Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 28
Launched
January 27, 1981
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 27, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,460th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,400th orbital launch attempt. It was the 75th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1242, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 653 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
- 75th Vostok 8A92M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,460th launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,400th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1242 · NORAD 12154 · 1981-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1242
- Object ID
- 1981-008A
- Epoch
- 1981-01-27 14:45:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.78245322 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015232
- Inclination
- 81.1643°
- Ascending node
- 15.166°
- Arg. of perigee
- 96.4047°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.8896°
- 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-1242 · NORAD 12154 · re-entered May 8, 2014
Vostok-2M (N76) Stage 3 · re-entered August 23, 2024
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
125th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 794th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 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 28 launch?
Tselina-D 28 launched on January 27, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 28?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 28 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 28 reach?
Kosmos-1242, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 653 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).