Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 59
Launched
March 3, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 3, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,070th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 3,163rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1825, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 671 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
- 56th Tsiklon-3 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,070th launch20th this yearhumanity's 3,163rd orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1825 · NORAD 17566 · 1987-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1825
- Object ID
- 1987-024A
- Epoch
- 1987-03-04 03:50:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.7397596 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021913
- Inclination
- 82.5322°
- Ascending node
- 52.9848°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.664°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.2159°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1825 · NORAD 17566 · re-entered May 19, 2025
Tsiklon-3 76-108 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
30th launch from 32/2, 4th this year · 1,163rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 59 launch?
Tselina-D 59 launched on March 3, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 59?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 59 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 59 reach?
Kosmos-1825, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 671 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).