Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Geo-IK 11
Launched
August 28, 1989
Image: NASA
Summary
Geo-IK 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 28, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,293rd launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 3,443rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 77th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2037, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,492 × 1,532 km orbit inclined 73.6°. 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 · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 77th Tsiklon-3 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,293rd launch52nd this yearhumanity's 3,443rd orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2037 · NORAD 20196 · 1989-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2037
- Object ID
- 1989-068A
- Epoch
- 1989-08-29 22:16:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.40433684 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025786
- Inclination
- 73.5693°
- Ascending node
- 343.7756°
- Arg. of perigee
- 272.69°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.112°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 24
- B*
- 0
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
- Kosmos-2037 · NORAD 20196 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 65-608 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A satellite for the GEO-IK geodetic system
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41st launch from 32/2, 3rd this year · 1,281st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Geo-IK 11 launch?
Geo-IK 11 launched on August 28, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Geo-IK 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geo-IK 11?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Geo-IK 11 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Geo-IK 11 reach?
Kosmos-2037, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,492 × 1,532 km orbit inclined 73.6°.
How many satellites did Geo-IK 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).