Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Plasma-A 2
Launched
July 10, 1987
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
Plasma-A 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 10, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,105th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 3,203rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 79th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1867, one of 46 catalogued objects, from July 13, 1987, was 795 × 808 km inclined 65.0°. 46 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 79th Tsiklon-2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,105th launch55th this yearhumanity's 3,203rd orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1867 · NORAD 18187 · 1987-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 46 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1867
- Object ID
- 1987-060A
- Epoch
- 1987-07-13 23:52:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.29198888 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009347
- Inclination
- 65.0059°
- Ascending node
- 187.3776°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.1099°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.7878°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 48
- B*
- 0.024222
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
46 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 42 debris, 2 components; 43 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1867 · NORAD 18187 · in orbit
Tsiklon-2 29-813 Stage 2 · re-entered July 11, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Nuclear-powered magnetospheric research satellite
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
61st launch from 90, 4th this year · 824th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Plasma-A 2 launch?
Plasma-A 2 launched on July 10, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Plasma-A 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Plasma-A 2?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did Plasma-A 2 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Plasma-A 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1867, one of 46 catalogued objects, from July 13, 1987, was 795 × 808 km inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Plasma-A 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).