Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
GVM Tselina-2
Launched
February 14, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
GVM Tselina-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 14, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,064th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 3,155th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Zenit-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1820, one of 2 catalogued objects, from February 16, 1987, was 186 × 254 km 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
- 7th Zenit-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,064th launch14th this yearhumanity's 3,155th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1820 · NORAD 17523 · 1987-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-016A
- Epoch
- 1987-02-16 09:12:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22466651 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0052239
- Inclination
- 64.8299°
- Ascending node
- 299.5153°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.9102°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.7365°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 33
- B*
- 0.000085098
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1820 · NORAD 17523 · re-entered March 6, 1987
Zenit-2 41-504 Stage 2 · re-entered February 22, 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
7th launch from 45/1, 1st this year · 806th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
115 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 February 14, 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?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1820, one of 2 catalogued objects, from February 16, 1987, was 186 × 254 km 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).