Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IS-A 12
Launched
March 14, 1981
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
IS-A 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 14, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,472nd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,416th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1258, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 297 × 1,031 km orbit inclined 65.8°. 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
- 46th Tsiklon-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,472nd launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,416th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1258 · NORAD 12337 · 1981-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-024A
- Epoch
- 1981-03-14 18:15:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.71350082 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0521896
- Inclination
- 65.8249°
- Ascending node
- 100.3724°
- Arg. of perigee
- 245.5407°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.0434°
- 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-1258 · NORAD 12337 · deorbited March 14, 1981
Tsiklon-2 48-204 Stage 2 · re-entered March 15, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation ASAT satellite
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28th launch from 90, 3rd this year · 585th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did IS-A 12 launch?
IS-A 12 launched on March 14, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IS-A 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IS-A 12?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did IS-A 12 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did IS-A 12 reach?
Kosmos-1258, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 297 × 1,031 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did IS-A 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).