Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 2
Launched
April 7, 1971
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 7, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 560th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 1,203rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-405, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 676 × 691 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 5 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
- 20th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 560th launch19th this yearhumanity's 1,203rd orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-405 · NORAD 5117 · 1971-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 405
- Object ID
- 1971-028A
- Epoch
- 1971-04-07 10:13:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.65323067 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010744
- Inclination
- 81.2852°
- Ascending node
- 326.296°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.1045°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.1263°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-405 · NORAD 5117 · re-entered November 3, 2023
Vostok-2M (N20) Stage 3 · in orbit
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
16th launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 172nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 2 launch?
Tselina-D 2 launched on April 7, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 2?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 2 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 2 reach?
Kosmos-405, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 676 × 691 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).