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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
TKS-VA 9 & 10
Launched
May 22, 1979
Summary
TKS-VA 9 & 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 22, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,309th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 2,216th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1100, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 230 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 5 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
- 14th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,309th launch36th this yearhumanity's 2,216th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1100 · NORAD 11362 · 1979-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1100
- Object ID
- 1979-042A
- Epoch
- 1979-05-23 03:14:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24201965 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022511
- Inclination
- 51.5811°
- Ascending node
- 233.3059°
- Arg. of perigee
- 189.6075°
- Mean anomaly
- 168.9746°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1100 · NORAD 11362 · deorbited May 23, 1979
- Kosmos-1101 · NORAD 11363 · landed May 23, 1979
- 82LB72 LVI-4 · NORAD 11365 · re-entered June 16, 1979
Proton-K 300-02 Stage 3 · re-entered May 26, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Reentry capsule of the TKS spacecraft
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32nd launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 546th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
250 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did TKS-VA 9 & 10 launch?
TKS-VA 9 & 10 launched on May 22, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TKS-VA 9 & 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TKS-VA 9 & 10?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did TKS-VA 9 & 10 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did TKS-VA 9 & 10 reach?
Kosmos-1100, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 230 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did TKS-VA 9 & 10 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).