Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
GVM Tselina-2
Launched
August 1, 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 1, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,110th launch, 60th this year and humanity's 3,208th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Zenit-2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1871, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 206 km orbit inclined 97.0°. 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
- 10th Zenit-2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,110th launch60th this yearhumanity's 3,208th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1871 · NORAD 18259 · 1987-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1871
- Object ID
- 1987-065A
- Epoch
- 1987-08-01 07:57:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.31400894 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014895
- Inclination
- 97.0206°
- Ascending node
- 246.4439°
- Arg. of perigee
- 272.9579°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.7461°
- 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-1871 · NORAD 18259 · re-entered August 10, 1987
Zenit-2 No. 11L Stage 2 · re-entered August 3, 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
10th launch from 45/1, 4th this year · 827th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
79 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 1, 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-1871, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 206 km orbit inclined 97.0°.
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).