Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IS-A 10
Launched
April 18, 1980
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
IS-A 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 18, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,385th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 2,313th orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Tsiklon-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1174, one of 47 catalogued objects, reached a 387 × 1,667 km orbit inclined 66.1°. 47 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
- 41st Tsiklon-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,385th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 2,313th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1174 · NORAD 11765 · 1980-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 47 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1174
- Object ID
- 1980-030A
- Epoch
- 1980-04-18 12:25:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.6441431 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0865337
- Inclination
- 66.1153°
- Ascending node
- 250.9679°
- Arg. of perigee
- 248.5294°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.2095°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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
47 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 45 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1174 · NORAD 11765 · broke up April 18, 1980
Tsiklon-2 55-506 Stage 2 · re-entered April 20, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation ASAT satellite
Pad

90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23rd launch from 90, 2nd this year · 561st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did IS-A 10 launch?
IS-A 10 launched on April 18, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IS-A 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IS-A 10?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did IS-A 10 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did IS-A 10 reach?
Kosmos-1174, one of 47 catalogued objects, reached a 387 × 1,667 km orbit inclined 66.1°.
How many satellites did IS-A 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
