Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 57
Launched
September 30, 1986
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 57 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 30, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,022nd launch, 66th this year and humanity's 3,108th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1782, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 542 × 663 km orbit inclined 82.0°. 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
- 48th Tsiklon-3 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,022nd launch66th this yearhumanity's 3,108th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1782 · NORAD 16986 · 1986-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1782
- Object ID
- 1986-074A
- Epoch
- 1986-09-30 18:20:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.90781749 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0086472
- Inclination
- 81.9666°
- Ascending node
- 314.6887°
- Arg. of perigee
- 131.3672°
- Mean anomaly
- 229.5025°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1782 · NORAD 16986 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 32-309 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

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25th launch from 32/1, 6th this year · 1,132nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
110 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 57 launch?
Tselina-D 57 launched on September 30, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 57?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 57?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 57 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 57 reach?
Kosmos-1782, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 542 × 663 km orbit inclined 82.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 57 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
