Russian Space ForcesTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sich-1M
Launched
December 24, 2004
Image: NASA
Summary
Sich-1M launched on a Russian Space Forces Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 24, 2004. The mission failed. It was Russian Space Forces's 61st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,693rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 121st Tsiklon-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 121st Tsiklon-3 flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 61st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,693rd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Sich-1M · NORAD 28505 · re-entered April 15, 2006
- MK-1TS Mikron · NORAD 28507 · re-entered September 30, 2005
Tsiklon-3 No. 40L Stage 3 · re-entered July 14, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ukranian-built remote sensing satellite. Third stage apogee kick burn was too short, raising the perigee of the orbit from 78 km to 280 km, rather than the 650 km planned..
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64th launch from 32/2, 1st this year · 1,540th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sich-1M launch?
Sich-1M launched on December 24, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sich-1M?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sich-1M?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Russian Space Forces. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Sich-1M launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Sich-1M going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did Sich-1M launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).