Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2
Launched
February 6, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 6, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,463rd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 2,403rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 232nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-21, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 480 × 516 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 232nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,463rd launch12th this yearhumanity's 2,403rd orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-21 · NORAD 12162 · 1981-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTERCOSMOS 21
- Object ID
- 1981-011A
- Epoch
- 1981-02-06 07:46:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.25102104 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026265
- Inclination
- 74.0381°
- Ascending node
- 264.6101°
- Arg. of perigee
- 332.103°
- Mean anomaly
- 27.876°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-21 · NORAD 12162 · re-entered July 7, 1982
Kosmos-3M 93-478 Stage 2 · re-entered June 22, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean and Earth surface study satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
110th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 796th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2 launch?
AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2 launched on February 6, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2 reach?
Interkosmos-21, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 480 × 516 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).