Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
EPN 03.0380 1
Launched
June 24, 1977
Image: NASA
Summary
EPN 03.0380 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 24, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,123rd launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 1,971st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Tsiklon-3 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-921, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 626 × 701 km orbit inclined 75.9°. 3 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
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Tsiklon-3 flightSoviet Space Program's 1,123rd launch43rd this yearhumanity's 1,971st orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-921 · NORAD 10095 · 1977-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 921
- Object ID
- 1977-055A
- Epoch
- 1977-06-24 11:54:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.71401405 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0053525
- Inclination
- 75.9205°
- Ascending node
- 82.4181°
- Arg. of perigee
- 263.8134°
- Mean anomaly
- 98.3845°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-921 · NORAD 10095 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 No. 2L Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-D ELINT satellite
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1st launch from 32/2, 1st this year · 553rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did EPN 03.0380 1 launch?
EPN 03.0380 1 launched on June 24, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch EPN 03.0380 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched EPN 03.0380 1?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did EPN 03.0380 1 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did EPN 03.0380 1 reach?
Kosmos-921, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 626 × 701 km orbit inclined 75.9°.
How many satellites did EPN 03.0380 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).