Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tselina-2 5
Launched
May 15, 1988
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-2 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 15, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,180th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 3,293rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Zenit-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1943, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 859 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 6 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
- 12th Zenit-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,180th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 3,293rd orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1943 · NORAD 19119 · 1988-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1943
- Object ID
- 1988-039A
- Epoch
- 1988-05-15 21:06:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.12726898 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001824
- Inclination
- 71.0112°
- Ascending node
- 59.0111°
- Arg. of perigee
- 2.7649°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.3257°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0.1222
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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 6 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1943 · NORAD 19119 · in orbit
Zenit-2 No. 12L 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
12th launch from 45/1, 1st this year · 865th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
261 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tselina-2 5 launch?
Tselina-2 5 launched on May 15, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-2 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-2 5?
Zenit-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-2 5 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Tselina-2 5 reach?
Kosmos-1943, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 859 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-2 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).