Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
GVM Tselina-2
Launched
October 22, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
GVM Tselina-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 22, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,934th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 3,004th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Zenit-2 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1697, one of 6 catalogued objects, from October 25, 1985, was 857 × 861 km inclined 71.0°. 6 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
- 3rd Zenit-2 flightSoviet Space Program's 1,934th launch78th this yearhumanity's 3,004th orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1697 · NORAD 16181 · 1985-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1697
- Object ID
- 1985-097A
- Epoch
- 1985-10-25 21:34:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.12235971 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003092
- Inclination
- 70.9912°
- Ascending node
- 174.9437°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.9488°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.1544°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 66
- B*
- 0.000096098
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 6 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1697 · NORAD 16181 · in orbit
Zenit-2 76-106 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
3rd launch from 45/1, 3rd this year · 758th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
122 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did GVM Tselina-2 launch?
GVM Tselina-2 launched on October 22, 1985. 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?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1697, one of 6 catalogued objects, from October 25, 1985, was 857 × 861 km 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).