Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Ionozond-E
Launched
December 18, 1986
Image: NASA
Summary
Ionozond-E launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 18, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,048th launch, 92nd this year and humanity's 3,137th orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Tsiklon-3 flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1809, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 112 × 947 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 52nd Tsiklon-3 flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,048th launch92nd this yearhumanity's 3,137th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1809 · NORAD 17241 · 1986-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1809
- Object ID
- 1986-101A
- Epoch
- 1986-12-18 07:48:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14570635 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0605084
- Inclination
- 82.5111°
- Ascending node
- 233.4729°
- Arg. of perigee
- 36.9355°
- Mean anomaly
- 327.1982°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 9 debris; 11 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1809 · NORAD 17241 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 61-501 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ionospheric research satellite
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
26th launch from 32/2, 5th this year · 1,150th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ionozond-E launch?
Ionozond-E launched on December 18, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ionozond-E?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ionozond-E?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Ionozond-E launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Ionozond-E reach?
Kosmos-1809, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 112 × 947 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Ionozond-E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).