Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Geo-IK 9
Launched
February 20, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
Geo-IK 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 20, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,067th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 3,159th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1823, one of 153 catalogued objects, reached a 1,488 × 1,531 km orbit inclined 73.6°. 153 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
- 55th Tsiklon-3 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,067th launch17th this yearhumanity's 3,159th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1823 · NORAD 17535 · 1987-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 153 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1823
- Object ID
- 1987-020A
- Epoch
- 1987-02-20 10:06:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.409182 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027335
- Inclination
- 73.6104°
- Ascending node
- 226.7817°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.7128°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.6206°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
153 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 151 debris; 75 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1823 · NORAD 17535 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 76-106 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
29th launch from 32/2, 3rd this year · 1,161st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Geo-IK 9 launch?
Geo-IK 9 launched on February 20, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Geo-IK 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geo-IK 9?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Geo-IK 9 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Geo-IK 9 reach?
Kosmos-1823, one of 153 catalogued objects, reached a 1,488 × 1,531 km orbit inclined 73.6°.
How many satellites did Geo-IK 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).