Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 42
Launched
June 22, 1983
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 22, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,705th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 2,708th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1470, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 675 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
- 18th Tsiklon-3 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,705th launch46th this yearhumanity's 2,708th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1470 · NORAD 14147 · 1983-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1470
- Object ID
- 1983-061A
- Epoch
- 1983-06-23 04:36:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.73252967 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024571
- Inclination
- 82.5202°
- Ascending node
- 296.762°
- Arg. of perigee
- 296.3368°
- Mean anomaly
- 63.5371°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1470 · NORAD 14147 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 74-703 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
9th launch from 32/2, 2nd this year · 935th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 42 launch?
Tselina-D 42 launched on June 22, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 42?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 42 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 42 reach?
Kosmos-1470, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 675 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 42 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
