Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tselina-2 4
Launched
May 13, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-2 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 13, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,086th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 3,182nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Zenit-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1844, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 847 × 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
- 9th Zenit-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,086th launch36th this yearhumanity's 3,182nd orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1844 · NORAD 17973 · 1987-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1844
- Object ID
- 1987-041A
- Epoch
- 1987-05-13 05:32:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.1373496 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009012
- Inclination
- 71.0133°
- Ascending node
- 2.2632°
- Arg. of perigee
- 228.5721°
- Mean anomaly
- 131.4628°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 4 components; 6 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1844 · NORAD 17973 · in orbit
Zenit-2 58-403 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
9th launch from 45/1, 3rd this year · 818th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tselina-2 4 launch?
Tselina-2 4 launched on May 13, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-2 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-2 4?
Zenit-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-2 4 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Tselina-2 4 reach?
Kosmos-1844, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 847 × 860 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-2 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).