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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
TKS 1
Launched
July 17, 1977
Summary
TKS 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 17, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,132nd launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 1,982nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-929, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 287 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,132nd launch52nd this yearhumanity's 1,982nd orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-929 · NORAD 10146 · 1977-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-066A
- Epoch
- 1977-07-17 17:44:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09910393 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048921
- Inclination
- 51.585°
- Ascending node
- 77.4178°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.9717°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.0854°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-929 · NORAD 10146 · deorbited February 2, 1978
Proton-K 293-02 Stage 3 · re-entered July 29, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Resupply mission for Salyut space station
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
27th launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 490th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
214 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did TKS 1 launch?
TKS 1 launched on July 17, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TKS 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TKS 1?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did TKS 1 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did TKS 1 reach?
Kosmos-929, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 287 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did TKS 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is TKS 1 part of?
Salyut. About Salyut