Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1
Launched
December 18, 1991
Image: NASA
Summary
AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 18, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,455th launch, 60th this year and humanity's 3,686th orbital launch attempt. It was the 97th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Interkosmos-25, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 444 × 3,080 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 97th Tsiklon-3 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,455th launch60th this yearhumanity's 3,686th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-25 · NORAD 21819 · 1991-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTERCOSMOS 25
- Object ID
- 1991-086A
- Epoch
- 1991-12-18 13:40:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 11.83619365 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1620233
- Inclination
- 82.5608°
- Ascending node
- 171.3143°
- Arg. of perigee
- 150.8714°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.3314°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0.013932
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; 3 still in orbit
- Interkosmos-25 · NORAD 21819 · in orbit
- Magion-3 · NORAD 21835 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 33-304 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Scientific satellite dedicated to the ionosphere and magnetosphere
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
54th launch from 32/2, 7th this year · 1,381st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1 launch?
AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1 launched on December 18, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1 reach?
Interkosmos-25, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 444 × 3,080 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).