Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IS-A 7
Launched
October 26, 1977
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
IS-A 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 26, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,166th launch, 86th this year and humanity's 2,024th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 35th Tsiklon-2 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,166th launch86th this yearhumanity's 2,024th orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-961 · NORAD 10434 · deorbited October 26, 1977
Tsiklon-2 26-503 Stage 2 · re-entered October 27, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation ASAT satellite
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
17th launch from 90, 6th this year · 503rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did IS-A 7 launch?
IS-A 7 launched on October 26, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IS-A 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IS-A 7?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did IS-A 7 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was IS-A 7 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IS-A 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).