Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bulgaria 1300
Launched
August 7, 1981
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Bulgaria 1300 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 7, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,513th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 2,468th orbital launch attempt. It was the 79th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). IK Bolgaria-1300, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 806 × 901 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok 8A92M · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 79th Vostok 8A92M flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,513th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 2,468th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
IK Bolgaria-1300 · NORAD 12645 · 1981-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTERCOSMOS 22
- Object ID
- 1981-075A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-08 09:44:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.13863754 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065473
- Inclination
- 81.2211°
- Ascending node
- 182.9467°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.7587°
- Mean anomaly
- 81.6601°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0.00002658
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- IK Bolgaria-1300 · NORAD 12645 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N80) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Interkosmos satellite research satellite carrying scientific experiments designed and built in Bulgaria
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136th launch from 43/3 (43L), 12th this year · 823rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bulgaria 1300 launch?
Bulgaria 1300 launched on August 7, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bulgaria 1300?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bulgaria 1300?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Bulgaria 1300 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bulgaria 1300 reach?
IK Bolgaria-1300, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 806 × 901 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Bulgaria 1300 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).