| Title: | Space Exploration |
| Notice: | Shuttle launch schedules, see Note 6 |
| Moderator: | PRAGMA::GRIFFIN |
| Created: | Mon Feb 17 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 974 |
| Total number of notes: | 18843 |
AW 3-Aug issue had an article about a new Soviet Space Platform
it is about 15-20 tons and in a LEO. Does anyone have any other
info on it other then the AW article. I will try to get a NASA
element set for it as it should be an easy ojb. to see with
the Naked Eye
john
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 319.1 | A Busy Week | IMGAWN::BIRO | Tue Aug 04 1987 08:44 | 9 | |
forgot, of interest the space platefor was launch during the same week
that Soyuz TM-2 and its crew of three was returning to Earth , the
crew of MIR was undocking Soyuz TM-3 from Kvant and redocking
it to the front docking ball, and on the ground they are
preparing a Progreess (31?) for refuling MIR.
The Space Platform was reported to be carring out both earth
and ocean studies.
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| 319.2 | exit | IMGAWN::BIRO | Fri Aug 07 1987 11:12 | 8 | |
I believe the Space Plateform is # 87-063A
or NASA OBJ # 18222
Will do a visual check this weekend if possible and check for radio
signals when both this obj and Sable Island ( Soviet tracking ship
is dock near there) are in view of each other.
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| 319.3 | 87-064A | IMGAWN::BIRO | Mon Aug 10 1987 10:10 | 21 | |
The space platform is not 87-063a the correct info is as follows:
Cosmos 1870
Norad number 18225
Int Des 87-064A
Epoch 214.85702392
Drag 0.00061798
Ele Set # 24
Inc 71.9329
RAAN 99.1022
Ecc 0.00114670
AP 260.9267
MA 99.0415
MM 16.08648753
Epoc rev 137
this element set is most likly within 5 min but it is
not presently in the Night Skys in the New England area
john
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| 319.4 | Kosmos 1870 beacon freq | SASE::BIRO | Wed Apr 27 1988 08:58 | 8 | |
if has been reported that Cosmos 1870 is transmitting
on 180.0 Mhz
I have not heard it but maybe it is commanded on/off
by tracking stations or only on during daytime
john
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