Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aureole 3
Launched
September 21, 1981
Image: NASA
Summary
Aureole 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 21, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,529th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 2,487th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Aureole 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 2,001 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 10th Tsiklon-3 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,529th launch78th this yearhumanity's 2,487th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Aureole 3 · NORAD 12848 · 1981-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AUREOLE 3
- Object ID
- 1981-094A
- Epoch
- 1981-09-21 23:49:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.16161357 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1048293
- Inclination
- 82.5025°
- Ascending node
- 224.2858°
- Arg. of perigee
- 144.1281°
- Mean anomaly
- 223.7648°
- 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: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Aureole 3 · NORAD 12848 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 99-802 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Joint Soviet-French satellite dedicated to magnetospheric research
Pad
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4th launch from 32/1, 3rd this year · 835th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Aureole 3 launch?
Aureole 3 launched on September 21, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aureole 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aureole 3?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Aureole 3 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Aureole 3 reach?
Aureole 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 2,001 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Aureole 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).