Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 48
Launched
March 5, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 5, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,872nd launch, 16th this year and humanity's 2,924th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Tsiklon-3 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1633, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 646 × 674 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
- 32nd Tsiklon-3 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,872nd launch16th this yearhumanity's 2,924th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1633 · NORAD 15592 · 1985-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1633
- Object ID
- 1985-020A
- Epoch
- 1985-03-05 17:01:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.72691154 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020067
- Inclination
- 82.537°
- Ascending node
- 64.9345°
- Arg. of perigee
- 185.4195°
- Mean anomaly
- 174.8048°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1633 · NORAD 15592 · re-entered April 5, 2024
Tsiklon-3 29-808 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
19th launch from 32/2, 2nd this year · 1,041st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 48 launch?
Tselina-D 48 launched on March 5, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 48?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 48 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 48 reach?
Kosmos-1633, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 646 × 674 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).