Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 17
Launched
December 19, 1978
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 19, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,266th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 2,166th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1063, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 636 × 639 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
- 59th Vostok 8A92M flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,266th launch84th this yearhumanity's 2,166th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1063 · NORAD 11155 · 1978-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1063
- Object ID
- 1978-117A
- Epoch
- 1978-12-19 04:36:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.79640198 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001928
- Inclination
- 81.2385°
- Ascending node
- 134.8884°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.8896°
- Mean anomaly
- 306.07°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1063 · NORAD 11155 · re-entered November 25, 2001
Vostok-2M (N59) Stage 3 · re-entered November 20, 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
129th launch from 43/4 (43R), 15th this year · 650th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 17 launch?
Tselina-D 17 launched on December 19, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 17?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 17 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 17 reach?
Kosmos-1063, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 636 × 639 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).