Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tselina-2 3
Launched
December 28, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-2 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 28, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,956th launch, 100th this year and humanity's 3,029th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Zenit-2 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1714, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 170 × 860 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Zenit-2 flightSoviet Space Program's 1,956th launch100th this yearhumanity's 3,029th orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1714 · NORAD 16434 · 1985-121 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1714
- Object ID
- 1985-121A
- Epoch
- 1985-12-28 10:43:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.19277486 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0501219
- Inclination
- 71.0027°
- Ascending node
- 282.7466°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.9687°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.0897°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 debris, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1714 · NORAD 16434 · re-entered February 27, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation ELING satellite
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4th launch from 45/1, 4th this year · 763rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tselina-2 3 launch?
Tselina-2 3 launched on December 28, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-2 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-2 3?
Zenit-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-2 3 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Tselina-2 3 reach?
Kosmos-1714, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 170 × 860 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-2 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).