Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1
Launched
September 28, 1989
Image: NASA
Summary
AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 28, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,301st launch, 60th this year and humanity's 3,455th orbital launch attempt. It was the 79th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Interkosmos-24, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 508 × 2,499 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 11 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
- Materials Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 79th Tsiklon-3 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,301st launch60th this yearhumanity's 3,455th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-24 · NORAD 20261 · 1989-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTERCOSMOS 24
- Object ID
- 1989-080A
- Epoch
- 1989-09-29 02:38:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.42329062 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1264272
- Inclination
- 82.5998°
- Ascending node
- 34.1312°
- Arg. of perigee
- 207.9535°
- Mean anomaly
- 144.7295°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 15
- B*
- 0.00049855
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
11 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris; 5 still in orbit
- Interkosmos-24 · NORAD 20261 · in orbit
- Magion-2 · NORAD 20281 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 57-904 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Scientific satellite studying the radiation properties of loop antennas in a plasma environment
Pad

32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
42nd launch from 32/2, 4th this year · 1,286th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1 launch?
AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1 launched on September 28, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1 reach?
Interkosmos-24, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 508 × 2,499 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
