Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Okean-E 1
Launched
February 12, 1979
Image: NASA
Summary
Okean-E 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 12, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,282nd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,184th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1076, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 642 × 671 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Tsiklon-3 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,282nd launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,184th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1076 · NORAD 11266 · 1979-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1076
- Object ID
- 1979-011A
- Epoch
- 1979-02-13 11:33:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.73574829 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020689
- Inclination
- 82.5336°
- Ascending node
- 2.976°
- Arg. of perigee
- 281.4508°
- Mean anomaly
- 78.5019°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1076 · NORAD 11266 · re-entered August 10, 2001
Tsiklon-3 55-503 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Experimental ocean-monitoring satellite
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6th launch from 32/2, 1st this year · 662nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
109 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Okean-E 1 launch?
Okean-E 1 launched on February 12, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Okean-E 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Okean-E 1?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Okean-E 1 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Okean-E 1 reach?
Kosmos-1076, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 642 × 671 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Okean-E 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).