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Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Koltso 1

Launched

December 23, 1988

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

Koltso 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 23, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,238th launch, 91st this year and humanity's 3,371st orbital launch attempt. It was the 73rd Tsiklon-3 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1985 SS 4, one of 38 catalogued objects, from December 26, 1988, was 525 × 541 km inclined 73.5°. 38 objects from this launch are catalogued, 37 of them payloads.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
73rd Tsiklon-3 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,238th launch91st this yearhumanity's 3,371st orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

73.5°Inclination
525 × 541 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
95.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
201.5°Ascending node
13807 d agoElement epoch1988-12-26 15:59 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1985 SS 4 · NORAD 19711 · 1988-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 38 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1988-113E
Epoch
1988-12-26 15:59:33 UTC
Mean motion
15.13444422 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0011757
Inclination
73.5475°
Ascending node
201.4981°
Arg. of perigee
176.8445°
Mean anomaly
184.0391°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
52
B*
0.0060332

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

38 catalogued: 37 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1985 SS 4 · NORAD 19711 · re-entered March 17, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 5 · NORAD 19712 · re-entered March 14, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 · NORAD 19720 · re-entered May 4, 1992
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 1 · NORAD 19721 · re-entered March 15, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 2 · NORAD 19726 · re-entered March 2, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 3 · NORAD 19727 · re-entered March 3, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 6 · NORAD 19763 · re-entered March 15, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 7 · NORAD 19885 · re-entered May 4, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 8 · NORAD 19886 · re-entered April 26, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 9 · NORAD 19912 · re-entered April 25, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 10 · NORAD 19943 · re-entered June 15, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 11 · NORAD 19944 · re-entered June 16, 1989
Show 25 more payloads
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 12 · NORAD 19958 · re-entered June 17, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 13 · NORAD 19959 · re-entered June 17, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 14 · NORAD 20097 · re-entered August 26, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 15 · NORAD 20098 · re-entered August 25, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 16 · NORAD 20099 · re-entered August 28, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 17 · NORAD 20181 · re-entered October 2, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 18 · NORAD 20182 · re-entered October 2, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 19 · NORAD 20183 · re-entered October 4, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 20 · NORAD 20184 · re-entered October 1, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 21 · NORAD 20286 · re-entered November 14, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 22 · NORAD 20287 · re-entered November 13, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 23 · NORAD 20288 · re-entered November 12, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 24 · NORAD 20289 · re-entered November 14, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 25 · NORAD 20290 · re-entered November 13, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 26 · NORAD 20291 · re-entered November 13, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 27 · NORAD 20342 · re-entered January 1, 1990
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 28 · NORAD 20343 · re-entered December 31, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 29 · NORAD 20345 · re-entered December 31, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 30 · NORAD 20346 · re-entered December 31, 1989
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 31 · NORAD 20422 · re-entered February 28, 1990
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 32 · NORAD 20423 · re-entered February 21, 1990
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 33 · NORAD 20424 · re-entered February 25, 1990
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 34 · NORAD 20425 · re-entered February 25, 1990
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 35 · NORAD 20430 · re-entered February 24, 1990
  • Kosmos-1985 SS 36 · NORAD 20431 · re-entered February 18, 1990

Tsiklon-3 No. 26L Stage 3 · re-entered August 7, 2002

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Radar calibration satellite

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32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

35th launch from 32/1, 6th this year · 1,246th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

72 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Koltso 1 launch?

Koltso 1 launched on December 23, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Koltso 1?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Koltso 1?

Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet

Where did Koltso 1 launch from?

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Koltso 1 reach?

The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1985 SS 4, one of 38 catalogued objects, from December 26, 1988, was 525 × 541 km inclined 73.5°.

How many satellites did Koltso 1 launch?

37 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).