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3 TE LEC O M M U N IC A TIO N JO U R N A L - VOL IV/1980

4 A ARIANE-6 104A ARIEL-6 47A AYAME 9 A D BHASKARA 51A BIOSPUTNIK-7 83A C CORSA-B 14A COSMOS A C0SM0S A COSMOS A COSM0S A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSM0S A C0SM0S A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS-IO8O 23A COSMOS A COSMOS B C0SM0S C COSM0S D COSMOS E COSMOS F C0SM0S COSMOS H COSMOS A C0SM0S-109Q 27A C0SM0S A COSMOS A C0SM0S A COSMOS A C0SM0S A C0SM0S A CCSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A C0SM0S B COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A C0SM0S A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A C0SM0S A COSM0S A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS B COSMOS C COSMOS D COSMOS E COSMOS F COSMOS G COSMOS H COSMOS A COSMOS A C0SM0S A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A COSMOS A DMSP-4 DSCS-II 13 DSCS-II 14 EKRAN-3 EKRAN-4 FLT SATCQM-2 G0RIZ0NT-2 GORIZONT-3 HAKUCHO HEAO-3 INTERCOSMOS-19 INTERCOSMOS-20 MAGSAT METEOR-1 (29) METEOR-2 (4) METEOR-2 (5) MOLNYA-1 (43) MOLNYA-1 (44) MOLNYA-1 (45) D F L. r F G H 1 M 50A 98A 98B 15A 87A 38 A 62A 105 A 14A 82A 20A 96A 94A 5A 21A 95A 31 A 70A 91A MOLNYA-3 (11) 4 A MOLNYA-3 (12) 48 A NOAA-6 N r D 57A PROGRESS-5 22A PROGRESS-6 39A PROGRESS-7 59A n K RADUGA-4 35A RCA-SATCOM-3 c 101A v SAGE 13A SCATHA 7A SEO 51A SOLWIND 17A SOYUZ-32 18A SOYUZ-33 29A SOYUZ-34 49A SOYUZ-T 103A STATSIONAR-1 35A STATSIONAR 4 62A STATSIONAR-5 105A ST AT S10NAR-T 87A STP P A STP P A u UK-6 47 A W WESTAR-3 72A

5 Code name Spacecraft description intern a tio nal num ber C ountry O rganization Site o f launch in g Date Perigee Apogee Period In clin a tio n Frequencies Transmitter pow er Observations Cosmos A 11 Jan. 214 km 316 km 89.5 min Reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 20 January Cosmos A 13 Jan. 190 km 360 km 89.7 min High-resolution reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 26 January Cosmos A 16 Jan. 983 km 1030 km min 83.0 Navigation satellite 11th M olnya-3 3-axis stabilized satellite; mass: 1500 kg A 18 Jan. 474 km km GHz GHz Carries apparatus for transm itting television programs and multichannel radiocommunications 29th Meteor-1 3-axis stabilized cylindrical satellite; mass: 2200 kg; sunoriented solar panels A 25 Jan. 628 km 656 km 97.4 min 98.0 Meteorological satellite Cosmos A 30 Jan. 187 km 350 km 89.6 min Reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 12 February SCATHA (STP P78-2) spin-stabilized cylindrical spacecraft; diameter: 1.70 m; height: 1.80 m; mass: 343 kg A 30 Jan. 184 km km min ; MHz 5 W MHz 400 W Spacecraft Charging AT High Altitudes. Carries 12 experiments to identify and measure sources of electrical charge build-up MHz 3W MHz Cosmos A 31 Jan. 203 km 256 km 88.8 min 51.6 Decayed on 1 April Ayame cylindrical satellite; diameter: 1 m; height: 1.50 m; mass 260 kg -9-A Japan NSDA (TSC) 6 Feb. 193 km km 604 min GHz 3.2 W 4.075; GHz 4.7 W Experimental telecom m unication satellite intended for geostationary orbit. Ceased transmission on 9 February during an attempt to move it into synchronous orbit GHz 3.5 W MHz 2 and 8 W 1 T E L E C O M M U N IC A T IO N JO U R N A L - VOL IVI1980

6 Code name Spacecraft description International num ber Country O rganization Site o f launching Date Perigee Apogee Period In clin a tio n Frequencies Transmitter pow er O bservations Cosmos A 8 Feb. 475 km 521 km 94.6 min Space intercept program Cosmos A 13 Feb. 647 km 678 km 97.0 min 82.0 Oceanographic satellite Cosmos A 14 Feb. 629 km 651 km 97.3 min 81.2 SAGE 3-axis stabilized spacecraft; 6-sided prism shape; height: 0.64 m; mass: 147 kg; 2 solar panels -13-A (W l) 18 Feb. 544 km 655 km 96.9 min 57.9 Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment. Objectives: to obtain global data on stratospheric aerosols and ozone during at least one year. Carries a 4-spectral radiometer to measure solar intensity attenuation after sunrise and before sunset in wavebands centred at 0.385, 0.45, 0.6 and 1.0 //m CORSA-B (Hakucho) octagonal spacecraft; breadth: 0.82 m; height: 0.46 m; gross mass: 96 kg; solar cells -14-A Japan University of Tokyo (KSC) 21 Feb. 545 km 577 km 96.0 min MHz 500 mw MHz 100 mw (data transmission) COsmic Radiation SAtellite. Objectives: cosmic and X-ray stellar observation.two experiments cover the ranges 0.1 to 2 kev and 1.5 to 30 kev 148 MHz (reception of commands) Ekran-3 3-axis stabilized satellite; mass: 5 tonnes; solar cells -15-A 21 Feb km 1436 min 0.35 in geostati Dnary orbit at 53 E GHz GHz Carries equipment for television transmission Cosmos A 22 Feb. 180 km 306 km 89 min Reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 2 March Solwind (STP P78-1) mass kg; similar to OSO-7 ( A ) -17-A (WTR) 24 Feb. 560 km 600 km 96.3 min ,5; MHz 10 W MHz 2 W (telemetry) Space Test Program. Carries gamma-ray spectrometer and six other experiments designed to gather data on solar w ind, solar flares, electron build-up around the Earth's polar regions and the distribution of aerosols and ozone in the atmosphere Soyuz-32 3-part spacecraft: 2 spherical habitable modules (orbital com partment and command module) connected in tandem to a cylindrical service module; diameter: 2.70 m; height: 7.10 m; mass: 6680 kg; 2 solar arrays -18-A 25 Feb. 244 km 283 km 89.6 min 51.6 Two-m an spacecraft: V. Lyakhov, flig h t commander; V. Ryumin, flig h t engineer. Docked w ith S alyut-6 ( A ) on 26 February. On 1 March Soyuz-32 was used as a locomotive to transfer Salyut-6 into a higher orbit (308/328 km). After undocking, Soyuz-32 was returned to Earth unmanned on 13 June 2

7 Cosmos A 27 Feb. 179 km 359 km 89.6 min 67.1 Long-duration reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 12 March lntercosmos a International 27 Feb. 502 km 996 km 99.8 min 74 Carries experiments supplied by Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, 4th M eteor-2 mass: 2800 kg -21-A 1 March 857 km 908 km min 81.2 Meteorological satellite Progress-5 modified Soyuz spacecraft w ith o u t the descent section; mass at launch: 7 tonnes -22-A 12 March 191 km 269 km 88.8 min 51.6 Autom atic cargo spacecraft. Carried about 2.5 tonnes of fuel, life support supplies and other equipment. Docked w ith S alyut-6 on 14 March and was used on 30 March and 2 April to make orbital corrections to the S alyut-6/s oyuz-32 station. Progress-5 separated from Salyut-6 on 3 April and re-entered the atmosphere on 5 April Cosmos A 14 March 180 km 320 km 89.2 min 79.2 High-resolution reconnaissance satellite Cosmos 1081 to -24-A to 15 March 1455 km 1526 km min 74.0 Government communication satellites Cosmos H mass: 40 kg each No name cylindrical satellite -25-A (WTR) 16 March 177 km 256 km 88.7 min 96.3 Photographic reconnaissance satellite. Destructive re-entry commanded on 18 September No name -25-B (WTR) 16 March 620 km 625 km 97.1 min 95.7 Cosmos A 21 March 986 km 1016 km min 83.0 Navigation satellite Cosmos A 31 March 212 km 354 km 89.8 min MHz Recovered on 13 April Cosmos A 7 April 985 km 1024 km min 83.0 Navigation satellite Soyuz-33 3-part spacecraft; 2 spherical habitable modules (orbital compartment and command module) connected in tandem to a cylindrical service module; diameter: 2.70 m; height: 7.10 m; mass: 6680 kg; 2 solar arrays -29-A 10 April 273 km 330 km 90.1 min 51.6 Two-m an spacecraft: Nikolai Rukavishnikov, flight commander; Georgi Ivanov (Bulgaria) flig h t engineer. Intended docking w ith S alyut-6 was cancelled after failure of approach assistance equipment on board Soyuz-33. Recovered in Kazakhstan on 12 April 3 T E L E C O M M U N IC A T IO N JO U R N A L - VOL IV I1980

8 Code name Spacecraft description International num ber C ountry Organization Site o f launching Date Perigee Apogee Period In clin a tio n Frequencies Transmitter pow er Observations Cosmos A 12 April 983 km 1021 km min 83.0 Navigation satellite 43rd Molnya-1 hermetically-sealed cylinder w ith conical ends; mass: 1000 kg; 6 solar panels -31-A 12 April 656 km km 735 min M Hz band 40 W 1000 M Hz band Carries apparatus for transm itting television programs and multichannel radiocom munications MHz (retransmission of television) Cosmos A 14 April 625 km 650 km 97.3 min 81.3 Cosmos A 18 April 437 km 457 km 93.3 min 65.0 EORSAT (ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite). Decayed on 7 November Cosmos A 20 April 209 km 404 km 90.3 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 4 May Raduga-4 (Statsionar-1) -35-A 25 April km 24 h 02 min GHz Carries apparatus for transm itting television programs and multichannel radiocom munications GHz Cosmos A 25 April 439 km 457 km 93.3 min 65.0 EORSAT (ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite). Decayed on 24 November Cosmos A 27 April 180 km 357 km 89.6 min High-resolution photographic reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 27 May FLSATCOM-2 3-axis stabilized hexagonal satellite; w idth 2.44 m; overall height: 6.70 m; mass at launch: 1876 kg; mass in orbit: 1005 kg -38-A USN 4 May in geostatit jnary orbit at 2: 5 W MHz band (com m unications) ; MHz 2.4 W (telemetry) Government communication satellite providing 23 UHF communication channels and one SHF up-link channel. Second in a series of five satellites Progress-6 modified Soyuz spacecraft w ithout the descent section; mass at launch: 7 tonnes -39-A 13 May 193 km 268 km 88.8 min Carried cargo of fuel and food. Docked w ith S alyut-6/ Soyuz-32 complex on 15 May, and was used on 22 May and 4-5 June to correct the orbit of the complex. Separated on 8 June and was made to re-enter on 9 June, when it disintegrated over the Pacific Ocean 4

9 Cosm os a 15 May 180 km 382 km 89.8 min High-resolution reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 28 May Cosm os A 17 May 224 km 274 km Recovered on 30 May Cosm os-1100 and -42-A and 23 May 199 km 230 km 88.7 min 51.6 Both satellites were recovered on the same day as launched Cosm os b Cosm os a 25 May 222 km 288 km 89.2 min Ice-survey satellite. Recovered on 7 June i\lo nam e cylindrical satellite; diameter: 3 m -44-A (WTR) 28 May 145 km 283 km 88.7 min 96.4 Reconnaissance satellite. Decayed on 26 August Cosm os a 31 May 264 km 396 km 90.8 min Reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 1 June Cosm os a 31 May 979 km 1022 km min 83.0 Navigation satellite A rie l-6 (U K -6 ) spin-stabilized satellite; diameter: 0.70 m; mass: 154 kg; solar cells (95 W) -47-A United Kingdom SRC (W l) 2 June 605 km 651 km 97.3 min MHz (telemetry) Experiments: cosmic ray detector, tw o X-ray experiments, and tw o technology experiments: a) new types of solar cells; b) metal oxide semiconductor devices in space environment 12th M o ln y a -3 3-axis stabilized satellite; mass: 1500 kg -48-A 6 June 473 km km 735 min GHz GHz Carries instruments for transm itting television programs and multichannel radiocom munications S oyuz-34 3-part spacecraft; 2 spherical habitable modules (orbital compartment and command module) connected in tandem to a cylindrical service module; diameter: 2.70 m; height: 7.10 m; mass: 6.7 tonnes; 2 solar arrays -49-A 6 June 198 km 270 km 88.9 min 51.6 Unmanned spacecraft docked w ith S alyut-6 on 8 June. On 14 June cosmonauts aboard Salyut-6 boarded Soyuz-34 and moved it from the aft docking port to the forward port, leaving the plant compartment docking unit free for future arrivals of fuel and cargo. Returned to Earth on 19 August bringing back the S oyuz-32)salyut-6 cosmonauts Lyakhov and Ryumin D M S P -4 mass: 513 kg -50-A (WTR) 6 June 443 km 453 km 101 min 98.0 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Block 5D 5 TE LEC O M M U N IC A TIO N JO U R N A L - VOL IV /1980

10 Code name Spacecraft description intern a tio na l num ber C ountry Organization Site o f launching Date Perigee Apogee Period In clin a tio n Frequencies Transmitter pow er Observations Bhaskara (SEO ) mass: 444 kg -51-A India ISRO (AKY) 7 June 512 km 557 km min 50.7 Satellite for Earth Observation. Carries tw o television cameras and three transmitters Cosm os a 8 June 223 km 281 km 89.2 min Ice-survey satellite No name -53-A 10 June km km 1448 min 1.95 synchron dus orbit Early warning satellite Cosm os a 12 June 222 km 264 km Ice-survey satellite Cosm os a 15 June 209 km 328 km 89.5 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite Cosm os a 22 June 224 km 272 km 81.3 Earth observation satellite N oaa-6 mass: 680 kg; solar panel; similar to Tiros-N -57-A NOAA (WTR) 27 June km 823 km min MHz (beacon) MHz (automatic picture transmission) 1698 MHz (HRPT transmitters) Objectives: meteorological investigations. It provides observations of high-resolution day and night cloud cover, sea surface temperatures, vertical temperature and water profiles. The satellite also receives, processes and retransmits data from free-floating balloons, buoys and remote automatic stations Cosm os a 27 June 626 km km 720 min Early warning satellite Progress-7 modified Soyuz spacecraft w ithout the descent section; mass at launch: 7 tonnes -59-A 27 June 193 km 270 km 88.8 min 51.6 Expendable supply craft. Docked w ith S alyut-6 on 30 June. Spare fuel was used to transfer Salyut-6 into a higher orbit (399/411 km) after w hich Progress-7 was made to re-enter on 20 July Cosm os a 28 June 792 km 833 km 101 min 74 Cosmos A 29 June 264 km 353 km 90.4 min 63.0 Photographic reconnaissance satellite G o rizo n t-2 (S ta ts io n a r-4 ) 3-axis stabilized satellite -62-A 5 July km km 1477 min 0.8 geostatiorlary orbit Carries equipment for telephone and telegraph com munications and for transm itting television programs Cosm os a (AKY) 6 July 345 km 552 km 93.4 min 50.7 Decayed on 21 January

11 Cosm os a 10 July 180 km 350 km 89.5 min 65 Recovered on 23 July Cosm os a 11 July 507 km 558 km 95.2 min 74 Cosm os a 13 July 222 km 263 km Earth resources satellite. Recovered on 26 July Cosm os a 20 July 608 km 649 km 97.1 min 81.2 Cosm os a 25 July 187 km 349 km 89.6 min High-resolution reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 7 August Cosm os a 27 July 222 km 273 km Earth resources satellite. Recovered on 9 August 44th M olnya-1 hermetically-sealed cylinder w ith conical ends; mass: 1000 kg 6 solar panels -70-A 31 July 470 km km 800 M Hz band 40 W 1000 M Hz band Carries apparatus for transm itting television programs and multichannel radiocom munications MHz (retransmission of television) Cosm os a 3 Aug. 222 km 267 km 81.3 M edium -resolution reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 18 August W e s ta r-3 spin-stabilized cylindrical satellite; diameter: 1.80 m; height: 1.60 m; mass at launch: 572 kg; solar cells and batteries -72-A WU 10 Aug. in geostatic 3nary orbit at 9 1 W ; MHz 2.5 W MHz 20 W (up-link) MHz 10 W (dow n -link) domestic com m unication satellite. It can transmit 12 colour television channels or up to one-w ay telephone circuits through five earth stations located close to New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles Cosm os a 11 Aug. 181 km 376 km 89.8 min 70.4 H igh-resolution photographic reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 24 August Cosmos A 14 Aug. 180 km 375 km 89.7 min 67.2 High-resolution long-duration photographic reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 13 September Cosm os a 17 Aug. 218 km 260 km Photographic Earth resources satellite. Recovered on 30 August 7 TELEC O M M U N IC A TIO N JO U R N A L - VOL IV11980

12 Code name Spacecraft description International num ber C ountry Organization Site o f launching Date Perigee Apogee Period In clin a tio n Frequencies Transmitter pow er Observations Cosm os a 21 Aug. 221 km 266 km Recovered on 3 September Cosm os a 28 Aug. 620 km km 724 min Early warning satellite Cosm os a 28 Aug. 795 km 834 km min 74.0 Navigation satellite Cosm os a 31 Aug. 208 km 421 km 90.5 min Reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 14 September Cosm os a 5 Sept. 226 km 300 km 89.4 min Decayed on 9 September Cosm os a 14 Sept. 184 km 352 km 89.6 min High-resolution photographic reconnaissance satellite H E A O -3 diameter: 2.70 m; length: 5.80 m; mass at launch: 2948 kg -82-A NASA 20 Sept km km 94.5 min ; 2253 MHz 1.0 W (telemetry and tracking) High-Energy Astronom y Observatory. Three experiments: gamma-ray spectrometer, cosmic-ray isotope experiment and heavy cosmic-ray nuclei experiment. Design lifetime is 6 months Cosm os-1129 (B iosputnik-7) modified V osto k spacecraft -83-A 25 Sept. 226 km 406 km 90.5 min Biological satellite to study effects of weightlessness on animals and plants. Co-operative program involving scientists from,, France and Czechoslovakia Recovered on 14 October Cosm os-1130 to -84-A to 26 Sept km 1515 km 1 55 min 74 Government communication satellites Cosm os H mass: 40 kg each Cosm os a 28 Sept. 210 km 398 km 90.2 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite No nam e -86-A 1 Oct. geostatio nary orbit Reconnaissance satellite Ekran-4 (S tatsion ar-t ) -87-A 3 Oct km 1424 min GHz., Television relay satellite geostatiorlary orbit GHz 8

13 Cosm os a 5 Oct. 212 km 357 km 89.9 min Reconnaissance satellite Cosm os A 11 Oct. 781 km 818 km 101 min 74.0 Cosm os a 16 Oct. 976 km 1014 km min th M olnya-1 hermetically-sealed cylinder w ith conical ends; mass: 1000 kg; 6 solar panels -91-A 20 Oct. 640 km km 736 min 800 M Hz band 40 W 1000 M Hz band Carries apparatus for transm itting television programs and multichannel radiocom munications MHz (retransmission of television) Cosm os a Cosm os a 22 Oct. 208 km 408 km 26 Oct. 625 km 665 km 90.3 min 97.4 min 81.2 M ag sat 3-axis stabilized spacecraft; base module and instrument module; gross mass: 181 kg; 4 solar panels (160 W) (160 W) -94-A NASA/USGS (WTR) 30 Oct. 334 km 582 km 93.9 min MHz (command and data) MHz (tracking and telemetry) 162; 324 MHz (Doppler beacon) Objectives: to map the magnetic field of the Earth for 1980 and to obtain global crustal magnetic anomaly distribution w ith a resolution of,350 km 5th M e te o r-2 mass: 2800 kg -95-A 31 Oct. 877 km 904 km min 81.2 Meteorological satellite lntercosm os a International 1 Nov. 467 km 523 km 94.4 min 74.0 Earth observation satellite. Carries equipment supplied by Hungary, German Democratic Republic, Roumania, Czechoslovakia and Cosm os a 2 Nov. 179 km 378 km 89.8 min 67.2 High-resolution photographic reconnaissance satellite D S C S -II 13 cylindrical satellite; diameter: 2.70; overall height: 4 m; mass: 540 kg; solar cells -98-A 21 Nov. X-band Defense Satellite Communication System duplex voice channels or 100 M bit/s data D S C S -II 14 cylindral satellite; diameter: 2.70 m; overall height: 4 m; mass 540 kg; solar cells -98-B 21 Nov. X-band Defense Satellite Communications System (see DSCS- II 13). The satellites are in geostationary orbit at 12 and 175 E 9 TELEC O M M U N IC A TIO N JO U R N A L - VOL IVI1980

14 Code name Spacecraft description International num ber C ountry Organization Site o f launching Date Perigee Apogee Period In clin a tio n Frequencies Transmitter pow er Observations Cosm os a 27 Nov. 629 km 652 km 97.3 min Cosm os a 5 Dec. 441 km 497 km 93.9 min Similar to A R C A -S atcom -3 3-axis stabilized satellite; 1.62X 1.20X1.17 m; mass: 895 kg; 2 solar panels -101-A RCA Americom 7 Dec. 3701; 4199 MHz (telemetry) MHz band (communications) domestic communication satellite. 24 transponders, each of w hich can handle 1200 voice grade channels, one colour television transmission or more than 60 M bit/s data. Satellite lost on 10 December Cosm os a 12 Dec. 207 km 407 km 90.3 min Photographic reconnaissance satellite. Recovered on 26 December S oyuz-t -103-A 16 Dec. 201 km 232 km 88.6 min New type unmanned S o yu z transport spacecraft. Docked w ith S a ly u t-6 on 19 December A rian e-6 mass: 217 kg -104-A International ESA (CSG) 24 Dec km km min 17.6 A ria n e technological capsule. Objective: to measure the trajectory characteristics of the Ariane Launcher and the environmental characteristics experienced by the payload vibration, shocks, noise, heat G orizon t-3 (S tatsion ar-5 ) -105-A 28 Dec km 24 h 23 min 0.8 Communication satellite for telegraphy, telephony and television transmission Cosm os a 28 Dec. 180 km 367 km 89.7 min 67.1 High-resolution long-duration reconnaissance satellite. Similar to -19-A, -74-A and -97-A 10

15 AKY = Aktubinsk-Kapustin Yar () NASA = National Aeronautics and Space TSC = Tanegashima Space Centre (Japan) BAI = Baikonur () Administration () = Air Force CSG = Centre spatial guyanais, Kourou NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric USGS = Geological Survey (French Guiana) Adm inistration () USN = Navy ESA = European Space Agency NSDA = National Space Development Agency W l = Wallops Island () ETR = Eastern Test Range () (Japan) WTR = Western Test Range () ISRO = Indian Space Research Organization PLE = Plesetsk () W U = 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 w ill be welcome. They should be addressed to: The Editor-in-Chief, Telecomm unication Journal, International Telecommunication Union, Place des Nations, CH-1211 Geneve 20 (Switzerland). The follow ing satellites have decayed since the preparation o f the " Table o f artificial satellites launched in 1978" published in M ay satellite international number decay satellite international number decay No name A 26 December 5th M oln ya A 6 January No nam e B 8 March Skylab A 11 July No name A 13 July lntercosm os A 6 September Cosm os B 24 August Explorer-53 (S A S -3 ) A 9 April TETR B 19 September Cosm os A 24 November O G O A 12 October lntercosm os A 18 November Cosm os A 25 March lntercosm os A 10 July Cosm os A 12 June Cosm os A 14 October Explorer-42 (S A S -1) A 5 April Cosm os A 11 October China A 17 June Cosm os A 29 December Cosm os A 15 January 1980 Signe A 22 June No nam e G 14 April HEAO A 14 March Cosm os A 4 January 1980 Cosm os A 16 December Cosmos A 21 February Cosm os A 14 March T D -1A A 9 January 1980 Cosm os A 1 August 11 T E L E C O M M U N IC A T IO N JO U R N A L - VOL IV I