Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IS-A 9
Launched
May 19, 1978
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
IS-A 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 19, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,215th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 2,096th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1009, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,391 km orbit inclined 65.8°. 4 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
- 37th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,215th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 2,096th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1009 · NORAD 10904 · 1978-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-050A
- Epoch
- 1978-05-19 03:14:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.2274847 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0277727
- Inclination
- 65.844°
- Ascending node
- 275.6672°
- Arg. of perigee
- 40.1257°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.1464°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1009 · NORAD 10904 · deorbited May 19, 1978
Tsiklon-2 53-303T Stage 2 · re-entered June 5, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation ASAT satellite
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19th launch from 90, 1st this year · 518th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
148 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did IS-A 9 launch?
IS-A 9 launched on May 19, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IS-A 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IS-A 9?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did IS-A 9 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did IS-A 9 reach?
Kosmos-1009, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,391 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did IS-A 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).