Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 29
Launched
May 19, 1981
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 19, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,491st launch, 40th this year and humanity's 2,439th orbital launch attempt. It was the 77th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1271, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 654 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
- 77th Vostok 8A92M flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,491st launch40th this yearhumanity's 2,439th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1271 · NORAD 12464 · 1981-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1271
- Object ID
- 1981-046A
- Epoch
- 1981-05-19 03:36:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.78452076 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001871
- Inclination
- 81.2311°
- Ascending node
- 317.9853°
- Arg. of perigee
- 3.7476°
- Mean anomaly
- 356.3868°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1271 · NORAD 12464 · re-entered May 3, 2013
Vostok-2M (N78) 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
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
130th launch from 43/3 (43L), 6th this year · 809th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 29 launch?
Tselina-D 29 launched on May 19, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 29?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 29 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 29 reach?
Kosmos-1271, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 654 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).