Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 16
Launched
October 10, 1978
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 10, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,249th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 2,142nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 58th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1043, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 627 × 641 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
- 58th Vostok 8A92M flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,249th launch67th this yearhumanity's 2,142nd orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1043 · NORAD 11055 · 1978-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1043
- Object ID
- 1978-094A
- Epoch
- 1978-10-11 11:44:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.80706043 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010014
- Inclination
- 81.1978°
- Ascending node
- 338.3009°
- Arg. of perigee
- 304.8729°
- Mean anomaly
- 54.8145°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1043 · NORAD 11055 · re-entered February 27, 1998
Vostok-2M (N58) Stage 3 · re-entered January 19, 2002
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
124th launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 636th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 16 launch?
Tselina-D 16 launched on October 10, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 16?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 16 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 16 reach?
Kosmos-1043, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 627 × 641 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).