Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Zenit 2M45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tselina-2 23
Launched
June 29, 2007
Summary
Tselina-2 23 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Zenit 2M from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 29, 2007. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 167th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,848th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Zenit 2M flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2428, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 853 × 864 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 22 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
- 1st Zenit 2M flightRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 167th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,848th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2428 · NORAD 31792 · 2007-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2007-029A
- Epoch
- 2007-06-29 11:33:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.12270681 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007869
- Inclination
- 70.9856°
- Ascending node
- 113.2424°
- Arg. of perigee
- 5.8205°
- Mean anomaly
- 354.2469°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
22 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 16 debris, 4 components; 8 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2428 · NORAD 31792 · in orbit
Zenit-2M 1-2005 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
35th launch from 45/1, 1st this year · 1,276th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tselina-2 23 launch?
Tselina-2 23 launched on June 29, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-2 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-2 23?
Zenit 2M, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Zenit 2M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-2 23 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Tselina-2 23 reach?
Kosmos-2428, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 853 × 864 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-2 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).