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Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-D 40

Launched

February 16, 1983

Launch Successful

Image: Dmitry Ivanov

Summary

Tselina-D 40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 16, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,667th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 2,657th orbital launch attempt. It was the 87th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1441, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 636 × 648 km orbit inclined 81.1°. 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
87th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,667th launch8th this yearhumanity's 2,657th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

81.1°Inclination
636 × 648 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
97.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
320.3°Ascending node
15947 d agoElement epoch1983-02-16 13:05 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1441 · NORAD 13818 · 1983-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1441
Object ID
1983-010A
Epoch
1983-02-16 13:05:13 UTC
Mean motion
14.78331757 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0008477
Inclination
81.114°
Ascending node
320.3233°
Arg. of perigee
42.8639°
Mean anomaly
317.3231°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
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-1441 · NORAD 13818 · re-entered November 8, 2014

Vostok-2M (N88) 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

Map of 16/2

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

15th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 912th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

26 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Tselina-D 40 launch?

Tselina-D 40 launched on February 16, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Tselina-D 40?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Tselina-D 40?

Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet

Where did Tselina-D 40 launch from?

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Tselina-D 40 reach?

Kosmos-1441, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 636 × 648 km orbit inclined 81.1°.

How many satellites did Tselina-D 40 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).