Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 47
Launched
January 24, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 47 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 24, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,864th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 2,913th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1626, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 636 × 672 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 3 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
- 30th Tsiklon-3 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,864th launch8th this yearhumanity's 2,913th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1626 · NORAD 15494 · 1985-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1626
- Object ID
- 1985-009A
- Epoch
- 1985-01-24 18:07:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.74425613 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025405
- Inclination
- 82.4933°
- Ascending node
- 41.9943°
- Arg. of perigee
- 248.568°
- Mean anomaly
- 111.282°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1626 · NORAD 15494 · re-entered December 14, 2024
Tsiklon-3 14-710 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
18th launch from 32/2, 1st this year · 1,035th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tselina-D 47 launch?
Tselina-D 47 launched on January 24, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 47?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 47?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 47 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 47 reach?
Kosmos-1626, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 636 × 672 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 47 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
