Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Geo-IK 8
Launched
December 2, 1986
Image: NASA
Summary
Geo-IK 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 2, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,042nd launch, 86th this year and humanity's 3,130th orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1803, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,485 × 1,510 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 4 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
- 50th Tsiklon-3 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,042nd launch86th this yearhumanity's 3,130th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1803 · NORAD 17177 · 1986-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1803
- Object ID
- 1986-094A
- Epoch
- 1986-12-02 08:34:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.43809079 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001602
- Inclination
- 82.5654°
- Ascending node
- 202.7065°
- Arg. of perigee
- 155.5554°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.3985°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1803 · NORAD 17177 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 86-104 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
26th launch from 32/1, 7th this year · 1,145th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Geo-IK 8 launch?
Geo-IK 8 launched on December 2, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Geo-IK 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geo-IK 8?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Geo-IK 8 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Geo-IK 8 reach?
Kosmos-1803, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,485 × 1,510 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Geo-IK 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).