Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Geo-IK 2
Launched
September 30, 1981
Image: NASA
Summary
Geo-IK 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 30, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,532nd launch, 81st this year and humanity's 2,491st orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1312, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,499 × 1,511 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 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
- 11th Tsiklon-3 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,532nd launch81st this yearhumanity's 2,491st orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1312 · NORAD 12879 · 1981-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1312
- Object ID
- 1981-098A
- Epoch
- 1981-09-30 15:22:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.42078204 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008074
- Inclination
- 82.5891°
- Ascending node
- 155.7206°
- Arg. of perigee
- 119.6683°
- Mean anomaly
- 240.5201°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1312 · NORAD 12879 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 99-801 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A satellite for the GEO-IK geodetic system
Pad
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5th launch from 32/1, 4th this year · 838th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Geo-IK 2 launch?
Geo-IK 2 launched on September 30, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Geo-IK 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geo-IK 2?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Geo-IK 2 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Geo-IK 2 reach?
Kosmos-1312, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,499 × 1,511 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Geo-IK 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).