Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
AUOS-Z-M-IK 1
Launched
October 24, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
AUOS-Z-M-IK 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 24, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,253rd launch, 71st this year and humanity's 2,148th orbital launch attempt. It was the 189th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-18, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 421 × 768 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 189th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,253rd launch71st this yearhumanity's 2,148th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-18 · NORAD 11082 · 1978-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTERCOSMOS 18
- Object ID
- 1978-099A
- Epoch
- 1978-10-24 21:58:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.93292608 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0249149
- Inclination
- 82.9701°
- Ascending node
- 345.8044°
- Arg. of perigee
- 163.6283°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.3125°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-18 · NORAD 11082 · re-entered March 17, 1981
- Magion · NORAD 11110 · re-entered September 11, 1981
Kosmos-3M 55-106 Stage 2 · re-entered May 13, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Scientific satellite dedicated to the ionosphere and magnetosphere
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
91st launch from 132/1 (132L), 10th this year · 639th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did AUOS-Z-M-IK 1 launch?
AUOS-Z-M-IK 1 launched on October 24, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AUOS-Z-M-IK 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AUOS-Z-M-IK 1?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did AUOS-Z-M-IK 1 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did AUOS-Z-M-IK 1 reach?
Interkosmos-18, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 421 × 768 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did AUOS-Z-M-IK 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).