Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 30
Launched
August 24, 1981
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 24, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,519th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 2,475th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1300, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 553 × 664 km orbit inclined 82.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Tsiklon-3 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,519th launch68th this yearhumanity's 2,475th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1300 · NORAD 12785 · 1981-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1300
- Object ID
- 1981-082A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-24 23:02:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.88885403 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0079361
- Inclination
- 82.4222°
- Ascending node
- 324.6578°
- Arg. of perigee
- 271.6033°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.6095°
- 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-1300 · NORAD 12785 · re-entered February 7, 2026
Tsiklon-3 99-801 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
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3rd launch from 32/1, 2nd this year · 827th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
213 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 30 launch?
Tselina-D 30 launched on August 24, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 30?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 30 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 30 reach?
Kosmos-1300, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 553 × 664 km orbit inclined 82.4°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).