Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 19
Launched
April 14, 1979
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 14, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,300th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 2,206th orbital launch attempt. It was the 64th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1093, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 627 × 641 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
- 64th Vostok 8A92M flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,300th launch27th this yearhumanity's 2,206th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1093 · NORAD 11331 · 1979-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1093
- Object ID
- 1979-032A
- Epoch
- 1979-04-14 10:05:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.80820942 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009547
- Inclination
- 81.2493°
- Ascending node
- 307.3843°
- Arg. of perigee
- 307.9675°
- Mean anomaly
- 50.2266°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-1093 · NORAD 11331 · re-entered March 23, 2000
Vostok-2M (N64) Stage 3 · re-entered May 9, 2009
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

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
92nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 3rd this year · 676th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tselina-D 19 launch?
Tselina-D 19 launched on April 14, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 19?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 19 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 19 reach?
Kosmos-1093, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 627 × 641 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
