Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Okean-O1 2
Launched
July 16, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
Okean-O1 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 16, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,107th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 3,205th orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1869, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 671 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 3 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
- 60th Tsiklon-3 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,107th launch57th this yearhumanity's 3,205th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1869 · NORAD 18214 · 1987-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1869
- Object ID
- 1987-062A
- Epoch
- 1987-07-16 05:47:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.75357038 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028731
- Inclination
- 82.5201°
- Ascending node
- 26.4927°
- Arg. of perigee
- 281.704°
- Mean anomaly
- 78.1562°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1869 · NORAD 18214 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 96-161 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean observation satellite
Pad

32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34th launch from 32/2, 8th this year · 1,183rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Okean-O1 2 launch?
Okean-O1 2 launched on July 16, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Okean-O1 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Okean-O1 2?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Okean-O1 2 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Okean-O1 2 reach?
Kosmos-1869, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 671 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Okean-O1 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
