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TELECOMMUNICATION JOURNAL - VOL. 47 - IV/1980 C0SM0S-1101 1979 42B MOLNYA-3 (11) 1979 4 A COSMOS-1102 1979 43 A MOLNYA-3 (12) 1979 48 A A COSMOS-1103 1979 45A D COSMOS-1104 1979 46 A ARIANE-6 1979 104A C0SM0S-1105 1979 52A DMSP-4 1979 50A N ARIEL-6 1979 47A COSMOS-1106 1979 54A DSCS-II 13 1979 98A AYAME 1979 9 A COSMOS-1107 1979 55A DSCS-II 14 1979 98B NOAA-6 1979 57A COSMOS-11 08 1979 56A D C0SM0S-1109 1979 58A F D COSM0S-1110 1979 60 A L. D COSMOS-1111 19 79 61A r BHASKARA 1979 51A COSMOS-1112 1979 63A EKRAN-3 1979 15A BIOSPUTNIK-7 1979 83A PROGRESS-5 1979 22A COSMOS-1113 1979 64A EKRAN-4 1979 87A PROGRESS-6 1979 39A COSMOS-1114 1979 65 A PROGRESS-7 1979 59A COSMOS-1115 1979 66A C COSMOS-1116 1979 67 A rF CORSA-B 1979 14A COSMOS-1117 1979 68A n COSMOS-1118 1979 69A K COSMOS-1070 1979 1 A FLT SATCQM-2 1979 38 A C0SM0S-1071 1979 2 A COSMOS-1119 1979 71 A RADUGA-4 1979 35A COSMOS—1072 1979 3A COSMOS-1120 1979 73A RCA-SATCOM-3 1979 101A COSM0S-1073 1979 6A COSMOS-1121 1979 74A COSMOS-1074 1979 8A COSMOS-1122 1979 75 A G COSMOS-1075 1979 10A COSMOS-1123 1979 76A G0RIZ0NT-2 1979 62A c COSM0S-1076 1979 11A COSMOS-1124 1979 77A GORIZONT-3 1979 105 A v C0SM0S-1077 1979 12A COSMOS-1125 1979 78A SAGE 1979 13A COSMOS-1126 1979 79A COSMOS-1078 1979 16A 1979 7A COSMOS-1127 1979 80 A SCATHA COSMOS-1079 19 79 19A 1979 51A COSMOS-1128 1979 81A H SEO COSMOS-IO8O 1979 23A SOLWIND 1979 17A COSMOS-1129 1979 83A COSMOS—1081 1979 24A HAKUCHO 1979 14A SOYUZ-32 1979 18A COSMOS-1130 1979 84A COSMOS-1082 1979 24B HEAO-3 1979 82A SOYUZ-33 1979 29A COSMOS-1131 1979 84B C0SM0S-1083 1979 24C SOYUZ-34 1979 49A COSMOS-1132 1979 84 C COSM0S-1084 1979 24D SOYUZ-T 1979 103A COSMOS-1133 1979 84D 1 COSMOS-1085 1979 24E STATSIONAR-1 1979 35A COSMOS-1134 1979 84 E COSMOS-1086 1979 24F STATSIONAR—4 1979 62A COSMOS-1135 1979 84F C0SM0S-1087 1979 246 INTERCOSMOS-19 1979 20A STATSIONAR-5 1979 105A COSMOS—1088 1979 24H COSMOS-1136 1979 84G INTERCOSMOS-20 1979 96A ST AT S10NAR-T 1979 87A COSMOS—1089 COSMOS-1137 1979 84H 1979 26 A STP P78-1 1979 17A COSMOS-1138 1979 8 5A C0SM0S-109Q 1979 27A STP P78-2 1979 7 A C0SM0S-1091 1979 28A COSMOS-1139 1979 88 A COSMOS—109 2 1979 30A C0SM0S-1140 1979 89A M C0SM0S-1093 1979 32A COSMOS-1141 1979 90A COSMOS-1094 1979 33A COSMOS-1142 1979 92 A MAGSAT 1979 94A u C0SM0S-1095 1979 34A COSMOS-1143 1979 93 A METEOR-1 (29) 1979 5A UK-6 1979 47 A C0SM0S-1096 1979 36A COSMOS-1144 1979 97A METEOR-2 (4) 1979 21A CCSMOS-1097 19 79 37A COSMOS-1145 1979 99A METEOR-2 (5) 1979 95A COSMOS-1098 1979 40A COSMOS-1146 1979 100A MOLNYA-1 (43) 1979 31 A W COSMOS-1099 1979 41A COSMOS-1147 1979 1 02A MOLNYA-1 (44) 1979 70A COSMOS-11 00 1979 42 A COSMOS-1148 1979 1 06 A MOLNYA-1 (45) 1979 91A WESTAR-3 1979 72A C ountry Code name international Organization Perigee Period Frequencies Date Observations Spacecraft description num ber Site o f Apogee Inclination Transmitter p ow e r launching
Cosmos-1070 1979-1-A USSR 11 Jan. 214 km 89.5 min Reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 316 km 62.8° Recovered on 20 January 1979
Cosmos-1071 197 9 -2 -A USSR 13 Jan. 190 km 89.7 min High-resolution reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 360 km 62.8° Recovered on 26 January 1979
Cosmos-1072 1979 -3-A USSR 16 Jan. 983 km 105.0 min Navigation satellite (PLE) 1030 km 83.0°
11th Molnya-3 19 7 9-4-A USSR 18 Jan. 474 km 5.9-6.2 GHz Carries apparatus for transmitting television programs (PLE) 40 806 km 62.8° (reception) and multichannel radiocommunications 3-axis stabilized satellite; mass: 1500 kg 3.6-3.9 GHz (transmission)
29th Meteor-1 19 7 9-5-A USSR 25 Jan. 628 km 97.4 min Meteorological satellite (PLE) 656 km 98.0° 3-axis stabilized cylindrical satellite; mass: 2200 kg; sun- oriented solar panels
Cosmos-1073 1979-6-A USSR 30 Jan. 187 km 89.6 min Reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 350 km 62.8° Recovered on 12 February 1979
SCATHA (STP P78-2) 19 7 9-7-A United States 30 Jan. 184 km 794.8 min 2241.5; 2244.5 MHz Spacecraft Charging AT High Altitudes. Carries 12 ex USAF 43 905 km 27.4° 5 W periments to identify and measure sources of electrical spin-stabilized cylindrical (ETR) charge build-up spacecraft; diameter: 1.70 m; 5765.0 MHz height: 1.80 m; mass: 343 kg 400 W
2250.5 MHz 3W
2222.5 MHz
Cosmos-1074 19 7 9-8-A USSR 31 Jan. 203 km 88.8 min Decayed on 1 April 1979 256 km 51.6°
Ayame 1979-9-A Japan 6 Feb. 193 km 604 min 31.65 GHz Experimental telecommunication satellite intended NSDA 34 411 km 24.1 ° 3.2 W for geostationary orbit. Ceased transmission on 9 Feb cylindrical satellite; diameter: (TSC) ruary during an attempt to move it into synchronous 1 m; height: 1.50 m; mass 4.075; 4.080 GHz orbit 260 kg 4.7 W 3.940 GHz 3.5 W
136.112 MHz 2 and 8 W
1 TELECOMMUNICATION JOURNAL - VOL. 47 - IVI1980 Country Code name International Organization Perigee Period Frequencies Date Observations Spacecraft description num ber Site o f Apogee Inclination Transmitter p ow e r launching
Cosmos-1075 1979-10-A USSR 8 Feb. 475 km 94.6 min Space intercept program (PLE) 521 km 6 5.8 “
Cosmos-1076 1979-11-A USSR 13 Feb. 647 km 97.0 min Oceanographic satellite (PLE) 678 km 82.0°
Cosmos-1077 1979-12-A USSR 14 Feb. 629 km 97.3 min (PLE) 651 km 81.2°
SAGE 1979-13-A United States 18 Feb. 544 km 96.9 min Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment. Objectives: (W l) 655 km 57.9° to obtain global data on stratospheric aerosols and 3-axis stabilized spacecraft; ozone during at least one year. Carries a 4-spectral 6-sided prism shape; height: radiometer to measure solar intensity attenuation after 0.64 m; mass: 147 kg; 2 solar sunrise and before sunset in wavebands centred at panels 0.385, 0.45, 0.6 and 1.0 //m
CORSA-B (Hakucho) 1979-14-A Japan 21 Feb. 545 km 96.0 min 136.725 MHz COsmic Radiation SAtellite. Objectives: cosmic and University of 577 km 29.9° 500 mW X-ray stellar observation.Two experiments cover the octagonal spacecraft; breadth: Tokyo 400.45 MHz ranges 0.1 to 2 keV and 1.5 to 30 keV 0.82 m; height: 0.46 m; gross (KSC) 100 mW mass: 96 kg; solar cells (data transmission)
148 MHz (reception of commands)
Ekran-3 1979-15-A USSR 21 Feb. 35 780 km 1436 min 5.7-6.2 GHz Carries equipment for television transmission (BAI) 0.35° (reception) 3-axis stabilized satellite; mass: in geostati Dnary orbit 5 tonnes; solar cells at 53 ° E 3.4-3.9 GHz (transmission)
Cosmos-1078 1979-16-A USSR 22 Feb. 180 km 89 min Reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 306 km 72.9° Recovered on 2 March 1979
Solwind (STP P78-1) 1979-17-A United States 24 Feb. 560 km 96.3 min 2242,5; 2247.5 MHz Space Test Program. Carries gamma-ray spectrometer USAF 600 km 97.9° 10 W and six other experiments designed to gather data on mass. 1331 kg; similar to OSO-7 (WTR) 2252.5 MHz solar wind, solar flares, electron build-up around the (1971-83-A) 2 W Earth's polar regions and the distribution of aerosols (telemetry) and ozone in the atmosphere
Soyuz-32 1979-18-A USSR 25 Feb. 244 km 89.6 min Two-man spacecraft: V. Lyakhov, flight commander; (BAI) 283 km 51.6° V. Ryumin, flight engineer. Docked with S alyut-6 (1977 3-part spacecraft: 2 spherical 97-A) on 26 February. On 1 March Soyuz-32 was used habitable modules (orbital com as a locomotive to transfer Salyut-6 into a higher orbit partment and command module) (308/328 km). connected in tandem to a cylindrical service module; dia After undocking, Soyuz-32 was returned to Earth meter: 2.70 m; height: 7.10 m; unmanned on 13 June 1979 mass: 6680 kg; 2 solar arrays
2 Cosmos-1079 1979-19-A USSR 27 Feb. 179 km 89.6 min Long-duration reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 359 km 67.1 °
Recovered on 12 March 1979
lntercosmos-19 1979-20-A International 27 Feb. 502 km 99.8 min Carries experiments supplied by Bulgaria, Czechoslova (PLE) 996 km 74° kia, Hungary, Poland, USSR
4th Meteor-2 1979-21-A USSR 1 March 857 km 102.3 min Meteorological satellite (PLE) 908 km 81.2° mass: 2800 kg
Progress-5 1979-22-A USSR 12 March 191 km 88.8 min Automatic cargo spacecraft. Carried about 2.5 tonnes (BAI) 269 km 51.6° of fuel, life support supplies and other equipment. modified Soyuz spacecraft Docked with S alyut-6 on 14 March and was used on without the descent section; 30 March and 2 April to make orbital corrections to the mass at launch: 7 tonnes Salyut-6/S oyuz-32 station. Progress-5 separated from Salyut-6 on 3 April and re-entered the atmosphere on 5 April
Cosmos-1080 1979-23-A USSR 14 March 180 km 89.2 min High-resolution reconnaissance satellite (PLE) 320 km 79.2°
Cosmos 1081 1979-24-A USSR 15 March 1455 km 115.4 min Government communication satellites (PLE) 1526 km 74.0° to to
Cosmos-1088 1979-24-H
mass: 40 kg each
No name 1979-25-A United States 16 March 177 km 88.7 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite. (WTR) 256 km 96.3° cylindrical satellite Destructive re-entry commanded on 18 September 1979
No name 1979-25-B United States 16 March 620 km 97.1 min (WTR) 625 km 95.7°
Cosmos-1089 1979-26-A USSR 21 March 986 km 104.9 min Navigation satellite (PLE) 1016 km 83.0°
Cosmos-1090 1979-27-A USSR 31 March 212 km 89.8 min 19.995 MHz Recovered on 13 April 1979 (PLE) 354 km 72.9°
Cosmos-1091 1979-28-A USSR 7 April 985 km 105.0 min Navigation satellite (PLE) 1024 km 83.0°
Soyuz-33 1979-29-A USSR 10 April 273 km 90.1 min Two-man spacecraft: Nikolai Rukavishnikov, flight (BAI) 330 km 51.6° commander; Georgi Ivanov (Bulgaria) flight engineer. 3-part spacecraft; 2 spherical Intended docking with S alyut-6 was cancelled after habitable modules (orbital failure of approach assistance equipment on board compartment and command Soyuz-33. module) connected in tandem to a cylindrical service module; Recovered in Kazakhstan on 12 April 1979 diameter: 2.70 m; height: 7.10 m; mass: 6680 kg; 2 solar arrays
3 TELECOMMUNICATION JOURNAL - VOL. 47 - IV I1980 C ountry Code name International Organization Perigee Period Frequencies Date Observations Spacecraft description num ber Site o f Apogee Inclination Transmitter p ow e r launching
Cosmos-1092 1979-30-A USSR 12 April 983 km 105.0 min Navigation satellite (PLE) 1021 km 83.0°
43rd Molnya-1 1979-31-A USSR 12 April 656 km 735 min 800 MHz band Carries apparatus for transmitting television programs (PLE) 40 590 km 62.9° 40 W and multichannel radiocommunications hermetically-sealed cylinder with (transmission) conical ends; mass: 1000 kg; 6 solar panels 1000 MHz band (reception)
3400-4100 MHz (retransmission of television)
Cosmos-1093 1979-32-A USSR 14 April 625 km 97.3 min (PLE) 650 km 81.3°
Cosmos-1094 1979-33-A USSR 18 April 437 km 93.3 min EORSAT (ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite). (BAI) 457 km 65.0° Decayed on 7 November 1979
Cosmos-1095 1979-34-A USSR 20 April 209 km 90.3 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 404 km 7 2 .9 “ Recovered on 4 May 1979
Raduga-4 (Statsionar-1) 1979-35-A USSR 25 April 36 000 km 24 h 02 min 5.7-6.2 GHz Carries apparatus for transmitting television programs (BAI) 0.4° (reception) and multichannel radiocommunications
3.4-3.9 GHz (transmission)
Cosmos-1096 1979-36-A USSR 25 April 439 km 93.3 min EORSAT (ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite). (BAI) 457 km 65.0° Decayed on 24 November 1979
Cosmos-1097 1979-37-A USSR 27 April 180 km 89.6 min High-resolution photographic reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 357 km 62.8° Recovered on 27 May 1979
FLSATCOM-2 1979-38-A United States 4 May in geostatitjnary orbit 240-400 MHz band (com Government communication satellite providing 23 UHF USN at 2:5° W munications) communication channels and one SHF up-link channel. 3-axis stabilized hexagonal (ETR) Second in a series of five satellites satellite; width 2.44 m; overall 2252.5; 2262.2 MHz height: 6.70 m; mass at launch: 2.4 W 1876 kg; mass in orbit: 1005 kg (telemetry)
Progress-6 1979-39-A USSR 13 May 193 km 88.8 min Carried cargo of fuel and food. Docked with S alyut-6/ (BAI) 268 km 5 1.6 “ Soyuz-32 complex on 15 May, and was used on 22 May modified Soyuz spacecraft w ithout and 4-5 June to correct the orbit of the complex. the descent section; mass at launch: 7 tonnes Separated on 8 June and was made to re-enter on 9 June 1979, when it disintegrated over the Pacific Ocean
4 Cosmos-1098 1979-40-A USSR 15 May 180 km 89.8 min High-resolution reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 382 km 72.9° Recovered on 28 May 1979
Cosmos-1099 1979-41 -A USSR 17 May 224 km 89.1 min Recovered on 30 May 1979 (PLE) 274 km 81.4°
Cosmos-1100 1979-42-A USSR 23 May 199 km 88.7 min Both satellites were recovered on the same day as (BAI) 230 km 51.6° launched and and
Cosmos-1101 1979-42-B
Cosmos-1102 1979-43-A USSR 25 May 222 km 89.2 min Ice-survey satellite. (PLE) 288 km 81.4° Recovered on 7 June 1979
i\lo nam e 1979-44-A United States 28 May 145 km 88.7 min Reconnaissance satellite. USAF 283 km 96.4° cylindrical satellite; diameter: 3 m (WTR) Decayed on 26 August 1979
Cosmos-1103 1979-45-A USSR 31 May 264 km 90.8 min Reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 396 km 62.8° Recovered on 1 June 1979
Cosmos-1104 1979-46-A USSR 31 May 979 km 104.9 min Navigation satellite (PLE) 1022 km 83.0°
Ariel-6 (UK-6) 1979-47-A United King 2 June 605 km 97.3 min 137.56 MHz Experiments: cosmic ray detector, two X-ray experi dom 651 km 55° (telemetry) ments, and two technology experiments: spin-stabilized satellite; diameter: SRC 0.70 m; mass: 154 kg; solar cells (W l) a) new types of solar cells; (95 W) b) metal oxide semiconductor devices in space environ ment
12th Molnya-3 1979-48-A USSR 6 June 473 km 735 min 5.9-6.2 GHz Carries instruments for transmitting television programs (PLE) 40 769 km 62.5° (reception) and multichannel radiocommunications 3-axis stabilized satellite; mass: 1500 kg 3.6-3.9 GHz (transmission)
Soyuz-34 1979-49-A USSR 6 June 198 km 88.9 min Unmanned spacecraft docked with S alyut-6 on 8 June. (BAI) 270 km 51.6° On 14 June cosmonauts aboard Salyut-6 boarded 3-part spacecraft; 2 spherical Soyuz-34 and moved it from the aft docking port to the habitable modules (orbital forward port, leaving the plant compartment docking compartment and command unit free for future arrivals of fuel and cargo. module) connected in tandem to a cylindrical service module; Returned to Earth on 19 August 1979 bringing back diameter: 2.70 m; height: 7.10 m; the S oyuz-32)Salyut-6 cosmonauts Lyakhov and Ryu- mass: 6.7 tonnes; 2 solar arrays min
D M S P -4 1979-50-A United States 6 June 443 km 101 min Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Block 5D USAF 453 km 98.0° mass: 513 kg (WTR)
5 TELECOMMUNICATION JOURNAL - VOL. 47 - IV /1980 Country Code name international Organization Perigee Period Frequencies Date Observations Spacecraft description num ber Site o f Apogee Inclination Transmitter p ow e r launching
Bhaskara (SEO) 1979-51-A India 7 June 512 km 95.1 5 min Satellite for Earth Observation. Carries two television ISRO 557 km 50.7° cameras and three transmitters mass: 444 kg (AKY)
Cosmos-1105 1979-52-A USSR 8 June 223 km 89.2 min Ice-survey satellite (PLE) 281 km 81.4°
No name 1979-53-A United States 10 June 35 801 km 1448 min Early warning satellite USAF 36 261 km 1.95° (ETR) synchron dus orbit
Cosmos-1106 1979-54-A USSR 12 June 222 km 89.1 min Ice-survey satellite (PLE) 264 km 81.4°
Cosmos-1107 1979-55-A USSR 15 June 209 km 89.5 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite (PLE) 328 km 72.9°
Cosmos-1108 1979-56-A USSR 22 June 224 km 89.1 min Earth observation satellite (PLE) 272 km 81.3°
Noaa-6 1979-57-A United States 27 June 807.5 km 101.26 min 136.77 MHz Objectives: meteorological investigations. It provides NOAA 823 km 98.74° (beacon) observations of high-resolution day and night cloud mass: 680 kg; solar panel; (WTR) cover, sea surface temperatures, vertical temperature similar to Tiros-N 137.5 MHz and water profiles. The satellite also receives, processes (automatic picture transmission) and retransmits data from free-floating balloons, buoys and remote automatic stations 1698 MHz (HRPT transmitters)
Cosmos-1109 1979-58-A USSR 27 June 626 km 720 min Early warning satellite (PLE) 40 130 km 62.8°
Progress-7 1979-59-A USSR 27 June 193 km 88.8 min Expendable supply craft. Docked with Salyut-6 on (BAI) 270 km 51.6° 30 June. modified Soyuz spacecraft without the descent section; Spare fuel was used to transfer Salyut-6 into a higher mass at launch: 7 tonnes orbit (399/411 km) after which Progress-7 was made to re-enter on 20 July 1979
Cosmos-1110 1979-60-A USSR 28 June 792 km 101 min (PLE) 833 km 74°
Cosmos-1111 1979-61-A USSR 29 June 264 km 90.4 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite (PLE) 353 km 63.0°
Gorizont-2 (Statsionar-4) 1979-62-A USSR 5 July 36 550 km 1477 min Carries equipment for telephone and telegraph com (BAI) 36 643 km 0.8° munications and for transmitting television programs 3-axis stabilized satellite geostatiorlary orbit
Cosmos-1112 1979-63-A USSR 6 July 345 km 93.4 min Decayed on 21 January 1980 (AKY) 552 km 50.7°
6 Cosmos-1113 1979-64-A USSR 10 July 180 km 89.5 min Recovered on 23 July 1979 (PLE) 350 km 65°
Cosmos-1114 1979-65-A USSR 11 July 507 km 95.2 min (PLE) 558 km 74°
Cosmos-1115 1979-66-A USSR 13 July 222 km 89.1 min Earth resources satellite. (PLE) 263 km 81.4° Recovered on 26 July 1979
Cosmos-1116 1979-67-A USSR 20 July 608 km 97.1 min (PLE) 649 km 81.2°
Cosmos-1117 1979-68-A USSR 25 July 187 km 89.6 min High-resolution reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 349 km 62.8° Recovered on 7 August 1979
Cosmos-1118 1979-69-A USSR 27 July 222 km 89.1 min Earth resources satellite. (PLE) 273 km 81.4° Recovered on 9 August 1979
44th Molnya-1 1979-70-A USSR 31 July 470 km 800 MHz band Carries apparatus for transmitting television programs (PLE) 40 860 km 62.8° 40 W and multichannel radiocommunications hermetically-sealed cylinder (transmission) with conical ends; mass: 1000 kg 6 solar panels 1000 MHz band (reception) 3400-4100 MHz (retransmission of television)
Cosmos-1119 1979-71-A USSR 3 Aug. 222 km 89.1 min Medium-resolution reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 267 km 81.3° Recovered on 18 August 1979
W e s ta r-3 1979-72-A United States 10 Aug. in geostatic 3nary orbit 4198.25; 4199.25 MHz United States domestic communication satellite. It can WU at 9 1 °W 2.5 W transmit 12 colour television channels or up to 14400 spin-stabilized cylindrical (ETR) 5927-6403 MHz one-way telephone circuits through five earth stations satellite; diameter: 1.80 m; 20 W located close to New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas height: 1.60 m; mass at launch: (up-link) and Los Angeles 572 kg; solar cells and batteries 3702-4178 MHz 10 W (down-link)
Cosmos-1120 1979-73-A USSR 11 Aug. 181 km 89.8 min High-resolution photographic reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 376 km 70.4° Recovered on 24 August 1979
Cosmos-1121 1979-7 4 -A USSR 14 Aug. 180 km 89.7 min High-resolution long-duration photographic reconnais (PLE) 375 km 67.2° sance satellite.
Recovered on 13 September 1979
Cosmos-1122 1979-75-A USSR 17 Aug. 218 km 89.1 min Photographic Earth resources satellite. (PLE) 260 km 81.4° Recovered on 30 August 1979
7 TELECOMMUNICATION JOURNAL - VOL. 47 - IV11980 Country Code name International Organization Perigee Period Frequencies Date Observations Spacecraft description num ber Site o f Apogee Inclination Transmitter p ow e r launching
Cosmos-1123 1979-76-A USSR 21 Aug. 221 km 89.1 min Recovered on 3 September 1979 (PLE) 266 km 81.4°
Cosmos-1124 1979-77-A USSR 28 Aug. 620 km 724 min Early warning satellite (PLE) 40 070 km 62.8°
Cosmos-1125 1979-78-A USSR 28 Aug. 795 km 100.9 min Navigation satellite (PLE) 834 km 74.0°
Cosmos-1126 1 979-79-A USSR 31 Aug. 208 km 90.5 min Reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 421 km 72.9° Recovered on 14 September 1979
Cosmos-1127 1979-80-A USSR 5 Sept. 226 km 89.4 min Decayed on 9 September 1979 (PLE) 300 km 81.4°
Cosmos-1128 1979-81-A USSR 14 Sept. 184 km 89.6 min High-resolution photographic reconnaissance satellite (PLE) 352 km 62.8°
H EA O -3 1979-82-A United States 20 Sept. 486.4 km 94.5 min 2247; 2253 MHz High-Energy Astronomy Observatory. Three experi NASA 504.9 km 43.6° 1.0 W ments: gamma-ray spectrometer, cosmic-ray isotope diameter: 2.70 m; (ETR) (telemetry and tracking) experiment and heavy cosmic-ray nuclei experiment. length: 5.80 m; Design lifetime is 6 months mass at launch: 2948 kg
Cosmos-1129 (Biosputnik-7) 1979-83-A USSR 25 Sept. 226 km 90.5 min Biological satellite to study effects of weightlessness (PLE) 406 km 62.8° on animals and plants. Co-operative program involving modified V o s to k spacecraft scientists from USSR, United States, France and Czechoslovakia Recovered on 14 October 1979
Cosmos-1130 1979-84-A USSR 26 Sept. 1446 km 1 55 min Government communication satellites (PLE) 1515 km 74° to to
Cosmos-1137 1 9 7 9-8 4 -H
mass: 40 kg each
Cosmos-1138 1979-85-A USSR 28 Sept. 210 km 90.2 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite (PLE) 398 km 72.9°
No nam e 1979-86-A United States 1 Oct. geostatio nary orbit Reconnaissance satellite USAF (ETR)
Ekran-4 (Statsionar-T) 1979-87-A USSR 3 Oct. 35 557 km 1424 min 5.7-6.2 GHz., Television relay satellite (BAI) 0.45° (reception)
geostatiorlary orbit 3.4-3.9 GHz (transmission)
8 Cosmos-1139 1979-88-A USSR 5 Oct. 212 km 89.9 min Reconnaissance satellite (PLE) 357 km 72.9°
Cosmos-1140 19 79-89-A USSR 11 Oct. 781 km 101 min (PLE) 818 km 74.0°
Cosmos-1141 1979-90-A USSR 16 Oct. 976 km 104.7 min (PLE) 1014 km 82.9°
45th Molnya-1 1979-91-A USSR 20 Oct. 640 km 736 min 800 MHz band Carries apparatus for transmitting television programs (PLE) 40 640 km 62.8° 40 W and multichannel radiocommunications hermetically-sealed cylinder with (transmission) conical ends; mass: 1000 kg; 6 solar panels 1000 MHz band (reception)
3400-4100 MHz (retransmission of television)
Cosmos-1142 1979-92-A USSR 22 Oct. 208 km 90.3 min (PLE) 408 km 72.9°
Cosmos-1143 1979-93-A USSR 26 Oct. 625 km 97.4 min (PLE) 665 km 81.2°
M ag sat 1979-94-A United States 30 Oct. 334 km 93.9 min 2282.5 MHz Objectives: to map the magnetic field of the Earth for NASA/USGS 582 km 96.8° (command and data) 1980 and to obtain global crustal magnetic anomaly 3-axis stabilized spacecraft; base (WTR) distribution with a resolution of,350 km module and instrument module; 2283.5 MHz gross mass: 181 kg; 4 solar (tracking and telemetry) panels (160 W) (160 W) 162; 324 MHz (Doppler beacon)
5th Meteor-2 1979-95-A USSR 31 Oct. 877 km 102.6 min Meteorological satellite (PLE) 904 km 81.2° mass: 2800 kg
lntercosmos-20 1979-96-A International 1 Nov. 467 km 94.4 min Earth observation satellite. Carries equipment supplied (PLE) 523 km 74.0° by Hungary, German Democratic Republic, Roumania, Czechoslovakia and USSR
Cosmos-1144 1979-97-A USSR 2 Nov. 179 km 89.8 min High-resolution photographic reconnaissance satellite (PLE) 378 km 67.2°
D S C S -II 13 1979-98-A United States 21 Nov. X-band Defense Satellite Communication System. 1300 duplex USAF voice channels or 100 Mbit/s data cylindrical satellite; diameter: (ETR) 2.70; overall height: 4 m; mass: 540 kg; solar cells D S C S -II 14 1979-98-B United States 21 Nov. X-band Defense Satellite Communications System (see DSCS- USAF II 13). The satellites are in geostationary orbit at 12° and cylindral satellite; diameter: (ETR) 175° E 2.70 m; overall height: 4 m; mass 540 kg; solar cells
9 TELECOMMUNICATION JOURNAL - VOL. 47 - IVI1980 C ountry Code name International Organization Perigee Period Frequencies Date Observations Spacecraft description num ber Site o f Apogee Inclination Transmitter p ow e r launching
Cosmos-1145 1979-99-A USSR 27 Nov. 629 km 97.3 min 652 km 8 1.2 ”
Cosmos-1146 1 979-100-A USSR 5 Dec. 441 km 93.9 min Similar to 1978-46-A (PLE) 497 km 6 5.9 ”
RCA-Satcom-3 1979-101-A United States 7 Dec. 3701; 4199 MHz United States domestic communication satellite. 24 RCA Ameri- (telemetry) transponders, each of which can handle 1200 voice 3-axis stabilized satellite; 1.62X com grade channels, one colour television transmission or 1.20X1.17 m; mass: 895 kg; (ETR) 3720-4180 MHz band more than 60 Mbit/s data. 2 solar panels (communications) Satellite lost on 10 December 1979
Cosmos-1147 1979-102-A USSR 12 Dec. 207 km 90.3 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 407 km 7 2.9 ” Recovered on 26 December 1979
Soyuz-T 1979-103-A USSR 16 Dec. 201 km 88.6 min New type unmanned S o y u z transport spacecraft. Dock (BAI) 232 km 5 1.6 ” ed w ith S a ly u t-6 on 19 December 1979
A rian e-6 1979-104-A International 24 Dec. 202.6 km 634.5 min A ria n e technological capsule. Objective: to measure ESA 35 996 km 17.6° the trajectory characteristics of the Ariane Launcher mass: 217 kg (CSG) and the environmental characteristics experienced by the payload—vibration, shocks, noise, heat
Gorizont-3 (Statsionar-5) 1979-105-A USSR 28 Dec. 36 300 km 24 h 23 min Communication satellite for telegraphy, telephony and (BAI) 0 .8 “ television transmission
Cosmos-1148 1979-106-A USSR 28 Dec. 180 km 89.7 min High-resolution long-duration reconnaissance satellite. (PLE) 367 km 67.1 ” Similar to 1979-19-A, 1979-74-A and 1979-97-A
10 AKY = Aktubinsk-Kapustin Yar (USSR) NASA = National Aeronautics and Space TSC = Tanegashima Space Centre (Japan) BAI = Baikonur (USSR) Administration (United States) USAF = United States Air Force CSG = Centre spatial guyanais, Kourou NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric USGS = United States Geological Survey (French Guiana) Administration (United States) USN = United States Navy ESA = European Space Agency NSDA = National Space Development Agency Wl = Wallops Island (United States) ETR = Eastern Test Range (United States) (Japan) WTR = Western Test Range (United States) ISRO = Indian Space Research Organization PLE = Plesetsk (USSR) WU = Western Union KSC = Kagoshima Space Centre (Japan) SRC = Science Research Council (United Kingdom)
Any complementary information or remarks concerning the contents or presentation of this table will be welcome. They should be addressed to: The Editor-in-Chief, Tele communication Journal, International Telecommunication Union, Place des Nations, CH-1211 Geneve 20 (Switzerland).
The following satellites have decayed since the preparation of the " Table of artificial satellites launched in 1978" published in May 1979
satellite international number decay satellite international number decay
No nam e 196 3 -5 -A 26 December 1979 5th Molnya-2 1973-1 8-A 6 January 1979 No nam e 1 9 6 4-4 5 -B 8 March 1979 Skylab 1973 -2 7-A 11 July 1979 No nam e 1965 -3 -A 13 July 1979 lntercosmos-11 1974-34-A 6 September 1979 Cosm os-72 1965-53-B 24 August 1979 Explorer-53 (SAS-3) 19 7 5-37-A 9 April 1979 TETR -2 1968-100-B 19 September 1979 Cosm os-816 1976-37-A 24 November 1979 O G O -6 1969-51-A 12 October 1979 lntercosmos-15 19 7 6-56 -A 18 November 1979 Cosm os-315 1969-107-A 25 March 1979 lntercosmos-16 1976-76-A 10 July 1979 Cosm os-330 1970 -2 4 -A 12 June 1979 Cosm os-885 1976-124-A 14 October 1979 Explorer-42 (SAS-1) 1970-107-A 5 April 1979 Cosm os-900 1 97 7-23-A 11 October 1979 C hina-2 1971-18-A 17 June 1979 Cosm os-913 197 7-42-A 29 December 1979 Cosm os-425 1971-5 0 -A 1 5 January 1 980 Sig ne-3 1977-4 9 -A 22 June 1979 No nam e 1971-67-G 14 April 1979 HEAO-1 1977-75-A 14 March 1979 Cosm os-436 1971-74-A 4 January 1980 Cosm os-965 1977-111-A 16 December 1979 Cosmos-461 1971 -105-A 21 February 1979 Cosmos-1006 1978 -4 6-A 1 4 March 1 979 T D -1 A 1972-14-A 9 January 1980 Cosmos-1065 1978-1 20-A 1 August 1979
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