Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IS-A 3
Launched
July 21, 1976
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
IS-A 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 21, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,031st launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 1,855th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-843, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 138 × 348 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
- 25th Tsiklon-2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,031st launch52nd this yearhumanity's 1,855th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-843 · NORAD 9043 · 1976-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-071A
- Epoch
- 1976-07-21 15:04:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14143181 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0158649
- Inclination
- 65.1147°
- Ascending node
- 203.0385°
- Arg. of perigee
- 33.6469°
- Mean anomaly
- 327.4608°
- 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-843 · NORAD 9043 · deorbited July 21, 1976
Tsiklon-2 12-102T Stage 2 · re-entered July 23, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation ASAT satellite
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7th launch from 90, 4th this year · 459th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did IS-A 3 launch?
IS-A 3 launched on July 21, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IS-A 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IS-A 3?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did IS-A 3 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did IS-A 3 reach?
Kosmos-843, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 138 × 348 km orbit inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did IS-A 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).