Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Geo-IK 1
Launched
January 23, 1981
Image: NASA
Summary
Geo-IK 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 23, 1981. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,458th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 2,398th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Tsiklon-3 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,458th launch7th this yearhumanity's 2,398th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
A satellite for the GEO-IK geodetic system
Pad
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2nd launch from 32/1, 1st this year · 793rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
366 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Geo-IK 1 launch?
Geo-IK 1 launched on January 23, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Geo-IK 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geo-IK 1?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Geo-IK 1 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Geo-IK 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.