Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-2A90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
I2-BM (Kosmos-185)
Launched
October 27, 1967
Summary
I2-BM launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2A from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 27, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 275th launch, 60th this year and humanity's 764th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Tsiklon-2A flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-185, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 526 × 878 km orbit inclined 64.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-2A · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Tsiklon-2A flightSoviet Space Program's 275th launch60th this yearhumanity's 764th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-185 · NORAD 3013 · 1967-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-104A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-27 23:29:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.59450867 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0249159
- Inclination
- 64.0902°
- Ascending node
- 103.0487°
- Arg. of perigee
- 47.1211°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.0405°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 19
- B*
- 0
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-185 · NORAD 3013 · re-entered January 14, 1969
Tsiklon-2A No. 03L Stage 2 · re-entered December 27, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
I2-BM was a mission to test the propulsion of the I2P coorbital ASAT satellite. It did not conduct any interception maneuveres.
Pad
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 90/19, 1st this year · 198th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did I2-BM launch?
I2-BM launched on October 27, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch I2-BM?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched I2-BM?
Tsiklon-2A, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2A spec sheet
Where did I2-BM launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did I2-BM reach?
Kosmos-185, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 526 × 878 km orbit inclined 64.1°.
How many satellites did I2-BM launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).