Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Zenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tselina-2 12
Launched
December 25, 1992
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-2 12 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 25, 1992. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 14th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 3,783rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Zenit-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2227, one of 288 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 997 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 288 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Zenit-2 flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 14th launch14th this yearhumanity's 3,783rd orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2227 · NORAD 22284 · 1992-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 288 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2227
- Object ID
- 1992-093A
- Epoch
- 1992-12-25 05:48:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.92737215 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0096752
- Inclination
- 71.0189°
- Ascending node
- 229.5272°
- Arg. of perigee
- 90.88°
- Mean anomaly
- 270.3398°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
288 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 280 debris, 6 components; 162 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2227 · NORAD 22284 · in orbit
Zenit-2 No. 3-90 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation ELING satellite
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
17th launch from 45/1, 3rd this year · 997th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tselina-2 12 launch?
Tselina-2 12 launched on December 25, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-2 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-2 12?
Zenit-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-2 12 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Tselina-2 12 reach?
Kosmos-2227, one of 288 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 997 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-2 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).