Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 32
Launched
December 3, 1981
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 3, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,547th launch, 96th this year and humanity's 2,510th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1328, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 645 × 669 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 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
- 12th Tsiklon-3 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,547th launch96th this yearhumanity's 2,510th orbital launch attempt119th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1328 · NORAD 12987 · 1981-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1328
- Object ID
- 1981-117A
- Epoch
- 1981-12-03 19:40:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.73501778 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001758
- Inclination
- 82.5465°
- Ascending node
- 275.5623°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.2272°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.7022°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1328 · NORAD 12987 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 29-803 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
6th launch from 32/1, 5th this year · 846th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 32 launch?
Tselina-D 32 launched on December 3, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 32?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 32 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 32 reach?
Kosmos-1328, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 645 × 669 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 32 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).