Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 14
Launched
January 10, 1978
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 10, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,185th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,049th orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-975, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 663 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
- 56th Vostok 8A92M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,185th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,049th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-975 · NORAD 10561 · 1978-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 975
- Object ID
- 1978-004A
- Epoch
- 1978-01-10 14:47:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.75042304 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015997
- Inclination
- 81.2262°
- Ascending node
- 334.3855°
- Arg. of perigee
- 138.9461°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.7839°
- 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-975 · NORAD 10561 · re-entered September 19, 2001
Vostok-2M (N56) Stage 3 · re-entered October 28, 2011
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
115th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 595th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 14 launch?
Tselina-D 14 launched on January 10, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 14?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 14 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 14 reach?
Kosmos-975, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 663 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).