Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tselina-2 6
Launched
November 23, 1988
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-2 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 23, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,230th launch, 83rd this year and humanity's 3,360th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Zenit-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1980, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 843 × 856 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
- 13th Zenit-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,230th launch83rd this yearhumanity's 3,360th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1980 · NORAD 19649 · 1988-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1980
- Object ID
- 1988-102A
- Epoch
- 1988-11-23 14:43:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.14845387 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009017
- Inclination
- 71.011°
- Ascending node
- 332.2075°
- Arg. of perigee
- 282.9766°
- Mean anomaly
- 77.0349°
- 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, 5 components; 7 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1980 · NORAD 19649 · in orbit
Zenit-2 No. 13L 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
13th launch from 45/1, 2nd this year · 889th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
192 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tselina-2 6 launch?
Tselina-2 6 launched on November 23, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-2 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-2 6?
Zenit-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-2 6 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Tselina-2 6 reach?
Kosmos-1980, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 843 × 856 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-2 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).