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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
TKS-VA 1 & 2
Launched
December 15, 1976
Summary
TKS-VA 1 & 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 15, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,074th launch, 95th this year and humanity's 1,908th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Proton-K flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-881, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 249 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Proton-K flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,074th launch95th this yearhumanity's 1,908th orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-881 · NORAD 9606 · 1976-121 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-121A
- Epoch
- 1976-12-15 04:16:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19540787 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031476
- Inclination
- 51.5999°
- Ascending node
- 115.0329°
- Arg. of perigee
- 336.3165°
- Mean anomaly
- 23.636°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-881 · NORAD 9606 · landed December 15, 1976
- Kosmos-882 · NORAD 9607 · landed December 15, 1976
- 82LB72 LVI-1 · NORAD 9609 · re-entered December 23, 1976
Proton-K 289-02 Stage 3 · re-entered December 20, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Reentry capsule of the TKS spacecraft
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
26th launch from 81/24 (81P), 3rd this year · 475th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did TKS-VA 1 & 2 launch?
TKS-VA 1 & 2 launched on December 15, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TKS-VA 1 & 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TKS-VA 1 & 2?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did TKS-VA 1 & 2 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did TKS-VA 1 & 2 reach?
Kosmos-881, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 249 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did TKS-VA 1 & 2 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).