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Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

IS-A 1

Launched

February 16, 1976

Launch Successful

Image: Ukrainian Space Agency

Summary

IS-A 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 16, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 991st launch, 12th this year and humanity's 1,799th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-804, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 155 × 709 km orbit inclined 65.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Tsiklon-2 · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
22nd Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 991st launch12th this yearhumanity's 1,799th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

65.1°Inclination
155 × 709 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
93.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
307.8°Ascending node
18505 d agoElement epoch1976-02-16 08:19 UTC · stale

Kosmos-804 · NORAD 8694 · 1976-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1976-015A
Epoch
1976-02-16 08:19:35 UTC
Mean motion
15.47160529 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0406939
Inclination
65.1493°
Ascending node
307.7855°
Arg. of perigee
55.3255°
Mean anomaly
308.5487°
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

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-804 · NORAD 8694 · deorbited February 16, 1976

Tsiklon-2 49-156 Stage 2 · re-entered February 26, 1976

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Second generation ASAT satellite

Pad

Map of 90

90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

4th launch from 90, 1st this year · 447th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

65 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did IS-A 1 launch?

IS-A 1 launched on February 16, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch IS-A 1?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched IS-A 1?

Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet

Where did IS-A 1 launch from?

90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did IS-A 1 reach?

Kosmos-804, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 155 × 709 km orbit inclined 65.1°.

How many satellites did IS-A 1 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).