Re: EORSATS

Bjorn Gimle (bjorn.gimle@online.dextel.se)
07 Aug 1995 11:44:42 GMT

I sent this mail on July 26 (?). It is in my outbox, but it doesn't
seem to have made it to seesat-l. It is a composite of EORSAT facts:
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>> From: JAY.RESPLER
>> Electronic Ocean Reconnaissance SATellite
>> RAE tables list Cosmos ..... 

Thanks, Jay ! From my .mag-, .n2l- and .rpt-files it appears that there
has been at least one operating at a time since 1974, in 92.4 min. ,
65 degreee orbits, and that they have been commanded out of that orbit
after their useful life. Very few are in 74 deg. orbits, or higher,
and/or having different dimensions (than 6.0 m dia.)

Does anyone know which have followed the pattern of later years, with 
frequent small orbit adjustments, operating in pairs or triplets in
the same orbital plane, and forced out of orbit after use ?

Here is what I have:

Decayed:       NORAD Molczan:
d Cosmos 2258 #22709 6.0
d Cosmos 2244 #22643 6.0
d Cosmos 2238 #22585 6.0
d Cosmos 2122 #21065 6.0 2.0
d Cosmos 2107 #20985 6.0
d Cosmos 2096 #20765 6.0
d Cosmos 2060 #20525 6.0
d Cosmos 2046 #20259 6.0
d Cosmos 2033 #20147 6.0

Orbiting:      NORAD Molczan: SatSit: 
* Cosmos 2313 #23596 6.0      404x417 km 65 deg. 
* Cosmos 2293 #23336 6.0      403x418 km 65 deg. 37.5 m2
* Cosmos 2264 #22808 6.0      215x309 km 65 deg. 17.7 m2
* Cosmos 1867 #18187 4.0      781x802 km 65 deg.  9.4 m2
* Cosmos 1818 #17369 6.0 2.0  781x800 km 65 deg.  7.5 m2
* Cosmos 1461 #14064 6.0 2.0  553x824 km 65 deg. 36.9 m2
* Cosmos 1220 #12054 6.0      540x744 km 65 deg. 20.7 m2

SatSit: 
1995-028A       23596   CIS        92.8    65.0      417       404      N/A
COSMOS 2313                            Launched (06/08/95)
1994-072A       23336   CIS        92.8    65.0      418       403    37.5332
COSMOS 2293                            Launched (11/02/94)
1993-060A       22808   CIS        90.5    65.0      309       215    17.6791
COSMOS 2264   Launched (09/17/93)  Decayed [03/31?-07?/? -07?/?/95]          
         
1993-044A       22709    USSR      92.8    65.0      417       400    44.9138
COSMOS 2258   Launched (07/07/93)  Decayed [02/27 -04/29 -06/5?/95]
1993-029A       22643    USSR      92.8    65.0      417       401    31.8618
COSMOS 2244   Launched (04/28/93)  Decayed [02/14 -02/14 -03/18/95]
1993-018A       22585    USSR      87.2    65.0      143       127    21.4165
COSMOS 2238   Launched (03/30/93)  Decayed [09/24 -11/09 -12/09/94]
1991-005A       21065   CIS        87.6    65.0      170       140    34.6000
COSMOS 2122                            Launched (01/18/91)  Decayed
[03/28/93]
1990-108A       20985   CIS        87.7    65.0      184       140    20.1800
COSMOS 2107                            Launched (12/04/90)  Decayed
[04/06/92]
1990-075A       20765   CIS        87.5    65.0      167       139    28.9400
COSMOS 2096                            Launched (08/23/90)  Decayed
[08/30/92]
1990-022A       20525   CIS        89.6    65.0      335       173    35.2960
COSMOS 2060                            Launched (03/14/90)  Decayed
[09/01/91]
1989-092A       20334   CIS        86.9    64.8      126       116    33.2315
COSMOS 2051                            Launched (11/24/89)  Decayed
[01/21/91]
1989-079A       20259   CIS        88.4    65.0      216       175    16.0126
COSMOS 2046                            Launched (09/27/89)  Decayed
[04/16/91]
1989-058A       20147   CIS        88.8    65.0      255       175    21.9950
COSMOS 2033                            Launched (07/24/89)  Decayed
[01/06/91]
1988-101A       19647   CIS        89.7    65.0      318       198      N/A
COSMOS 1979                            Launched (11/18/88)  Decayed
[12/25/89]
1988-045A       19193   CIS        87.8    65.0      176       151    43.6600
COSMOS 1949                            Launched (05/28/88)  Decayed
[04/23/90]
1987-086A       18396   CIS        88.8    65.0      255       174    40.0038
COSMOS 1890                            Launched (10/10/87)  Decayed
[12/26/88]
1987-060A       18187   CIS       100.7    65.0      803       780     9.3967
COSMOS 1867                            Launched (07/10/87)                   
 
1987-031A       17847   CIS        89.1    65.0      258       201    41.2936
COSMOS 1834                            Launched (04/08/87)  Decayed
[10/14/88]
1987-011A       17369   CIS       100.7    65.0      800       781     7.5246
COSMOS 1818                            Launched (02/01/87)                   
 
1986-059A       16895   CIS        88.6    65.0      221       192    46.2600
COSMOS 1769                            Launched (08/04/86)  Decayed
[02/18/88]
1986-025A       16648   CIS        93.0    73.4      430       417   117.9100
COSMOS 1737                            Launched (03/25/86)  Decayed
[12/03/86]
1986-021A       16620   CIS        88.9    65.0      227       209    64.9037
COSMOS 1735                            Launched (02/27/86)  Decayed
[11/17/88]
1985-082A       16054   CIS        88.6    65.0      219       191    49.7000
COSMOS 1682                            Launched (09/19/85)  Decayed
[05/17/88]
1985-030A       15653   CIS        88.3    65.0      200       184    64.2100
COSMOS 1646                            Launched (04/18/85)  Decayed
[05/12/88]
1985-008A       15492   CIS        87.9    65.0      236       103      N/A
COSMOS 1625                            Launched (01/23/85)  Decayed
[01/25/85]
1984-083A       15167   CIS        87.7    65.0      166       156    83.6900
COSMOS 1588                            Launched (08/07/84)  Decayed
[02/17/88]
1984-053A       15009   CIS        88.4    65.0      203       188    89.3900
COSMOS 1567                            Launched (05/30/84)  Decayed
[04/03/88]
1983-110A       14455   CIS        90.2    65.0      298       269    40.4000
COSMOS 1507                            Launched (10/29/83)  Decayed
[08/19/87]
1982-088A       13508   CIS        87.9    65.0      174       165    64.3300
COSMOS 1405                            Launched (09/04/82)  Decayed
[02/05/84]
1982-038A       13150   CIS        88.0    65.0      183       166    95.5100
COSMOS 1355                            Launched (04/29/82)  Decayed
[03/07/84]
1982-010A       13061   CIS        87.7    65.0      173       149    46.3500
COSMOS 1337                            Launched (02/11/82)  Decayed
[07/25/82]
1981-089A       12828   CIS        92.4    64.9      405       380    47.3300
COSMOS 1306                            Launched (09/14/81)  Decayed
[07/16/82]
1981-072A       12631   CIS        88.9    65.0      227       208      N/A
COSMOS 1286                            Launched (08/04/81)  Decayed
[10/16/82]
1981-028A       12364   CIS        96.7    65.0      752       452    32.8300
COSMOS 1260                            Launched (03/20/81)  Decayed
[05/22/82]
1980-021A       11729   CIS        88.0    65.0      182       169    26.1900
COSMOS 1167                            Launched (03/14/80)  Decayed
[10/01/81]
1979-036A       11346   CIS        89.6    65.1      265       245      N/A
COSMOS 1096                            Launched (04/25/79)  Decayed
[11/24/79]
1979-033A       11333   CIS        87.6    65.1      164       147      N/A
COSMOS 1094                            Launched (04/18/79)  Decayed
[11/07/79]
1977-077A       10278   CIS        93.3    65.0      445       430      N/A
COSMOS 937                             Launched (08/24/77)  Decayed
[10/19/78]
1976-113A        9561   CIS        92.4    65.0      410       377      N/A
COSMOS 868                             Launched (11/26/76)  Decayed
[07/08/78]
1976-063A        8932   CIS        90.8    64.6      337       292      N/A
COSMOS 838                             Launched (07/02/76)  Decayed
[08/23/77]
1975-102A        8416   CIS        89.5    65.1      256       241      N/A
COSMOS 777                             Launched (10/29/75)  Decayed
[06/03/76]
1974-103A        7587   CIS        88.0    65.0      183       168      N/A
COSMOS 699                             Launched (12/24/74)  Decayed
[10/16/77]

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