Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
GVM Tselina-2
Launched
March 18, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
GVM Tselina-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 18, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,073rd launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 3,166th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Zenit-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1833, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 859 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Zenit-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,073rd launch23rd this yearhumanity's 3,166th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1833 · NORAD 17589 · 1987-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1833
- Object ID
- 1987-027A
- Epoch
- 1987-03-19 03:03:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.12593741 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002194
- Inclination
- 71.0143°
- Ascending node
- 348.0539°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.7718°
- Mean anomaly
- 286.3837°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.039796
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 4 components; 6 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1833 · NORAD 17589 · in orbit
Zenit-2 38-401 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-2 ELINT satellite
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8th launch from 45/1, 2nd this year · 808th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did GVM Tselina-2 launch?
GVM Tselina-2 launched on March 18, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GVM Tselina-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GVM Tselina-2?
Zenit-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did GVM Tselina-2 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did GVM Tselina-2 reach?
Kosmos-1833, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 859 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did GVM Tselina-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).