Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IS-A 1
Launched
February 16, 1976
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
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

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
