Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 38
Launched
September 16, 1982
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 16, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,634th launch, 83rd this year and humanity's 2,615th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1408, one of 1,808 catalogued objects, reached a 644 × 687 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 1,808 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
- 15th Tsiklon-3 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,634th launch83rd this yearhumanity's 2,615th orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1408 · NORAD 13552 · 1982-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 1808 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1408
- Object ID
- 1982-092A
- Epoch
- 1982-09-16 04:39:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.70798588 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030491
- Inclination
- 82.4862°
- Ascending node
- 95.5439°
- Arg. of perigee
- 22.1°
- Mean anomaly
- 338.1514°
- 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
1,808 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1,806 debris; 8 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1408 · NORAD 13552
Tsiklon-3 29-806 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
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7th launch from 32/2, 1st this year · 897th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 38 launch?
Tselina-D 38 launched on September 16, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 38?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 38 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 38 reach?
Kosmos-1408, one of 1,808 catalogued objects, reached a 644 × 687 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).