of TM-5 and the cosmonaut researcher of Soyuz TM-6) undecked from Kvant and docked with MIR (front port) on 8 September 1988.
29 August manoeuvrable
USSR
1988-75A Soyuz TM-6
30 August lOOyr?
1181
Stacked Oscar On Scout programme (SOOS-4).
25 August 1000 yr
Apogee (km)
USA
1988-74B Transit 3 1 (Oscar 26)
Available Information
1180
USA
1988-74A Transit 25 (Oscar 25)
Lifetime or Descent Date
Initial Orbital Elements
Stacked Oscar On Scout programme (SOOS-4).
Origin
Launch Date
25 August 1000 yr
Of
Name
Country
National
COSPAR Designation
25 August-28 October 1988
6.1. LIST OF SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
6. SURVEY OF SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
00 c
15 September 13 November
16 September 1 Myr
PRC
USA
USA
USSR
USSR
USSR
1988-8OA China 24 (,Feng Yun 1)
1988-81A GSTAR 3(‘)
1988-81B SBS S’)
1988-82A Cosmos 1968
1988-8314 Progress 38
1988-84A Cosmos 1969
1988-85A USSR Cosmos 197Oor
51.63
67.14
191
234
166 18702
234
332
342 19138
Carried expendable materials and various cargos for the orbital station MIR. Docked with Kvant (rear port) on 12 September, undecked on 23 November and de-orbited.
9 September 23 November
(‘)Launched by Arianspace on the same Ariane launcher. (‘)Triple Glonass payload.
Carrying instruments to develop components for a space navigation system to enable aircraft and ocean-going ships to obtain position fixes.
As Cosmos 1966.
Carried scientific ~st~ments for continuing exploration of the Earth’s natural resources, systims for precise orbital measurements and a radio telemetry system.
64.86
82.33
667.42
89.60
90.11
88.70
0.11 1415.80 34975
35806
Telecommunications satellite, carrying Geostar R02 L-band receiver for position location and two-way data communications.
982.79
1.51 16583
36155
GTE Spacenet Corporation domestic communications launched from Kourou, French Guiana.
102.89
99.13
881
90.32
904
An approximately Sun-synchronous meteorological satehite, carrying hvo very high resolution scanning radiometers with five detecting channels for day and night monitoring. First launch from third Chinese launch site near T’ai Yuan in Shanxi Province (378”N, 1llS’E).
Carried scientific instruments for continuing space research.
194
72.87
Orbit similar to 1984-12A
383
US Department of Defense satellite.
9 September 23 September
8 September >lMyr
8 September manoeuvring?
6 September 1200 yr
6 September 15 September
USSR
1988-79A Cosmos 1967
5 September
USA
1988-78A USA 32
1147 368 864
First Israeli (experimental) satellite launched from Palmachim, south of Tel-Aviv at 31.6’N, 34.4%. (Offeq means ‘horizon’). As Cosmos 1966. Meteorological weather satellite joining the now orbiting NOAA 9 and 10 spacecraft in collecting meteorological and ocean data. Communications satellite, carrying conununications equipment designed to relay long-distance telephone, telegraph, radio communications and television programmes. Launched to deploy TDRS-C and conduct seven mid-deck experiments as part of NASA’s microgravity science and applications programme. Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 3 deployed from the orbiting STS 26.
19 September 4 months
22 September 10 October
24 September 300 yr
29 September 10 yr?
29 September 3 October
29 September >1 Myr
Israel
USSR
USA
USSR
USA
USA
1988~87A Offeq 1
1988-88A Cosmos 1973
1988-89A NOAA11
1988-90A Molniya 3-33
1988-91A STS 26 (Discovery F7)
1988-91B TDRS 3
35803
332
38925
35613
36583
Communications satellite.
16 September >lMyr
Japan
1988-86A Sakura 3B (CS-3B)
35718
302
629
850
I94
683.80
683.56
Period (min.)
90.68
701.60
102.14
90.18
0.08 1434.64
28.47
62.84
98.91
72.86
98.58
0.23 1451.94
64.87
64.85
Incl. (de&
248 142.87
19137
19137
19528
19516
Perigee (km)
As Cosmos 1970.
As Cosmos 1970.
16 September
Apogee (km)
16 September 1Myr
Available Information
Lifetime or Descent Date
USSR 1988-85C Cosmos 197W)
Name
Initial Orbital Elements
1 Myr
Origin
National
Launch Date
1988-85B USSR cosmos 197 l(r)
Country of
Designation
COSPAR
.e
e
O_
83
1988-77A USA 31
2 September
US Department of Defense satellite. Reported as failing to obtain desired orbit.
594
233
1035
1035
Perigee &m)
62.91
51.61
89.97
89.97
Incl. Meg)
708.53
89.32
107.51
107.49
(min.)
Period
Orbital data not available
39304
USSR
1988-76A Cosmos 1966
Carrying scientific instruments for continuing space research, systems for precise orbital measurements, and a radio telemetry system.
255
On board were Commander V. Lyakhov, Physician V. Polyakov and a first Afghan cosmonaut, Abdel Abad Mohamad. The flight programme provided for the craft’s linkup with the orbital complex MIR, and joint scientific studies with the cosmonauts on board. Soyuz TM-6 docked with Kvant (rear port) on 31 August 1988. The Commander and the Afghan cosmonaut returned to Earth in Soyuz TM-5 undocking on 5 September 1988. Soyuz TM-6 (with the Commander and flight engineer of TM-5 and the cosmonaut researcher of Soyuz TM-6) undecked from Kvant and docked with MIR (front port) on 8 September 1988.
29 August manoeuvrable
USSR
1988-75A Soyuz TM-6
30 August lOOyr?
1181
Stacked Oscar On Scout programme (SOOS-4).
25 August 1000 yr
Apogee (km)
USA
1988-74B Transit 3 1 (Oscar 26)
Available Information
1180
USA
1988-74A Transit 25 (Oscar 25)
Lifetime or Descent Date
Initial Orbital Elements
Stacked Oscar On Scout programme (SOOS-4).
Origin
Launch Date
25 August 1000 yr
Of
Name
Country
National
COSPAR Designation
25 August-28 October 1988
6.1. LIST OF SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
6. SURVEY OF SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
00 c
15 September 13 November
16 September 1 Myr
PRC
USA
USA
USSR
USSR
USSR
1988-8OA China 24 (,Feng Yun 1)
1988-81A GSTAR 3(‘)
1988-81B SBS S’)
1988-82A Cosmos 1968
1988-8314 Progress 38
1988-84A Cosmos 1969
1988-85A USSR Cosmos 197Oor
51.63
67.14
191
234
166 18702
234
332
342 19138
Carried expendable materials and various cargos for the orbital station MIR. Docked with Kvant (rear port) on 12 September, undecked on 23 November and de-orbited.
9 September 23 November
(‘)Launched by Arianspace on the same Ariane launcher. (‘)Triple Glonass payload.
Carrying instruments to develop components for a space navigation system to enable aircraft and ocean-going ships to obtain position fixes.
As Cosmos 1966.
Carried scientific ~st~ments for continuing exploration of the Earth’s natural resources, systims for precise orbital measurements and a radio telemetry system.
64.86
82.33
667.42
89.60
90.11
88.70
0.11 1415.80 34975
35806
Telecommunications satellite, carrying Geostar R02 L-band receiver for position location and two-way data communications.
982.79
1.51 16583
36155
GTE Spacenet Corporation domestic communications launched from Kourou, French Guiana.
102.89
99.13
881
90.32
904
An approximately Sun-synchronous meteorological satehite, carrying hvo very high resolution scanning radiometers with five detecting channels for day and night monitoring. First launch from third Chinese launch site near T’ai Yuan in Shanxi Province (378”N, 1llS’E).
Carried scientific instruments for continuing space research.
194
72.87
Orbit similar to 1984-12A
383
US Department of Defense satellite.
9 September 23 September
8 September >lMyr
8 September manoeuvring?
6 September 1200 yr
6 September 15 September
USSR
1988-79A Cosmos 1967
5 September
USA
1988-78A USA 32
1147 368 864
First Israeli (experimental) satellite launched from Palmachim, south of Tel-Aviv at 31.6’N, 34.4%. (Offeq means ‘horizon’). As Cosmos 1966. Meteorological weather satellite joining the now orbiting NOAA 9 and 10 spacecraft in collecting meteorological and ocean data. Communications satellite, carrying conununications equipment designed to relay long-distance telephone, telegraph, radio communications and television programmes. Launched to deploy TDRS-C and conduct seven mid-deck experiments as part of NASA’s microgravity science and applications programme. Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 3 deployed from the orbiting STS 26.
19 September 4 months
22 September 10 October
24 September 300 yr
29 September 10 yr?
29 September 3 October
29 September >1 Myr
Israel
USSR
USA
USSR
USA
USA
1988~87A Offeq 1
1988-88A Cosmos 1973
1988-89A NOAA11
1988-90A Molniya 3-33
1988-91A STS 26 (Discovery F7)
1988-91B TDRS 3
35803
332
38925
35613
36583
Communications satellite.
16 September >lMyr
Japan
1988-86A Sakura 3B (CS-3B)
35718
302
629
850
I94
683.80
683.56
Period (min.)
90.68
701.60
102.14
90.18
0.08 1434.64
28.47
62.84
98.91
72.86
98.58
0.23 1451.94
64.87
64.85
Incl. (de&
248 142.87
19137
19137
19528
19516
Perigee (km)
As Cosmos 1970.
As Cosmos 1970.
16 September
Apogee (km)
16 September 1Myr
Available Information
Lifetime or Descent Date
USSR 1988-85C Cosmos 197W)
Name
Initial Orbital Elements
1 Myr
Origin
National
Launch Date
1988-85B USSR cosmos 197 l(r)
Country of
Designation
COSPAR
.e
e
O_
83