Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
GVM Tselina-2
Launched
August 28, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
GVM Tselina-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 28, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,114th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 3,214th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Zenit-2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1873, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 250 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 2 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
- 11th Zenit-2 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,114th launch64th this yearhumanity's 3,214th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1873 · NORAD 18318 · 1987-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1873
- Object ID
- 1987-071A
- Epoch
- 1987-08-28 09:40:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23228825 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0049302
- Inclination
- 64.8252°
- Ascending node
- 136.6376°
- Arg. of perigee
- 57.9583°
- Mean anomaly
- 302.5663°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1873 · NORAD 18318 · re-entered September 14, 1987
Zenit-2 No. 10L Stage 2 · re-entered September 2, 1987
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
11th launch from 45/1, 5th this year · 829th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
27 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 August 28, 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-1873, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 250 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did GVM Tselina-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).