Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 51
Launched
November 22, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 51 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 22, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,945th launch, 89th this year and humanity's 3,016th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1703, one of 51 catalogued objects, reached a 632 × 674 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 51 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
- 38th Tsiklon-3 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,945th launch89th this yearhumanity's 3,016th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1703 · NORAD 16262 · 1985-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 51 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1703
- Object ID
- 1985-108A
- Epoch
- 1985-11-22 23:40:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.74722864 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029568
- Inclination
- 82.5026°
- Ascending node
- 63.617°
- Arg. of perigee
- 291.6977°
- Mean anomaly
- 59.3792°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
51 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 49 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1703 · NORAD 16262 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 32-310 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
21st launch from 32/2, 4th this year · 1,085th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 51 launch?
Tselina-D 51 launched on November 22, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 51?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 51?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 51 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 51 reach?
Kosmos-1703, one of 51 catalogued objects, reached a 632 × 674 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 51 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).