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Previous Home Next 1986 April 1 - 08:17 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 10. LV Configuration: Black Brant X NASA 35.015GE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 912 km (566 mi). References: 2. 1986 April 3 - 10:36 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Terrier. Model: Terrier Malemute. LV Configuration: Terrier Malemute NASA 29.24UE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1986 April 4 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/40. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-K/DM. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM 302-01. Cosmos 1738 Nation: USSR. Payload: Potok no. 3 s/n 13L. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Potok. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 35,712 km (22,190 mi). Apogee: 35,847 km (22,274 mi). Inclination: 5.60 deg. Period: 1,435.70 min. COSPAR: 1986-027A. USAF Sat Cat: 16667. Completed Operations Date: 1989-04-07. Stationed at 13.5 deg W. Continuation of the investigation of outer space; experimental retransmission of telephone and telegraph data in the centimetre band. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 14 deg W in 1986-1989 As of 3 September 2001 located at 0.26 deg W drifting at 0.077 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 55.28W drifting at 0.287W degrees per day. References: 2, 6, 67, 112, 274. 1986 April 8 - 09:42 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Super Chief. Model: Talos Castor. LV Configuration: Talos Castor GL A51.378. SPIRIT I Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 241 km (149 mi). References: 2. 1986 April 9 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1 or LC31. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1739 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,600 kg (14,500 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Yantar-4K1. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 171 km (106 mi). Apogee: 326 km (202 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 89.50 min. COSPAR: 1986-028A. USAF Sat Cat: 16677. Duration: 59.00 days. Decay Date: 1986-06-07. High resolution photo reconnaissance; returned film in two small SpK capsules during the mission and with the main capsule at completion of the mission. References: 2, 6, 179. 1986 April 13 - 09:14 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 10. LV Configuration: Black Brant X NASA 35.016GE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 977 km (607 mi). References: 2. 1986 April 15 - Cosmonaut Sergei Nikolayevich Anokhin dies at age of 76 -- Natural causes. Nation: USSR. 1986 April 15 - 11:40 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1740 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Spacecraft: Zenit-8. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 193 km (119 mi). Apogee: 362 km (224 mi). Inclination: 72.90 deg. Period: 90.10 min. COSPAR: 1986-029A. USAF Sat Cat: 16679. Duration: 13.00 days. Decay Date: 1986-04-28. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. References: 2, 6. 1986 April 17 - 21:02 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 53726-198. Cosmos 1741 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 773 km (480 mi). Apogee: 801 km (497 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 100.60 min. COSPAR: 1986-030A. USAF Sat Cat: 16681. Replaced Cosmos 1503. References: 2, 6. 1986 April 18 - 15:35 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.59UU. CWAS 13 Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 2. 1986 April 18 - 17:45 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC4E. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 34D. LV Configuration: Titan 34D 34D-9 (04D-2). FAILURE: SRM case insulation burned through, causing case burn-through and catastrophic explosion over pad at T+8.5 seconds. KH-9 no. 20 Nation: USA. Mass: 13,300 kg (29,300 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-9. Agency: U.S. Air Force. COSPAR: F860418A. Decay Date: 1986-04-18. KH-9 type satellite. References: 5. SSF-D No. 6 Nation: USA. Payload: SSF-D No. 6. Mass: 60 kg (132 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: SSF. Agency: U.S. Air Force. COSPAR: F860418B. Decay Date: 1986-04-18. References: 172. SRV-2 Nation: USA. Payload: SRV-2. Mass: 11,400 kg (25,100 lb). Spacecraft: KH-9. Agency: USAF AFSC. COSPAR: F860418C. References: 279. SRV-3 Nation: USA. Payload: SRV-3. Mass: 11,400 kg (25,100 lb). Spacecraft: KH-9. Agency: USAF AFSC. COSPAR: F860418D. References: 279. SRV-4 Nation: USA. Payload: SRV-4. Mass: 11,400 kg (25,100 lb). Spacecraft: KH-9. Agency: USAF AFSC. COSPAR: F860418E. References: 279. SRV-1 Nation: USA. Payload: SRV-1. Mass: 11,400 kg (25,100 lb). Spacecraft: KH-9. Agency: USAF AFSC. COSPAR: F860418F. References: 279. 1986 April 18 - 19:50 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC41/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M-ML. Molniya 3-28 Nation: USSR. Program: Molniya. Payload: Molniya-3 s/n 43. Mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Molniya-3. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 1,255 km (779 mi). Apogee: 39,095 km (24,292 mi). Inclination: 64.70 deg. Period: 717.70 min. COSPAR: 1986-031A. USAF Sat Cat: 16683. Decay Date: 1999-02-25. Replaced Molniya 3-23. Operation of the long-range telephone and telegraph radio communications system in the USSR; transmission of USSR Central Television programmes to stations in the Orbita network and within the framework of international cooperation. References: 2, 6. 1986 April 22 - 07:11 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 8B. LV Configuration: Black Brant 8B NASA 27.86UG. Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 304 km (188 mi). References: 2. 1986 April 22 - 08:49 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 10. LV Configuration: Black Brant X NASA 35.013UG. Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 900 km (550 mi). References: 2. 1986 April 23 - 19:40 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U2. Progress 26 Nation: USSR. Program: Mir. Payload: Progress s/n 136. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Logistics. Spacecraft: Progress. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 184 km (114 mi). Apogee: 257 km (159 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.90 min. COSPAR: 1986-032A. USAF Sat Cat: 16687. Duration: 60.83 days. Completed Operations Date: 1986-06-23 15:40:56 PM. Decay Date: 1986-06-23 15:40:56 PM. Flight: Mir EO-1. Unmanned supply vessel to Mir. Rendezvoused with Mir on 25 April, but problem with Mir's radio communication system delays docking until the next day. Docked with Mir on 26 Apr 1986 21:26:06 GMT. Undocked on 22 Jun 1986 18:25:00 GMT. Destroyed in reentry on 23 Jun 1986 15:41:01 GMT. Total free-flight time 3.96 days. Total docked time 56.87 days. References: 2, 6, 275. 1986 April 25 - 13:30 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.58UU. FAILURE: Failure. CWAS 14 Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 2. 1986 April 26 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Jubilee. Launch Pad: -. Buran Analog BST-02 taxi test 6 Nation: USSR. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Location of Spacecraft: Zhukovskiy Aerodrome, Moscow. Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Time 14 minutes. References: 81. 1986 April 26 - Major nuclear accident at Soviet Union's Chernobyl power station alarms world Nation: USSR. 1986 April 28 - 01:58 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Taurus Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Taurus Nike Tomahawk NASA 38.05UE. SPINEX 2 Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 420 km (260 mi). References: 2. 1986 April 30 - 04:40 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: S. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Skylark. Model: Skylark 7. LV Configuration: Skylark 7 DLR K-GR-141. TEXUS 13 Microgravity mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 246 km (152 mi). References: 2. 1986 May - Launch Vehicle: Energia. Electrical tests of the Buran flight vehicle began Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Buran. Tests of the orbiter's ODU engine unit uncovered an apparent defect in gaseous oxygen valves of the reaction control system. Although it threatened to delay flight of the Buran, it was eventually discovered to be a software problem and remedied within days. 1986 May 3 - 22:18 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Delta 3914. LV Configuration: Delta 3914 D178. FAILURE: Stage one main engine shutdown at T+71 seconds due to electrical failure. GOES G Nation: USA. Payload: GOES G. Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Spacecraft: GOES. Agency: NOAA. COSPAR: F860503A. Decay Date: 1986-04-26. References: 5. 1986 May 12 - 04:55 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: S. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Skylark. Model: Skylark 7. LV Configuration: Skylark 7 DLR K-GR-142. TEXUS 14A Microgravity mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). References: 2. 1986 May 13 - 07:40 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 10. LV Configuration: Black Brant X NASA 35.014UE. CVE Ba Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 430 km (260 mi). References: 2. 1986 May 13 - 07:56 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Taurus Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Taurus Nike Tomahawk NASA 38.08UE. CVE Sr Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 547 km (339 mi). References: 2. 1986 May 14 - 12:40 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1742 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Spacecraft: Zenit-8. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 194 km (120 mi). Apogee: 358 km (222 mi). Inclination: 72.80 deg. Period: 90.00 min. COSPAR: 1986-033A. USAF Sat Cat: 16717. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1986-05-28. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. References: 2, 6. 1986 May 15 - Electrical tests of the Buran flight vehicle begin Nation: USSR. Program: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran. 1986 May 15 - 04:26 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC32. Launch Pad: LC32/pad?. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: Tsiklon-3. Cosmos 1743 Nation: USSR. Program: Tselina. Payload: Tselina-D no. 55. Mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: Tselina-D. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 594 km (369 mi). Apogee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 82.60 deg. Period: 96.90 min. COSPAR: 1986-034A. USAF Sat Cat: 16719. Replaced Cosmos 1626. References: 2, 6. 1986 May 20 - 16:45 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. Demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1986 May 21 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF08. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Peacekeeper. LV Configuration: Peacekeeper FTM-12. 10 Mk 21 warheads sent to KMR impact area. Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1986 May 21 - 08:21 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U2. Soyuz TM-1 Nation: USSR. Program: Mir. Payload: Soyuz TM 11F732 s/n 51. Mass: 7,070 kg (15,580 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spacecraft. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 192 km (119 mi). Apogee: 225 km (139 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.70 min. COSPAR: 1986-035A. USAF Sat Cat: 16722. Duration: 8.93 days. Decay Date: 1986-05-30. Flight: Mir EO-1. Test of new Soyuz vehicle. Recovered May 30, 1986 6:49 GMT. Unmanned test of Soyuz TM. Docked with Mir May 23 1987. Undocked 29 May. Officially: Comprehensive experimental testing of spacecraft in independent flight and jointly with the Mir orbital station. References: 2, 6. 1986 May 21 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC41/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1744 / Foton 2 Nation: USSR. Payload: Foton s/n 2L. Mass: 6,200 kg (13,600 lb). Class: Materials. Spacecraft: Foton. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 217 km (134 mi). Apogee: 371 km (230 mi). Inclination: 62.80 deg. Period: 90.40 min. COSPAR: 1986-036A. USAF Sat Cat: 16724. Duration: 13.19 days. Decay Date: 1986-06-04. 216 orbits. Materials processing experiments. Continuation of research on materials science in space. References: 2, 6, 69. 1986 May 23 - 12:54 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 53772-362. Cosmos 1745 Nation: USSR. Mass: 810 kg (1,780 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Parus. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 962 km (597 mi). Apogee: 1,010 km (620 mi). Inclination: 83.00 deg. Period: 104.80 min. COSPAR: 1986-037A. USAF Sat Cat: 16727. Military navigation satellite. Replaced Cosmos 1627. References: 2, 6. 1986 May 24 - Astronaut Steven Douglas Thorne dies at age of 33 -- Airplane crash Nation: USA. 1986 May 24 - 01:42 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/39. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-K/DM. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM 333-01. Ekran 15 Nation: USSR. Payload: Ekran s/n 30L. Mass: 1,970 kg (4,340 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Ekran . Agency: MOM. Perigee: 36,824 km (22,881 mi). Apogee: 36,905 km (22,931 mi). Inclination: 11.60 deg. Period: 1,491.50 min. COSPAR: 1986-038A. USAF Sat Cat: 16729. Completed Operations Date: 1988-01-18. Stationed at 99 deg E. Transmission of Central Television programmes to a network of receivers for collective use. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 99 deg E in 1986-1988 As of 5 September 2001 located at 80.69 deg W drifting at 13.420 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 63.41W drifting at 13.419W degrees per day. References: 2, 6, 67, 274. 1986 May 27 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Jubilee. Launch Pad: -. Buran Analog BST-02 flight 3 Nation: USSR. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Location of Spacecraft: Zhukovskiy Aerodrome, Moscow. Crew: Stankiavicius, Volk. Maximum speed 540 kph. Maximum altitude 4000 m. Time 23 minutes. References: 81. 1986 May 27 - 09:30 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC32. Launch Pad: LC32/pad?. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: Tsiklon-3. Meteor 2-14 Nation: USSR. Payload: Meteor-2 no. 14. Mass: 2,750 kg (6,060 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Spacecraft: Meteor-2. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 937 km (582 mi). Apogee: 956 km (594 mi). Inclination: 82.50 deg. Period: 104.00 min. COSPAR: 1986-039A. USAF Sat Cat: 16735. Gathering meteorological information and data on penetrating radiation fluxes in circumterrestrial space. References: 2, 6. 1986 May 28 - 05:43 GMT - EVA Mir EO-1-1 Nation: USSR. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Space station. Spacecraft: Mir. Crew: Kizim, Solovyov Vladimir. Flight: Mir EO-1. EVA Duration: 0.16 days. Installed truss. References: 66. 1986 May 28 - 07:50 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43/4. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1746 Nation: USSR. Program: Resurs. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Spacecraft: Resurs F1-17F41. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 176 km (109 mi). Apogee: 277 km (172 mi). Inclination: 82.40 deg. Period: 89.00 min. COSPAR: 1986-040A. USAF Sat Cat: 16737. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1986-06-11. Investigation of the natural resources of the earth in the interests of various branches of the national economy of the USSR and international cooperation. References: 2, 6. 1986 May 29 - 09:20 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1 or LC31. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1747 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Spacecraft: Zenit-8. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 204 km (126 mi). Apogee: 389 km (241 mi). Inclination: 70.30 deg. Period: 90.50 min. COSPAR: 1986-041A. USAF Sat Cat: 16745. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1986-06-12. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. References: 2, 6. 1986 May 31 - 00:53 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Ariane. Model: Ariane 2. LV Configuration: Ariane 2 V18. FAILURE: Third stage ignition failure. Destroyed by range safety. Intelsat-5A 14 Nation: International. Program: Intelsat. Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Intelsat 5A. Agency: NOAA. COSPAR: F860531A. Decay Date: 1986-05-03. Targeted for geosynch orbit. References: 5. 1986 May 31 - 04:57 GMT - EVA Mir EO-1-2 Nation: USSR. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Space station. Spacecraft: Mir. Crew: Kizim, Solovyov Vladimir. Flight: Mir EO-1. EVA Duration: 0.21 days. Tested truss structure. References: 66. 1986 June 4 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. Follow-on operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1986 June 4 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. Follow-on operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1986 June 4 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. Follow-on operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1986 June 4 - 21:34 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. Follow-on operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1986 June 6 - 03:57 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 47172-364. Cosmos 1748 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 297. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,454 km (903 mi). Apogee: 1,470 km (910 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 115.10 min. COSPAR: 1986-042A. USAF Sat Cat: 16758. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1749 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 298. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,394 km (866 mi). Apogee: 1,469 km (912 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.50 min. COSPAR: 1986-042B. USAF Sat Cat: 16759. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1750 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 299. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,408 km (874 mi). Apogee: 1,470 km (910 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.70 min. COSPAR: 1986-042C. USAF Sat Cat: 16760. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1751 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 300. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,467 km (911 mi). Apogee: 1,506 km (935 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 115.70 min. COSPAR: 1986-042D. USAF Sat Cat: 16761. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1752 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 301. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,468 km (912 mi). Apogee: 1,487 km (923 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 115.50 min. COSPAR: 1986-042E. USAF Sat Cat: 16762. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1753 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 302. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,462 km (908 mi). Apogee: 1,477 km (917 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 115.30 min. COSPAR: 1986-042F. USAF Sat Cat: 16763. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1754 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 303. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,438 km (893 mi). Apogee: 1,470 km (910 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 115.00 min. COSPAR: 1986-042G. USAF Sat Cat: 16764. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1755 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 304. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,424 km (884 mi). Apogee: 1,470 km (910 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.80 min. COSPAR: 1986-042H. USAF Sat Cat: 16765. References: 2, 6. 1986 June 6 - 12:40 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1 or LC31. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1756 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,600 kg (14,500 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Yantar-4K1. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 172 km (106 mi). Apogee: 268 km (166 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 88.90 min. COSPAR: 1986-043A. USAF Sat Cat: 16767. Duration: 59.00 days. Decay Date: 1986-08-04. High resolution photo reconnaissance; returned film in two small SpK capsules during the mission and with the main capsule at completion of the mission. References: 2, 6, 179. 1986 June 10 - 00:49 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/40. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-K/DM. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM 322-02. Gorizont 12 Nation: USSR. Payload: Gorizont s/n 24L. Mass: 2,100 kg (4,600 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Gorizont . Agency: MOM. Perigee: 35,763 km (22,222 mi). Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Inclination: 10.10 deg. Period: 1,435.70 min. COSPAR: 1986-044A. USAF Sat Cat: 16769. Completed Operations Date: 1991-01-23. Stationed at 345 deg E. Provision of telephone and telegraph radiocommunications and television broadcasting. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 14 deg W in 1986-1989; 40 deg E in 1989-1990 As of 28 August 2001 located at 84.75 deg E drifting at 0.265 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 45.79E drifting at 0.142E degrees per day. References: 2, 6, 67, 111, 274. 1986 June 11 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Jubilee. Launch Pad: -. Buran Analog BST-02 flight 4 Nation: USSR. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Location of Spacecraft: Zhukovskiy Aerodrome, Moscow. Crew: Stankiavicius, Volk. Maximum speed 530 kph. Maximum altitude 4000 m. Time 22 minutes. References: 81. 1986 June 11 - 07:45 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1757 Nation: USSR. Payload: Zenit-8 / Oblik no. 2. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Spacecraft: Zenit-8. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 176 km (109 mi). Apogee: 220 km (130 mi). Inclination: 82.30 deg. Period: 88.50 min. COSPAR: 1986-045A. USAF Sat Cat: 16772. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1986-06-25. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. Also investigation of the natural resources of the earth in the interests of various branches of the national economy of the USSR and international cooperation. References: 2, 6. 1986 June 12 - 04:43 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC32. Launch Pad: LC32/pad?. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: Tsiklon-3. Cosmos 1758 Nation: USSR. Program: Tselina. Payload: Tselina-D no. 56. Mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: Tselina-D. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 603 km (374 mi). Apogee: 636 km (395 mi). Inclination: 82.50 deg. Period: 97.10 min. COSPAR: 1986-046A. USAF Sat Cat: 16791. Replaced Cosmos 1666. References: 2, 6. 1986 June 15 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF26. Launch Pad: LF26?. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. FOT GT115GB Follow-on Test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2. 1986 June 18 - 20:03 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 53722-341. Cosmos 1759 Nation: USSR. Mass: 810 kg (1,780 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Parus. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 965 km (599 mi). Apogee: 1,001 km (621 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 104.80 min. COSPAR: 1986-047A. USAF Sat Cat: 16798. Military navigation satellite. Replaced Cosmos 1634. References: 2, 6. 1986 June 19 - 10:30 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1 or LC31. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1760 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Spacecraft: Zenit-8. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 348 km (216 mi). Apogee: 412 km (256 mi). Inclination: 70.00 deg. Period: 92.20 min. COSPAR: 1986-048A. USAF Sat Cat: 16800. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1986-07-03. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. References: 2, 6. 1986 June 19 - 21:09 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC41/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M-ML. Molniya 3-29 Nation: USSR. Program: Molniya. Payload: Molniya-3 s/n 44. Mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Molniya-3. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 1,581 km (982 mi). Apogee: 38,815 km (24,118 mi). Inclination: 64.70 deg. Period: 718.60 min. COSPAR: 1986-049A. USAF Sat Cat: 16802. Decay Date: 1996-11-10. Replaced Molniya 3-20. Operation of the long-range telephone and telegraph radio communications system in the USSR; transmission of USSR Central Television programmes to stations in the Orbita network and within the framework of international cooperation. References: 2, 6. 1986 June 20 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Jubilee. Launch Pad: -. Buran Analog BST-02 flight 5 Nation: USSR. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Location of Spacecraft: Zhukovskiy Aerodrome, Moscow. Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Time 25 minutes. References: 81. 1986 June 28 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Jubilee. Launch Pad: -. Buran Analog BST-02 flight 6 Nation: USSR. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Location of Spacecraft: Zhukovskiy Aerodrome, Moscow. Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Time 23 minutes. References: 81. Previous Home Next Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. 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