Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 1
Launched
December 18, 1970
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 18, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 539th launch, 86th this year and humanity's 1,169th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-389, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 647 × 693 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok 8A92M · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 18th Vostok 8A92M flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 539th launch86th this yearhumanity's 1,169th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-389 · NORAD 4813 · 1970-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 389
- Object ID
- 1970-113A
- Epoch
- 1970-12-18 19:18:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.6928854 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003267
- Inclination
- 81.189°
- Ascending node
- 354.396°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.3193°
- Mean anomaly
- 71.4405°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-389 · NORAD 4813 · re-entered November 24, 2003
Vostok-2M (N18) Stage 3 · re-entered April 6, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
78th launch from 41/1, 14th this year · 160th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 1 launch?
Tselina-D 1 launched on December 18, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 1?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 1 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 1 reach?
Kosmos-389, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 647 × 693 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).