Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 21
Launched
October 26, 1979
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 21 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 26, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,353rd launch, 80th this year and humanity's 2,270th orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1143, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 629 × 652 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
- 66th Vostok 8A92M flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,353rd launch80th this yearhumanity's 2,270th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1143 · NORAD 11600 · 1979-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1143
- Object ID
- 1979-093A
- Epoch
- 1979-10-28 00:50:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.78693008 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016922
- Inclination
- 81.235°
- Ascending node
- 330.1934°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.7145°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.3548°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 19
- B*
- 0.00005948
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1143 · NORAD 11600 · re-entered February 17, 2002
Vostok-2M (N66) Stage 3 · re-entered April 30, 2010
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
147th launch from 43/4 (43R), 17th this year · 716th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 21 launch?
Tselina-D 21 launched on October 26, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 21?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 21 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 21 reach?
Kosmos-1143, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 629 × 652 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).