Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IS-A 2
Launched
April 13, 1976
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
IS-A 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 13, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,004th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 1,818th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-814, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 124 × 486 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
- 23rd Tsiklon-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,004th launch25th this yearhumanity's 1,818th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-814 · NORAD 8806 · 1976-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 814
- Object ID
- 1976-034A
- Epoch
- 1976-04-13 17:06:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91543356 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0271617
- Inclination
- 65.0687°
- Ascending node
- 136.1511°
- Arg. of perigee
- 40.6656°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.4395°
- 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-814 · NORAD 8806 · deorbited April 13, 1976
Tsiklon-2 19-154 Stage 2 · re-entered April 16, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation ASAT satellite
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5th launch from 90, 2nd this year · 451st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did IS-A 2 launch?
IS-A 2 launched on April 13, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IS-A 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IS-A 2?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did IS-A 2 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did IS-A 2 reach?
Kosmos-814, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 124 × 486 km orbit inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did IS-A 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).