Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 40
Launched
February 16, 1983
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
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
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

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
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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).
