Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 27
Launched
November 21, 1980
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 21, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,441st launch, 79th this year and humanity's 2,378th orbital launch attempt. It was the 74th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1222, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 586 × 659 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 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
- 74th Vostok 8A92M flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,441st launch79th this yearhumanity's 2,378th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1222 · NORAD 12071 · 1980-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1222
- Object ID
- 1980-093A
- Epoch
- 1980-11-21 11:40:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.84470133 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0052523
- Inclination
- 81.2953°
- Ascending node
- 262.8554°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.9921°
- Mean anomaly
- 166.9942°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1222 · NORAD 12071 · re-entered April 27, 2011
Vostok-2M (N75) Stage 3 · re-entered April 18, 2015
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
122nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 15th this year · 780th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 27 launch?
Tselina-D 27 launched on November 21, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 27?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 27 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 27 reach?
Kosmos-1222, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 586 × 659 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).