Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Okean-OE 1
Launched
September 28, 1983
Image: NASA
Summary
Okean-OE 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 28, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,734th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 2,747th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1500, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 673 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
- 19th Tsiklon-3 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,734th launch75th this yearhumanity's 2,747th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1500 · NORAD 14372 · 1983-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1500
- Object ID
- 1983-099A
- Epoch
- 1983-09-28 09:22:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.74140139 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025276
- Inclination
- 82.5334°
- Ascending node
- 153.3476°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.3661°
- Mean anomaly
- 82.4993°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1500 · NORAD 14372 · re-entered June 12, 2025
Tsiklon-3 No. 12L Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Experimental ocean-monitoring satellite
Pad

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10th launch from 32/1, 1st this year · 952nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
368 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Okean-OE 1 launch?
Okean-OE 1 launched on September 28, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Okean-OE 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Okean-OE 1?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Okean-OE 1 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Okean-OE 1 reach?
Kosmos-1500, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 673 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Okean-OE 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
