Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 20
Launched
July 20, 1979
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 20, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,329th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 2,241st orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1116, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 650 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
- 65th Vostok 8A92M flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,329th launch56th this yearhumanity's 2,241st orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1116 · NORAD 11457 · 1979-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1116
- Object ID
- 1979-067A
- Epoch
- 1979-07-20 13:22:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.8422823 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038811
- Inclination
- 81.1873°
- Ascending node
- 140.9987°
- Arg. of perigee
- 299.6283°
- Mean anomaly
- 60.1115°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00003599
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-1116 · NORAD 11457 · re-entered March 11, 1993
Vostok-2M (N65) Stage 3 · re-entered May 10, 2001
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
141st launch from 43/4 (43R), 11th this year · 694th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 20 launch?
Tselina-D 20 launched on July 20, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 20?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 20 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 20 reach?
Kosmos-1116, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 650 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).