Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 11
Launched
February 26, 1977
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 26, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,092nd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 1,931st orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-895, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 613 × 647 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 2 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
- 50th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,092nd launch12th this yearhumanity's 1,931st orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-895 · NORAD 9853 · 1977-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 895
- Object ID
- 1977-015A
- Epoch
- 1977-02-26 22:41:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.82104874 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023819
- Inclination
- 81.1786°
- Ascending node
- 139.9507°
- Arg. of perigee
- 187.1781°
- Mean anomaly
- 168.7875°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-895 · NORAD 9853 · re-entered March 22, 1992
Vostok-2M (N50) Stage 3 · re-entered February 14, 2000
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
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
94th launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 531st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 11 launch?
Tselina-D 11 launched on February 26, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 11?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 11 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 11 reach?
Kosmos-895, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 613 × 647 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).